The Bachelorette has been put on hold as the falling out between Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen continues to unfold. The ABC reality series, which was set to premiere on Sunday, March 22, has been removed from the schedule, and the network has not indicated whether it will air at a later date.
“In light of the newly released video that surfaced today, we have made the decision not to move forward with the new season of The Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family,” a spokesperson for Disney Entertainment Television told Yahoo in a statement.
The news comes shortly after TMZ published a video from a 2023 fight between Paul and Mortensen — an incident that appears to be the same one that led to Paul’s arrest at the time. The footage is separate from the alleged domestic dispute in February that prompted the current investigation.
Confess to being a huge 'Bachelor' franchise fan some years back, that is before it got too woke and unserious (people just on there to get their 15 minutes of fame as opposed to finding love) for me. But wow, a whole, entire season being cancelled is to my knowledge, unprecedented territory for a TV show that has certainly dealt with many trials and tribulations in the past, only to still survive like 20-plus years. But I disgress as 3 things stand out about this Taylor Frankie Paul drama: 1) the lack of vetting (esp. when it comes to domestic abuse) by ABC 2) that it's a woman who was being abusive towards a man, in front of her no less and 3) a 'Bachelor' franchise that normally picks its lead from runner-ups on the previous season, switching up and picking a crazy mother of 3 from one of the network's other shows. And can we also talk a little bit about pretty privilege as being a factor here? Yeah, I don't think ABC had any choice but to cancel the season, despite the tens of millions of dollars they'll lose by doing so. Nonetheless, in the future it might be better to just go back to the old format and pick a lead from a previous season.
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