Taylor Frankie Paul faces protective order hearing after 'Bachelorette' cancellation
KUTV • • general
Key Points:
- A Utah judge will hear arguments on Tuesday regarding a request by Dakota Mortensen to extend a protective order against Taylor Frankie Paul amid ongoing domestic violence investigations.
- The hearing will focus on earlier reports from February, separate from a 2023 incident that led to Paul's arrest and the cancellation of her "The Bachelorette" season.
- ABC canceled the filmed season of "The Bachelorette" after a leaked video showed Paul allegedly assaulting Mortensen, with police footage featured in "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives."
- Paul pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault charges related to the 2023 incident, while other charges were dismissed; she has publicly claimed she suffered abuse and threats.
- Paul recently announced she is leaving the Mormon church, distancing herself from the community that helped launch her reality TV career.
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