ABC pulls "The Bachelorette" after video of assault emerges
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By Kim BojóRquez
Published on March 19, 2026.
ABC is cancelling the upcoming season of "The Bachelorette" after a video surfaced showing Utah influencer Taylor Frankie Paul assaulting her then-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, in 2023. The decision comes just three days before the show's premiere date. The video, which appears to align with descriptions of the 2023 case, was published by TMZ and appears to show one of the barstools hitting a child, which is Paul's daughter. Paul, who also stars on "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," responded to the allegations on ABC's "Good Morning America" and "Good Wednesday."
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