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- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: Dr. Frankie Paul's Bachelorette, Stintan's Amit, Taylor Frankie Paul's role as the face of the Bachelorette reportedly faced turmoil long before ABC canceled the season, radar online.com reveals.
- 0:30[SPEAKER_00]: Sources indicate that the 31-year-old reality star reacted explosively during filming when a contestant brought up her past legal troubles.
- 0:38[SPEAKER_00]: during a one-on-one date with contestant Casey Hux.
- 0:41[SPEAKER_00]: The conversation shifted to her 2023 domestic violence arrest, which did not sit well with Paul.
- 0:47[SPEAKER_00]: An insider claimed she had a full-fledged meltdown in response and subsequently stormed off the set, although Hux's intentions were not deemed confrontational.
- 0:55[SPEAKER_00]: He was reportedly seeking to understand what lessons Paul had learned from her past.
- 0:59[SPEAKER_00]: Post-trapped after this tense moment occurred ahead of a significant upheaval, as a video surface showing Paul physically attacking her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, while her young daughter was present.
- 1:10[SPEAKER_00]: This footage led ABC to halt the season entirely.
- 1:13[SPEAKER_00]: In a statement, Disney Entertainment television noted, in light of the newly released video just surface today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of the Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family.
- 1:29[SPEAKER_00]: speaks out before the cancellation.
- 1:31[SPEAKER_00]: Hux, a Nashville-based mechanical engineer, expressed enthusiasm about his connection with Paul.
- 1:37[SPEAKER_00]: In a February 23rd Instagram post, he wrote, "...Sorry, it's taking so long, Taylor, but your husband is coming, expressing his excitement about being selected as a contestant."
- 1:47[SPEAKER_00]: He described the experience as his biggest and most unexpected risk in pursuit of real love.
- 1:52[SPEAKER_00]: footage.
- 1:54[SPEAKER_00]: The situation escalated with the reemergence of body cam footage from Paul's 2023 arrest.
- 1:59[SPEAKER_00]: In the video, Morton sent told officers that Paul was not doing okay and displayed alleged injuries.
- 2:05[SPEAKER_00]: Morton's in even requested to be jailed instead, expressing his desire for Paul to receive help.
- 2:10[SPEAKER_00]: Paul later pleaded guilty to aggravated assault related to the incident, with several additional charges dropped, she remains on probation until August.
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