{"id":230655,"date":"2026-03-25T19:28:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/mormon-wives-cast-reacts-to-abc-canceling-the-bachelorette\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T19:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:28:49","slug":"mormon-wives-cast-reacts-to-abc-canceling-the-bachelorette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/mormon-wives-cast-reacts-to-abc-canceling-the-bachelorette\/","title":{"rendered":"Mormon Wives Cast Reacts to ABC Canceling The Bachelorette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em><\/a> cast are reacting to the news that ABC has canceled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/taylor-frankie-paul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Taylor Frankie Paul<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s season of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/the-bachelorette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Bachelorette<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The network announced on Thursday, March 19, that they are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-frankie-pauls-bachelorette-season-canceled-by-abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not moving forward<\/a> with Taylor\u2019s season amid allegations that she was involved in a domestic violence dispute with ex <strong>Dakota Mortensen<\/strong>.<\/p>\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 The Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family,\u201d a Disney Entertainment Television spokesperson said in a statement to <em>Us Weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Hours earlier, TMZ released footage that showed Taylor, 31, throwing chairs at Dakota, 33, during a 2023 incident. A rep for Taylor addressed the footage, noting that the act was \u201creprehensible.\u201d Dakota subsequently filed a protective order against Taylor and requested temporary custody of their son, Ever, 2, both of which were granted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/mormon-wives-is-livid-with-taylor-paul-amid-scandal\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/mormon-wives-is-livid-with-taylor-paul-amid-scandal\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">\u2018Mormon Wives\u2019 Cast Is \u2018Livid\u2019 Over Taylor Frankie Paul Scandal<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast is keeping their distance from Taylor Frankie Paul following her alleged altercation with on-off ex Dakota Mortensen. \u201cThe [Mormon Wives] cast is afraid of losing more brand deals and money,\u201d a source exclusively tells Us, claiming the group is \u201crefusing to film\u201d with Taylor, 31, if and when [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Taylor and Dakota\u2019s on-and-off relationship has been documented on <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> since 2024. The Hulu reality show also stars <strong>Whitney Leavitt<\/strong>, <strong>Jen Affleck<\/strong>, <strong>Demi Engemann<\/strong>, <strong>Mikayla Matthews<\/strong>, <strong>Mayci Neeley<\/strong>, <strong>Jessi Ngatikaura<\/strong>, <strong>Layla Taylor<\/strong> and <strong>Miranda McWhorter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-frankie-paul-addresses-mormon-wives-production-pause\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hulu halted production<\/a> on <em>Mormon Wives<\/em> season 5 after Taylor and Dakota\u2019s latest incident.<\/p>\n<p>Keep scrolling to see what Taylor\u2019s <em>Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> costars have said about the cancellation of her <em>Bachelorette<\/em> season:<\/p>\n<h2>Whitney Leavitt<\/h2>\n<p>Whitney Leavitt told\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interviewmagazine.com\/culture\/meet-whitney-leavitt-the-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-star-who-took-over-broadway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interview<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>magazine in a March 25 profile that she is \u201cstill processing\u201d the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/whitney-leavitt-breaks-silence-after-taylor-frankie-paul-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have a lot of emotions about it<\/a> and I\u2019m still processing everything that\u2019s happening, but the safety of human beings, especially children, comes first. Always, period, the end,\u201d Whitney said. \u201cI don\u2019t want that to be tolerated. I don\u2019t want that to be overlooked. It\u2019s just so fresh. That\u2019s all I have to say about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Jessi Draper<\/h2>\n<p>During her March 25 interview on the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/mormon-wives-jessi-cries-over-taylor-frankie-paul-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jessi Draper got emotional<\/a> over the video of Taylor Frankie Paul physically assaulting ex Dakota Mortensen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t like to judge someone in their darkest moment. I don\u2019t want to judge the person, I\u2019ll judge the mistake,\u201d Jessi said. \u201cTaylor really has made a lot of changes, and that\u2019s what\u2019s so hard for me. This is my real friend, and she does have a really good heart, and I love her so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The JZ Styles founder stressed that the footage was not representative of Taylor, who merely \u201cgot caught in a really bad cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaylor\u2019s such a good person, and she\u2019s made some mistakes, and so has Dakota. I\u2019m not saying any of it\u2019s right, but I know Taylor as a person, and it\u2019s so easy to speculate about these people on a reality show,\u201d Jessi added. \u201cI think when you watch it, we\u2019re characters, we\u2019re not real people, but this is our real lives. I\u2019ve seen Taylor in her darkest moments, holding her crying. I\u2019ve been there for it, so I know what goes on behind the scenes. I want this to be, maybe, a wake-up call for them. Let\u2019s get them help, healthy and happy and move forward. I believe people can come back from things like this, and I just want the kids to be safe and happy and healthy. That\u2019s all I really want for them right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Layla Taylor<\/h2>\n<p>Layla Taylor addressed Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s scandal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/mormon-wives-miranda-and-layla-address-taylor-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a March 20 statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy personal history as a survivor makes it impossible for me to stay silent,\u201d Layla said in a post uploaded to her Instagram Stories. \u201cI stand firmly against domestic violence in any form. I am keeping her children in my thoughts, hoping for their safety above all else.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Miranda McWhorter<\/h2>\n<p>Miranda McWhorter, who joined\u00a0<em>Mormon Wives\u00a0<\/em>in season 2, condemned domestic violence after the resurfaced video of Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen made headlines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve honestly been a little at a loss for words trying to process this all,\u201d she wrote via her Instagram Stories on March 20. \u201cEverything has been really heavy to see. Domestic violence and abuse of any kind is something I take very seriously. As a human, and especially a mother, I cannot support that kind of behavior. My heart is with the children in this and I hope they\u2019re safe, supported, and surrounded by love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/mormon-wives-cast-reacts-to-abc-canceling-the-bachelorette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast are reacting to the news that ABC has canceled Taylor Frankie Paul\u2018s season of The Bachelorette. The network announced on Thursday, March 19, that they are not moving forward with Taylor\u2019s season amid allegations that she was involved in a domestic violence dispute with ex Dakota [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":230656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-230655","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230655","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=230655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}