From Variety · Selome Hailu · · 1m 20s
Taylor Frankie Paul heads back to Hulu
Taylor Frankie Paul is set to resume filming after a halted season, cast exits, and a legal fight with Dakota Mortensen.
In brief
Taylor Frankie Paul is set to resume filming after a halted season, cast exits, and a legal fight with Dakota Mortensen. Paul’s return puts Hulu’s reality hit back into motion while her offscreen legal battle remains unresolved. Originally reported by Variety.
Paul returns to set
Taylor Frankie Paul is returning to production on Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” Hulu declined to comment, but Variety confirmed it with multiple sources.
“Taylor Frankie Paul is returning to production”
Social posts hinted first
The news surfaced after cast member Mikayla Matthews posted that she was quitting the show on Sept. 14, with her posts implying Paul’s return.
Filming stopped in March
Paul has not shot new material since March, apart from Season 5 confessionals. Production paused during a police investigation tied to domestic violence allegations.
“Paul hasn’t shot new material for the reality show since March”
Allegations went both ways
Paul and ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen made domestic violence allegations against each other. TMZ later released video from a separate incident involving them.
Another show fell apart
The fallout reached ABC too. After the TMZ video, the network canceled Paul’s planned season of “The Bachelorette.”
Custody fight continues
Paul and Mortensen have since made more allegations, obtained mutual restraining orders, and are fighting over custody of their son, Ever. No charges have been filed.
“No charges have been filed in the matter.”
The one thing
Paul’s return puts Hulu’s reality hit back into motion while her offscreen legal battle remains unresolved.
