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Shower our friends and family with kindness and love to comfort us. More in Celebrity. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. Now he's speaking out. Solve the daily Crossword 20, people played the daily Crossword recently. This rumor is false because it wouldn’t make sense for The Bachelor ’s production team to cast a gay person in a show where he is expected to start a relationship with a woman.

Read more: 'Golden Bachelor' Gerry Turner reveals cancer led to abrupt divorce. Can you solve it faster than others? How his year stint came undone. James, who starred in the season of the ABC dating competition, announced Thursday on Instagram that he and Kirkconnell had split up after four years together.

James is best known for being the first Black male lead for The Bachelor in season The rumor about Matt James being gay surfaced because he has several photos on social media alongside men.

Why Did Matt James : Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell's love story started on 'The Bachelor' in , and they announced their split in Here's their complete relationship timeline

Now he's speaking out Advertisement. Prior to him, attorney Rachel Lindsay was the first Black person to lead the franchise when she was "The Bachelorette" in Read more: Chris Harrison is out as 'Bachelor' host.

Kirkconnell, a graphic designer, was tagged in James' post but has not yet publicly commented or posted about the split. The controversy about an Old South-themed party from Kirkconnell's past also led to the ouster of longtime "Bachelor" host Chris Harrisonwho became embroiled in the fallout when he minimized the images featuring the contestant during an interview with Lindsay.

Times senior writer Greg Braxton contributed to this report. But some Bachelor Nation fans weren't buying news of the split, pointing to and commenting on the couple's trip to London this week and James' posts from as recently Wednesday featuring their food-filled shenanigans.

In a recent preview of the season, Matt told host Chris Harrison that he’s never been in love before. His ex disagrees. Incidentally, Kirkconnell's most recent Instagram post is from early December and is a birthday tribute to James, whom she described as her best friend, teammate and sous chef.

A representative for the reality star did not immediately respond Thursday to The Times' request for comment. Read more: 'The Bachelor' made a 'sideshow' of its first Black star. Matthew James (born December 5, ) [1] is an American television personality, businessman, and former NCAA football player.

Return to Homepage. And remind us that our Joy comes from you, Lord. Sign out. Matt James, 29, made history as the first Black and bisexual “Bachelor” in the reality TV show’s year history. Play on Yahoo.