Former Bachelor Nation producer Julie LaPlaca he shares his expert opinion on the future Taylor Frankie Paul‘s The Bachelorette a season after it was pulled from the air.
“I think viewers will see that season,” Julie, 41, shared in an exclusive interview Us Weekly while improving his memory, Producer of Lovewill be released on Tuesday, July 7.
Reality TV fans were first introduced to Taylor, 32, on Hulu’s Secret Lives of Mormon Wiveswhich started in 2024. A year later, news broke that the MomTok host had been selected to host the 22nd season The Bachelorette.
In March — days before the season premiered — ABC announced that the episodes would not air amid a domestic abuse investigation involving an ex-spouse. Dakota Mortensen. Dakota alleged in court papers that Taylor put her through the window and strangled her. She went on to say that she feared for the safety of their son Ever, 2. (Taylor also shares daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 6, with ex-husband Father Paul.)
During the fall, Dakota was granted temporary custody of Ever in March and a temporary restraining order against Taylor, who has denied child abuse allegations. Taylor was later granted his own personal protective order against Dakota, with a judge ordering the former to stay 100 feet away from each other during a hearing in April.
After being granted supervised visitation with Ever, Taylor was granted unsupervised visitation rights in June. The drama took another turn, however, when Dakota called the police to question whether her protective order had been violated.
Disney’s unscripted and reality TV executive, Rob Mills, shared an update on whether a season of Taylor Frankie Paul’s Bachelorette will air on Disney-owned ABC — or perhaps elsewhere. “It’s all one day at a time,” Mills said Wednesday, April 22, in an interview with Variety. ABC has canceled season 22 of The Bachelorette […]
News later surfaced on Tuesday, June 30, that Tate filed a motion to temporarily block Taylor, which was denied.
As these feuds continue to play out off-camera, rumors have surfaced that Taylor’s season could begin airing this month. ABC has yet to announce an official decision regarding the future of the season.
While Taylor is unusual The Bachelorette The release may be surprising to some, Julie – who worked behind the franchise for seven years – understood the choice.
“It didn’t surprise me,” he said Usnotes that the team behind the series may have wanted to get something “fresh and new” for viewers. “They’re always trying to find something different to do.”
Julie even compared to Hannah Brown‘s “spectacular season,” he had a hand in producing.
“It’s like, ‘Who’s the next hot sound,’ if you will, and maybe they saw that in Taylor Frankie Paul,” Julie said, referring to the nickname used to describe Hannah’s personality. “[That casting] it doesn’t surprise me, and I feel that if it plays again, it will probably do really well.”
