Taylor Frankie Paul thanks fans for their support after losing custody, domestic violence video release
Taylor Frankie Paul has expressed her gratitude to fans for their support following the release of a disturbing domestic violence video, and the temporary loss of custody of her son.
“I will NEVER forget the ones I have at this moment❤️🩹 thank you,” the “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star commented under a fan’s TikTok video defending her on Monday.
“Prayer is what pulls us together, prayer is the only thing that keeps me going.”
In the clip, the TikToker called for an end to the “bullying” of Paul, 31, after a 2023 video of the ex attacking Dakota Mortensen, 33, was leaked last week.
“It’s been a stressful week, so I can’t even imagine how you feel,” said the TikToker. “The internet is cruel. It’s the courage of the people.”
The fan also shared that “everyone is free [to have] their views,” but some of the critics are “brutal,” adding, “At the end of the day, we don’t know what happened. We don’t know the truth.”
TikToker noted that only adults know the events that played out before the release of the domestic violence video.
“At the end of the day, what I want more than anything is for those kids to be OK,” she added, referring to Paul and Mortensen’s son Ever, 2, and his children., Indy, 8, and Ocean, 5, who she shares with ex-husband, Tate Paul.
Last week, a video leaked of Paul attacking Mortensen and hitting his daughter, Indy, with a chair.
In this clip, the TV host said that he started beating his ex because he allegedly threw her on the ground.
The clip was recorded before Paul’s arrest in 2023, when he was charged with three counts, including aggravated assault and domestic violence in the presence of a child. He was also charged with child abuse and criminal mischief.
In a statement to Page Six, the reality star said the video “simply leaves context” and called Mortensen’s “relentless, desperate, attention-seeking, hurtful campaign to hurt Taylor without regard for the consequences to their child.”
In addition, Paul previously shared on the September 2025 episode of “Call Her Daddy” that the charges were dropped.
At the time, he was promoting his season of “The Bachelorette,” which has since been canceled due to the video and the current domestic violence investigation stemming from the February incident.
Mortensen, who is in a new relationship with Paul from 2022, was also granted temporary permission to live with their son after she filed a restraining order against him last week.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788.
