Bachelor Nation Erupts After Abc Pulls Taylor Frankie Paul's 'bachelorette' Season

No 1 is getting a roseate for "The Bachelorette" Season 22 — and nary 1 from Bachelor Nation is happy astir it.

In nan little than 24 hours since ABC pulled Taylor Frankie Paul's upcoming — and heavy promoted — play of "The Bachelorette," alumni of nan deed show and its sister show, "The Bachelor," person erupted successful shock, disbelief and anger.

“This is bad for Disney. This is bad for Hulu,” Rachel Lindsay, who was nan show’s first Black lead successful 2017, said. “This is bad for Hulu because personification is going to person to return nan blasted for not vetting this out.”

The determination to propulsion nan play came amid reports that nan “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” prima and her ex, Dakota Mortensen, are progressive successful an ongoing home unit investigation. On Thursday afternoon, TMZ published a video showing Paul attacking Mortensen successful beforehand of her young girl during a 2023 incident.

Paul was charged with assault, criminal mischief and home unit successful nan beingness of a kid for nan 2023 incident. Court records bespeak that Paul pleaded blameworthy successful abeyance to an aggravated battle complaint successful August 2025, and nan different 4 charges were dismissed pinch prejudice.

"How did this walk nan threshold?" Lindsay, who said she was signaling a podcast section of “Bachelor Party” connected Thursday erstwhile nan news broke, added. “Because I would conscionable presume that it was okay.”

The podcast section was titled “The End of The Bachelorette.”

On Thursday, Arie Luyendyk, nan series’s 22nd “Bachelor," declared nan pursuing connected Instagram: "What a mess."

“I consciousness for nan full accumulation and nan contestants that put their lives connected hold. So overmuch goes into this you person nary idea," he wrote. "I’m successful nary measurement supporting her and I consciousness it’s nan correct decision. In hindsight she wasn’t nan correct prime for nan role."

At slightest 1 alumnus from nan bid was disappointed she didn't get to spot nan "mess" play retired connected screen.

Kelley Flanagan, a contestant connected nan 24th play of "The Bachelor," said successful a video she posted connected Instagram connected Thursday that she felt bad for Paul, Mortensen and their children, but confessed that she "a small spot bummed" because "it would person been entertaining."

"I wanted to watch this train wreck. I wanted to watch this mess," she said. "I deliberation it would person been thing different from what I’ve seen successful nan past."

Several contestants from nan cancelled play person put retired statements connected societal media successful nan aftermath of nan news.

The West Jordan Police Department successful Utah confirmed to NBC News connected Wednesday that nan section received a home unit allegation via telephone telephone involving Paul, but declined to springiness specifications astir nan allegation aliases immoderate imaginable charges. It besides did not cognize nan nonstop day aliases clip of nan reported incident.

A constabulary section spokesperson said detectives are moving connected establishing nan facts of nan case.

The Draper Police Department successful Utah told People magazine earlier this week that location is an unfastened “domestic battle investigation” regarding Paul and Mortensen and that “allegations person been made successful some directions.” The constabulary spokesperson said that “contact was made pinch progressive parties connected [Feb] 24th and 25th.”

Contestant Clayton Johnson wrote connected his Instagram communicative on Thursday that he "can honestly opportunity this was 1 of nan champion groups of men I’ve ever been around."

"Any female would beryllium fortunate to beryllium pinch immoderate of these guys.Real integrity," he wrote. 'Real respect. Real men. Love you boys."

Contestant Doug Mason urged his Instagram followers connected Friday to "stay positive."

"In ray of everything that’s happened, I’m conscionable sending retired prayers to Taylor, because I was her infinitesimal and her infinitesimal was blocked," he wrote.

Some alumni of nan bid questioned why Paul was formed successful nan first place, citing her criminal past.

“As a erstwhile Bachelor contestant, I tin show you that ABC thoroughly vets each portion of your individual history,” Jillian Anderson King, a contestant connected nan 19th play of “The Bachelor,” wrote connected X. “Given that Frankie Taylor Paul already had a nationalist profile, it’s difficult to judge they didn’t cognize precisely who she was going successful to this season.”

Paul's 2023 apprehension played retired successful nan first section of Hulu's "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," a bid that follows a group of young Mormon mothers successful Utah who popularized nan online subculture known arsenic "MomTok." The section ends pinch constabulary bodycam footage showing authorities putting Paul successful handcuffs successful beforehand of her home. Ever, Paul and Mortensen's son, was calved astir a twelvemonth aft her arrest.

In a little telephone telephone pinch NBC News connected Thursday, pursuing nan merchandise of nan TMZ video but earlier ABC announced it was pulling her "Bachelor" season, Paul said, "I will person my truth."

There are presently nary nationalist allegations against Mortensen. But a spokesperson for Paul said she’s "gaining spot to look her accuser and taking steps to guarantee that she and her children are protected from immoderate further harm."

The past play of "The Bachelorette" aired successful 2024. Paul's upcoming play was scheduled to premiere connected Sunday.

"We besides don’t cognize each nan details," Lindsay said successful nan signaling of "Bachelor Party." "But what I will opportunity is this is bad."