The Secret Wives of Mormon Wive‘s star Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette has apparently been giving the green light to air on ABC. The season was abruptly axed just days before the premiere in March following a leaked video between her and her ex Dakota Mortensen that depicted domestic violence.
Reality Steve (real name Steve Carbone), a podcaster who has an extensive track recorder of xx insider information about The Bachelor franchise, revealed on Instagram that he’s heard ABC is planning to air the new season sometime this American Summer — which starts in late June.
“I have an update in regard to Taylor Frankie Paul’s Bachelorette season,” Reality Steve begins. “According to my sources, it is going to air, and not only that, it’s not getting dumped on a streamer. It’s going to air on ABC this summer,” he said.
Reality Steve predicted that the news would be announced at the ABC Upfronts, which are happening this week.
“I expect to hear an official announcement coming from people at ABC sometime in the next couple of weeks. Sources are telling me we’re getting Taylor, Frankie Paul, season of The Bachelorette, and it’s going to air on ABC this summer,” he added.
Why did Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette get cancelled initially?
The Bachelorette was scheduled to premiere on March 22, but was paused on March 19 after a video of a domestic incident from 2023 leaked.
The video shows Taylor kicking her now ex, Dakota Mortensen, and throwing chairs while her young daughter was present. “Your daughter just got hit in the head by a metal chair!” Dakota tells her in the clip.
ABC cited the video as the reason for axing Taylor’s The Bachelorette season.
“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,” a Disney Entertainment Television spokesperson said in a statement.
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