ABC Stands by Taylor Frankie Paul After Scrapped Bachelorette Season
Paul said she accepted a proposal on the canceled season, and ABC pulled the episodes after a leaked 2023 altercation video.
- Taylor Frankie Paul confirmed she accepted a marriage proposal while filming her unaired season of The Bachelorette, revealing the spoiler during a preview for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5, premiering September 10 on Hulu.
- ABC canceled the season in March 2026, three days before its premiere, after TMZ published video footage of a 2023 domestic violence incident involving Paul and her ex, Dakota Mortensen; Paul pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.
- Paul revealed she received an unexpected proposal and "said yes" during filming; after returning to Utah, she admitted to texting Mortensen, stating, "I don't know how it led to it, but he came over."
- Despite the cancellation, Paul remains involved with The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5; a source added, "ABC's been great," noting sustained communication throughout the process.
- Paul will return for Season 6 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives as production continues; legal issues involving Paul and Mortensen were resolved in April when The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office dismissed domestic violence claims.
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Taylor Frankie Paul Confirms She Got Engaged on Pulled ‘Bachelorette’ Season, Reveals What Happened After Filming
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