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Grant Ellis Drops The Act And Gets Real About Being ‘Black As Hell’

Former Bachelor Grant Ellis held an impolite intervention on Instagram, and that's what everyone has been talking about. The reality...

It was a clear gentlemanly moment: Ellis had been rebelling in private against maintaining that polished-type image, and now he was letting that energy go out raw, which somehow remained unseen by the audience of the dating show; there wasn’t a subtle declaration of black pride. “I think I would’ve liked you more during the season if you showed this side,” one commenter admitted, to which Ellis replied, “I tried to be a good example but it don’t matter what you do!” That exchange signals that the former Bachelor feels free from the constraints imposed by reality television expectations on its contestants. One thoughtful individual pointed out how Ellis was supposedly painted as the villain when “several of the women were there to advance their own agenda.” Another jumped in, naming those participants allegedly hard at work pushing their clothing brands during filming.

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