Taylor Frankie Paul's Bachelorette Cancellation Was Inevitable

About this episode

The episode discusses the cancellation of Taylor Frankie Paul's Bachelorette season due to domestic violence incidents and media implications.

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by New York Magazine features writer Rebecca Jennings, who recently profiled the now-cancelled Bachelorette , Taylor Frankie Paul. Paul’s season was pulled after a video of her 2023 domestic violence incident was published by TMZ, following news of another domestic violence investigation from February of this year. While the video is upsetting, knowledge of Pauls’ 2023 arrest is not new, and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives continued to use her volatile relationship for ratings. Now, parent company Disney is turning on her over a situation that may be more complicated than it seems.  This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Kate Lindsay

Guest: Rebecca Jennings

Topics covered

• Bachelorette
• domestic violence
• media coverage
• reality TV
• cancellation
• Mormon culture

Keywords

• Taylor Frankie Paul
• Bachelorette
• domestic violence
• Rebecca Jennings
• media
• Disney
• TMZ

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Magazine, Disney, TMZ

Books & works: The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

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