{"id":2339424,"date":"2026-03-21T00:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2339424"},"modified":"2026-03-21T00:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:38:16","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-looks-downcast-after-losing-custody-of-son-bachelorette-cancellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/taylor-frankie-paul-looks-downcast-after-losing-custody-of-son-bachelorette-cancellation\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul looks downcast after losing custody of son, \u2018Bachelorette\u2019 cancellation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Taylor Frankie Paul had a gloomy outing after reportedly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/20\/celebrity-news\/taylor-frankie-paul-loses-custody-of-son-after-disturbing-dakota-mortensen-fight-video-surfaces\/\">losing custody of her son<\/a> Ever and ABC <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/19\/entertainment\/abc-cancels-taylor-frankie-pauls-season-of-the-bachelorette\/\">pulling the plug on her \u201cBachelorette\u201d season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In photos obtained by Page Six, the reality TV star can be seen visiting some friends in Draper, Utah, on Friday, seemingly leaning on them for support.<\/p>\n<p>Paul kept a low profile, wearing large sunglasses, a baggy t-shirt and sweatpants. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Taylor Frankie Paul looked downcast on Friday (seen above) after losing custody of her son Ever and ABC pulling the plug on her \u201cBachelorette\u201d season. <span class=\"credit\">SL, Terma \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The reality TV star visited some friends in Draper, Utah, on Friday, seemingly leaning on them for support. <span class=\"credit\">SL, Terma \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In some snaps, the \u201cSecret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d star looks deep in conversation with a friend as she sits in her car. <\/p>\n<p>In other pics, she is walking in one of her pal\u2019s driveways talking very expressively and raised her arms.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Friday, it was revealed that her ex boyfriend Dakota Mortensen \u2014 whom she shares 2-year-old Ever with \u2014 was filed an order of protection against Paul.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Some snaps showed Paul deep in conversation with a friend during the visit. <span class=\"credit\">SL, Terma \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cSLOMW\u201d star kept a low profile, wearing large sunglasses and a casual outfit. <span class=\"credit\">SL, Terma \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mortensen was granted temporary custody of their toddler and Paul won\u2019t be able to see her son until a court hearing on April 7, per People.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling comes amid Draper City Police Department\u2019s investigation into an\u00a0<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 altercation<\/a>\u00a0between her and Mortensen that occurred last month.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, ABC decided to axe Season 22 of \u201cThe Bachelorette\u201d after\u00a0<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\/\">disturbing footage of a 2023 domestic incident<\/a>\u00a0involving the former couple was leaked.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The conversation seemed to be intense as she walked down her pal\u2019s driveway. <span class=\"credit\">SL, Terma \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>At one point she was seen raising her arms and talking very expressively. <span class=\"credit\">SL, Terma \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the video, Paul can be seen throwing chairs at Mortensen and one of the chairs appeared to hit her daughter Indy, who was 5 years old at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Paul shares Indy as well as 5-year-old son Ocean with her ex-husband, Tate Paul.<\/p>\n<p>Following the 2023 altercation, Taylor was arrested and charged with three felonies \u2014 one count of aggravated assault and two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child. She was also hit with one misdemeanor count each of child abuse and criminal mischief.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor, 31, pleaded guilty to the aggravated assault charge, and the lesser charges were dropped.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Earlier on Friday, news broke that Paul lost custody of Ever (pictured above with his parents in happier times) to her ex Dakota Mortensen amid a domestic violence investigation. <span class=\"credit\">Taylor Frankie Paul\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>On Thursday, ABC axed her \u201cBachelorette\u201d season after disturbing footage of another domestic altercation between the former couple surfaced.  <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The MomTok member has yet to address losing custody of her son, but has <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\/\">slammed the release of the \u201cselectively edited\u201d clip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the influencer called the video\u2019s release\u00a0a 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>\u201c[Doing this] on their son [Ever\u2019s] birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior,\u201d the spokesperson added, referring to their 2-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThankfully, the public has seen this act before and knows who he is and sadly, many will recognize this pattern of manipulation, both in his actions on the show, and from their own experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The influencer\u2019s rep claimed that the footage was \u201cselectively edited\u201d and \u201cattention-seeking.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/@taylorfrankiepaul<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mortensen (seen above with Paul and Ever in 2024) subsequently slammed Paul\u2019s \u201cbaseless claims.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/@taylorfrankiepaul<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Subsequently, Mortensen, 33, <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\/\">slammed his ex\u2019s \u201cbaseless claims\u201d<\/a> about their relationship. <\/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 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<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/20\/celebrity-news\/taylor-frankie-paul-loses-custody-of-son-after-disturbing-dakota-mortensen-fight-video-surfaces\/#\"\/><\/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 had a gloomy outing after reportedly losing custody of her son Ever and ABC pulling the plug on her \u201cBachelorette\u201d season. In photos obtained by Page Six, the reality TV star can be seen visiting some friends in Draper, Utah, on Friday, seemingly leaning on them for support. 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