Taylor Frankie Paul directed a message to contestant Doug Mason after he reacted to .
Season 22 of the reality dating series, originally slated to premiere on Sunday, was abruptly axed last week as 2023 footage of Paul, 31, hurling chairs at then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, 33, was released.
Mason, 28, took to Instagram on Friday and said in a now-expired video: 'In light of everything that has happened, I am just sending prayers to Taylor because that was her moment and her moment was blocked.
'...All we can do right now is just be hopeful, and I am headed off to run to watch the sunrise.'
The clip was reshared by Instagram account @stephwithdadeets and Paul commented, 'Aw my heart goes out to him. So sweet.'
It comes after pop culture critic Steve Carbone, who posts from the social media account @realitysteve, claimed in a bombshell spoiler that Mason was the season 22 winner.
Taylor Frankie Paul directed a message to The Bachelorette contestant Doug Mason after he reacted to ABC's cancellation of her season; pictured in November 2024
Mason, 28, took to Instagram on Friday and said in a now-expired video: 'In light of everything that has happened, I am just sending prayers to Taylor because that was her moment and her moment was blocked'
Mason, 28, took to Instagram on Friday and said he was 'sending prayers to Taylor.' The clip was reshared by Instagram account @stephwithdadeets and Paul commented, 'Aw my heart goes out to him. So sweet'
Paul is the star at the center of Hulu's reality series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (SLOMW), and she was
Her tumultuous relationship with on-off partner Dakota has been documented throughout the show's four seasons.
The simmering war between the couple exploded into the open on Thursday when leaked video from a 2023 bust-up was published online.
In it, a drunken Paul is seen trying to force Mortensen into a headlock before attacking him with a metal barstool.
The cancellation could
