Leah Block Apologizes for Racist 'Bachelorette' Tweet
by EG
Leah Block apologized for her tweet about Rachel Lindsay’s season 13 of The Bachelorette after social media users called out her comments as racist.
The Bachelor alum made an insensitive joke about the diverse cast during the Monday, June 20, episode of the ABC dating show. “I’m sitting here watching @BacheloretteABC and my roommate just sat down on the couch and said, ‘What is this? @LoveAndHipHop_? DEAD,” she wrote in a since-deleted tweet.
Block posted a lengthy apology note to her Facebook page on Wednesday, June 21, and promised to do better. “I come forward honestly and openly, to extend my sincere apology for the tweet from my account on Monday, June 19th regarding the current season of The Bachelorette,” she wrote. "The tweet came from a place that humored the failure of representation of minorities in reality TV and belittled the significance of Rachel's presence on the show.”
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Leah Block appeared on season 20 of The Bachelor.