Reality TV star Taylor Frankie Paul's upcoming season of 'The Bachelorette' has been canceled after a leaked video surfaced showing her violently attacking her then-boyfriend in 2023. The footage, published by TMZ, depicts Paul throwing chairs at Dakota Mortensen while their 5-year-old daughter was present on the couch. Mortensen repeatedly warned Paul that her daughter was nearby, but she continued the attack.

Disney's ABC network shelved the season just days before its scheduled premiere, citing the video's disturbing content. This incident is not Paul's first controversy; she was arrested in 2023 for domestic violence in the presence of a child and later pleaded guilty to aggravated assault against Mortensen. The child's visible distress in the video was a decisive factor in ABC's decision, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Paul has since described the incident as a 'wake-up call' and entered therapy, but her legal troubles have deepened with new domestic violence accusations from Mortensen regarding their 2-year-old son.