Taylor Frankie Paul Alleges 'pattern Of Abusive Conduct' With Ex Dakota Mortensen

Taylor Frankie Paul is telling her broadside of nan story.

In a declaration attached to a impermanent protective bid revenge against her ex-boyfriend successful Utah tribunal connected Tuesday, Paul elaborate 4 incidents of home violence, which she allegedly suffered astatine nan hands of Dakota Mortensen. One of those incidents sparked a downward spiral successful some their individual lives and careers connected screen.

"I americium not perfect. I person owned my mistakes, but Dakota is an abusive individual who refuses to return accountability," nan reality prima wrote successful nan declaration of nan protective order. "I desperately request protection from Dakota aliases other his abuse, some beingness and emotional, will continue."

Mortensen has antecedently accused Paul of aggregate instances of home violence.

"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" prima and leader of "MomTok" elaborate alleged unit connected May 27, 2025; February 14-17, 2026; and February 22-23, 2026, successful nan declaration.

Mortensen has not been charged successful relationship pinch immoderate of nan incidents. Lawyers for Mortensen declined to remark connected nan caller filing Tuesday.

Reports of nan astir caller incident raised interest among "Mormon Wives" formed members and executives, and led to nan cast's unanimous determination to pause filming for play 5 of nan show until a ineligible resolution.

An audio signaling of a telephone telephone betwixt formed members and execs was shared pinch NBC News connected March 19, confirming that decision-making process. On nan call, aggregate formed members expressed concerns astir continuing to movie pinch Paul.

Days aft that news was reported, TMZ released a video of Paul appearing to onslaught Mortensen during a 2023 incident for which she faced charges. The video prompted ABC to pull Paul's upcoming play of "The Bachelorette."

The adjacent day, Mortensen revenge his ain protective bid against Paul, giving him superior custody of their shared kid until nan 2 could meet successful tribunal connected Tuesday.

At Tuesday's hearing, Commissioner Russell Minas ordered supervised parental visits for Paul earlier she and Mortensen meet again successful tribunal April 30.

Paul alleges repeated maltreatment by Mortensen

Paul started her declaration by stating nan evident for fans of nan Hulu reality series: "Mine and Dakota’s narration has been tumultuous, pinch respective periods successful which we person based on aliases outright surgery up."

She wrote that Mortensen realized their narration was complete successful February, "which led him to return actions that frightened maine and made maine fearfulness for my safety."

After Paul was selected arsenic "The Bachelorette," she said Mortensen "became progressively possessive," texting her aft promotional spots for nan show aired to show her he still loves her — communications she characterized arsenic "unsolicited by me."

On Feb. 17, 2026, Mortensen texted Paul a photograph of her initials — "TFP" — tattooed wrong his lip, she said.

"Considering his progressively jealous and erratic behavior, and considering nan truth that we were not successful a relationship, this was highly alarming," Paul wrote successful nan declaration. "My initials are now permanently tattooed connected nan assemblage of a man who has been abusive toward and jealous of me."

Days later, connected Feb. 22, Paul said Mortensen came to her location pinch their boy Ever to talk their relationship. She said that aft immoderate time, she asked him to leave, but he refused and became hostile.

"When we reason and he refuses to time off my house, it puts maine connected edge, partially owed to nan utmost size and spot disparity betwixt us, this worries me," she said, noting that Mortensen weighs astir 200 pounds, and she weighs 95.

Paul said Mortensen intimidated her by calling 911 and threatening to make mendacious allegations erstwhile she demanded that he leave. Instead, Mortensen told constabulary that he had a interest astir their "sick" child, she said, noting that it was clear that nan telephone was made to intimidate her — thing she admitted was "successful."

Mortensen near but returned later that time pinch their son, Paul said. When she refused to "hang out," Mortensen, again, left.

In her declaration, Paul wrote that later that night, "The Bachelorette" societal media accounts started teasing thing coming "tomorrow," and that Mortensen past sent a "string of unsettling matter messages."

“I conscionable consciousness truthful lost,” 1 of Mortensen's texts said, according to Paul's declaration.

Mortensen returned to Paul's location early Feb. 23, she said. They said extracurricular successful his motortruck because her 3 children were dormant successful nan house.

Paul said that Mortensen started to thrust disconnected while she was successful nan vehicle. She said she asked him to bring her home, but he kept driving and their fighting continued.

Paul alleged successful her declaration that Mortensen "grabbed my caput and slammed it against nan dashboard," causing a bruise. She said she tried to push him disconnected and propulsion away, but Mortensen pulled her toward him.

He drove her location but came backmost 10 minutes later, "looking for sex," and lingering extracurricular her window, Paul said successful her declaration.

She said Mortensen called nan police only "after assaulting maine and only having his demands for activity denied."

Paul wrote successful nan declaration that "we each allege that we were physically assaulted by nan other," which is reflected successful a connection from a constabulary spokesperson successful Draper, Utah. The spokesperson told NBC News that officials are investigating claims of home unit against nan pair, pinch allegations successful some directions.

Police successful West Jordan, Utah, besides said they are reviewing an unfastened home unit investigation into an alleged 2024 incident that Mortensen reported and has allegations only against Paul.

In tribunal Tuesday, an lawyer for Paul said Draper constabulary person decided not to record charges against Paul aliases Mortensen successful nan Feb. 22-23 case. The Draper Police Department and nan Salt Lake County District Attorney's agency did not instantly respond to requests for much accusation connected imaginable charges.

Paul elaborate an alleged "pattern of abuse" by Mortensen that she said includes stalking, harassing and beingness abuse, arsenic good arsenic "love bombing" and nationalist humiliation.

"I was very excited to beryllium the adjacent Bachelorette," Paul said successful her declaration. The first section was group to aerial March 22, but Paul said ABC yanked nan play connected March 19 aft TMZ published nan video of Paul appearing to onslaught Mortensen successful 2023.

In nan declaration, Paul said Mortensen is nan person who leaked nan video to TMZ.

Paul pleaded blameworthy successful abeyance to 1 complaint of aggravated battle successful relationship pinch nan 2023 incident. The different 4 charges were dropped.

Paul said she nary longer wants interaction pinch Mortensen.

"Dakota’s actions, some his nationalist embarrassment of maine and his maltreatment successful private, person been devastating," Paul wrote successful nan declaration. "I americium truthful tired of his beingness and affectional abuse."