On the Lot: Why ABC broke up with its 'Bachelorette'

In today’s edition of ON THE LOT: How MomTok broke “The Bachelorette,” welcoming Josh D’Amaro and a wedding night with Zendaya.

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In today’s edition: How MomTok broke “The Bachelorette,” welcoming Josh D’Amaro, a wedding night with Zendaya, and this week’s recommendations from industry insiders.

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For a company like Disney, with its loyal family audience, a controversy surrounding its new Bachelorette, Taylor Frankie Paul, has devolved into an especially ugly problem involving two signature reality franchises.

ABC pulled the latest season of its dating show just three days before “The Bachelorette” was set to premiere, and hours after TMZ published a video showing Paul attacking her on-again, off-again romantic partner Dakota Mortensen in front of her daughter in 2023.