Taylor Frankie Paul is getting assist from a few of her Secret Lives of Mormon Wives costars following the cancellation of season 22 of The Bachelorette.
“The women haven’t fully shut Taylor out,” a supply solely tells Us Weekly on Friday, March 20, noting Taylor’s castmates “have checked in on her.”
The insider shares, “Quite a lot of the ladies have texted her to ensure she is OK. Individuals are involved about her psychological well being.” Taylor, 31, “hasn’t been responding and is a large number.”
Just a few of her costars have spoken out after manufacturing on season 5 of Mormon Wives got here to a screeching halt following an alleged home dispute between Taylor and her ex Dakota Mortensen.
Taylor’s life has been despatched right into a tailspin over the previous week after information broke on Monday, March 16, that there’s an ongoing investigation. A Draper Metropolis Police Division spokesperson instructed Us that “allegations have been made in each instructions.”
“The Mormon Wives solid [is] truthfully terrified to movie with Taylor proper now,” a supply solely instructed Us this week, noting that manufacturing is “shut down” in the intervening time and “the ladies have made it clear they don’t need to be round her as a result of they see her as a serious legal responsibility.”
Taylor solely instructed Us on Wednesday, March 18, that there’s “extra context” to the alleged incident, vowing that she is “an excellent mom.”

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Nonetheless, the scenario escalated on Thursday, March 19, when Dakota requested a restraining order in Utah and requested for momentary custody of their son, Ever, 2. (Us confirmed on Friday that Dakota has been granted momentary custody of Ever and a short lived safety order in opposition to Taylor.)
His request got here after TMZ revealed a video from 2023 of Taylor throwing chairs at Dakota, which resulted in her arrest on the time.
“As anybody who has seen the video will perceive, this can be a deeply upsetting scenario,” Dakota instructed Us in an announcement. “I’m, sadly, used to those baseless claims about me and our relationship, which I categorically deny. I’m specializing in our son and his security, and hope that Taylor will do the identical.”
Taylor additionally issued an announcement relating to the video. “It’s unhappy to see the most recent installment of his endless, determined, attention-seeking, damaging marketing campaign to hurt Taylor with none regard for the implications for his or her youngster,” a rep for Taylor instructed TMZ. “Releasing an previous and selectively edited video on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible try and distract from his personal conduct.”
Within the wake of the video going viral, ABC introduced the cancellation of Taylor’s season of The Bachelorette, which was set to air on Sunday, March 22.
Amid the scandal, SLOMW stars Miranda McWhorter and Layla Taylor each spoke out condemning home violence on Friday.
“Every thing has been actually heavy to see. Home violence and abuse of any variety is one thing I take very significantly,” Miranda, 27, wrote through her Instagram Story. “As a human, and particularly a mom, I can not assist that form of conduct. My coronary heart is with the youngsters on this and I hope they’re secure, supported, and surrounded by love.”
Layla, 25, echoed Miranda’s sentiments, writing in her personal social media assertion: “My private historical past as a survivor makes it unimaginable for me to remain silent. I stand firmly in opposition to home violence in any type. I’m holding her kids in my ideas, hoping for his or her security above all else.”
Along with her son with Dakota, Taylor shares daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 5, with ex-husband Tate Paul.
As Taylor navigates this scandal, an insider instructed Us that the remainder of the SLOMW solid — which incorporates Miranda, Layla, Jen Affleck, Whitney Leavitt, Demi Engemann, Mikayla Matthews, Jessi Ngatikaura and Mayci Neeley — are hoping the present will proceed with out the unique chief of MomTok.
“A number of the women are anxious concerning the potential future,” the supply near the solid solely instructed Us on Friday. “This has rocked all of their worlds. A few of them really feel resentful.”
The insider added, “The women know they will proceed with out Taylor and need to hold going,” sharing that the scandal has “introduced them nearer in a means, and so they all have been leaning on one another, checking in.”
In the event you or somebody you realize is experiencing home violence, please name the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential assist.




