Will 'The Bachelorette' Air on Schedule Amid Taylor Frankie Paul's Domestic Assault Investigation?
Taylor Frankie Paul‘s season of The Bachelorette is coming up, but there has been a lot of news in her personal life that has taken over the news cycle.
As reported on Monday, there is currently an open “domestic assault investigation” regarding Taylor, 31, and her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, 33, stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred in February.
Now, some are wondering if ABC will choose to air The Bachelorette premiere on Sunday (March 22), or if it might be delayed or even canceled.
Keep reading to find out more…
TMZ reports that, as of right now, the season will air as planned.
The site also reports that they’ve allegedly “hired a public relations crisis manager to handle the fallout.”
Here’s the logline for the season: After igniting “MomTok” and going viral for pulling back the curtain on Salt Lake’s soft-swinging scene in Hulu’s Emmy® Award-nominated series “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” the 31-year-old Utah native is ready to trade headline-making heartbreak for hometown dates as she begins making her mark on Bachelor Nation.
Tune in to ABC Sunday to catch the premiere. You can see all the men competing here.