Disney Said to Give Ultimatum to Star of ABC’s ‘Bachelor’

Showbiz411: Ben Higgins, the star of last season’s “The Bachelor,” filed to run for the state senate in Colorado. But then came an announcement that Higgins was dropping his candidacy. The statement came not from Higgins, but from Disney, which owns “The Bachelor.” “The ultimatum that was given to Ben was ‘If you run, we will take you out of the franchise.’ ”