After receiving Zach Shallcross‘s first impression rose, internet sleuths found posts from 2016 of the brunette beauty defending a student’s choice to wear blackface as part of a Tupac Shakur costume.

It didn’t take long for Greer to issue a statement …

The apology:

“The journey to love is filled with lessons and these lessons are also made on our journey of growth. In my past, I have made some uneducated, ignorant and frankly, wrong, comments on my social media accounts. In particular, in 2016, I used misguided arguments on Twitter to defend a student who dressed in Blackface as Tupac for Halloween.”

“I am deeply sorry to those I have hurt, especially those within the Black community, not because these screenshots have resurfaced, but because I ever shared those harmful opinions at all. Time and age do not excuse my actions, but this is not a reflection of who I am today. I do not stand by or condone the damaging opinions and behaviors I shared during that stage of my life and will forever regret making those offensive remarks.”

See for yourself:

Insta stories expire after 24 hours, but screenshots live forever.

Greer from #TheBachelor defended black face 🤦🏻‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/EFSzKLR5SN

— OnThisDayENT (@OnThisDayENT) January 25, 2023

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