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Jessi Draper Defends Taylor Frankie Paul During Podcast Appearance

Leaked evidence now drives network and production decisions.

Overview

  • Jessi Draper used a Call Her Daddy interview released Wednesday to defend Taylor Frankie Paul and to say the reality star has worked to change.
  • ABC pulled Paul's season of The Bachelorette on Thursday, March 19, hours after TMZ posted a 2023 video that appears to show her attacking Dakota Mortensen, and filming for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is now on hold.
  • Utah police say they are reviewing multiple alleged incidents involving Paul and Mortensen, including contacts reported Feb. 24–25 and a separate 2024 case now under West Jordan review.
  • Court records show Mortensen received a temporary protective order and temporary custody of their toddler as officials investigate the February case.
  • Draper also addressed her own home life, with Jordan Ngatikaura filing for divorce on March 19 and seeking a temporary restraining order the next day, which she opposed as some outlets report the request was denied.