Taylor Frankie Paul's Bachelorette Scandal: Prayer & Backlash

0:00It's April 2nd. Welcome to Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. Taylor Frankie Paul's shadow being the next bastard got shut down by ABC on March 19th. It all blew up at the TMZ drop footage from 2023, showing the reality star, checking a metal bar stool at her ex Dakota Mortensen. In the clip, it accidentally smacked her, then five-year-old daughter Indy, who was crying nearby. He's leaning hard into her faith now, posting on TikTok March 23rd. That prayer is the only thing keeping her upright. Fans from her Mormon wiveshow know all too well about her on-again off-again mess with Dakota. They dated two years before splitting early this year. And it's been pure toxicity from jump. The exes went at it with statements right after the video hit. Taylor claimed years of mental and physical abuse from him and said the clip skips key context. Dakota fired back denying everything is baseless. Meanwhile, folks close to her worry these two might circle back.

1:01They're like addicts chasing that high. Sutters from the show showed some love online. One guy simp prayers her way, another said he's hanging in and will update soon, while a third hyped up the whole cast. But the backlash is real. With sources saying this scandals rocking the whole reality TV world. The bachelor franchise feels the heat big-time veterans like Rachel Lindsay called the brand straight up tainted, questioning how they bounce back. Others float ideas of lawsuits against ABC and insiders predict a full reckoning if the show's gonna last. Keep an eye on how this drama unfolds.