The 66-year-old star of ABC'S The Golden Bachelor apologized on the show's premiere episode Wednesday night for comments he made in June about his preferred age range for the female contestants on his season.
The comments, which Owens said on the In the Trenches podcast, were met with criticism by many.
Season 2 of The Golden Bachelor airs Wednesdays on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/PT and is available to stream the next day on Hulu.
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