Overview
- Police in Draper, Utah confirm an open domestic assault investigation involving Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, noting allegations from both sides and police contact on Feb. 24 and 25.
- Production on Season 5 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is on hold, with multiple outlets reporting the pause followed the recent dispute and that no incident was captured on camera.
- Sources characterize the shutdown as temporary, indicating producers expect to resume without a major shift to the season’s planned rollout.
- ABC’s The Bachelorette press and premiere plans remain in place, and Paul told reporters at a preview event that the situation is “heavy” but she chose to show up.
- Paul’s history with Mortensen includes a 2023 arrest that led to a plea in abeyance to one count of aggravated assault, with other charges dismissed, which has been chronicled on the Hulu series.