A Timeline of Allegations, Controversy

Season 19 of The Bachelorette might come to a dramatic finish for each Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia.

The co-leads ended half one of many finale with one suitor remaining for every of them. Whereas Rachel is hoping for a proposal from Tino Franco throughout half two, which airs on Tuesday, September 20, Gabby thinks Erich Schwer is The One for her. Half two is ready to select up throughout an emotional struggle between the pair over an engagement.

“I don’t need to pressure him into his choice,” Gabby mentioned throughout half one after Erich steered they simply date as an alternative of getting engaged. “I need to be with Erich ceaselessly — so I would like him to suggest. What am I presupposed to do? Stroll away as a result of he’s not able to suggest?”

The ICU nurse had her sights on Erich from the start of the season, giving him a one-on-one date throughout week three. Their relationship continued to blossom when she met his household, together with his father, who had terminal most cancers. (Erich’s dad, Allan Schwer, died in July, months after the hometown date filmed.)

In the course of the in a single day dates, Erich and Gabby hit a roadblock as he struggled with the thought of her spending the evening with Jason Alabaster and/or Johnny DePhillipo. Whereas he briefly spiraled on display screen earlier than Gabby despatched her different two finalists dwelling, issues acquired even worse for Erich off digicam.

On September 8, a photograph of the New Jersey native in blackface from his highschool yearbook resurfaced. He apologized through Instagram, writing partially: “What I assumed on the time was a illustration of my love for Jimi Hendrix, was nothing however ignorance. I used to be naïve to the hurtful implications of my actions to the Black neighborhood and people closest to me, and can ceaselessly remorse my offensive and damaging conduct.”

Days later, a girl named Amanda Kaylor alleged that she was seeing Erich earlier than he left to movie The Bachelorette. She shared screenshots of their alleged textual content messages after he knowledgeable her of his choice on March 10, claiming that Erich needed her to remain open to the thought of relationship when he returned.

“You simply anticipated me to proceed relationship you whilst you go on a actuality present to ‘discover love,’” Amanda texted.

Erich allegedly responded, “It isn’t actual, however you’re proper. I’m sorry I actually didn’t assume this all via. … I didn’t notice the implications. I’m sorry I assumed we might get on the identical web page about this. I actually didn’t imply for this to harm you.”

In one other message, he supposedly defined that he signed up for the ABC present as a result of he was “depressing” and felt “caught in my profession path” as an actual property analyst.

Earlier than he headed to Los Angeles to shoot the present, Actuality Steve experiences that Erich despatched Amanda flowers with a observe that learn: “I’ll by no means cease pondering of you.”

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