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It’s been practically two weeks since Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette was canceled by ABC.

And members of Bachelor Nation are nonetheless making an attempt to make sense of the momentous determination that’s anticipated to price the community roughly $70 million.

The most recent Bachelorette veteran to touch upon the scandal is Rachel Lindsay.

And he or she thinks the scenario is so dangerous that that ABC may need no alternative however to drag the plug on all the franchise.

“It’s tainted,” Rachel stated of the franchise throughout a latest episode of E!’s “Sizzling Goss” podcast.

“I’m very logical and I maintain making an attempt to determine, ‘How will you transfer round this?’”

“I’m certain they’ll discover a means, they’re a enterprise,” she continued, however added that after having checked out it from each angle:

“I can’t see a street ahead with the franchise.”

Nobody is aware of the Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise fairly like Rachel.

The truth is, Lindsay was instrumental in Chris Harrison’s exit from his internet hosting gig again in 2021. So if she says the Paul scenario could possibly be sufficient to tank all the franchise, she could be onto one thing.

For her half, Taylor has principally remained quiet concerning the footage that confirmed her assaulting then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.

That could possibly be on the behest of her legal professionals.

Taylor is now being investigated for extra home violence incidents primarily based on claims made by Dakota.

She’s posted on social media a couple of occasions within the wake of her scandal, however she has not addressed Mortensen’s claims instantly.

In a press release issued by means of her PR consultant, Taylor insisted that the video didn’t inform the entire story, and she or he is the actual sufferer on this situation.

“Taylor could be very grateful for ABC’s assist as she prioritizes her household’s security and safety,” her rep instructed E! Information in a March 19 assertion.

“After years of silently struggling intensive psychological and bodily abuse in addition to threats of retaliation, Taylor is lastly gaining the power to face her accuser and taking steps to make sure that she and her youngsters are shielded from any additional hurt,” the rep continued, including:

“There are too many ladies who’re struggling in silence as they survive aggressive, jealous ex-partners who refuse to allow them to transfer on with their lives.”

Mortensen is standing his floor, and there’s a great likelihood that the exes will wind up going through off in court docket in some unspecified time in the future.

We may have additional updates on this growing story as new info turns into out there.