Taylor Frankie Paul’s ‘Bachelorette’ entrants respond to ABC axing Season 22
ABC canceled Season 22 following a disturbing video showing Paul in domestic violence incident with her ex
The participants from Taylor Frankie Paul’s “The Bachelorette” edition have spoken up after ABC decided to cancel the season due to Paul’s alleged domestic violence issue.
Clayton Johnson, a singer-songwriter, shared on his Instagram Stories Thursday: “I must say this was one of the finest assemblies of men I've been a part of. There was vast integrity, respect, and kindness among everyone. Even challenging times never diminished that.”
“Any woman would be fortunate to have a relationship with any of these guys. Genuine character. Genuine respect. True gentlemen. Love you all.”
Brad Ledford reacted to the announcement of the Season 22 cancellation by simply sharing “…” on his Instagram Stories.
Photographer Richard Van De Water indirectly responded to the Bachelor nation controversy by highlighting country music artist Ella Langley’s upcoming song, which debuts on Friday.
“That’s all I have to mention,” he noted.
ABC chose to halt Season 22 of the “Bachelorette” on Thursday after a video of a 2023 domestic violence incident featuring her and her ex Dakota Mortensen emerged.
“With the emergence of today's video, we’ve decided not to proceed with the new ‘The Bachelorette’ season, focusing now on supporting the families involved,” the network mentioned to Page Six in a statement.
In the clip, the “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star can be seen getting physically aggressive toward Mortensen, throwing chairs while her young daughter, Indy, was present in the room.
During the incident, Mortensen — who shares a 2-year-old son, Ever, with Paul — can be heard explaining, “Your daughter was hit on the head with a metal chair,” while the young girl cried in the background.
Following the altercation, Paul was detained and faced three felony charges — one count of aggravated assault and two counts of domestic violence with a child present. She also faced misdemeanor charges of child abuse and criminal mischief.
Paul admitted guilt to the aggravated assault charge in 2023, resulting in dismissal of the lesser charges.