ABC cancels upcoming 'Bachelorette' season, citing video of star in 2023 attack

Chloe Veltman
Leila Fadel

March 20, 2026 / 1:43 am

ABC is pulling the 22nd season of 'The Bachelorette' days ahead of its scheduled release after TMZ published a 2023 video of its star, Frankie Taylor Paul, attacking her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.

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