ABC pulls new season of The Bachelorette over domestic violence footage

Good, she is a horrible person and honestly needs help mentally. Not saying Dakota doesn’t either. She should never have been picked.

This footage is f****** horrifying.

I don’t get it. Did they never look her up? Did they never fall down momtok rabbit hole?

Throwing chairs like she’s on The Boondocks.

Her poor kid ☹️

Why the f*** would ABC even entertain this person for a second?

Do they not have google over at ABC?

Hi r/entertainment, this is Jake from The Guardian US. We wanted to share this breaking story about the latest on ABC's The Bachelorette. *From our story:* ABC has decided to pull the new season of hit dating franchise The Bachelorette after footage of its central star physically assaulting her former partner was leaked. Taylor Frankie Paul, who gained fame on reality show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, had been cast as the central Bachelorette for the 22nd season, which was due to start on Sunday. The 31-year-old TikTok influencer had been embroiled in controversy over her 2023 arrest for domestic violence against her now ex Dakota Mortensen. An ongoing “domestic assault investigation” is also under way over an incident in February this year, according to the Draper City police department in Utah. At a press event this week, Paul [said](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/taylor-frankie-paul-reacts-domestic-violence-mormon-wives-1236537350/) it had been “really difficult and heavy” to deal with the investigation, at which time ABC had seemed to be standing by its star and the new season even as she pulled out of an appearance on The Tonight Show on Wednesday. On Thursday, [new leaked video from 2023](https://www.tmz.com/2026/03/19/video-of-taylor-frankie-paul-beating-dakota-mortensen/) showed Paul kicking Mortensen and throwing chairs at him with her daughter present. “Your daughter just got hit in the head by a metal chair!” Mortensen tells her, with crying heard from the five-year-old. [*You can read the full story for free at this link.*](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/19/abc-bachelorette-season-cancelled-taylor-frankie-paul?referring_host=Reddit&utm_campaign=guardianacct)

Isn’t wanting to be on one of these shows a big red flag in the first place?

I hope the poor babies are safe. My heart cracked in two when I saw that video

They love picking troubled people. Enough is enough ABC you can do better

This sadly reminds me of my experience with my ex. The hitting, the kicking, the throwing of objects. She was a psychologist, so I thought at one point I would try to use her language. Just like he did I pointed out she was abusing me. Her response? To yell “you p****“ at me.

Trash show with trash people

Heads are gonna roll at ABC bc Disney is having enough trouble and this lady’s issues weren’t hidden. Multiple people greenlit this anyways and will eat the consequences as they should.

The NFL said she’ll be suspended for 2 games next season.

She has crazy eyes. I never watched the bachelor. Hope this show ends here. There’s gotta be something better for them to put out besides this c***. 

Watched the whole video holy shit that has to be some kind of undiagnosed mental illness but there's no excuse to ever act like that though that video was beyond fucked up. She should be in jail with no custody but of course this is the special treatment pretty women get that turns them into these entitled monsters. This is what happens when you have never been held accountable in your entire life. Something doesnt go their way and they freak the f*** out like an underdeveloped child.

Oopsy And nothing of value was lost

Wow just watched the video, I can’t believe they thought she was Bachelorette material…she’s trash

Ugly face, ugly personality.

ABC had no clue about this until now? Whatever…

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Oh no now they won’t be able to cast the next bachelor…

It must have been pretty shit too, because reality TV producers are exactly known for having a moral compass.

I give to the end of the year before she starts her grifter arch.

Devastating, she’s so mentally unstable would have been an amazing season

ABC had this footage before they planned this season

That mugshot is craaaaaaazy. Ooooof, that dog barks and bites but she's VERY much a dog.

People still watch this trash? Embarrassing

Oh well! What’s everyone having for dinner tonight?

Don't worry, ABC will give her a lifeline on Dancing With The Stars this fall! /s

The way this case is being reported and discussed on social media really highlights the double standard with which society treats male victims and female abusers Even on this post the top comment is about how she needs "help". Lol 

Will this show finally be done with for good?

How do they not look into this stuff before selecting her for the show?

Just end the series. It can’t get any worse

This shit is predatory...to both contestants and fans. This always comes to mind. The exces made it part of the script https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hana_Kimura

as well they should the series is trash slop you call ai slop but this is human slop pure and simple the only people who watch it are spoiled bimbos with nothing better to do

Bwahahahahahahahaaa

Damn she's HIt AF