Is ‘The Bachelorette’ Still Going Ahead as Planned? Producers “Blindsided” by Taylor Frankie Paul News
Taylor Frankie Paul is reportedly involved in a “domestic assault investigation” with her ex, Dakota Mortensen (with allegations made in “both directions”).ABC reportedly still plans to go ahead with The Bachelorette, which is scheduled to premiere on March 22.Sources tell TMZ that the network was blindsided, and have hired a crisis PR manager.Taylor Frankie Paul’s upcoming and very buzzy season of The Bachelorette is scheduled to premiere in just a couple days on March 22, and suddenly the timing could not be worse. News recently broke in TMZ that Taylor and her ex, Dakota Mortensen, had a “blowup” so “intense” that production was halted on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 5—which is currently filming in Utah.Meanwhile, a spokesperson from the Draper City Police Department told People that there’s an open "domestic assault investigation" regarding Taylor and Dakota, that "allegations have been made in both directions," and that "contact was made with involved parties on [Feb] 24th and 25th."So…will ABC still air The Bachelorette? According to Variety, "the investigation will not impact the release schedule or press plans for The Bachelorette." However, TMZ reports that producers were blindsided and that “ABC has hired a public relations crisis manager to handle the fallout.”Meanwhile, info on how Taylor’s season ends have been released by longtime Bachelor Nation spoiler source Reality Steve. You can read about who wins Taylor’s season, if they got engaged, and whether or not they are still together, below.Related Story
