‘The Bachelorette’ Broke the Rules for Taylor Frankie Paul. It Backfired

Taylor Frankie Paul and ‘The Bachelorette’ Proves That Reality TV Has a Contestant Problem

Nobody thought it was a good idea to have Taylor Frankie Paul as the next Bachelorette. Fans of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, the headline-grabbing reality series Paul is a cast member on, repeatedly noted that she would be... Read more...

🎧 Disney’s ‘Bachelorette’ Mess Gets Messier

(Ankler illustration; Disney/Natalie Cass; Tilmann Vogt/Getty Images)ShareSubscribe nowSubscribe on Apple PodcastsWatch on YouTubeCasting Taylor Frankie Paul on The Bachelorette was supposed to revive the wilting franchise. Instead, a 2023 video of Paul attacking her ex-boyfriend triggered the meltdown of not one, but two of Disney’s biggest reality shows. Paul’s season of The Bachelorette is now sitting on a shelf, and production on The Secret …

‘The Bachelorette’ Broke the Rules for Taylor Frankie Paul. It Backfired

The Bachelor franchise broke its unspoken rules for Taylor Frankie Paul: From no phones while filming to casting leads looking for love. It backfired.

The controversies that forecasted Taylor Frankie Paul’s Bachelorette disaster

Everything you need to know about the influencer whose season of ‘The Bachelorette’ was pulled after a violent video of her 2023 assault involving her ex was leaked

Blame Taylor, but not for The Bachelorette

Once again, fans and media are piling on a person instead of the corporations and systems. Can we hold Taylor Frankie Paul accountable for her behavior but not lay the blame for the franchise's implosion at her feet?