{"id":229896,"date":"2026-03-21T20:39:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T20:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/taylor-frankie-paul-loses-custody-of-daughter-may-be-forced-to-pay-back-bachelorette-salary\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T20:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T20:39:34","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-loses-custody-of-daughter-may-be-forced-to-pay-back-bachelorette-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/taylor-frankie-paul-loses-custody-of-daughter-may-be-forced-to-pay-back-bachelorette-salary\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Loses Custody of Daughter, May Be Forced to Pay Back &#8216;Bachelorette&#8217; Salary"},"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>Things just keep getting worse for Taylor Frankie Paul.<\/p>\n<p>Just two days after <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\">Paul\u2019s season of <em>The Bachelorette <\/em>was cancelled <\/a>by ABC, the embattled reality star has been dealt yet another blow.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple outlets have now confirmed that Taylor\u2019s ex, Dakota Mortensen, has been awarded sole physical custody of their 2-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul attends 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-550988 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2214311759-2-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Frankie Paul attends 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>As of now, the ruling is only temporary, and Taylor will have the chance to plead her case to a judge on April 7.<\/p>\n<p>But until then, she will not be permitted to see her daughter at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo parent time is allowed until the scheduled hearing,\u201d reads a court order obtained by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dakota-mortensen-granted-temporary-custody-of-taylor-frankie-paul-son-ever-11931147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a><\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Like every recent setback in Taylor\u2019s life, the custody decision is the result of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/taylor-frankie-paul-assaults-boyfriend-hits-child-with-chair-in-shocking-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video that shows Taylor assaulting Dakota<\/a> and hurling kitchen barstools at him.<\/p>\n<p>To the shock of many viewers, one of the stools apparently struck Taylor\u2019s five-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is called physical abuse,\u201d Mortensen could be heard saying as he filmed the physical altercation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul attends Hulu's Get Real House at Casa Lago on April 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-550829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul attends Hulu's Get Real House at Casa Lago on April 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-550829 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2211531775-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Frankie Paul attends Hulu\u2019s Get Real House at Casa Lago on April 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Monica Schipper\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYour daughter just got hit in the head by a metal chair,\u201d Mortensen remarked later in the clip.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, that\u2019s the sort of thing that\u2019s likely to impact your custody situation.<\/p>\n<p>Paul has two children from a previous relationship, but it doesn\u2019t appear that there\u2019s been any change in that custody arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>And Taylor\u2019s situation might soon get even worse, as she could be forced to return the salary that she received during her time as <em>Bachelorette<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts tell <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/20\/entertainment\/taylor-frankie-paul-could-face-lawsuit-be-forced-to-return-bachelorette-paychecks-over-canceled-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a> that Paul may be required to return some or all of her paycheck after ABC made the last-minute decision to pull the already-filmed season.<\/p>\n<p>The reasoning is fairly straightforward: contracts for reality TV leads often include clauses tied to conduct and the ability of a network to actually air the finished product.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-613x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul attends the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-550945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-613x1024.jpg 613w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-768x1282.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-1227x2048.jpg 1227w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-575x960.jpg 575w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-647x1080.jpg 647w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-719x1200.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-scaled.jpg 1533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-613x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul attends the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-550945 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-613x1024.jpg 613w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-768x1282.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-1227x2048.jpg 1227w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-575x960.jpg 575w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-647x1080.jpg 647w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-719x1200.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-scaled.jpg 1533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266326617-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Frankie Paul attends the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2026. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by ANGELA WEISS \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If that\u2019s the case with Frankie\u2019s contract \u2014 which it almost certainly is \u2014 the network could potentially demand repayment, or even pursue additional damages tied to the cost of production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen working with a public person for any project, companies almost always include a morality clause in the contract,\u201d attorney Ashlee Difuntorum of Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP tells Page Sic.<\/p>\n<p>And the costs for something like a full season of <em>The Bachelorette<\/em> are not small.<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported, ABC had already spent millions producing and promoting the season before pulling it from the schedule, leaving the network with little opportunity to recoup its investment.<\/p>\n<p>And that could mean more trouble for the hard-luck Mormon Wife.<\/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-loses-custody-of-daughter-may-be-forced-to-pay-back-bachelorette-salary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Things just keep getting worse for Taylor Frankie Paul. Just two days after Paul\u2019s season of The Bachelorette was cancelled by ABC, the embattled reality star has been dealt yet another blow. Multiple outlets have now confirmed that Taylor\u2019s ex, Dakota Mortensen, has been awarded sole physical custody of their 2-year-old [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":229897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-229896","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\/229896","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=229896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}