So far, Jessie Draper is the only one Mormon wives Star to directly and publicly address leaked home video, pause production on season 5 of Hulu show and cancel Taylor’s Bachelorette season. The businesswoman appeared on Alex Cooper’s show Call her father podcast on Wednesday, March 25, where she was initially booked to talk about her divorce.
At the beginning of the interview, Alex explained that they filmed the episode on Friday, March 20, the day after ABC pulled the plug. Bachelorette. Jessie began by pointing out that the cast knew about the video posted by TMZ, but had not seen it.
“I don’t like to judge someone in their darkest moments. I don’t want to judge the person, I’ll judge the mistake,” she said. “Taylor has already made a lot of changes, and that’s what’s hard for me. Is this my true friend? She has a really good heart and I love her so much.”
Regarding seeing the TMZ video, Jessie said it was “very difficult.” She continued, “I tell her this all the time, it’s not who Taylor is. She fell into a really bad cycle, and just seeing that video, and yeah, the child being involved is terrible; everyone involved is really hard. But Taylor is a good person and she made some mistakes, and so did Dakota, and I’m not saying any of it is true, but I know Taylor as a person.”
“I’ve seen Taylor in her darkest moments, hugging her and crying, and I’ve been there for her, so I know what happens behind the scenes,” Draper continued. “I want this to be a wake-up call for them, let’s get them healthy and happy and move forward, and I think people can come back from things like this. I just want the kids to be safe and happy and healthy.”
Jessie said she “wasn’t too surprised” when ABC pulled Taylor Bachelorette But it made her “very sad” because she saw her while filming the dating show “and she was a different person”. She also revealed that right after the news broke, Taylor called her.
the Mormon wives The star also spoke about the halt in filming, explaining that there were two production breaks on season five. The first hiatus from production came “when we found out he filed a police report. So this was before he blew up,” Draper explained, referring to the news that the Draper City Police Department had launched a second domestic assault investigation following the February incident involving Taylor and Dakota. (She told the police the people “Allegations have been made in both directions” and “relevant parties have been contacted.” [Feb.] 24 and 25.”)
Jessie said the second stop in production came from… Mormon wives He slanders. “Just before the news broke, but we knew it was probably going to happen, we girls decided. We went to production and the network and they were all very supportive,” she said.
She admitted that she doesn’t know what the current controversy surrounding Taylor and the show in general means for the future Mormon wivesbut she’ll probably feel comfortable catching the cameras since the information is now public.
