Taylor Frankie Paul's "Bachelorette" Contestants Are Talking About The Season's Sudden Cancellation — Here's What They're Saying

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Note: This nonfiction contains notation of home violence.

Disney Entertainment Television decided not to determination guardant with Taylor Frankie Paul's play of The Bachelorette (which was expected to aerial connected Sunday, March 22) aft a leaked video from 2023 surfaced, which appears to amusement Taylor and her ex, Dakota Mortensen, successful the mediate of a carnal altercation.

"In airy of the recently released video conscionable surfaced today, we person made the determination to not determination guardant with the caller play of The Bachelorette astatine this time, and our absorption is connected supporting the family,” a spokesperson for Disney Entertainment Television shared successful a connection obtained by BuzzFeed connected March 19.

Taylor commented connected the network's determination not to tally her play of The Bachelorette via a spokesperson:

"Taylor is precise grateful for ABC’s enactment arsenic she prioritizes her family’s information and security," a spokesperson for Taylor said successful the statement. "After years of silently suffering extended intelligence and carnal maltreatment arsenic good arsenic threats of retaliation, Taylor is yet gaining the spot to look her accuser and taking steps to guarantee that she and her children are protected from immoderate further harm."

"There are excessively galore women who are suffering successful soundlessness arsenic they past aggressive, jealous ex-partners who garbage to fto them determination connected with their lives," the connection continued.

Now, contestants from the shelved play are reacting to the quality connected societal media.

Mike Turitto, a contestant from NJ, posted: "It's a caller day."

Doug Mason, an water lifeguard and musician, shared successful an Instagram story: "In airy of everything that's happened, I'm conscionable sending retired prayers to Taylor due to the fact that that was her moment, and her infinitesimal was blocked. So each we tin bash close present is conscionable beryllium hopeful."

And finally: Johnnie La Rosa, a contestant and jock from Long Island, besides shared a post successful solidarity with the men of the season:

Dakota shared a connection regarding The Bachelorette quality arsenic well.

"As anyone who has seen the video volition understand, this is simply a profoundly upsetting situation," helium shared in a connection to PEOPLE. "I am, unfortunately, utilized to these baseless claims astir maine and our relationship, which I categorically deny. I americium focusing connected our lad and his safety, and anticipation that Taylor volition bash the same."

In a peculiar that aired aft the Oscars past Sunday, we got to spot a glimpse of what Taylor's Bachelorette play would person looked like.

At the extremity of Before The Final Rose, which is inactive streaming connected Hulu, we spot Taylor engaging with her suitors, including everything from shot dates and fireworks, to what whitethorn person adjacent been a hometown visit.

The Bachelorette isn't the lone amusement that's been affected by the home unit allegations. TMZ archetypal reported that accumulation connected The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives stopped aft a "heated blowup betwixt 2 of the main formed members." It was aboriginal revealed that the 2 formed members progressive were Taylor and Dakota. There's been nary update connected erstwhile accumulation connected The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives volition restart.

The home unit probe is inactive ongoing.

If you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize is successful contiguous information arsenic a effect of home violence, telephone 911. For anonymous, confidential help, you tin telephone the 24/7 National Domestic Violence Hotline astatine 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) oregon chat with an advocator via the website.

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