Dakota Mortensen and Anna Delvey cast in Unwell | TV Shows
Alex Cooper has gotten criticism for the Unwell Winter Games (Image: Getty Images)
Podcast host Alex Cooper is encountering important criticism following the announcement of contributors for her forthcoming Unwell Winter Games YouTube sequence, significantly due to the inclusion of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Dakota Mortensen and convicted con artist Anna Delvey among the rivals.
The authentic competitors sequence is scheduled to debut on the Unwell YouTube channel on Monday, April 6, and options the Hulu star and other personalities and can be hosted by comedy creator Adam W. The show is billed as a four-episode sequence “bringing together sixteen polarizing competitors to compete in a series of mental and physical challenges over the course of four days.”
Nevertheless, Dakota, who was accused of “ruining opportunities” for Taylor Frankie Paul shortly before her season of The Bachelorette was scrapped, sparking controversy on social media after his announcement as a competitor.
The program, which was shot at a luxurious chalet in Park City, Utah, prior to Taylor’s season of The Bachelorette, was ultimately canceled after a 2023 video depicting her hurling steel chairs at Dakota in her daughter’s presence circulated widely online.
The footage was thought to doc an incident referenced in the premiere episode of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which included bodycam footage from Taylor’s arrest. She subsequently entered a guilty plea to aggravated assault. The video surfaced after two Utah police departments confirmed that they had launched separate home violence investigations into both Taylor and Dakota, stemming from two alleged incidents in February, experiences the Mirror US.
Dakota Mortensen has also been cast on the show (Image: Getty Images)
When the video was launched, a consultant for Taylor told People the video “conveniently omits context” and described its release as a “reprehensible attempt [by Mortensen] to distract from his own behavior.”
Yet, with Taylor experiencing public backlash for the incident, including her show being canceled, many have been fast to criticize the podcast host not only for that includes Dakota but also for the show remaining on air while Taylor’s was pulled.
“They should cancel it since they canceled the Bachelorette,” one particular person posted on X (previously Twitter), while another commented, “Taylor’s show was cancelled but he gets to be on a TV show??? KEEP IT.
“Our world is such a unhappy place. Cancel this just like the bachelorette,” another remarked, while a fourth asked, “and why is dakota getting alternatives??”
The cast of the Unwell Winter Games consists of several unpopular personalities (Image: @unwell/Instagram)
“No this makes no sense. Why is Taylor’s season getting canceled from a 2023 incident that we already knew about, just because the Bachelorette did not care to do their research but Dakota will get invited to a entire new show?” another complained.
Others criticized Alex herself for providing him a platform following the scandal.
“Don’t like her already but she’s giving an abuser a highlight on her show? That’s a alternative…and that’s def not a lady’s lady ew,” one individual stated. “I don’t need to see Dakota wherever. He’s an abusive associate who will maintain videos of a little one being harmed to use against the mom of his little one when it is useful to him,” another fumed. “He’s fowl and should not be rewarded.”
Yet some viewers acknowledged the complicated timing, noting production realities that complicate calls for his removal.
Dakota’s casting has sparked fierce backlash after The Bachelorette was canceled on Taylor Frankie Paul (Image: @Unwell/Instagram)
“People upset with Dakota…this was pre-filmed,” one person said. “And it is not like The Bachelorette, where it was just about Taylor, and they might cancel. There are other stars. They cannot just cancel it bc of one star.”
The lineup features numerous reality television personalities, many of whom are already controversial from their previous programs.
Alongside Dakota, former Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star and Momtoker Demi Engemann is scheduled to appear. The roster also includes a convicted fraudster and Dancing With the Stars alumna Anna Delvey, plus DWTS professional dancer Gleb Savchenko.
Bachelor Nation’s married couple Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt have signed on, together with Siesta Key’s Juliette Porter and Too Hot to Handle‘s Louis Russell.
Demi Engemann from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is also featured (Image: @unwell/Instagram)
Love Island veterans Ekin Su Cülcüloğlu, Eyal Booker, and Huda Mustafa are participating, as is WWE superstar Saraya Bevis.
Social media influencers Alissa Violet and Hallie Batchelder, along with digital creators Andrew Vetter, Cameron Jerrard, Dylan Kevitch, Hannah Stocking and Niko Emanuilidis, complete the ensemble.
Viewers also expressed frustration with Anna Delvey’s participation, with numerous critics puzzled by her continued access to professional opportunities.
“How has Ana Delvy 1. Not been deported 2. Able to work and gain money legally in the US after committing crimes. Lol,” one viewer commented, while another asked, “Anna Delvey and no George Santos?”
The Unwell Winter Games is scheduled to release episodes on YouTube on Monday, April 6, Tuesday, April 7, Wednesday, April 8 and Thursday, April 9.
Dakota Mortensen and Anna Delvey cast in Unwell
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