Bachelor alum Pieper James slams franchise for appearing to confuse her with fellow multiracial contestant Serena Pitt

THE Bachelor star Pieper James has slammed the franchise for appearing to confuse her with fellow multiracial contestant Serena Pitt.

Pieper clapped back after Bachelor Nation mistakenly tagged her in a tweet promoting a story about Serena.

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Bachelor Nation had tweeted: "Let's get to know the wonderful @pieper_jamess a bit more!" and linked to an article about Serena.

Pieper retweeted the post and replied: "I mean @serena_pitt is beautiful and I would be glad to be mistaken for her.

"But come on @bachnation not all multiracial people look the same."

Both women appeared in ' season of .

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Bachelor Nation deleted the original tweet and apologized for the mistake.

"Pieper and Serena, we sincerely apologize for the error in our previous tweet, in which Pieper was accidentally tagged to a feature on Serena," they said in a statement to .

The Bachelor franchise has been shrouded in controversy for months as contestants and former host have been accused of racism.

 came under fire halfway through Matt James' season when photos emerged of her  with deep ties to the Confederacy in 2018. 

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Former Hannah Brown was slammed for attending a similar  from 2013 - which f.

, 24, was also  in the past.

She issued an Instagram statement  to the “communities and individuals that my actions harmed and offended.”

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Chris was then slammed for making a series of  while defending Rachael.

Chris asked fans to show “compassion” for Rachael, before adding that he’s not the “woke police” and alleging that certain things regarding race were acceptable in 2018 but "not okay" in 2021. 

The presenter announced he was "stepping away" from the franchise after facing backlash for his comments.

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