Screen Rant

Chris Harrison announced his official Bachelor franchise departure with a heartfelt social media post. 1 / 8

However, it's certainly not as amicable a departure as the nostalgic post made it seem. 2 / 8

There were rumors Chris threatened to expose dirt on ABC if he wasn't granted a large payout. 3 / 8

The large payout certainly made him happy, but a source explained Chris has mixed emotions. 4 / 8

The source said after weeks of negotiations, the studio ultimately decided not to bring him back. 5 / 8

The source added he knew defending Rachael Kirkconnell was a mistake, but thought he'd be forgiven. 6 / 8

Chris apparently was not too surprised, and had a feeling it was coming. 7 / 8

The source said Chris was sad initially, but is now ready to move on. 8 / 8