The Bachelorette's messy break-up with its unlikely star Taylor Frankie Paul
The TikTok and reality TV star was a risky choice for the squeaky clean franchise - and ended up being a wrong one.
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Notable Quotes
""I'm a person that will always speak my truth. That's what I'm known for. So when the time is right, I will be.""
— Taylor Frankie Paul , Celebrity
"I think ABC needed to take a stance, and they did that. I think if they would have aired the season, it would have left room for interpretation, and you know, they did the right thing."
— Grant Ellis , Celebrity
"They made the right choice, and although it’s gonna take some time to recoup, it’s the right thing to do morally."
— Grant Ellis , Celebrity
Key People
Dakota Mortensen is the ex-partner of Taylor Frankie Paul and the father of her child.
A former star of The Bachelor known for his opinions on the franchise and its controversies.
Taylor Frankie Paul is a TikTok influencer and star of Hulu's Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
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The TikTok and reality TV star was a risky choice for the squeaky clean franchise - and ended up being a wrong one.
ABC has announced a halt to the release of Taylor Frankie Paul's season of 'The Bachelorette', just days before its scheduled March 22 premiere, following the emergence of a leaked video connected to an ongoing domestic assault investigation involving Paul.
ABC has canceled the upcoming season of 'The Bachelorette' featuring Taylor Frankie Paul after a video emerged showing her assaulting her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen.
ABC has decided to cancel Season 22 of 'The Bachelorette' following renewed domestic violence allegations against its chosen lead, Taylor Frankie Paul. A leaked video from a 2023 incident, showing Paul allegedly assaulting her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen in front of her daughter, has prompted the network to pull the season from its schedule just days before its March 22 premiere.
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