{"id":125342,"date":"2026-03-24T15:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/bachelorette-casting-disaster-taylor-frankie-paul-suitor-drove-car-in-wreck-that-paralyzed-gop-congressman-125342"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:35:15","slug":"bachelorette-casting-disaster-taylor-frankie-paul-suitor-drove-car-in-wreck-that-paralyzed-gop-congressman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/bachelorette-casting-disaster-taylor-frankie-paul-suitor-drove-car-in-wreck-that-paralyzed-gop-congressman-125342","title":{"rendered":"‘Bachelorette’ casting disaster: Taylor Frankie Paul suitor drove car in wreck that paralyzed GOP congressman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fans of “The Bachelorette<\/a>” were left with more questions than answers less than a week after Taylor Frankie Paul’s season was axed.<\/p>\n

Prior to season 22 being canceled, one of Paul’s suitors, Brad Ledford, was discovered to have been behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed in 2014 and paralyzed the passenger \u2013 former North Carolina congressman Madison Cawthorn.<\/p>\n

Ledford was described by casting as a “handsome California cowboy” who was “lassoing for love” and Paul’s heart.<\/p>\n

TAYLOR FRANKIE PAUL’S \u2018BACHELORETTE’ SEASON AXED AMID DOMESTIC ASSAULT INVESTIGATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“His best friend is his horse, Gus, whom he partners with on all his cowboy jobs,” ABC said of the 29-year-old wrangler. “When he\u2019s not on the ranch, Brad enjoys swing dancing, hanging at the beach, and listening to Adele<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“This fearless romantic is ready to start a family and prides himself on being a generous, loving partner. We can\u2019t wait to see if he can giddy up his way into our Bachelorette\u2019s heart.”<\/p>\n

Representatives for “The Bachelorette” and Cawthorn did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n

\u2018BACHELORETTE’ STAR TAYLOR FRANKIE PAUL SAYS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS FEEL \u2018LIKE THE END OF THE WORLD\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Social media sleuths went wild online upon realizing the connection between “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star, Ledford and the former house representative.<\/p>\n

In April 2014, Ledford, then 17, fell asleep at the wheel while driving with Cawthorn, then 18, in Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The vehicle crashed into a concrete barricade while Cawthorn was sleeping in the passenger seat with his legs resting on the dashboard. The collision partially paralyzed Cawthorn, who now uses a wheelchair.<\/p>\n

“Who did the vetting this season,” one fan asked, which received the response, “I think they wanted men on Taylor’s level tbh.”<\/p>\n

“Like at this point they need to just air the season in all its mess,” one user wrote.<\/p>\n

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Another fan wrote, “Good thing they threw the entire season away.”<\/p>\n

“Wow. Might be time for a new casting department. Or \u2026 just stick a fork in the franchise and be done,” one follower wrote.<\/p>\n

ABC pulled the plug on Paul’s season on March 19 amid a recent domestic abuse investigation \u2013 just three days before season 22 was scheduled to air.<\/p>\n

“In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of ‘The Bachelorette’ <\/i>at this time, and <\/i>our focus is on supporting the family,” a spokesperson for Disney Entertainment Television\u00a0told Fox News Digital in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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On March 15, production for season 5 of “Mormon Wives” <\/i>came to a halt due to an alleged physical altercation between Paul and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, that occurred in 2023, according to TMZ.<\/p>\n

The outlet then released a video that<\/a> showed Paul physically attacking Mortensen while in the presence of her daughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Authorities arrested Paul<\/u><\/a> in 2023 on charges of aggravated assault, two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, child abuse with injury and criminal mischief.<\/p>\n

Paul shares two children<\/a> with ex-husband Tate Paul: Indy, 8, and son, Ocean, 5, Additionally, she and Mortensen share a one-year-old son, Ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital’s Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/bachelorette-casting-disaster-taylor-frankie-paul-suitor-drove-car-wreck-paralyzed-gop-congressman <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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