Dakota Mortensen Will Be Cut From Upcoming Season Of 'vanderpump Villa'

Dakota Mortensen, nan ex-boyfriend of “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” prima Taylor Frankie Paul, will beryllium edited retired of nan upcoming play of “Vanderpump Villa,” a root acquainted pinch nan show confirmed to NBC News.

The news, which Variety was first to report, is nan latest fallout surrounding Mortensen and Paul pursuing reports that nan on-again, off-again mates are progressive successful an unfastened home unit investigation.

The formed of Hulu’s “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” subsequently paused filming for Season 5, and ABC pulled Paul’s upcoming play of “The Bachelorette. (Both Hulu and ABC are owned by Disney.)

Season 3 of “Vanderpump Villa,” which starts streaming connected Hulu connected April 16, follows nan unit who activity astatine reality prima and entrepreneur Lisa Vanderpump’s villa.

Mortensen is besides among nan 16 reality-TV stars tapped for “Unwell Winter Games,” a caller reality bid from Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network that’s expected to commencement streaming connected YouTube later this month.

Representatives for Mortensen and Cooper’s Unwell Network did not instantly respond to requests for comment. NBC News has besides reached retired to Paul for comment.

NBC News first reported nan region successful filming for Season 5 of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” connected March 17, a determination made unanimously by nan remainder of nan formed successful a March 7 gathering pinch ABC executives, 1 root adjacent to nan show told NBC News. During nan call, an audio signaling of which was obtained by NBC News, cast members besides raised concerns astir Paul’s behaviour and their expertise to activity pinch her.

TMZ past released a video connected March 19 allegedly showing a home unit conflict for which Paul was charged successful February 2023. The video, which appeared to person been recorded by Mortensen, showed Paul attacking Mortensen successful beforehand of her daughter.

Court records bespeak that successful August 2023, Paul pleaded blameworthy successful abeyance to an aggravated battle complaint related to that incident.

Four different charges successful that lawsuit — including assault, criminal mischief and home unit successful nan beingness of a kid — were dismissed pinch prejudice, nan records show.

That video prompted ABC to cancel Paul’s upcoming play of “The Bachelorette” conscionable 3 days earlier nan show’s March 22 premiere date.

Two constabulary departments successful Utah person since confirmed they are investigating domestic unit allegations against Paul.

A spokesperson for nan West Jordan Police Department told NBC News connected March 24 that nan section is looking into allegations against Paul stemming from a reported incident successful 2024.

The spokesperson said Mortensen revenge nan 2024 allegations astatine nan extremity of February and that investigators are reviewing aggregate videos from nan incident. So far, constabulary person only spoken to Mortensen to get his broadside of nan communicative and person been successful touch pinch Paul’s lawyer successful an effort to person her either taxable a written connection aliases travel successful for an question and reply to thief corroborate immoderate of nan specifications successful Mortensen’s report.

Police successful Draper told NBC News, besides connected March 24, that location is simply a abstracted unfastened home unit investigation into Paul and Mortensen, pinch allegations connected some sides. That study was called successful connected Feb. 24 and Feb. 25.

Draper constabulary declined to stock further details.

Police records from Draper bespeak that a friend of Mortensen’s besides called authorities to study Paul’s engagement successful an alleged home unit incident. The incident, which reportedly occurred betwixt Feb. 22 and Feb. 23, was called successful connected Feb. 23.

The unfortunate listed successful nan constabulary records later told constabulary astir 2 incidents of beingness assault, including grabbing, scratching, shoving and striking, according to nan documents. The unfortunate besides told constabulary that they were “apprehensive to study owed to ex-girlfriend’s precocious nationalist profile,” according to nan records.

Draper constabulary declined to stock further specifications astir nan unfastened investigation astatine nan time, and nan study did not specifically sanction Mortensen arsenic nan victim. It was unclear whether nan friend’s allegations were portion of nan antecedently reported investigation aliases a caller one.

Mortensen filed a protective bid against Paul connected March 20. At nan time, Mortensen was granted afloat custody of his and Paul’s shared son, Ever, until nan 2 could meet successful court. That proceeding is presently scheduled for Tuesday.