Taylor Frankie Paul’s reality show in Utah is on ice amid allegations of child and spousal abuse … but her turn as the next ‘Bachelorette’ is still full steam ahead.
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star is embroiled in a messy war of words and allegations in Utah with her ex and baby daddy, Dakota Mortensen … but a pause in production on that show appears to have no effect on her other show, “The Bachelorette.”
Taylor stars in the 22nd season of the ABC reality dating competition …. and she’s reportedly in New York City promoting the show ahead of a premiere this weekend in Los Angeles.
We broke the story … Taylor and Dakota have been ordered to undergo psychological evaluations following an alleged domestic incident that led to police being called.
The psych evaluation has not been performed, and it sounds like Taylor is busy doing her ‘Bachelorette’ business.
Behind the Scenes of the ‘The Bachelorette’ Cancellation “Crisis Talks”
ABC canceled The Bachelorette yesterday, just hours after TMZ released a video of a 2023 domestic incident between Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex Dakota Mortensen. A Disney Entertainment Television spokesperson released a statement confirming the news, saying, “In 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.”
The statement came after a reportedly chaotic few hours of “crisis talks” at the network. “Execs did not see the video until the rest of the world did. It’s an absolute shock and a complete failure on every level,” a source tells The Sun. “ABC should’ve done more due diligence, but they also feel Taylor downplayed her past issues and weren’t fully honest with them. Had they known the extent of this, they never would have cast her in the first place.”
The source added that “active crisis talks were being had all day on Thursday” and it was “like a bomb went off at the network’s offices. Many network executives wanted to call the season and felt there’s no way to move forward. A few [higher-ups] were still holding out because of the astronomical cost it would be to pull the season this last minute.” On top of that, ABC is now looking at needing to fill “months of Sunday night programming that they aren’t prepared for.”
Meanwhile, another insider tells the Daily Mail, “Everyone feels like we put together such a great season, a satisfying season. And now this. It’s a nightmare. There are breakout bachelors, a lot of drama. Some sweet moments. Everyone was so happy with how it turned out, and now this has ruined everything.”
Oh, and yet another source tells Us Weekly that “ABC is livid over the situation. Taylor had a breach of contract, and they are internally investigating. They have already lost a lot of money. They face losing $40 to $50 million now that they’ve canceled.”
ABC is also reportedly concerned about the future of The Bachelor, especially when it comes to casting, which you can read about below:
