Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen’s extremely poisonous relationship has created a constant revolving door of battle on the hit Hulu actuality collection “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” however reportedly, issues have as soon as once more turned bodily in their on-again/off-again relationship.
Following reviews that season 5 filming was shut down on account of drama between the 2, who’re dad and mom to son Ever, new particulars have emerged revealing that it stemmed from an alleged home violence incident.
‘Mormon Wives’ Manufacturing Shut Down Over Alleged Home Violence Between Taylor Frankie Paul And Dakota Mortensen
Hours after it was revealed that the at present filming fifth season of “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” was shut down for the foreseeable future, new particulars have emerged relating to an incident between #MomTok chief Taylor Frankie Paul and ex Dakota Mortensen.
In line with PEOPLE, the Draper Metropolis Police Division confirmed to the outlet that an open “home assault investigation” exists between Paul and Mortensen. Per the police division’s spokesperson, “allegations have been made in each instructions” and “contact was made with concerned events on (Feb) twenty fourth and twenty fifth.”
An inside supply related to “Mormon Wives” confirmed the filming pause. “They aren’t filming,” the supply stated. “Taylor (Frankie Paul) has some fairly critical stuff taking place relating to her previous, and they’ll see what occurs. Till that resolves, they’re off.”
Issues are reportedly so critical that Paul’s fellow #MomTok members have all distanced themselves from her. “Not one of the ladies need to be related together with her,” the supply instructed the outlet.
Paul and Mortensen had been beforehand concerned in a home violence incident in 2023 that resulted in her arrest, however the prices within the case had been later dropped.
Manufacturing Shut Down Following Experiences Of A Blowup Between Paul And Mortensen
Per TMZon Monday, March 16, inside sources related to “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” instructed the outlet that on account of a heated incident between the present’s star, Taylor Frankie Paul, and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, manufacturing for season 5 has been paused.
Sources additional shared with the outlet that manufacturing is “taking the matter severely and dealing with with warning.”
All through the just lately launched fourth season, Paul and Mortensen have a number of blowup fights that put the remainder of the forged in the midst of the drama.
Taylor Frankie Paul Instructed Followers That Season 4 Of ‘Mormon Wives’ Was ‘Extraordinarily Exhausting’ To Watch Amid The Premiere
Through a current Instagram put upfollowing the discharge of “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” season 4, Paul shared perception into the difficulties of filming the season.
“I, for the primary time, sat down and watched this season, and it was extraordinarily arduous to do,” Paul wrote. “These aren’t simply story traces, these are our precise lives we’re sharing. I’ll communicate for myself on this, I’m not sharing to appease or change ‘story traces’ for anybody’s leisure.”
“A giant motive I proceed on is to doubtlessly assist somebody,” she continued. “I do know this as a result of I’ve personally watched and listened to folks’s expertise and it helped me. Takes braveness to share such susceptible matters with an viewers. My coronary heart goes out to these round me that share and everybody else that proceed to take action the hugs will all the time outweigh the hate for me.”
The Actuality Star Beforehand Admitted Her Difficulties Dealing With Heartbreak
In January 2025, throughout a Q&A session on InstagramTaylor Frankie Paul opened up about her struggles dealing with heartbreak, which on the time was after a breakup with Dakota Mortensen.
One fan requested how Paul copes with heartbreak, and she or he supplied a candid response.
“I’m not good with this myself,” she replied. “How do you deal with heartbreak? I’m a couple of days out of a 3.5-year relationship. Take it day-to-day. Really feel the ache, grieve. Can really feel like a demise. After studying from my previous, I simply cry and let the ache in so it will possibly cross via, or every other feelings…unhappiness, anger, and so forth.”
In one other reply to a fan query, Paul revealed that on the time she was going to remedy thrice every week however is now “down to 1 or two instances.”
Paul Has Been Very Open About Her Ongoing Psychological Well being Struggles
Forward of the March 12 “Mormon Wives” season 4 premiere, Paul shared on Instagram that she has been just lately “struggling” together with her psychological well being by way of a put up on February 23.
The upcoming “Bachelorette” star posted a collection of pictures documenting her current struggles with psychological well being, together with a cluttered house, screenshots of texts of her checking in on associates, and a foremost picture of her smiling via tears.
She coupled the picture dump with a prolonged caption detailing her struggles with psychological well being, regardless of how issues might seem on the floor.
“I suppose an upside of struggling mentally is you begin to sense and see the indicators of others feeling the identical,” Paul’s caption started. “We’re out right here simply checking in on one another once we can, and once we don’t reply, it’s not taken personally as a result of we get it.”