 
Hello Sunday Wrap readers, Tonight, fans of “The Bachelorette” would’ve been tuning in to the season premiere featuring “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul. But Disney-owned ABC pulled the plug on the season following disturbing revelations of domestic violence, the latest scandal engulfing the popular franchise. The off-air chaos also puts the hit “Mormon Wives” in limbo, Loree Seitz and Tess Patton write, and “is a lesson on the risks that come with betting the fate of not just a single show, but a budding reality TV universe, on a controversial figure — all in the pursuit of ratings and buzz.” Check out Seitz and Patton’s dive into the real-world, reality-show drama inside Disney. If you like the kinds of stories we send you every Sunday, please consider signing up. We're offering a 2-week trial of WrapPRO for $1. If you’ve been wanting to check out our full coverage, now’s the time. Michael Calderone The incident is a lesson on what happens when a studio hedges its bets on a controversial figure for the sake of buzz and ratings By Loree Seitz and Tess Patton 
With controversial “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul set to lead the next “Bachelorette,” Disney and ABC were playing with a live grenade. On Thursday, it exploded. Disney said Thursday that it had pulled “The Bachelorette,” which was set to premiere Sunday, following the release of a graphic video featuring Paul and her ex-boyfriend ridden with domestic violence. “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,” a spokesperson from Disney Entertainment Television wrote. The abrupt cancellation marked an unprecedented move for “The Bachelor” franchise... 
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