Taylor Frankie Paul returned to Instagram for the first time after ABC canceled her season The Bachelorette.
I Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star, 31, shared a video of herself practicing the piano on Sunday, March 29, just over a week after ABC pulled the plug on the 22nd season of the dating competition.
“I was just playing around and found out I’m like this,” Taylor wrote in the video, in which she is seen with her back to the camera and wearing a hoodie.
Taylor captioned the post, “I read this today for no reason.. I think I have a real future in piano.”
ABC has decided not to air the latest season of The Bachelorette sided with Taylor after TMZ published video of a 2023 domestic violence incident involving the reality star and her ex, Dakota Mortensen.
“Due to the newly released video that surfaced today, we have made the decision not to continue with the new season The Bachelorette at this time, and we are focused on supporting the family,” said a spokesperson for Disney Entertainment Television Us Weekly on March 19.
The photos published by TMZ date back to a February 2023 domestic violence incident in which Taylor was seen throwing Dakota, 33, in front of her young child. Taylor shares daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 5, with ex-husband Father Paul and son Ever, 2, and Dakota.
“Taylor is very grateful for ABC’s support as she puts the safety and security of her family first,” an ABC spokesperson said. The Bachelorette star told us in a statement on March 19. “After years of silent mental and physical abuse and threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally finding the strength to confront the accuser and take steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.”
After the video went public, Dakota filed for temporary custody of her son, which she received along with an order of protection against Taylor earlier this month.
Production on season 5 of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives It was put on hold following an alleged domestic dispute between Taylor and Dakota in February.
A spokesperson for the Utah State Police in Draper City confirmed that Us that it has an “open domestic assault investigation” into the alleged incident. “Allegations have been made on both sides,” the authorities said, adding that communication was being made “with the parties involved [February] 24 and 25.”
News broke of a third alleged domestic violence incident involving inmates on Wednesday, March 25. NBC News reported that the Utah Police Department in West Jordan is investigating allegations of an altercation that occurred in 2024 after Dakota contacted the department.
Us reached out to representatives for Taylor and Dakota for comment at the time.
