{"id":229708,"date":"2026-03-20T19:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/taylor-frankie-paul-slammed-by-mormon-wives-costars-amid-growing-abuse-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T19:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:46:17","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-slammed-by-mormon-wives-costars-amid-growing-abuse-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/taylor-frankie-paul-slammed-by-mormon-wives-costars-amid-growing-abuse-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Slammed By &#8216;Mormon Wives&#8217; Costars Amid Growing Abuse Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019ve almost certainly heard by now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/taylor-frankie-pauls-season-of-the-bachelorette-canceled-by-abc-amid-domestic-violence-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s season of <em>The Bachelorette<\/em><\/a> has been canceled by ABC.<\/p>\n<p>Network execs made the controversial move after video of Paul assaulting then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen went viral on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The situation stunned many \u2014 including, it seems, Taylor\u2019s <em>Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> castmates, who are now speaking out about the situation:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2304\" height=\"1527\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-scaled-e1774034425731.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul attends SiriusXM's Radio Andy Presentation: Town Hall with the cast of &quot;The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&quot; at SiriusXM Studios on May 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-550944 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-scaled-e1774034425731.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-scaled-e1774034425731-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-scaled-e1774034425731-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-scaled-e1774034425731-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-scaled-e1774034425731-2048x1357.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-scaled-e1774034425731-960x636.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-scaled-e1774034425731-1080x716.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-scaled-e1774034425731-1200x795.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214126214-1-scaled-e1774034425731.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Frankie Paul attends SiriusXM\u2019s Radio Andy Presentation: Town Hall with the cast of \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d at SiriusXM Studios on May 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth\/Getty Images for SiriusXM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy personal history as a survivor makes it impossible for me to stay silent. I stand firmly against domestic violence in any form.\u201d Layla Taylor wrote on her Instagram Story (via <em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mormon-wives-layla-taylor-miranda-hope-respond-to-taylor-frankie-paul-s-domestic-violence-investigation-11930913?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawQqepFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETEyNzNwM09mUTZSbEJ5YlYzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpl-BBkVdKYnj7T1XNw9U7IgB4UOCTHTdBRJtuVSlklN3ddxFYRof7wQTXCt_aem_31FCfHswdOK6pHK-03JEpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Taylor sounded off, her <em>Secret Lives<\/em> costar Miranda McWhorter offered her own two cents:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve honestly been a little at a loss for words trying to process this all. Everything has been really heavy to see. Domestic violence and abuse of any kind is something I take very seriously,\u201d McWhorter wrote, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a human, and especially a mother, I cannot support that kind of behavior. My heart is with the children in this and I hope they\u2019re safe, supported, and surrounded by love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The video that led ABC to pull Taylor\u2019s season \u2014 a decision that\u2019s expected to cost the network tens of millions of dollars \u2014 was bad enough.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Miranda McWhorter, Jessi Ngatikaura, Layla Taylor, Mikayla Matthews, Mayci Neeley, Taylor Frankie Paul, Jennifer Affleck, Whitney Leavitt and Demi Engemann attend the Los Angeles Premiere and FYC Event of Hulu's &quot;The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives&quot; Season 2 at Paramount Studios on May 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-551128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Miranda McWhorter, Jessi Ngatikaura, Layla Taylor, Mikayla Matthews, Mayci Neeley, Taylor Frankie Paul, Jennifer Affleck, Whitney Leavitt and Demi Engemann attend the Los Angeles Premiere and FYC Event of Hulu's &quot;The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives&quot; Season 2 at Paramount Studios on May 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-551128 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311933-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Miranda McWhorter, Jessi Ngatikaura, Layla Taylor, Mikayla Matthews, Mayci Neeley, Taylor Frankie Paul, Jennifer Affleck, Whitney Leavitt and Demi Engemann attend the Los Angeles Premiere and FYC Event of Hulu\u2019s \u201cThe Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives\u201d Season 2 at Paramount Studios on May 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Araya Doheny\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But today, we learned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/chuck-norris-tributes-sylvester-stallone-guy-fieri-benjamin-netanyahu-honor-fallen-icon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dakota has accused Taylor of assaulting him two more times<\/a> in February of this year.<\/p>\n<p>The first fight allegedly broke out while Dakota was visiting Taylor and their 2-year-old son at her home.<\/p>\n<p>Dakota claims that Taylor choked him, shoved him into a window, and struck him at least once.<\/p>\n<p>Mortensen says he called 911 for help, but that Taylor \u201cpressured and manipulated\u201d him into falsely telling the dispatcher that their son was sick and ending the call.<\/p>\n<p>He claims that Taylor\u2019s \u201caggressive behavior\u201d continued from there, so he took the child home for his safety.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-751x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Paul attends the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-550989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-1503x2048.jpg 1503w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-704x960.jpg 704w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-793x1080.jpg 793w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-881x1200.jpg 881w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-scaled.jpg 1879w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-751x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Paul attends the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-550989 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-1503x2048.jpg 1503w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-704x960.jpg 704w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-793x1080.jpg 793w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-881x1200.jpg 881w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-scaled.jpg 1879w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266693179-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Paul attends the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Mike Coppola\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere in his filing, he claims that the aggression continued the following night when Taylor threw his phone at a wall and tried to physically prevent him from leaving her house.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the mounting evidence against her, Taylor continues to maintain that she is the victim in this situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaylor is very grateful for ABC\u2019s support as she prioritizes her family\u2019s safety and security,\u201d Paul said through a spokesperson, adding (via\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-frankie-paul-speaks-out-bachelorette-cancellation-11928842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a><\/em>):<\/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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are too many women who are suffering in silence as they survive aggressive, jealous ex-partners who refuse to let them move on with their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/taylor-frankie-paul-slammed-by-mormon-wives-costars-amid-growing-abuse-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes As you\u2019ve almost certainly heard by now, Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s season of The Bachelorette has been canceled by ABC. Network execs made the controversial move after video of Paul assaulting then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen went viral on Thursday. The situation stunned many \u2014 including, it seems, Taylor\u2019s Secret Lives of Mormon Wives [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":229709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-229708","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}