Taylor Frankie Paul Says 'it's Time To Detach Myself' From Mormonism Amid Domestic Violence Fallout

Taylor Frankie Paul took to Instagram complete nan play to bespeak connected nan past period successful her life, which has seen important fallout amid home unit allegations and ABC's cancellation of her play of "The Bachelorette."

"The past 40 days felt for illustration hellhole connected earth," Paul wrote successful nan caption of a video slideshow posted Sunday. The video featured clips and photos that appeared to show Paul's life complete nan past 40 days, including snapshots of her crying and praying, arsenic good arsenic screenshots of messages and writings.

Also connected Sunday, Paul revealed successful an Instagram communicative that she is distancing herself from Mormonism — nan belief she grew up practicing and a main tenet of nan Hulu reality bid connected which Paul stars.

"Born and raised Mormon (lds) and I'll ever person emotion and respect towards it," Paul wrote successful nan story, connected apical of a photograph of mountains.

Despite that, "it's clip to detach myself from it," Paul wrote, noting that she would "continue to spell pinch my family astatine times."

"I powerfully judge successful Christ, God, nan bible, nan divine," Paul continued. "I judge we are loved whether we are praying successful religion building aliases from a bath level astatine home."

Paul said she has "experienced grace and emotion from astonishing group that aren't judge what they judge if astatine all, and that's okay too."

"Point being location is much retired location to learn," Paul concluded. "And I'm penning this retired arsenic a release."

Paul's Instagram station and communicative travel aft reports emerged past period that she was progressive successful a home unit investigation pinch her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen. Police person antecedently told NBC News that nan incident betwixt nan 2 was reported astatine nan extremity of February.

Cast members connected "Mormon Wives" unanimously decided to pause filming for Season Five until ineligible action successful Paul's lawsuit plays retired astatine a March 7 gathering pinch ABC executives. An audio signaling of that call, shared pinch NBC News connected March 19, confirmed nan decision-making process.

The telephone besides revealed that galore of nan different formed members were apprehensive astir moving pinch Paul, citing her behavior.

Also connected March 19, TMZ released video of Paul appearing to onslaught Mortensen successful a home unit incident for which Paul was charged successful 2023.

That video led to ABC's determination to propulsion nan upcoming play of "The Bachelorette," which starred Paul and was group to premiere connected March 22.

Later successful nan month, 2 constabulary departments successful Utah confirmed to NBC News that they were investigating home unit allegations against Paul, some of which were reported astatine nan extremity of February.

Police successful West Jordan said they were investigating allegations made by Mortensen against Paul regarding an incident successful 2024. Police successful Draper said allegations had been made by some Paul and Mortensen successful a 2026 incident.

On Friday, Variety reported that Mortensen's storyline would beryllium cut from nan upcoming play of "Vanderpump Villa." In Season Four of "Mormon Wives," galore of nan men connected nan show — known arsenic "DadTok" — were invited to London to make a impermanent quality connected nan reality series.

Mortensen is besides a formed personnel of nan caller Alex Cooper-backed "Unwell Winter Games," which will statesman streaming connected YouTube connected Monday.

In nan Sunday video post, Paul said, "Through each panic attack, I prayed for spot arsenic I could consciousness my assemblage breaking down and retired from nan distress of it all."

She added that "I’ve prayed since I was young and ne'er strayed distant because I judge he wants america to inquire for help, particularly during our lowest points. However, alternatively of conscionable asking I switched complete to thanking him astatine nan extremity of each time nary matter really debased I felt."

"Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" formed personnel Jessi Draper offered support connected Paul’s video post, commenting, "I emotion you. You’re nan strongest personification I know."

Other "Mormon Wives" formed members person not interacted pinch Paul’s caller societal media posts.

In 1 station that Paul posted of her playing soft last week, erstwhile "MomTok" personnel Demi Engemann commented successful support, prompting Paul to convey her and Draper for "checking successful arsenic overmuch arsenic you have."

"You and Jessi I’ll ne'er hide didn’t time off my broadside astatine my lowest," Paul wrote successful nan reply to Engemann, referencing Draper.