‘Bachelor’ host lawyers up

CHRIS Harrison may hand “The Bachelor” a bombshell legal filing rather than a rose.

Harrison has retained power attorney Bryan Freedman, the same lawyer who represented Gabrielle Union in her recent dispute with “America’s Got Talent” at NBC, Page Six has exclusively learned.

It’s unclear what, if any, legal actions are being explored. But a friend of Harrison’s told us of the move: “Chris has had a spotless record for 20 years . . . He has always been the good company man, but, after the way he’s been treated by producers and executives over the past couple of weeks, he’s run out of cheeks to turn.”

The pal added, “Now he’s ready to tell the truth about how things really work over there, and he has plenty of evidence to back him up.”

Freedman repped Union in her dispute with “AGT” after she complained of racism and a “toxic environment” on the show and had been let go as a judge. Freedman filed a complaint with California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing in June on Union’s behalf. The case was settled in September.

Harrison would certainly know where the Bachelor Nation bodies are buried. He hosted all 25 seasons of “The Bachelor,” as well as all 16 seasons of “The Bachelorette,” before taking a leave amid controversy last month.

He stepped away after an uproar when he defended contestant Rachael Kirkconnell in an ill-fated interview with Rachel Lindsay, who’d been the franchise’s first black Bachelorette. Kirkconnell had allegedly attended a plantation-themed party in 2018 as a student, and was accused of having “liked” racially insensitive social media posts online.

Harrison apologized, and said, “I have consulted with Warner Bros. and ABC and will be stepping aside for a period of time and will not join for the ‘After the Final Rose’ special.” He didn’t specify how long his exit would be, but this past week, Matt James, the first black Bachelor, told Bill Simmons, “I don’t think that anybody should be trying to cancel him.”