Every single new thing I learn about Bachelorette Fail Taylor Frankie Paul, the more aghast I am that this whole debacle unfolded the way it did. To recap, last week, Disney/ABC pulled the plug on the new season of The Bachelorette, starring Taylor Frankie Paul. They did so after a video was released – a video of Paul violently assaulting her partner Dakota Mortensen. Disney hired Paul knowing that she had been charged with domestic violence, but they wanted the controversy and the scandal, so everyone just crossed their fingers and hoped it would work. Now Disney is out $70 million and advertisers are fleeing what used to be one of Disney’s most profitable franchises. Well, considering I just started following this catastrophe last week, I am just now learning that Paul is under investigation for THREE separate domestic violence incidents.
Taylor Frankie Paul is reportedly under investigation following allegations of a third domestic violence incident involving her and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen. On Tuesday, March 24, a police spokesperson in Utah confirmed to NBC News that officials were investigating another incident connected to Paul, 31, and her ex, which reportedly occurred in 2024.
The outlet noted that Mortensen, 33, had contacted the state’s West Jordan Police Department last month. However, the spokesman declined to provide further details due to the case being an open investigation. The spokesperson told NBC News that they couldn’t share exact dates regarding the alleged incident, but said that authorities had been reviewing multiple videos.
After rising to fame through MomTok and her hit Hulu reality series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Utah mom of three Paul, has faced ongoing legal issues stemming from her volatile relationship with her ex, Mortensen.
A heated argument between the two in 2023 landed the TikTok influencer in court on multiple charges, including aggravated assault. Though Paul pleaded guilty to a felony count, she did so under a plea deal that would reduce the charge to a misdemeanor in three years if she abided by the agreement.
Weeks before her season of The Bachelorette was set to air this month, the former couple became involved in another domestic violence investigation that halted production on season 5 of Mormon Wives.
The police department is yet to speak to Paul regarding the alleged third domestic violence incident reported by NBC News on Tuesday, and officials only have the details that Mortensen has provided. The spokesperson noted that investigators had spoken to Paul’s attorney regarding the matter, the outlet reported. Authorities now want Paul to come in for an interview or submit a written statement, the publication stated, citing the spokesman.
So… there was a huge incident in 2023, for which Paul took a plea, and that incident was the one involving the video which just came out last week? Now there’s a 2024 incident where Mortensen also called the police and gave evidence. And in addition to all of that, Paul was assaulting Mortensen as they filmed Mormon Wives earlier this year, and the incident was so bad that it halted production. And after all of that, ABC still put that violent, crazy woman on the Oscar red carpet, and they were pushing her to do a big, splashy promotional rollout for The Bachelorette. I’ve said this whole time that people need to get fired over this at ABC/Disney. This is basically corporate malfeasance.
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