{"id":2347907,"date":"2026-03-27T15:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2347907"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:12:10","slug":"what-taylor-frankie-pauls-ex-husband-tate-told-cops-after-2023-domestic-violence-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/what-taylor-frankie-pauls-ex-husband-tate-told-cops-after-2023-domestic-violence-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"What Taylor Frankie Paul&#8217;s ex-husband Tate told cops after 2023 domestic violence incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s ex-husband, Tate Paul, told police that her mom was allegedly \u201ccoaching\u201d the pair\u2019s daughter, Indy, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/17\/celebrity-news\/taylor-frankie-paul-reacts-to-domestic-dispute-with-dakota-mortensen\/\">following the reality star\u2019s 2023 domestic violence arrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe grandmother, is, you know, obviously there\u2019s a conflict of interest with her because it\u2019s her daughter that did this,\u201d Tate said of Taylor\u2019s mom, Liann May, during a call with police on Feb. 24, 2023, per an audio recording <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-frankie-paul-ex-tate-claimed-mom-was-coaching-kid-after-dv-incident-exclusive-11935258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained by People<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve noticed she\u2019s already tried gatekeeping \u2014 not gatekeeping \u2014 but, like, she\u2019s coaching my daughter and saying specific things,\u201d Tate alleged.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tate Paul (pictured here with the reality star in 2017) told police that Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s mom was allegedly \u201ccoaching\u201d the pair\u2019s daughter following Taylor\u2019s 2023 domestic violence arrest. <span class=\"credit\">taylorfrankiepaul\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe grandmother, is, you know, obviously there\u2019s a conflict of interest with her because it\u2019s her daughter that did this,\u201d Tate said of Taylor\u2019s mom, Liann May (pictured here with Taylor and Tate\u2019s daughter, Indy, in 2024). <span class=\"credit\">liann_may\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Elsewhere during the call, Taylor\u2019s ex-husband claimed that Indy suffered a small injury to her head during Taylor\u2019s fight with then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen on the night of Feb. 17, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Tate described the injury as a \u201cgoose egg\u201d but acknowledged he couldn\u2019t take a picture of the bump because it was small and covered by Indy\u2019s hair. <\/p>\n<p>He also asked the police to contact him rather than Taylor\u2019s mom regarding the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>But the embattled \u201cSecret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d star\u2019s mom, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/25\/celebrity-news\/taylor-frankie-pauls-mom-shares-cryptic-post-as-embattled-mormon-wives-stars-scandals-stack-up\/\">shared a cryptic post to Instagram<\/a> on Tuesday, reportedly told police that Indy wasn\u2019t injured during Taylor and Mortensen\u2019s domestic violence incident.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Hulu star\u2019s mom (pictured here with Indy in 2025) reportedly told police that her granddaughter wasn\u2019t injured during Taylor and Mortensen\u2019s domestic violence incident. <span class=\"credit\">liann_may\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tate (seen here with Taylor during a wedding in 2020) asked the police to contact him rather than his former mother-in-law regarding the investigation. <span class=\"credit\">taylorfrankiepaul\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An officer with the Herriman City Police Department called Liann shortly after 3:15 a.m. on Feb. 18 to check on Indy after learning the then-3-year-old <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\/\">may have been hit by a metal stool<\/a> during the fight, according to police bodycam footage <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/27\/taylor-frankie-pauls-mom-told-police-daughter-was-not-injured\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained by TMZ<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Liann told the officer that Taylor and Tate\u2019s then-3-year-old daughter was asleep, but had \u201cseemed fine\u201d and didn\u2019t appear to have any injuries.<\/p>\n<p>A rep for Taylor didn\u2019t immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor, 31, and Tate tied the knot in November 2016. They welcomed Indy, now 8, and son Ocean, 5, before splitting in 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Taylor (pictured here in a promo for her canceled \u201cBachelorette\u201d season) and Tate tied the knot in November 2016 before splitting in 2022. <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Taylor and Tate (seen here together with their two kids in 2020) welcomed Indy and their son, Ocean, before their split. <span class=\"credit\">taylorfrankiepaul\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although the Hulu star\u2019s fight with Mortensen, 33, occurred three years ago, it received renewed attention earlier this month when <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/19\/video-of-taylor-frankie-paul-beating-dakota-mortensen\/\">TMZ released a video<\/a> of the shocking fight online.<\/p>\n<p>It showed a seemingly drunk Taylor and her then-boyfriend fighting inside her Utah home, and Indy appeared to get struck by a metal barstool Taylor had thrown at Mortensen during the Feb. 17, 2023, incident.<\/p>\n<p>Page Six previously\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/20\/celebrity-news\/taylor-frankie-pauls-arrest-footage-resurfaces-after-bachelorette-cancellation\/\">obtained the arrest footage<\/a>\u00a0from the night of Taylor\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>She later pleaded guilty to one felony count of aggravated assault, which will be reduced to a misdemeanor once she finishes her three-year probation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cSecret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d star (pictured here) was caught on video fighting with then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen on Feb. 17, 2023. <span class=\"credit\">TMZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Taylor (seen here fighting with Mortensen) pleaded guilty to one felony count of aggravated assault in connection with the February 2023 incident. <span class=\"credit\">TMZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Additional charges, including two felony counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child and one misdemeanor count each of child abuse and criminal mischief, were ultimately dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>ABC, meanwhile,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/19\/entertainment\/taylor-frankie-pauls-bachelorette-contestants-react-to-abc-cancelling-season-22\/\">canceled Taylor\u2019s season of \u201cThe Bachelorette\u201d<\/a>\u00a0in the wake of the leaked video. The \u201cMormon Wives\u201d star also\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/20\/celebrity-news\/taylor-frankie-paul-looks-downcast-after-losing-custody-of-son-bachelorette-cancellation\/\">lost temporary custody of her 2-year-old son, Ever,<\/a> whom she shares with Mortensen.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, it was revealed that Utah police were <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/25\/celebrity-news\/mormon-wives-star-taylor-frankie-paul-under-investigation-for-third-domestic-violence-incident\/\">investigating allegations of another domestic violence incident<\/a> involving Taylor and Mortensen.<\/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-husband, Tate Paul, told police that her mom was allegedly \u201ccoaching\u201d the pair\u2019s daughter, Indy, following the reality star\u2019s 2023 domestic violence arrest. \u201cThe grandmother, is, you know, obviously there\u2019s a conflict of interest with her because it\u2019s her daughter that did this,\u201d Tate said of Taylor\u2019s mom, Liann May, during a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2347909,"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":[40151,70626,24003,22507,397141,355054,304639],"class_list":["post-2347907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-exes","tag-celebrity-families","tag-celebrity-news","tag-parents","tag-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives","tag-taylor-frankie-paul","tag-the-bachelorette"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774624329_What-Taylor-Frankie-Pauls-ex-husband-Tate-told-cops-after-2023.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347907","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=2347907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2347910,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347907\/revisions\/2347910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}