Taylor Frankie Paul announces exit from ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’
Deseret News • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Taylor Frankie Paul announced she is leaving the reality TV series "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" ahead of Season 6 due to ongoing custody disputes with her former boyfriend and ex-husband.
- Paul has been involved in a public custody battle with Dakota Mortensen, with whom she shares a son, and Tate Paul, with whom she shares two children.
- In July, Paul voluntarily entered rehab following public fallout from a closed police investigation into an alleged domestic abuse incident involving Mortensen.
- Paul expressed gratitude to the show's networks but cited personal pain and scrutiny as reasons for stepping away, emphasizing her relief at leaving the series.
- The controversy included leaked footage of a 2023 altercation with Mortensen, which led ABC to pull Paul's season of "The Bachelorette" just days before its premiere.
