ABC halted the upcoming season of The Bachelorette following the release of footage showing lead Taylor Frankie Paul assaulting her partner Dakota Mortensen.The network faced intense backlash for casting the TikTok star despite a previous felony conviction for aggravated assault and an ongoing investigation.Former contestants
Devin Strader and
Sam McKinney traded insults over the controversy as
Disney leadership evaluates the future of the reality franchise.