Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” ChapmanandFrancie Franeare married.
The controversial television personality, 68, wed Frane, 52, on Thursday in Colorado,Entertainment Tonightreports.
Dog and Franepublicly revealed their relationshipin March 2020, almost 10 months after his wifeBeth Chapman, who wasdiagnosed with stage II throat cancerin 2017,diedat the age of 51. PEOPLE confirmedDog and Frane’s engagementin May 2020.
The wedding comes on the heels of a public rift between Dog and his daughterBonnie, 22, who in August shared alengthy statementaccusing him ofracism and homophobia, and of cheating on her mother, Beth. She and her half-sister Cecily also revealed they were not invited to Dog and Frane’s wedding. (Cecily, 28, is Beth’s daughter with her first husband Keith Barmore.)
Duane Chapman and Francie Frane.Francie Frane/Instagram
Dog denied Bonnie’s allegations in a statement to PEOPLE at the time and said, “Despite the sadness we feel at this rift in our family, Francie and I are looking forward to celebrating our wedding next week with the rest of our family and close friends.”
Dog previously faced backlash over his use of racist language during a taped phone call with his son — during which he use the N-word over six times — that was made public in theNational Enquirerin 2007. Heapologizedat the time and his A&E showDog the Bounty Hunterwas put on hiatus, though production resumed the following year. (The show concluded in 2012 after eight seasons.)
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Earlier this week, Dogaddressed Bonnie’s allegations and his use of racial slursduring asit-down interviewwithET’s Kevin Frazier. “I have never been a racist. I’m 33.5 percent Apache,” Dog told Frazier, who is Black.
Frazier pushed back on Dog’s defense, telling him, “That is the proximity argument. ‘I have lots of Black friends, so that should make me okay with Black people.'”
Frazier added, “If you use that word, and you use it in your regular everyday life, it makes you a racist.”
During the interview, Dog also denied allegations of homophobia, claiming he has “three people on my staff that are gay men.” Frazier interjected, “I hear what you’re saying, but remember proximity does not mean that you are not racist or homophobic.”
“Would I die for a gay man or a Black man? I’d lay down my life,” Chapman replied, getting emotional.
source: people.com
