{"id":229524,"date":"2026-03-19T20:37:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/taylor-frankie-pauls-season-of-the-bachelorette-canceled-by-abc-amid-domestic-violence-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:37:53","slug":"taylor-frankie-pauls-season-of-the-bachelorette-canceled-by-abc-amid-domestic-violence-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/taylor-frankie-pauls-season-of-the-bachelorette-canceled-by-abc-amid-domestic-violence-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul&#8217;s Season of &#8216;The Bachelorette&#8217; Canceled By ABC Amid Domestic Violence Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a move that began to feel inevitable in recent days, ABC has canceled Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s season of The <em>Bachelorette<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The decision follows the release of shocking footage that shows Paul assaulting then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.<\/p>\n<p>At one point in the video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/taylor-frankie-paul-assaults-boyfriend-hits-child-with-chair-in-shocking-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paul threw several chairs at Mortensen<\/a>, one of which allegedly struck her 5-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul attends the Los Angeles Premiere and FYC Event of Hulu's &quot;The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives&quot; Season 2 at Paramount Studios on May 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-550988 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Frankie Paul attends the Los Angeles Premiere and FYC Event of Hulu\u2019s \u201cThe Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives\u201d Season 2 at Paramount Studios on May 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Araya Doheny\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of <em>The Bachelorette<\/em> at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family,\u201d Disney said in a statement issued Thursday afternoon (per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/bachelorette-canceled-taylor-frankie-paul-season-abc-alleged-abuse-rcna264089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC News<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Many fans of <em>The Bachelorette <\/em>and its related series are breathing a sigh of relief today, as the consensus among viewers was that Paul\u2019s season would\u2019ve permanently degraded one of the longest-running franchises in reality TV history.<\/p>\n<p>Paul\u2019s other series, the Hulu reality show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/taylor-frankie-paul-dakota-mortensen-fight-slomw-stops-filming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em>, has already suspended production<\/a> in response to recent developments.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor has not yet issued a statement on what may well be the end of her career as a reality star and influencer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul attends Hulu's Get Real House at Casa Lago on April 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-550915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul attends Hulu's Get Real House at Casa Lago on April 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-550915 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531778-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Frankie Paul attends Hulu\u2019s Get Real House at Casa Lago on April 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Monica Schipper\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asked about the scandal during an appearance on Wednesday\u2019s <em>Good Morning America<\/em>, Paul declined to go into specifics but admitted that it had \u201cbeen a heavy time to see the headlines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I will say, I\u2019ve been here before, and I got through it, and, you know, shared my story, my light. So I\u2019m hoping that I can do that again,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>From the beginning, Mortensen has maintained that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/dakota-mortensen-breaks-silence-on-taylor-frankie-paul-abuse-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC was aware of the allegations against Paul<\/a>, and they made the decision to cast her as Bachelorette in spite of the risks.<\/p>\n<p>He also denied Taylor\u2019s allegation that he was the one who made the allegations public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis number one priority here is protecting [their 2-year-old son], Ever,\u201d a rep for Mortensen tells <em><a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/taylor-frankie-paul-s-ex-dakota-mortensen-reacts-to-domestic-violence-investigation-11928813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/em>, adding:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-922x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul attends SiriusXM's Radio Andy Presentation: Town Hall with the cast of &quot;The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&quot; at SiriusXM Studios on May 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-550944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-922x1024.jpg 922w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-768x853.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-1843x2048.jpg 1843w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-864x960.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-972x1080.jpg 972w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-1080x1200.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-922x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul attends SiriusXM's Radio Andy Presentation: Town Hall with the cast of &quot;The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&quot; at SiriusXM Studios on May 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-550944 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-922x1024.jpg 922w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-768x853.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-1843x2048.jpg 1843w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-864x960.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-972x1080.jpg 972w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-1080x1200.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Frankie Paul attends SiriusXM\u2019s Radio Andy Presentation: Town Hall with the cast of \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d at SiriusXM Studios on May 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth\/Getty Images for SiriusXM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe knew there was a possibility it could come out, but he was not going to be the one to proactively do that because he has always wanted a decent relationship with Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been really hard to achieve that, but he wants to co-parent well. He was just hoping that if he says nothing, as he usually does, it would go away. He\u2019s never done any kind of sit-down interview about his side,\u201d the spokesperson continued.<\/p>\n<p>Paul\u2019s casting was controversial from the very beginning, but very few of her critics would have predicted that her season would never even make it to air.<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell what sort of effect this move will have on the future of this franchise.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/taylor-frankie-pauls-season-of-the-bachelorette-canceled-by-abc-amid-domestic-violence-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes In a move that began to feel inevitable in recent days, ABC has canceled Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s season of The Bachelorette. The decision follows the release of shocking footage that shows Paul assaulting then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. At one point in the video, Paul threw several chairs at Mortensen, one of which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":229525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-229524","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}