Taylor Frankie Paul cut from Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon as fans boycott Bachelorette over domestic violence claims
TAYLOR Frankie Paul has had her scheduled appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon yanked amid domestic violence claims.
Earlier this week, news broke that Secret Lives of Mormon Wives production was paused following a domestic dispute between the star and her ex, Dakota Mortensen.
Taylor, 31, was scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote her upcoming appearance as The Bachelorette.
She did not appear, however, with fans taking notice on Reddit.
The Hulu reality star was set to appear with Kerry Washington, Riz Ahmed and Julia Cumming.
While the other celebrities did make the show, host Jimmy, 51, did not address Taylor’s absence.
Earlier that same day, she made an appearance on Good Morning America, where she attempted to address the domestic violence allegations.
On a Reddit thread dedicated to the Hulu reality show, fans questioned her decision not to appear on the Tonight Show.
“Maybe they don’t want to look bad supporting someone accused of abuse,” one fan speculated.
During her morning show appearance, Taylor was asked about the ongoing situation with her ex, Dakota, 33.
“Honestly, it’s been a heavy time to see the headlines, especially during the time of the Bachelorette being released,” she said on GMA.
“It’s supposed to be an exciting time. I’m a person that always speaks her truth, that’s what I’m known for. When the time is right, I will be.”
Taylor’s ex, whom she shares son Ever with, reportedly called police during an altercation at her home in Utah on February 23.
Authorities told The U.S. Sun that violence allegations were made to police on the scene.
“There are allegations of violence from him, but it would be fair to say the claims were made from both parties,” the officer revealed.
“She is alleging other things as well. It’s a complicated one. Very he said, she said.”
Taylor said on GMA that her focus right now is on the premiere of the Bachelorette, coming March 22, and her children.
“But right now, just trying to be in the present moment and focus on this. My kids do come first, so it’s a back and forth process. It’s been stressful to be honest,” she said.
The mom of three claimed she did not know when Season 5 of SLOMW would continue production.
“[It’s] hard to say now, because of everything going on. It’s hard to see past this,” she said.
“I’ve been here before and I got through it, so I’m hoping I can again.”
A source close to production told The U.S. Sun that filming for SLOMW has been paused for the past two weeks, with the rest of the cast reportedly refusing to get in front of cameras.
The insider said the cast is concerned that production has been “protecting” Taylor in her relationship with Dakota beyond her 2023 arrest for aggravated assault.
Tension between Taylor and Dakota reportedly stems from Dakota and Taylor’s son, Ever, having been present during the alleged incident.
The source alleged that the rest of the cast are moms and want the issue to be properly addressed before they feel comfortable returning to filming.
“Everyone is refusing to film unless they can actually talk about Taylor and Dakota’s incident, and production is not going to allow that,” the insider said.
Meanwhile, Taylor is set to make her debut as The Bachelorette on Sunday.
Fans are calling for a boycott of the season, accusing ABC of profiting off her alleged bad behavior.
Taylor has lost sponsorships in the wake of reports regarding the incident, with companies like Cinnabon cutting ties.
ABC, however, has assured fans that the Bachelorette will be airing as normal.
According to a report from Variety, “the investigation will not impact the release schedule or press plans for The Bachelorette.”
The inside called Taylor, who appeared on the red carpet at the Oscars on Sunday, Hulu’s “prized child.”
“That’s why she gets all these opportunities. No one can really go against her, because she’s so protected by production and Hulu and Disney,” the source said.
“So now they’re all like, ‘We’ve had enough of this.’ Everyone needs to know about this. We’re not cool with this, and we’re not going to film until it gets aired out. So that’s essentially where things are.”
