Secret Lives of Mormon Wives will continue after Taylor Frankie Paul and ex Dakota Mortensena domestic abuse investigation led to an abrupt halt.
The Hulu series will resume production for season 5, Us Weekly can confirm. No other details – including who will participate in the series going forward – have been revealed.
News broke in early March that Taylor and Dakota were involved in a domestic incident, which led to Secret Lives of Mormon Wives to stop production. A spokesperson for the Draper City Police Department in Utah confirmed it Us at the time there was a “domestic assault investigation” open about Taylor and Dakota and noted that the allegations were “made on both sides.”
Taylor, on the other hand, was only told Us that there is “more to the context” of “everything” than what was being reported.
“It was difficult. And it sucks to be in this position,” he said. “And the mother that I am, I will always stand by that. I believe that I am a good mother and I treated my children well. Therefore, the articles that are coming out right now are very difficult to see because that is not true. I have always treated my children with respect and I have never touched them. So it was really difficult.
Dakota’s attorney later denied that she was responsible for the incident going public, saying that her “No. 1 priority” is to “protect” their son, Ever.
TMZ then released photos of Taylor on Thursday, March 19, throwing a chair at Dakota during the 2023 incident that led to his arrest. At the time, Taylor was charged with aggravated assault, two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, child abuse with injury and criminal mischief after the incident. He eventually pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, and the other four charges were dismissed with prejudice. Taylor later reached a plea deal.
In the video, Taylor’s daughter, Indy, can be heard crying in the background. (Taylor shares Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 5, with ex-husband Father Paul.)
Dakota Mortensen has broken her silence after her alleged feud with Taylor Frankie Paul led to production bans on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. “His priority here is defense [their son]Ever,” a lawyer for Dakota, 33, told Entertainment Weekly on Wednesday, March 18. “She knew it might come out, […]
“It is heartbreaking to see the latest installment in his relentless, desperate, attention-seeking, and hurtful campaign to hurt Taylor without regard for the consequences to their child,” Taylor’s spokesperson said. TMZ after the image appears. “Releasing an old and specially edited video on their son’s birthday is a criminal attempt to disrupt his behavior.”
The statement continued: “Thankfully the public has seen this act before and knows who he is and sadly, many will see this pattern of deception, both in his actions on the show and in their personal experiences.”
Hours later, the source confirmed it Us that Dakota filed a protective order against Taylor in Utah and asked for temporary custody of their son. Disney later announced that Taylor’s season 22 The Bachelorette it was withdrawn amid these allegations.
“Due to the newly released video that surfaced today, we have made the decision not to continue with the new season The Bachelorette at this time, and we are focused on supporting the family,” said a spokesperson for Disney Entertainment Us in the statement.
Us it was later confirmed on April 15 in a statement shared by the District Attorney Sim Gillin Taylor’s office that he will not face charges for the February incident.
“I cried when I got the call 🙏 THANK YOU to those who have supported me,” the star wrote on Instagram Stories hours after the news came out.
Dakota later took to her own Instagram to show off, noting her plans to “focus” on creating a “sustainable, healthy environment” for Ever.
“I regret not speeding up the difficult cycle. I’m not perfect, and I’m responsible for my part. I’m very sorry to those I hurt,” Dakota continued. “At the same time, I don’t agree with the way this situation has been presented publicly, it doesn’t show everything that happened or the impact it had on me and my son.”
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.
