‘The Bachelor’ Matt James Addresses Episode Featuring His Father: ‘There Are Real Systemic Issues at Play’
Ellise Shafer administratorMatt James, this season’s lead of “The Bachelor,” took to Twitter during tonight’s episode to address the conversation he had with his father before heading into fantasy suite dates.“Tonight’s convo with my dad was hard to experience, and it’s just as hard to watch all this time later, especially knowing the world is watching with me,” James’ Twitter thread began.Tonight’s convo with my dad was hard to experience, and it’s just as hard to watch all this time later, especially knowing the world is watching with me.— Matt James (@mattjames919) March 9, 2021During the episode, James — who is the first Black lead of “The Bachelor” — met with his father, who left his family during his childhood.