{"id":231614,"date":"2026-03-30T21:15:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/taylor-frankie-paul-has-permanently-tainted-bachelorette-franchise-rachel-lindsay-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:15:45","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-has-permanently-tainted-bachelorette-franchise-rachel-lindsay-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/taylor-frankie-paul-has-permanently-tainted-bachelorette-franchise-rachel-lindsay-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Has Permanently &#8216;Tainted&#8217; Bachelorette Franchise, Rachel Lindsay Claims"},"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>It\u2019s been nearly two weeks since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/taylor-frankie-paul-threw-a-chair-that-struck-her-daughter-during-drunk-fight-dakota-mortensen-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s season of <em>The Bachelorette <\/em>was canceled by ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And members of Bachelor Nation are still trying to make sense of the momentous decision that\u2019s expected to cost the network roughly $70 million.<\/p>\n<p>The latest <em>Bachelorette<\/em> veteran to comment on the scandal is Rachel Lindsay.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives on Hulu.\" class=\"wp-image-508970 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0910_taylorfrankiepaul_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul seems to lean into controversy in this screenshot.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Hulu)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And she thinks the situation is so bad that that ABC might have no choice but to pull the plug on the entire franchise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s tainted,\u201d Rachel said of the franchise during a recent episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1429984\/bachelorette-taylor-frankie-paul-on-cancellation-domestic-assault-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">E!\u2019s \u201cHot Goss\u201d podcast<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very logical and I keep trying to figure out, \u2018How can you move around this?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure they\u2019ll find a way, they are a business,\u201d she continued, but added that after having looked at it from every angle:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot see a road forward with the franchise.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-1024x676.png\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen on 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.'\" class=\"wp-image-551091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-2048x1351.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-960x633.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-1080x713.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-1200x792.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-1024x676.png\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen on 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.'\" class=\"wp-image-551091 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-2048x1351.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-960x633.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-1080x713.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM-1200x792.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-11.04.37-AM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen on \u2018The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.\u2019<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Hulu\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No one knows the <em>Bachelor\/Bachelorette<\/em> franchise quite like Rachel.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Lindsay was instrumental in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/12\/rachel-lindsay-ill-never-appear-on-chris-harrisons-podcast-and-heres-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chris Harrison\u2019s exit from his hosting gig<\/a> back in 2021. So if she says the Paul situation could be enough to tank the entire franchise, she might be onto something.<\/p>\n<p>For her part, Taylor has mostly remained quiet about the footage that showed her assaulting then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.<\/p>\n<p>That could be at the behest of her lawyers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/dakota-mortensen-claims-taylor-frankie-paul-attacked-him-again-last-month-files-for-restraining-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taylor is now being investigated<\/a> for additional domestic violence incidents based on claims made by Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s posted on social media a few times in the wake of her scandal, but she has not addressed Mortensen\u2019s claims directly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-1024x577.png\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul's arrest video has left fans shocked.\" class=\"wp-image-551377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-2048x1155.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-960x541.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-1080x609.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-1200x677.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-1024x577.png\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul's arrest video has left fans shocked.\" class=\"wp-image-551377 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-2048x1155.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-960x541.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-1080x609.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM-1200x677.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-9.13.49-AM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s arrest video has left fans shocked.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a statement issued through her PR representative, Taylor insisted that the video did not tell the whole story, and she is the real victim in this scenario.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaylor is very grateful for ABC\u2019s support as she prioritizes her family\u2019s safety and security,\u201d her rep told E! News in a March 19 statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm,\u201d the rep continued, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are too many women who are suffering in silence as they survive aggressive, jealous ex-partners who refuse to let them move on with their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mortensen is standing his ground, and there\u2019s a good chance that the exes will wind up facing off in court at some point.<\/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-paul-has-permanently-tainted-bachelorette-franchise-rachel-lindsay-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes It\u2019s been nearly two weeks since Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s season of The Bachelorette was canceled by ABC. And members of Bachelor Nation are still trying to make sense of the momentous decision that\u2019s expected to cost the network roughly $70 million. The latest Bachelorette veteran to comment on the scandal is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":231615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-231614","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\/231614","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=231614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}