According to insiders, ABC want Maura Higgins to be the next Bachelorette, for a live season rather than pre-recorded.

People Magazine: Rachel Lindsay doesn’t think the Bachelor franchise can recover from the Taylor Frankie Paul scandal. She reacted in real time on the episode of the Bachelor Party podcast, which was released on March 20, and shared her candid thoughts on whether the TV franchise can move forward. "I think it's over," she said of the franchise's future. "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 name Bachelorette, Bachelor is tainted at this point," Lindsay, 40, said. "How do you move forward past that? You can't." #SLOMW Source: People Magazine

Taylor Frankie Paul’s upcoming season of ‘The Bachelorette’ has been officially cancelled.

Taylor Frankie Paul has responded to a leaked video from 2023 that appears to show her throwing metal stools at her ex, Dakota Mortensen, while her child is nearby. A spokesperson for Paul said: “It’s sad to see the latest installment of his never-ending, desperate, attention-seeking, destructive campaign to harm Taylor without any regard for the consequences for their child. Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior. Thankfully, the public has seen this act before and knows who he is and sadly, many will recognize this pattern of manipulation, both in his actions on the show, and from their own experiences.” variety.com/2026/tv/news/tay…

NEW: ABC's "Bachelorette" caught on camera allegedly attacking her ex-boyfriend and throwing a chair at him, which appeared to hit her child. The "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star is reportedly under investigation for domestic violence. "The Draper City Police Department in Utah [is investigating] the allegations on both sides after a recent incident," Variety recently reported. It's unclear if the police are investigating this incident or a separate one. Paul is set to star in Season 22 of “The Bachelorette," which reportedly starts in 3 days. Insane. Video: @TMZ