{"id":2335298,"date":"2026-03-18T17:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2335298"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:38:22","slug":"taylor-frankie-pauls-ex-dakota-mortensen-speaks-out-after-alleged-domestic-violence-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/taylor-frankie-pauls-ex-dakota-mortensen-speaks-out-after-alleged-domestic-violence-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s ex Dakota Mortensen speaks out after alleged domestic violence incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen is finally speaking out after their most recent<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/17\/entertainment\/taylor-frankie-pauls-alleged-domestic-violence-against-ex-halts-mormon-wives-filming\/\"> alleged domestic violence incident<\/a> was exposed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Mortensen\u2019s] number one priority here is protecting [their son], Ever,\u201d his rep said in a statement <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/taylor-frankie-paul-s-ex-dakota-mortensen-reacts-to-domestic-violence-investigation-11928813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained by Entertainment Weekly<\/a> Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe knew there was a possibility it could come out, but he was not going to be the one to proactively do that because he has always wanted a decent relationship with Taylor. It\u2019s been really hard to achieve that, but he wants to co-parent well.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ @taylorfrankiepaul<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">dakota_mortensen\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe was just hoping that if he says nothing, as he usually does, it would go away,\u201d the statement continued, noting that he\u2019s \u201cnever done any kind of sit-down interview about his side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe kind of just lets it all happen to him, and I think he realizes with the severity of everything now that he just can\u2019t do that,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Page Six has reached out to Paul\u2019s rep for comment. <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, it was revealed that filming on \u201cSecret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d had been\u00a0halted amid an investigation\u00a0into alleged domestic violence involving Paul, 31, and Mortensen, 33.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ @taylorfrankiepaul<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey are not filming,\u201d the insider said. \u201cTaylor has some pretty serious stuff happening regarding her past, and they will see what happens. Until that resolves, they are off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Draper City, Utah Police Department spokesperson told the outlet that \u201ccontact was made with involved parties on [Feb.] 24th and 25th\u201d in the alleged incident, noting that accusations had been leveled \u201cin both directions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/09\/13\/entertainment\/why-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-star-taylor-frankie-paul-is-scared-to-watch-show\/\">\u00a0on-again, off-again<\/a>\u00a0couple dated between 2022 and 2024 and share son 1-year-old son, Ever.<\/p>\n<p>Paul <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/17\/celebrity-news\/taylor-frankie-paul-reacts-to-domestic-dispute-with-dakota-mortensen\/\">broke her silence <\/a>over the drama Tuesday, saying her \u201cheart hurts to see\u201d the headlines about the alleged incident, especially as her season premiere as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/10\/entertainment\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-star-taylor-frankie-paul-is-the-next-bachelorette\/\">the lead of \u201cThe Bachelorette\u201d<\/a> is just days away. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cJust the timing is hard, and it\u2019s a big deal,\u201d she told People during a press preview for Season 22 of the ABC dating show. \u201cI feel like every premiere that I\u2019ve experienced, I\u2019ve never enjoyed fully, so this is another one\u2026 it\u2019s extremely hard, and it took everything to get me here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although there was some speculation that her off-camera drama would stop her \u201cBachelorette\u201d season from airing, Variety reported that the investigation into the incident <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/18\/entertainment\/future-of-taylor-frankie-pauls-bachelorette-season-revealed\/\">\u201cwill not impact\u201d the show\u2019s release<\/a> schedule or press plan.<\/p>\n<p>However, her future on \u201cSLOMW\u201d is still unclear as Paul <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/18\/entertainment\/taylor-frankie-paul-addresses-her-future-on-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-after-alleged-domestic-violence-incident\/\">dodged questions about it<\/a> during her Wednesday appearance on \u201cGood Morning America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul and Mortensen had another alleged incident of domestic violence in 2023, which fans saw play out during Season 1 of \u201cSLOMW.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Good Morning America\/ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Good Morning America\/ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During that instance, Paul allegedly threw a chair at Mortensen that instead hit her daughter, Indy, 8, and was arrested and charged with commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child, misdemeanor assault, and criminal mischief at the time.<\/p>\n<p>But the reality star, who shares Indy and son Ocean, 5, with ex-husband Tate Paul, revealed during a 2025 \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d appearance that charges \u201cwere all dropped\u201d in the case.<\/p>\n<p>In that same interview, Taylor claimed she and Mortensen had parted ways \u201cfor good,\u201d but the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/11\/entertainment\/how-to-watch-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-season-4-for-free\/\">Season 4 finale of \u201cSLOMW\u201d<\/a>\u00a0revealed last week that Paul and Mortensen were together the night before she left to begin filming the \u201cThe Bachelorette.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>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.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen is finally speaking out after their most recent alleged domestic violence incident was exposed. \u201c[Mortensen\u2019s] number one priority here is protecting [their son], Ever,\u201d his rep said in a statement obtained by Entertainment Weekly Wednesday. \u201cHe knew there was a possibility it could come out, but he was not 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