BK

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[BK @BKBachTakes]

The Bachelor franchise knew about Taylor Frankie Paul’s conviction before they cast her. They just thought the ratings would be worth it.

They were wrong. I wrote about it. 👇🏾 #TheBachelorette #TaylorFrankiePaul

https://t.co/SlbYtk3SYz

[Shannon’s Spanx @Shannonsspanx]

Happy Easter!

[BK @BKBachTakes]

@maximusmom13 I really thought she was NUTS when I first saw this. But she honestly got the last laugh cuz all of her post show appearances have been pretty tame, meanwhile Matt is still gripping at relevancy.

[AJ @willjames93]

No melanin & only 3 women. This picture literally looks like the Plague. That BIPOC quota shoulda been implemented behind the scenes as well.

[Ali B @wtflanksteak]

Taylor Frankie Paul was supposed to be The Bachelorette's big comeback after Jenn's disaster of a season and cleaning house....and they fucked it up in new but also expected ways.

Their whole marketing was like "TFP does things her way! like we've never seen before" yeah i bet

[BK @BKBachTakes]

@TheBigBroTea Are they not always under contract for a year after it airs?

[BK @BKBachTakes]

Y’all can’t be the same people asking how we have the president that we have when you’re suggesting things like this.

[s mommy @thecavemommy]

ABC should absolutely just air the Bachelorette. Release all the episodes at once. Put it behind a pay wall. Charge 3.99 to unlock. Put a TW at the beginning and say you don’t condone any assault. Put a hotline number up if you’re a victim of DV to call. Boom. All good. They would make absolute MASSIVE amounts of money.

[Stunna ⛧ @wentsickomode]

Release black men from jail with weed charges 💚

[BK @BKBachTakes]

@juliechen I wouldn’t be mad at this.

[BK @BKBachTakes]

I agree with her.

[Bye Wig Hello Drama @HousewivesHub]

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

[BK @BKBachTakes]

@TheBigBroTea Agreed. I think they need to cut their losses and look elsewhere within the Disney family.

[Low Dropper for Jesus @Mr_Everythng]

Acting up in front of Beyoncé is a new level of niggatry. Bey's face says it all!😫

Justin and Ursher- y'all get it together and kiss and make up.🥺

[BK @BKBachTakes]

@MrBeast @Realitytv__fan Is this a fucking joke?

[elle @itisthegirl]

being asked about taylor frankie paul by my friends and family who don’t watch secret lives of mormon wives

[BK @BKBachTakes]

@CurttiMagurtti Definitely Jabarkus.

[BK @BKBachTakes]

@amberlytics I will actually never forget when Kim admitted on some show or podcast that the only reason she finally got taken seriously from the fashion world was because of Kanye. That’s a wild thing to think about in 2026.

[Preston D. Mitchum @PrestonMitchum]

I’m sorry??? 😩😩😩

[BK @BKBachTakes]

Yeah, we know.

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

The Duffer Brothers say that they went into production on ‘STRANGER THINGS’ Season 5 without having a finished script for the finale

(Source: @netflix)

[Brian Scally @Brian_Scally]

As sad as I am that I don't get to watch Rob or Natalie or Yam Yam or Tiffany or Ian be a traitor, I think it's so good for the health of the show long term to have no gamers in the turret this season #TheTraitorsUS