Cellphone video of Taylor Frankie Paul did not initially come through public records request
KSL.com • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Cellphone footage of Utah influencer Taylor Frankie Paul, captured by her ex-boyfriend and used as evidence in a 2023 domestic violence case, was not initially released through public record requests.
- ABC canceled the latest season of "The Bachelorette," starring Paul, after TMZ published the footage on March 19, sparking speculation about how TMZ obtained the video.
- Records obtained by KSL Investigators show the Herriman Police Department did not publicly release the video until after TMZ had already published it, despite receiving a request from TMZ on March 17.
- The police department responded to TMZ's request only on March 23, several days after the footage was made public by the media outlet.
- The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office and the Utah Court System confirmed they did not release the footage.
