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Golden Bachelor's Mel Owens Clarifies Controversial Age Limit Comments
NO LOC, AUG 1 – Mel Owens apologized to contestants for his age preference remarks after public backlash, aiming to regain trust during filming of Golden Bachelor Season 2, which premieres in September.
- On the first night of filming, Mel Owens, Golden Bachelor Season 2 lead, apologized after saying `If they're 60 or over, I'm cutting them`.
- During a June episode of the In The Trenches podcast, Owens said his ideal age range, stirring fan outrage by mentioning he would 'cut' women over 60.
- Owens said he didn’t know anything about the Golden Bachelor ages until a respected colleague called him on his comments.
- Bachelor Nation called for his replacement, and Owens hopes to win trust back one episode at a time.
- Season 2 of The Golden Bachelor is slated for Sept. 24 on ABC, with him being the second star since the franchise launched.
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The next installment of The Golden Bachelor hasn’t even premiered, and its star, Mel Owens, is already apologizing. The former NFL linebacker found himself in a reality-sized controversy on the June 4 episode of the In the Trenches podcast when he revealed that his age “preference” for contestants was between “45 to 60.” Somehow, Owens forgot that the show is about finding love in the later years of life — and by the way, he’s 66 years old. …
'Golden Bachelor' star Mel Owens addresses his controversial remarks about women over 60
The reality star says he didn't realize his comments were hurtful and that he apologized to the bachelorettes on the first night.The Golden Bachelor star Mel Owens is addressing the controversial comments he made about not wanting to date women over 60 on the reality dating show.Owens, who is 66 years old himself, sparked heavy backlash in June when he revealed that he told producers he was only interested in dating women between the ages of 45 …
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