{"id":2339300,"date":"2026-03-20T22:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2339300"},"modified":"2026-03-20T22:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:40:19","slug":"ex-bachelorette-star-taylor-frankie-paul-lived-in-fear-for-years-over-release-of-domestic-violence-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ex-bachelorette-star-taylor-frankie-paul-lived-in-fear-for-years-over-release-of-domestic-violence-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-&#8216;Bachelorette&#8217; star Taylor Frankie Paul lived in fear for years over release of domestic violence video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Taylor Frankie Paul lived in fear for years that a video showing her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/19\/celebrity-news\/taylor-frankie-paul-attacks-dakota-mortensen-with-chair-in-front-of-daughter-video\/\">engaged in a domestic violence incident with Dakota Mortensen<\/a> would be released, Page Six is told.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to the situation claims to us that Taylor, 31, was nervous about if and when the 2023 footage, which was taken on Mortensen\u2019s cellphone, would see the light of day.<\/p>\n<p>Reps for the Utah-based reality stars did not immediately respond to our requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, TMZ obtained and published the video in question, which showed Paul screaming at and attacking Mortensen, 33, at home in the presence of one of her children.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Taylor Frankie Paul lived in fear for years that a video showing her engaged in a domestic violence incident with Dakota Mortensen would be released, Page Six is told. <span class=\"credit\">Good Morning America\/ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/share.tmz.com\/watch\/taylor-frankie-paul-throws-chair-at-dakota-mortensen-03-18-2026\/\" width=\"560\" height=\"395\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\t<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The \u201cSecret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d star then began throwing metal barstools across the room in his direction.<\/p>\n<p>Mortensen repeatedly shouted that her daughter \u2014 8-year-old Indy, who was 5 at the time \u2014 was close by on the couch.<\/p>\n<p>Indy could be heard crying after seemingly being struck, with Mortensen later claiming, \u201cYour daughter just got hit in the head with a metal chair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mortensen, mid-scuffle, urged Paul to \u201cgo help [her] daughter,\u201d and when he attempted to do so, she ordered him to \u201cget away\u201d from the child.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>A source close to the situation claims to us that Taylor was nervous about if and when the 2023 footage, which was taken on Mortensen\u2019s cellphone, would see the light of day. <span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/@dakotamortensen<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>On Thursday, TMZ obtained and published the video in question, which showed Paul screaming at and attacking Mortensen at home in the presence of one of her children. <span class=\"credit\">TMZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Mortensen professed his \u201clove\u201d for Paul\u2019s kids and accused her of being \u201cdrunk,\u201d responding officers rang the doorbell.<\/p>\n<p>During the argument, Paul accused Mortensen of starting the fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou did this. You threw me,\u201d she yelled repeatedly, alleging to police that Mortensen threw her to the ground before he began recording her.<\/p>\n<p>Paul was arrested and charged with one felony count of aggravated assault, two felony counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child (causing injury), one misdemeanor count of child abuse and one misdemeanor count of criminal mischief.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cSecret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d star then began throwing metal barstools across the room in his direction. <span class=\"credit\">TMZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Mortensen repeatedly shouted that her daughter, Indy \u2014 who was 5 at the time \u2014 was close by on the couch. <span class=\"credit\">TMZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She ultimately pleaded guilty to aggravated assault under a deal that would reduce the charge to a misdemeanor if she abided by her three-year probation conditions. The other charges were dropped.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the \u201cselectively edited\u201d abuse video, Paul\u2019s rep claimed to Page Six that it <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\/\">\u201cconveniently omits context\u201d<\/a> and is part of 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>Mortensen <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/19\/celebrity-news\/dakota-mortensen-denies-taylor-frankie-pauls-deeply-upsetting-claims-after-violent-video-surfaces\/\">replied to the claim<\/a>, \u201cAs anyone who has seen the video will understand, this is a deeply upsetting situation.\u00a0I 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-full\"><figcaption>Indy could be heard crying after seemingly being struck, with Mortensen later claiming, \u201cYour daughter just got hit in the head with a metal chair.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">TMZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>According to Paul, Mortensen started the fight by allegedly throwing her to the ground. <span class=\"credit\">TMZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Paul and Mortensen \u2014 whose tumultuous relationship began in 2022 \u2014 share a 2-year-old son named Ever, while she co-parents Indy and son Ocean, 5, with her ex-husband, Tate Paul.<\/p>\n<p>After the footage made its rounds, Disney \u2014 which owns and operates ABC \u2014 announced that Taylor\u2019s season of \u201cThe Bachelorette,\u201d which was set to premiere Sunday, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/19\/entertainment\/abc-cancels-taylor-frankie-pauls-season-of-the-bachelorette\/\">would be shelved<\/a>.<\/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,\u201d a Disney rep told Page Six, adding, \u201cOur focus is on supporting the family.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>After the footage made its rounds, Disney \u2014 which owns and operates ABC \u2014 announced that Paul\u2019s season of \u201cThe Bachelorette,\u201d which was set to premiere Sunday, would be shelved. <span class=\"credit\">taylorfrankiepaul\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>On Friday, Mortensen was granted temporary custody of 2-year-old Ever, the son he shares with Paul. <span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/@taylorfrankiepaul<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In response to the news, Taylor\u2019s rep told us that she \u201c<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\/\">is very grateful for ABC\u2019s support as she prioritizes her family\u2019s safety and security<\/a>\u201d after \u201cyears of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 video surfaced after it was reported that filming for Season 5 of Hulu\u2019s \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\/\">had been halted amid a separate domestic violence investigation<\/a> involving Taylor and Mortensen.<\/p>\n<p>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 for a restraining order against Taylor<\/a> earlier this week, alleging that she choked him last month in the presence of their son. He was granted temporary custody on Friday.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/19\/celebrity-news\/taylor-frankie-paul-attacks-dakota-mortensen-with-chair-in-front-of-daughter-video\/#\"\/><\/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 lived in fear for years that a video showing her engaged in a domestic violence incident with Dakota Mortensen would be released, Page Six is told. 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