{"id":2337799,"date":"2026-03-19T23:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T23:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2337799"},"modified":"2026-03-19T23:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T23:45:17","slug":"dakota-mortensen-denies-taylor-frankie-pauls-deeply-upsetting-claims-after-violent-video-surfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dakota-mortensen-denies-taylor-frankie-pauls-deeply-upsetting-claims-after-violent-video-surfaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Dakota Mortensen denies Taylor Frankie Paul&#8217;s &#8216;deeply upsetting&#8217; claims after violent video surfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Dakota Mortensen denied Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s allegations\u00a0that he was creating a \u201cdesperate\u201d and \u201cdestructive campaign to harm\u201d her after a 2023 <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\/\">domestic violence video <\/a>was released. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs anyone who has seen the video will understand, this is a deeply upsetting situation,\u201d he told Page Six in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am, unfortunately, used to these baseless claims about me and our relationship, which I categorically deny.\u00a0I am focusing on our son and his safety, and hope that Taylor will do the same.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dakota Mortensen, seen here, denied Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s allegations\u00a0against him after a 2023 video of her attacking him was released. <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cAs anyone who has seen the video will understand, this is a deeply upsetting situation,\u201d he told Page Six on Thursday. Pictured here: Mortensen. <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>A rep for Paul, 31, wasn\u2019t immediately available to Page Six for comment.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, a 2023 video of the \u201cSecret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d star hitting and throwing chairs at Mortensen, 33, was released. <\/p>\n<p>The disturbing clip shows Paul\u2019s now 8-year-old daughter, Indy, crying in the background while on the couch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI am, unfortunately, used to these baseless claims about me and our relationship, which I categorically deny,\u201d Mortensen, seen above, added. <span class=\"credit\">dakota_mortensen\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI am focusing on our son and his safety, and hope that Taylor will do the same,\u201d he added.  <span class=\"credit\">dakota_mortensen\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYour daughter just got hit in the head with a metal chair,\u201d Mortensen told the content creator.<\/p>\n<p>Paul later responded by telling her ex-boyfriend, \u201cYou did this. You threw me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When police arrived, the TV personality told officers that Mortensen had tossed her to the floor before he started filming. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A past video of the internet personality, seen above, hitting and throwing chairs at Mortensen was released on Thursday.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ @taylorfrankiepaul<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Paul told responding officers that Mortensen, seen here, allegedly threw her to the ground. <span class=\"credit\">TikTok \/ @taylorfrankiepaul<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A spokesperson for Paul told Page Six that the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/19\/celebrity-news\/taylor-frankie-paul-addresses-disturbing-video-of-her-attacking-ex-dakota-mortensen\/\">video was \u201cselectively edited\u201d<\/a> and therefore \u201cconveniently omits context.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The rep also slammed Mortensen\u2019s \u201cnever-ending, desperate, attention-seeking, destructive campaign to harm Taylor without any regard for the consequences for their child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Paul was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/09\/06\/soft-swinging-mormon-influencer-taylor-frankie-paul-reaches-plea-deal-in-domestic-violence-case\/\">arrested and charged <\/a>with assault, criminal mischief and commission of domestic violence\u00a0in front of a minor. However, she later claimed the charges were dropped.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>At the time, Paul, seen here in May 2024, was arrested. <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>However, the content creator, seen above in November 2025, claimed the charges were later dropped. <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, Mortensen <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/19\/celebrity-news\/taylor-frankie-paul-allegedly-choked-ex-dakota-mortensen-he-claims-in-restraining-order-filing\/\">filed a restraining order against Paul<\/a> on Tuesday after she allegedly attacked him twice in February.<\/p>\n<p>According to TMZ, Mortensen accused Paul of choking him and claimed she had threatened to hurt herself. He also requested temporary custody of their 2-year-old son, Ever.<\/p>\n<p>Filming for the upcoming \u201cSLOMW\u201d <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\/\">season was halted<\/a> in light of the domestic violence investigation, People reported.<\/p>\n<p>ABC also<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/19\/entertainment\/abc-cancels-taylor-frankie-pauls-season-of-the-bachelorette\/\"> canceled the upcoming season of \u201cThe Bachelorette\u201d<\/a> starring Paul shortly after the video was released. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of \u2018The Bachelorette\u2019 at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family,\u201d the network told Page Six.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In light of the video, ABC canceled Paul\u2019s upcoming season of \u201cThe Bachelorette.\u201d Seen here: Paul with her kids. <span class=\"credit\">taylorfrankiepaul\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cIn light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of \u2018The Bachelorette\u2019 at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family,\u201d the network said to Page Six. Seen here: Paul and Mortensen. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ @taylorfrankiepaul<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Paul <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/19\/celebrity-news\/taylor-frankie-paul-speaks-out-after-abc-pulls-the-plug-on-her-bachelorette-season\/\">responded to the cancellation<\/a>, telling Page Six that she is \u201cvery grateful for ABC\u2019s support as she prioritizes her family\u2019s safety and security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm,\u201d the rep said.<\/p>\n<p><em><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><\/em><\/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>Dakota Mortensen denied Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s allegations\u00a0that he was creating a \u201cdesperate\u201d and \u201cdestructive campaign to harm\u201d her after a 2023 domestic violence video was released. \u201cAs anyone who has seen the video will understand, this is a deeply upsetting situation,\u201d he told Page Six in a statement on Thursday. \u201cI am, unfortunately, used to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2337800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24188,40151,24003,375012,345348,24758,397141,355054,21913],"class_list":["post-2337799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-couples","tag-celebrity-exes","tag-celebrity-news","tag-domestic-abuse","tag-domestic-violence","tag-reality-stars","tag-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives","tag-taylor-frankie-paul","tag-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dakota-Mortensen-denies-Taylor-Frankie-Pauls-deeply-upsetting-claims-after.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337799"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2337801,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337799\/revisions\/2337801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}