‘The Bachelor’: Kelley Flanagan Edited Her ‘Black Lives Matter’ Statement After Getting Slammed by Fans
Protests are occurring nationwide as a call for justice after the death of George Floyd. And many celebrities are offering their money, support, and social media platforms to educate their followers on systemic racism. The Bachelor Season 24 star Peter Weber created a āBlack Lives Matterā post in solidarity with the protests ā but girlfriend Kelley Flanagan waited to create a post. Not only that, but her post included some opinions about looting that didnāt sit well with her followers, so she edited the post. Hereās what she said.
Kelley Flanagan and Peter Weber caused controversy with their relationship

Weber and Flanagan turned the Bachelor world upside down when they announced they were dating. Weber finished his season with a broken engagement to Hannah Ann Sluss. Then, on the reunion episode, he seemed to rekindle his flame with Madison Prewett ā but that didnāt work out either. Then, just weeks later, it seemed he and Flanagan were seeing each other despite him eliminating her on the show.
So, how did these two reconnect? Weber said he ran into Flanagan in February 2020 during the Super Bowl and again in Los Angeles. After that, it seems the rest is history. Fans then noticed they appeared to be quarantining together during the coronavirus pandemic, and they finally made their relationship official via Instagram.
Weber added a āBlack Lives Matterā statement to his Instagram
Weberās been adding plenty of content about Flanagan to his Instagram. But it seems heās trying to use his fame and social media platforms for the better, as heās now showing his support for the āBlack Lives Matterā movement after Floydās death.
āIn todayās day and age, it is so sad that racism is still an issue. What happened to George Floyd is unacceptable and anyone that was involved in taking his life needs to be held accountable. We need to do better,ā he captioned his Instagram post. ā⦠I agree with George Floydās brother by saying the best way to honor Georgeās memory is through peaceful protesting to help create the change we need. I pray we can all come together in a trying time like this and not become more divided.ā
It seems many other Bachelor Nation stars are in support of Weberās post. Nick Viall commented back with a heart emoji, as did Demi Burnettās ex, Kristian Haggerty. Flanagan also posted a series of hearts.
Fans slammed Flanagan for her now-edited post
Floyd died on May 25, and on May 28, Flanagan added a photo of her and Weber water skiing. A follower commented, āwhat is your stance onĀ #georgefloyd? I seem to have missed the part where you used your privilege and platform to do the right thing and advocate to your followers about the RACIST and UNJUST things going on in this county.ā
Flanagan acknowledged the criticism and explained why she waited to share her stance. She replied, ācoming soon. Trying to figure out a way to word it best.ā
She delivered on her promise. Shortly after Weberās statement, Flanagan shared a photo of hands holding signs with Floyd on them ā but her caption missed the mark. She seemed to share some anti-looting sentiments, but after she was called out, she edited the post.
āHappy to know that youāre willing to learn,ā a follower commented. āWhile looting is sad and i feel for the small biz owners, property and items can be replaced. Black lives cannot.ā
To that, Flanagan responded, āthank you. I edited out the looting part because I hear your voices and understand your positions. In a perfect world, i am a proponent for peaceful protest, but I also understand it is not my position to say how a race that has faced such discrimination should grieve.ā
Weāre glad Flanagan is learning and attempting to use her platform to help Black lives during this time.
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