"On Thursday, new leaked video from 2023 showed Paul kicking Mortensen and throwing chairs at him with her daughter present. Your daughter just got hit in the head by a metal chair! Mortensen tells her, with crying heard from the five-year-old. An indictment obtained by People showed that Paul threw heavy, metal chairs at Mortensen with the child also being struck."
"In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of The Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family, a statement from Disney said."
"The 31-year-old TikTok influencer had been embroiled in controversy over her 2023 arrest for domestic violence against her now ex Dakota Mortensen. An ongoing domestic assault investigation is also under way over an incident in February this year, according to the Draper City police department in Utah."
ABC has cancelled the 22nd season of The Bachelorette featuring Taylor Frankie Paul, a TikTok influencer and star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The decision followed leaked 2023 video footage showing Paul kicking and throwing metal chairs at her ex-partner Dakota Mortensen while her five-year-old daughter was present and struck by a chair. Paul was arrested for domestic violence in 2023 and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, currently serving three years' probation. An ongoing domestic assault investigation from February 2024 is also underway. Disney stated the cancellation decision prioritizes supporting the family. Paul's team responded by criticizing Mortensen's alleged attention-seeking campaign.
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