Bachelorette followers might by no means discover out whether or not or not Taylor Frankie Paul discovered a brand new man after Disney, the mum or dad firm of ABC, canceled season 22 of The Bachelorette. In keeping with a number of retailers, the community referred to a leaked 2023 video of Paul in a bodily altercation along with her ex Dakota Mortensen.
“In gentle of the newly launched video simply surfaced right now, we’ve got made the choice to not transfer ahead with the brand new season of The Bachelorette right now, and our focus is on supporting the household,” a spokesperson from Disney advised Web page Six and TMZ in an announcement on Thursday, March 19, simply days away from the season’s premiere.
The cancelation got here shortly after season 5 of Paul’s Hulu sequence, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, halted manufacturing amid a home violence investigation involving each Paul and Mortensen.
So, will we ever see season 22 of The Bachelorette?
Why Did ABC Cancel Taylor Frankie Paul’s Bachelorette Season?
As beforehand famous, a spokesperson for Disney referred to a video that had been revealed by TMZ on March 19, revealing a bodily combat between Paul and Mortensen. Within the clip, which was taken in 2023, Paul was seen hurling barstools at Mortensen whereas a toddler was current. Mortensen claimed within the video that one thing struck the kid sitting close by.
In 2023, Paul was arrested and booked for aggravated assault, two counts of home violence within the presence of a kid, baby abuse with damage and felony mischief after an altercation with Mortensen. In August of that yr, Paul pleaded responsible to aggravated assault, and the opposite prices have been dismissed with prejudice. She reached a plea deal.
Will Taylor Frankie Paul’s Season of The Bachelorette Ever Air?
It’s unclear if ABC will ever air Paul’s season of The Bachelorette. Right now, it seems it is not going to air in March 2026.
The cancellation was stunning as a result of an insider near the manufacturing advised The U.S. Solar that cancelling the season was not attainable because of the prices. The supply advised the outlet that the present was “nonetheless transferring ahead as a result of it will value [Disney] tens of millions upon tens of millions of {dollars} to shelve it.”
“Even when it’s going to nonetheless value them to air it, it is going to be so much pricier to not air it in any respect,” the insider went on. “They don’t have a plan B, that is unprecedented to have the lead screw up this royally, so there’s no backup plan.”
Nevertheless, the supply added that Bachelorette executives have been “livid with Taylor.”
“Not just for the unhealthy look, however it’s additionally clear she doesn’t get her fortunately ever after since she’s nonetheless having points with Dakota, so it’s an entire mess,” the insider stated.
A Disney government spoke at Deadline’s Actuality TV Summit in regards to the prospect of the season ever airing. Actuality TV Chief Rob Mills merely stated, “It’s nonetheless a day-to-day, so we’ll see.”
Will Season 5 of Mormon Wives Resume Filming?
On the time of publication, it’s unclear when or if manufacturing on season 5 of Mormon Wives will resume. A number of retailers reported that filming was on maintain in mid-March 2026. In keeping with Individuals, a supply near the Mormon Wives forged stated, “Not one of the ladies need to be related along with her.”
Nevertheless, a supply advised E! Information that Paul’s relationship along with her co-stars “is nice proper now” and insisted that manufacturing didn’t pause as a consequence of points among the many forged.
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