Former “Real Housewives of New York” star Bethenny Frankel has broken her silence on the controversy surrounding Taylor Frankie Paul, “The Bachelorette,” and “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.“. In a new video, Frankel, who has never been one to bite her tongue, seemed to slam Paul and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, for putting their minor children through a “toxic” cycle.. In her video, Frankel also praised ABC for cancelling Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette,” saying that other networks would love to have one of their stars embroiled in a scandal such as this.. View this post on Instagram. In her video, Frankel, who spent years on reality TV, said there are two villains in the Paul and Mortensen situation and one victim: their minor child, Ever.. “The couple, who are in a toxic, self-fulfilling spiral, have subjected the child to this environment,” she said.. Frankel went on to say that she could understand if someone working four jobs chose to stay in a problematic relationship.. “But in any other situation, there is absolutely no excuse,” she added.. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/MEGA. Frankel then spoke about ABC’s decision to cancel the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette,” in which Paul was scheduled to star.. “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,” the statement said, per The Blast.. Frankel said that ABC did “the right thing” by pulling the show, despite knowing the company could lose over $10 million in revenue.. The “Skinny Girl” founder said in her video that Paul’s situation would be “reality gold” on other networks. “This is reality gold,” she added before saying, “In fact, people are probably contemplating how to get her on their show.”. “So, don’t hate the player, hate the game,” she finished.. View this post on Instagram. ABC’s decision to cancel Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette” came after a video of her appearing to assault her ex, Mortensen, was shared online.. The clip shows Paul striking Mortensen, pulling his hair, and even throwing two metal chairs at him, one of which hit her daughter.. “This is called physical abuse. This is all you do,” Mortensen said in the video. “It’s the only thing you know how to do is hurt me. You think this is OK? It’s not OK. Holy sh-t.”. LISA OConnor/AFF-USA.com / MEGA. Through her representative, Paul broke her silence on the situation and thanked ABC for their support.. “After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm,” the rep said.. Mortensen called the situation “deeply upsetting” in a statement to PEOPLE. ?
