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As we beforehand reported, Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette has been canceled by ABC simply days earlier than its scheduled premiere.
The choice follows the discharge of footage that confirmed Taylor assaulting then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.
Now, the embattled Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star has damaged her silence on this surprising flip of occasions.
“Taylor may be very grateful for ABC’s assist as she prioritizes her household’s security and safety,” Paul stated via a spokesperson, including (by way of Folks):
“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 kids are protected against any additional hurt.”
Taylor’s rep went on to recommend that Mortensen leaked the allegations to the press with a view to smash her profession, an allegation he has denied.
“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,” the assertion continued.
“Taylor has remained silent out of concern of additional abuse, retaliation and public shaming. She is presently exploring all of her choices, in search of assist, and making ready to personal and share her story.”
Disney surprised Bachelor Nation when it introduced its determination on Thursday afternoon.
“In gentle of the newly launched video simply surfaced at this time, we’ve got made the choice to not transfer ahead with the brand new season of The Bachelorette presently, and our focus is on supporting the household,” a Disney Leisure Tv spokesperson stated in a press release.
The footage launched at this time confirmed Taylor throwing a chair at Dakota and hitting her 5-year-old son by mistake. Dakota has additionally addressed the state of affairs via a spokesperson:
“His primary precedence right here is defending [their 2-year-old son], Ever,” his rep stated on Wednesday, including:
“He knew there was a chance it may come out, however he was not going to be the one to proactively do this as a result of he has at all times needed a good relationship with Taylor.
“It’s been actually laborious to attain that, however he desires to co-parent properly.”
The rep went on to verify that Mortensen was not the one who made these allegations public.
“He was simply hoping that if he says nothing, as he often does, it might go away. He’s by no means carried out any type of sit-down interview about his facet,” the spokesperson continued.
We may have additional updates on this growing story as new data turns into obtainable.
