Taylor Frankie Paul‘s Secret Lives of Mormon Wives The costars are hesitant to continue filming amid their feud with their ex Dakota Mortensen.
“I Mormon wives throw [is] nervous about doing a movie with Taylor right now,” the source said Us Weeklynoting that production is “shut down” for now and “the women have made it clear that they don’t want to be around him because they see him as too much of a responsibility.”
TMZ and People reported on Monday, March 16, that Secret Lives of Mormon Wives producers paused filming on season 5 earlier this month following a domestic dispute between Taylor, 31, and Dakota, 33. A spokesperson for the Draper City Police Department confirmed that Us that a “domestic assault investigation” involving the former couple is ongoing. (According to the police, “allegations have been made on both sides” and “the parties concerned are being contacted [February] 24 and 25.)
Said the insider Us that, before the incident, i Mormon wives the actor “believed Taylor was in a better place” after filming her season The Bachelorette and that their Hulu reality show was “going in a different direction.”
“Now, many of them feel that they have passed the point of dealing with this kind of behavior and they don’t want to be put in that position again,” according to the source.
Us reached out to Paul, Mortensen and Hulu representatives.
Taylor had previously been in trouble with the law when he was arrested in February 2023 on charges of domestic violence. He was initially charged with aggravated assault, two counts of domestic violence involving a child, aggravated battery with injury to a child and criminal mischief after the incident.
Dakota publicly defended Taylor at the time, and eventually pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, with four counts dismissed with prejudice. (Taylor told the “Call Her Daddy” podcast in September 2025 that the other four charges were “all dropped.”)
When Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 1 premiered in September 2024, Taylor spoke about the trauma of his arrest. (Body camera footage taken the night of his arrest was published shortly before the original series began.)
Dakota Mortenson, Taylor Frankie Paul in “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”
Fred Hayes; Hulu/Disney; Courtesy of the Everett Collection“Being arrested, it was the worst night of my life. I ended up being charged with aggravated assault and three years of probation,” he said in 2024. “After I was arrested, I was very depressed. I was filmed walking out of jail and that went online immediately. It was a blessing in disguise. It helped me wake up.”
Taylor met Dakota after her marriage to her ex-husband ended Father Paul in May 2022. Taylor and Dakota then split in 2025 following her sexting scandal. (Taylor and Tate welcomed daughter Indy May, 8, and son Ocean, 5, before splitting during the MomTok comedy flick. Shen later welcomed son Ever True with Dakota in March 2024.)
Talking to Us in a cover story earlier this month, Taylor admitted that navigating her breakup with Dakota has been challenging at times.
“It was hard because, obviously, I’m a part of that — it’s not like I’m pointing the finger like, ‘You’re going [the toxic one.]’ It takes two to tango. We just weren’t making progress,” Taylor admitted Us. “We love each other sometimes, and then we fight. It’s really hard to explain to people and unless you’ve been in that situation, it’s hard to understand. If I could just get out of it, trust me, I would. It’s harder said than done.”
Taylor Frankie Paul isn’t forgiving herself on The Bachelorette — and she won’t hesitate to cut anyone there for the wrong reasons. “They’re all amazing, which has made this all so difficult,” Taylor, 31, told host Jesse Palmer in a pre-recorded segment on Wednesday, November 12, The Golden Bachelor finale about her. […]
Since breaking up with Dakota, Taylor has been recording The Bachelorette season 22, which premieres on ABC March 22. Truth had a clear answer when asked by Us about where he stood with Dakota between him The Bachelorette to throw.
“That’s a good question,” he agreed. “I don’t know if I should always ask myself that question, I don’t know where we stand, I’ll ask tomorrow.
