Controversial 'Bachelorette' Contestant Eliminated

After several episodes of disputes between a white and black contestant on The Bachelorette, the tension finally simmered over Tuesday night when Lee Garrett, the white contestant, was eliminated by lead Rachel Lindsay on the sixth episode of the ABC reality series. The episode also saw Lindsay slashing her suitors down to six remaining men after sending a whopping six contestants home. Only one black contestant of the history-making diverse group remains.

The bulk of the promised "drama" by ABC — which included a misleading bloody eye — unfolded on Monday's episode, with Garrett's elimination taking place at the outset of the second night of the heavily teased two-part event. Though Garrett is gone, he leaves weeks of conversations sparked by his actions in his wake.

The source of the series' biggest contention stemmed from Garrett, a singer-songwriter from Nashville, calling Kenny "'Pretty Boy Pitbull" King, a black wrestler from Las Vegas, "aggressive." Within the first minutes of Monday's episode, host Chris Harrison appeared to be addressing critics who have claimed the show is exploiting race for ratings, instead boiling it down to "jealousy" and "ego."

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The Bachelor franchise has also endured a controversy in its Bachelor in Paradise series.