Officers are seen responding to a tense and emotional scene, quickly separating Taylor and her boyfriend Dakota Mortensen as things spiral.
Throughout the footage, Taylor appears visibly, extremely intoxicated … stumbling, slurring, and at times snapping at police officers as they try to get control of the situation.
Taylor Frankie Paul is speaking out after her season of The Bachelorette was canceled at ABC just days before it was slated to premiere.
“Taylor is very grateful for ABC’s support as she prioritizes her family’s safety and security,” a representative for the reality star said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly.
“After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.”
The statement continued, “There are too many women who are suffering in silence as they survive aggressive, jealous ex-partners who refuse to let them move on with their lives.
Taylor has remained silent out of fear of further abuse, retaliation and public shaming. She is currently exploring all of her options, seeking support, and preparing to own and share her story.”
Paul, who rose to fame on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, has been at the center of a media firestorm since Monday, when news broke that production on the fifth season of the show was halted as police investigated an alleged incident between Paul and her ex Dakota Mortensen.
The situation escalated after a video connected to a previous alleged domestic violence incident between the former couple was leaked to the public.
ABC announced subsequently announced that Paul’s season of The Bachelorette will no longer air as planned.
