Ex-Bachelorette Taylor Frankie Paul Lived in Fear as Domestic-Violence Video Surface, Disney Shelves Show

Ex-Bachelorette Taylor Frankie Paul reportedly lived in fear for years that a 2023 domestic-violence video with Dakota Mortensen would surface. TMZ released footage showing Paul arguing with Mortensen and allegedly throwing a metal chair in front of a child, prompting Paul's arrest on multiple charges and Disney/ABC to shelf her season of The Bachelorette. Mortensen later obtained temporary custody of their son Ever and ultimately pleaded guilty to aggravated assault under a deal that could reduce the charge to a misdemeanor if probation conditions are met, with other charges dropped. Paul’s representatives say the clip omits context and that she endured years of mental and physical abuse; the saga also intersects with a separate Hulu investigation and a restraining-order filing.