'Bachelor', 'Bachelorette' to be sued for racial discrimination?
Published Apr 18 2012, 16:43 BST | By Catriona Wightman
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The ABC reality shows could soon be the subject of a class action led by footballers Nathaniel Claybrooks and Christopher Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter says.
The duo and the other plaintiffs, a group of residents from Nashville, argued that none of the Bachelors or Bachelorettes has been a member of an ethnic minority.
A complaint against ABC, the show's production companies, and executive producer Mike Fleiss is expected to be filed in court today.
Casting for the 17th season of The Bachelor is currently underway, while the new season of The Bachelorette - starring Emily Maynard - will premiere on May 14.
ABC has not yet commented on the reports of a lawsuit.
That still amounts to discrimination!!
April 18th 2012 at 10:48pm
Program execs obviously feel that they would lose audience if they featured a non-caucasion Bachelor or Bachelorette. I don't think it has anything to do with discrimination. It has to do with ratings, as everything on network TV does.
April 18th 2012 at 9:44pm
Really?
April 18th 2012 at 6:37pm