Taylor Frankie Paul is breaking her silence after ABC opted to cancel the premiere of The Bachelorette.
Following an investigation into home abuse wherein Paul and her ex, Dakota Mortensen, have been concerned, which put The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5 filming on pause, the fallout continued. A video of a 2023 incident surfaced on Thursday, March 19, the place Paul is seen repeatedly bodily attacking Mortensen, which led to ABC lastly pulling the courting collection.
“Taylor may be very grateful for ABC’s assist as she prioritizes her household’s security and safety,” a spokesperson for Paul mentioned in an announcement to 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 youngsters are protected against any additional hurt.”
The assertion continued, “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. Taylor has remained silent out of concern of additional abuse, retaliation, and public shaming. She is at present exploring all of her choices, searching for assist, and making ready to personal and share her story.”
On all of the headlines surrounding Paul’s life amid the media tour for the premiere of the courting collection, she advised GMA, “It’s been a heavy time to see the headlines, particularly throughout this time of The Bachelorette being launched, and it’s speculated to be a very thrilling time.”
“I’m an individual that can at all times communicate my fact, and that’s what I’m identified for,” she continued. “When the time is correct, I’ll [speak], however proper now, [I’m] simply attempting to be within the current second and concentrate on [The Bachelorette]. The factor is, my children come first. And so it’s been only a back-and-forth course of, attempting to be right here, the current second, worrying about house and headlines. It’s been traumatic, to be sincere.”
