ABC Cancels Bachelorette Season Starring Taylor Frankie Paul

ABC has canceled the upcoming season of The Bachelorette starring Taylor Frankie Paul, just days before its scheduled March 22 premiere, following the release of a 2023 video depicting a domestic altercation between Paul and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen. The decision, announced by Disney Entertainment Television on March 19, came after TMZ published the footage showing Paul throwing metal chairs at Mortensen while their young child was nearby.

The video, which police referenced in their 2023 report, captured an incident that led to Paul's arrest on charges including aggravated assault, domestic violence in the presence of a child, and child abuse with injury. Paul, 31, a star of Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and mother of three, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in August 2023. The other charges were dismissed, and she received 36 months of probation, set to end in August 2026. Sources familiar with the matter told TMZ that Utah's Division of Child and Family Services investigated the incident but did not remove her children from her custody, citing no immediate danger. The agency was notified through mandatory police reporting, and the child struck by a...