ABC Cancels ‘Bachelorette’ Amid Taylor Frankie Paul Domestic Violence Allegations

Taylor Frankie Paul's 'Bachelorette' Cast Told Contracts Will Remain in Place Despite Premiere Being Pulled (Exclusive Source)

Warner Bros. held a meeting with all but one of the 22 men of Taylor Frankie Paul's 'Bachelorette' cast amid the show's cancelation and her domestic violence investigation, a source confirms to PEOPLE.

Taylor Frankie Paul's Bachelorette contestants' contracts remain in place

Taylor Frankie Paul's Bachelorette contestants have been told their contracts remain in place, despite the show's cancellation.

ABC cancels upcoming season of 'The Bachelorette'

(CNN, KYMA) - The upcoming season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul has been canceled. ABC says it decided to scrap the season after a 2023 video of Paul was made public Thursday morning. The footage shows Paul screaming and throwing things at her former boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen. Paul also appears on Hulu reality series "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." Her representative released a statement to Variety following the video'…

The Not-At-All-Secret Life Of Taylor Frankie Paul

Taylor Frankie Paul was supposed to save The Bachelorette. The show’s viewership has been in a steady decline for almost a decade, dropping from about 10 million viewers in 2010 to just under 3 million in its most recent season.The Bachelor, too, has been in a ratings free-fall, and so the tried-and-true method for the franchise of plucking a girl from one show and making her the star of the other, was no longer enough. The show needed more eyeb…

ABC cast a 'Bachelorette' known for scandal. It couldn't handle it when she gave them another one.

Taylor Frankie Paul was set to be the twenty-second Bachelorette, until Disney pulled the plug.Fred Hayes/DisneyTaylor Frankie Paul's "Bachelorette" season was canceled amid an investigation into an alleged domestic violence incident.Paul's historic casting had promised to breathe new life into the decades-old franchise.ABC pulling the plug on the season underscores the "Bachelor" franchise's inflexibility.Taylor Frankie Paul's "Bachelorette" se…

The 'Mormon Wives' Cast Responds To Taylor & Dakota's Leaked 2023 Video

Bruce Glikas/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesRumors about Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen’s rocky relationship have been dominating the headlines since March 15. At the time, TMZ reported that filming for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5 had been put on hold after a heated argument between the exes (who share one son, Ever). Since the initial report, allegations about a domestic dispute have been reported.On March 16, a …