{"id":33248,"date":"2021-08-20T07:58:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T02:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/bachelorettes-greg-grippo-closing-deal-to-be-the-bachelor-despite-abc-knowing-controversial-pick-will-get-backlash\/"},"modified":"2021-08-20T07:58:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T02:28:26","slug":"bachelorettes-greg-grippo-closing-deal-to-be-the-bachelor-despite-abc-knowing-controversial-pick-will-get-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/bachelorettes-greg-grippo-closing-deal-to-be-the-bachelor-despite-abc-knowing-controversial-pick-will-get-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelorette’s Greg Grippo ‘closing deal’ to be The Bachelor despite ABC knowing ‘controversial pick will get backlash’"},"content":{"rendered":"
BACHELORETTE star Greg Grippo is \u201cclosing a deal\u201d to become the next Bachelor despite ABC knowing the \u201ccontroversial pick\u201d will get backlash, The Sun can reveal.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Following a dark cloud still looming over the franchise since Chris Harrison\u2019s shocking exit and racism scandal, Katie Thurston\u2019s much-talked about contestant is now set to become the lead.<\/p>\n