US EditionABC Cancels ‘Bachelorette’ Amid Taylor Frankie Paul Domestic Violence Allegations
ABC canceled The Bachelorette Season 22 after a 2023 video showed Taylor Frankie Paul involved in domestic violence; production on her other show is paused and sponsors have withdrawn support.
- ABC canceled the 22nd season of The Bachelorette featuring Taylor Frankie Paul after a 2023 video showing her fighting with her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen went viral, with their child present.
- Taylor Frankie Paul pled guilty to aggravated assault for the 2023 incident and received probation ending in August 2026.
- An investigation by the Utah Division of Children and Family Services is ongoing, and both Paul and Mortensen have been ordered to undergo psychological evaluations amid mutual domestic violence allegations.
- ABC replaced The Bachelorette with a rerun of American Idol in its original time slot and has not decided on a permanent replacement following the cancellation.
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Sydney Morning Herald
US Bachelorette axed after video emerges of star allegedly assaulting former partner
Bachelorette Taylor Frankie Paul, who came to fame in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, is seen allegedly hurling a stool at her former partner.
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