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Tag: Casting

Former ‘Bachelor’ Casting Producer Jazzy Collins Says Casting Matt James as First Black ‘Bachelor’ “Feels Like a Band-Aid”; Says Franchise Needs to Also Cast Curvier People

June 22, 2020 2 Comments

Jazzy Collins— a former casting producer for ‘The Bachelor’ franchise— discussed the casting of Matt James as the first Black ‘Bachelor’ lead, and called on ABC to bring more diversity to the shows’ casts by adding men and women with curves.

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Lifetime Announces ‘MAFS’ Season 11 Cast & July Premiere Date; More Episodes of ‘MAFS: Couples Cam’ Also Airing This Summer

June 19, 2020 2 Comments

‘Married at First Sight’ is returning July 15 with five new couples ready to take a leap of faith in the name of love! And, this time, it will all take place in the Big Easy! Meet the couples of ‘MAFS’ Season 11!

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Former ‘Bachelor’ Franchise Casting Producer Calls Out ABC; Claims Female Contestants With “Braids, Afros, Locs, Etc. Weren’t Even Given a Chance”

June 15, 2020 8 Comments

Days after it was announced that Matt James had been cast as ‘The Bachelor’ franchise’s first-ever Black male lead, a former casting producer from the show is calling out ABC for its lack of diversity in casting previous seasons, stating that girls deemed “too Black” were not cast on the show.

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ABC Announces Matt James As the Next ‘Bachelor’; Franchise Pledges to “Make Significant Changes” Regarding Lack of Diversity

June 13, 2020 5 Comments

Matt James will be the Bachelor Franchise’s first male black lead, ABC announced on Friday…and it only took 40 seasons and an extensive campaign led by fans and Bachelor Nation cast members to make it happen!

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Weekend Link-a-Polooza! Other Reality TV News From Around the Web

May 17, 2020 2 Comments

Here’s a listing of some reality TV stories that haven’t been covered by The Ashley this weekend!

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Chris Harrison Says Clare Crawley’s Season of ‘The Bachelorette’ May Be Filmed in Another State: Refuses to Do a “Weird” Quarantine Version of the Show

May 7, 2020 3 Comments

Chris Harrison shared some ideas ‘Bachelorette’ producers are throwing around in order to get Clare Crawley’s season up and running. He also dismissed the idea that the season could be filmed in quarantine, as some reality TV shows are doing during the C0VID-19 pandemic.

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