Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives personality Dakota Mortenson has reportedly been granted custody of the two-year-old son he shares with his embattled ex-girlfriend Taylor Frankie Paul (pic).
The ruling follows a March 19 order of protection filed by Mortenson against Paul, according to People. Utah authorities are reportedly involved in an ongoing “domestic assault investigation” involving the on-again, off-again couple and their son Ever.
Paul was poised to have been the centrepiece of ABC’s The Bachelorette when the show’s new season began Sunday night. The reality TV programme announced Thursday that its upcoming season will be cancelled after TMZ posted video from 2023 appearing to show Paul becoming physically violent toward Mortenson while her eight-year-old daughter was present.
“In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of The Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family,” said a spokesperson for Disney Entertainment Television, which oversees ABC.
Paul will reportedly have an opportunity to plead her case to a judge on April 7 should she seek a new custody arrangement.
An indictment obtained by People alleged that Paul threw “heavy, metal chairs” at Mortensen during the 2023 caught-on-video spat. Her daughter is said to have been struck by one of those chairs.
People said Paul pleaded guilty in abeyance to aggravated assault, which will allow the charges against her to be dropped if she complies with the terms of her plea agreement. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
