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Ciara Miller offers candid two-word response to fans urging her to be the next Bachelorette

Ciara Miller offers candid two-word response to fans urging her to be the next Bachelorette

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Ciara Miller has delivered an emphatic response to fans begging for her to lead the next season of The Bachelorette. The Summer House star, 30, who is currently embroiled in a friendship fallout with co-star Amanda Batula over her relationship with Miller’s ex-boyfriend, West Wilson, was speaking in a new interview about her love life. “I’m so happy being single,” she said in her Glamour cover story. “Honestly, I can’t imagine anyone being in my apartment. I don’t think it’s a bad thing to be single.” When the interviewer mentioned that some fans had been urging The Bachelorette to cast Miller, the reality star replied: “F*** no,” before adding, “I’m way too private.” Miller’s cutting response comes a month after the recent season of the hit ABC dating series, featuring fellow TV personality Taylor Frankie Paul, was axed. Ciara Miller said …

Reality TV Is Straining Under the Weight of Scandal. Can It Go On Like This?

Reality TV Is Straining Under the Weight of Scandal. Can It Go On Like This?

Published by Sam Flores

In 2023, Anna Peele wrote about the reckoning facing reality TV—more specifically, the Bravo-verse—in her explosive Vanity Fair exposé. She revealed the disturbing allegations of alcohol abuse and racism that allegedly pervaded the Real Housewives franchise. At the time, former Real Housewives of New York City cast member Bethenny Frankel was calling for reality TV personalities to unionize in hopes of more protections for the stars of these popular shows. Reality TV has always been about drama, but some of the latest scandals have sent shows and their fans into an existential crisis. Most recently, ABC made the unprecedented move of canceling a fully shot season of The Bachelorette after the emergence of a disturbing video showing the season’s star, Taylor Frankie Paul, in a domestic dispute. This season was expected to usher in a new era for the long-standing dating show, by bringing on a star of a different series (the very popular Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) with the aim of pulling in new viewers. “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is supposed …

Bachelorette star Taylor Frankie Paul in court over abuse allegations

Bachelorette star Taylor Frankie Paul in court over abuse allegations

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter A Utah judge is set to hear arguments Tuesday on a protective order sought by a former partner against Taylor Frankie Paul, the star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and a recently filmed season of The Bachelorette that was canceled over abuse allegations in the relationship. Dakota Mortensen, who has temporary custody of his and Paul’s 2-year-old son, is asking the court to turn a short-term protective order against her into a long-term one as authorities investigate domestic violence reports from earlier this year. Paul and Mortensen are expected to participate in the hearing remotely while their lawyers appear in person at the Salt Lake City courthouse. Details of the temporary protective order have been kept sealed. Attorneys are expected to address reports under investigation from February, not a 2023 fight that led to Paul’s arrest and resurfaced just …

Taylor Frankie Paul announces on Easter that she’s distancing herself from Mormon church amid Bachelorette and SLOMW controversies

Taylor Frankie Paul announces on Easter that she’s distancing herself from Mormon church amid Bachelorette and SLOMW controversies

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Taylor Frankie Paul has announced her decision to “detach” herself from the Mormon church as she continues to deal with the fallout from multiple domestic violence allegations. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star, 31, was set to lead season 22 of The Bachelorette. However, days before its premiere, a violent video of her 2023 assault involving her ex, Dakota Mortensen, was leaked, leading ABC to cancel the season. Another alleged instance of domestic violence between Paul and Mortensen in February also brought a pause to the production of season five of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Paul has since spoken out, describing the past 40 days as “hell on earth,” in an Instagram post shared Easter Sunday. Later that day, the mother …

Before the Summer House Scandal Took Over Your Feed, Lindsay Hubbard Was Spotted Getting “Activated” Downtown

Before the Summer House Scandal Took Over Your Feed, Lindsay Hubbard Was Spotted Getting “Activated” Downtown

Published by Sam Flores

It was just another day of lunch service at the Odeon, the Tribeca restaurant recently depicted on FX’s Love Story, when word of a reality TV scandal began to spread. In the bustling dining room, Lindsay Hubbard, a former publicist and original cast member on Bravo’s Summer House, was sipping wine with a couple of other women, getting up from their table to take a few frantic phone calls. In recent weeks, whispers that two of her costars were secretly dating had been floating throughout New York City and when she rejoined her table, Hubbard appeared to have received some form of confirmation. “Ciara just said…” she urgently told her tablemates, dissolving into a hushed, but excited tone, according to a fellow diner and source close to Vanity Fair. (Hubbard’s reps declined to comment to VF.) Just 24 hours later, the rest of the world learned what Ciara Miller may have told her “activated” costar over day drinks: Miller’s ex-boyfriend West Wilson had been covertly dating her best friend Amanda Batula, all of whom share …

Bachelorette contestant from canceled season drove car in wreck that paralyzed Madison Cawthorn

Bachelorette contestant from canceled season drove car in wreck that paralyzed Madison Cawthorn

Published by Sam Flores

One of the 22 men vying for reality star Taylor Frankie Paul’s heart on the now-cancelled season of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” was the driver in a 2014 crash that left former Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) paralyzed. Brad Ledford, 29, was set to appear in the franchise’s 22nd season, which ABC shelved last week following domestic… Source link

Bachelorette alum Rachel Lindsay claims franchise is ‘over’ after season gets pulled

Bachelorette alum Rachel Lindsay claims franchise is ‘over’ after season gets pulled

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Former Bachelorette lead Rachel Lindsay has claimed that the franchise is “tainted” after Taylor Frankie Paul’s upcoming season of the dating show was canceled. ABC pulled the series Thursday after a violent video of Paul’s 2023 assault involving her ex, Dakota Mortensen, was leaked just days before the season was slated to premiere and prompted widespread backlash. Lindsay, who became the first Black woman to lead the show during season 13, has claimed the series cannot move forward after the events that unfolded in the past week. “I think it’s over,” she said during Friday’s episode of her podcast, Bachelor Party. “I was trying to think of a scenario where it could be different. Because this isn’t just, ‘Oh, we put it all on a person. This person did this.’ This is the system that allowed this to happen.” The Independent …

Rachel Lindsay Says Bachelor Franchise Over Amid Taylor Bachelorette Scandal

Rachel Lindsay Says Bachelor Franchise Over Amid Taylor Bachelorette Scandal

Published by Daniella Wilson

Former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay doesn’t think the Bachelor franchise can survive Taylor Frankie Paul’s domestic violence controversy.  During a Thursday taping of the Bachelor Party podcast, the former franchise lead learned of ABC’s decision to pull The Bachelorette season 22 after a video leaked of Paul, depicting the events that led to her 2023 arrest.  Lindsay cut her two co-hosts off to share the news, admitting she had “chills.” She also explained that she thought the season was “over” after the video was released.  “I think it’s over. I was trying to think of a scenario where it could be different. Because this isn’t just, ‘Oh, we put it all on a person. This person did this.’ This is the system that allowed this to happen,” she said. “The name Bachelorette, Bachelor is tainted at this point. How do you move forward past that? You can’t.” ABC yanked Paul’s Bachelorette season on Thursday after a 2023 video of Paul engaging in a domestic dispute with her on-again, off-again boyfriend Dakota Mortensen was posted by TMZ. …

How much ABC’s disastrous Bachelorette cancellation could cost the network

How much ABC’s disastrous Bachelorette cancellation could cost the network

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter ABC is at risk of losing tens of millions of dollars should it officially decide to scrap the new season of The Bachelorette entirely. Days before season 24, fronted by 31-year-old reality star Taylor Frankie Paul, was scheduled to premiere, the network pulled the show after footage of Paul’s 2023 alleged assault involving her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, was leaked. “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 at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family,” ABC’s parent company, Disney, said in a statement Thursday. While the dating series is owned by Warner Bros., ABC would still eat the reported $30 million-plus spent on the licensing fees and marketing costs, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Each episode costs about $2 million …