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Katie Thurston wanted to share her story to help others.

Rachel Lindsay, 36, is fearlessly speaking out about her disappointments with The Bachelor franchise in a new tell-all op-ed for New York Magazine, and one of them includes their bachelor pick in the 24th season of the show. The former contestant revealed that she was “livid” when she found out Peter Weber was chosen as the leading man on the reality series instead of Mike Johnson. Both men appeared on the 15th season of The Bachelorette but Rachel clearly had her favorite.

Life goes on outside the Bachelor mansion. While some Bachelor and Bachelorette fans have vowed not to tune in after Chris Harrison’s departure from the ABC reality show, Mike Johnson is encouraging them to give the show another shot.

John Legend steps out for the premiere of Legend Of The Underground during the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival held at Brookfield Place on Friday (June 10) in New York City.

Mike Johnson showed support for Cassie Randolph after her ex-boyfriend Colton Underwood detailed their messy split and came out as gay during a Good Morning America interview.

There’s a lot of questions about the future of The Bachelor — including Chris Harrison’s role as the host and Matt James’ current status — and Mike Johnson is weighing in on burning Bachelor Nation questions in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly.

Emmanuel Acho has been embraced by Bachelor Nation following the news that he’s set to host the upcoming The Bachelor: After the Final Rose special, but will fans ever see him handing out roses on the ABC series? Weeks before he was picked to replace Chris Harrison, the former NFL player discussed the possibility of being the Bachelor or competing on The Bachelorette.

Having her back. Bryan Abasolo defended wife Rachel Lindsay following Chris Harrison‘s controversial Extra interview, which ultimately led to him stepping away from Bachelor Nation.

Chris Harrison's defense of Rachael Kirkconnell's racist behavior. Kaitlyn Bristowe, Mike Johnson and more alums have spoken out on social media condemning Harrison's comments during his Tuesday interview with Rachel Lindsay. (Harrison has since apologized, as has Kirkconnell, for her «offensive and racist» actions.) Just after Matt James' premiere last month, a TikTok user accused Kirkconnell -- an early front runner on the show — of bullying her in the past for dating Black men.

Matt James discusses his type and what life was like before “The Bachelor” in a new interview for “Talking It Out with Mike & Bryan”.

How do you solve a problem like Victoria? Matt James may be the star of season 25 of The Bachelor, but Victoria Larson is stealing the show as a self-proclaimed queen — and Mike Johnson is breaking down the series’ new “villain” on Us Weekly’s “Here for the Right Reasons” podcast.

Head to the kitchen! Bachelor Nation’s Mike Johnson is set to host the new digital short series, That Looks Good, on Fox’s “Taste of FOX” channel, Us Weekly can exclusively announce.

Mike Johnson has nothing but positive feelings about Matt James becoming the Bachelor. James became the franchise's first Black male lead when his announcement was made in June; many fans had thought Johnson, a fan favorite from Hannah Brown's season of, would have gotten the gig. After James' casting, Johnson took to social media to share his support.

Mike Johnson decided to live a life of authenticity. And as he told ET's Lauren Zima, that meant confronting some painful experiences from his past while writing his debut book, The self-help book opens with alum revealing that he was sexually assaulted at a young age by a babysitter.

“Bachelorette” alum Mike Johnson isn’t happy with the “Bachelor” producers' timing for announcing Matt James as the first Black “Bachelor” and the potential of Tayshia Adams to be the second Black “Bachelorette.” The reality TV star slammed the series for its lack of diversity in a new interview. He also criticized the fact that it took several petitions and Rachel Lindsay, the series’ first Black “Bachelorette” lead, threatening to quit for change to occur in casting.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentThe next season of ABC’s “The Bachelor” will feature the franchise’s first Black star in 25 seasons with leading man Matt James. However, a few seasons before James was selected, the network had been eyeing fan-favorite contestant, Mike Johnson, who appeared on Season 15 of “The Bachelorette” and then on “Bachelor In Paradise.”Johnson was ultimately not selected to be “The Bachelor” for the season that ended up starring Peter Weber, even though fans had

Rachel Lindsay has some thoughts. In an interview with ET's Lauren Zima on Tuesday, the former Bachelorette broke down a few of the men who fans think could potentially get the gig.

Like many of us, Rachel Lindsay was upset that Mike Johnson was passed over for Peter Weber to lead season 24 of The Bachelor.

Mike Johnson wasn't cast as the Bachelor for season 24. Johnson, a portfolio manager and Air Force veteran, was charming, good-looking and seemed to be the total package on Hannah Brown's season of — with viewers hoping he could be cast as the franchise's first-ever black male lead. However, Peter Weber was cast in the lead role instead, leaving many — including Rachel Lindsay — frustrated.

Adding his two cents. Jed Wyatt seemingly reacted to the controversy surrounding ex Hannah Brown‘s recent use of the N-word.

The hits just keep on coming for Hannah Brown. 

Another member of Bachelor Nation is speaking out following Hannah Brown‘s recent controversy and as we’ve been reporting, the reactions haven’t been pretty.

Seriously, what's really going on between Bachelor Nation's Madison Prewett and Connor Saeli? Prewett competed on The Bachelor season 24 and briefly dated its star, Peter Weber, after the finale earlier this year. Saeli competed on season 15 of The Bachelorette, which starred Hannah Brown, and season six of Bachelor in Paradise.

Bachelor Nation thinks thanks to Connor getting super shy during an Instagram Live with Mike Johnson—but Connor just took things to a new level of awk during yet another Instagram Live with John Paul Jones.

While it’s unclear if Bachelor in Paradise season 7 will begin filming on time due to coronavirus concerns, couples may already be brewing. Connor Saeli sparked speculation that he’s talking to Madison Prewett during an Instagram live with Mike Johnson.

Usually the cast of Bachelor and Bachelorette wait until Bachelor in Paradise to shoot their shot with their on-screen crushes, but guess everyone's thirstier than usual this season. Connor Saeli and Mike Johnson hit up Instagram Live last night, and fans were quick to notice that Mike specifically asked Connor if he'd date Madison Prewett. And Connor basically couldn't stop smiling and blushing, and gave the cagiest answer ever.

Dirty Projectors are back with a new single, “Overlord.” Their first song in two years features their guitarist and vocalist Maia Friedman on lead vocals. According to a press release, the new song has been described by the band as Joni Mitchell’s “‘Both Sides Now’ for an Amazon Prime world.” Watch the video below.