Why The Bachelorette’s Controversial Season Won't Air | The Riley Gaines Show

The Riley Gaines Show

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4.4 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In this episode of The Riley Gaines Show, Riley sits down with former NCAA swimmer Paula Scanlan to break down one of the most shocking reality TV controversies of the year. Why did ABC completely scrap a fully filmed season of The Bachelorette? Was it about accountability—or ratings gone wrong? Riley and Paula dive into: 🚨 The Taylor Frankie Paul controversy and domestic violence allegations ⚖️ Double standards in media and cancel culture 📱 Influencer culture, parasocial relationships, and social media obsession 🧠 Political fatigue among young Americans 🏙️ Life in New York City and why people are leaving From reality TV scandals to cultural commentary, this episode covers it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.6	That's what we're talking about today. We are talking with, actually, a dear friend of mine, her name is Paula Scanlan, also a Division I collegiate swimmer. We're talking about The Bachelorette and Taylor Frankie Paul and the domestic violence charges that she is now facing and how ABC has scrubbed the season entirely. Also, Paula is a resident
0:56.6	of New York City. So we're talking mom Donnie. Stay tuned. Okay, Paula, thanks for joining the
1:03.7	Riley Gaines show. It's always fun to talk with you, but we rarely get to do it with the cameras
1:08.6	on. So I'm excited about this.
1:11.1	There's about a hundred different things in the news going on,
1:14.6	pop culture that we could talk about.
1:16.0	But I wanted to talk with you about the whole Taylor Frankie Paul Bachelorette situation.
1:24.0	For context, obviously, this was the newest season set to air.
1:28.8	This video came out highlighting Taylor Frankie Paul, I guess a domestic violence situation.
1:36.5	I have to imagine that ABC knew about this because, I mean, quite frankly, I knew about this.
1:41.3	I think this video was from 2023.
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