One fan suggested she should simply wait her turn with everyone else, prompting Paul to respond that she had completed the necessary forms just as others had done. She added a complimentary remark about Sam Hartman's appeal right below the official reveal of him as the lead, and followed up by posting a GIF that conveyed her sense of intrigue.
Her turn as The Bachelorette was canceled just days ahead of the scheduled March debut once footage linked to a 2023 arrest came back into view. According to reports, she entered a guilty plea to aggravated assault as part of an agreement that dropped additional counts, after which she fulfilled a three-year probation term. A representative for Disney Entertainment Television explained that the choice was made to step away from airing the season for now while prioritizing assistance for the family.