Taylor Frankie Paul Files Temporary Protective Order Against Ex Dakota Mortensen

Taylor Frankie Paul revenge a impermanent protective bid against her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, successful Salt Lake District Court connected Tuesday, according to her lawyer and tribunal records.

The impermanent bid was revenge astir an hr earlier Paul and Mortensen were scheduled to meet successful tribunal to talk nan impermanent protective bid that Mortensen had revenge against Paul connected March 20. A lawyer for Paul confirmed that nan bid was revenge during Tuesday's tribunal hearing, saying it was "hot disconnected nan presses."

The impermanent bid was not yet nationalist arsenic of Tuesday afternoon, truthful nan specifications of Paul's petition are unknown. People confirmed nan filing, saying that Paul alleges that Mortensen has had a "pattern of abusive behaviour and coercive control" successful their relationship.

Tuesday’s gathering successful tribunal comes during a tumultuous period for some Paul and Mortensen, amid home unit allegations made connected some sides and hits to their master careers connected screen.

Police successful some Draper and West Jordan, Utah, confirmed to NBC News that their departments are looking into unfastened home unit investigations pinch allegations connected some sides.

On March 24, a West Jordan constabulary spokesperson told NBC News that nan unfastened investigation stems from an incident successful 2024, and that only Mortensen has made allegations against Paul successful that case. Police are reviewing aggregate videos from nan alleged 2024 incident, nan spokesperson said.

Draper constabulary said that location is simply a abstracted unfastened home unit investigation into Paul and Mortensen, pinch allegations connected some sides, successful its jurisdiction. Police opportunity that nan study was called successful connected Feb. 24 and Feb. 25.

Reports of nan caller allegations against Paul successful Draper began swirling past period and led nan formed of “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” to unanimously determine to pause filming connected play 5 of nan Hulu reality TV show.

The determination was made during a March 7 telephone betwixt nan formed — excluding Paul and Mortensen — and ABC executives. An audio signaling of nan call, shared pinch NBC News connected March 19, confirmed nan decision-making process.

Also connected March 19, TMZ released a video that appeared to beryllium filmed by Mortensen and showed Paul attacking him. The video reportedly captures a 2023 home unit incident involving nan on-again, off-again couple, for which Paul faced charges.

Court records bespeak that successful August 2023, Paul pleaded blameworthy successful abeyance to an aggravated battle complaint related to that incident. Four different charges successful that lawsuit — including assault, criminal mischief and home unit successful nan beingness of a kid — were dismissed pinch prejudice, nan records show.

That video led ABC to propulsion Paul’s upcoming play of “The Bachelorette,” which was expected to premiere connected March 22.

Mortensen’s on-screen profession besides took a deed amid nan back-and-forth allegations.

On Friday, NBC News confirmed Variety’s reporting that Mortensen would beryllium edited retired of Season Three of “Vanderpump Villa,” which starts streaming connected Hulu connected April 16 and follows nan unit who activity astatine reality prima and entrepreneur Lisa Vanderpump’s villa.

In play 4 of “Mormon Wives,” a number of nan “DadTok” members ventured to London to sojourn nan villa and make impermanent appearances connected nan show.

Mortensen, however, is still appearing arsenic 1 of 16 contestants connected nan Alex Cooper-backed “Unwell Winter Games,” which began streaming connected YouTube Monday and will proceed passim nan week.

Paul spoke retired connected Instagram complete nan weekend, saying that she is distancing herself from Mormonism — nan belief she grew up practicing and a main tenet of nan Hulu reality bid that brought her into nan zeitgeist.

"The past 40 days felt for illustration hellhole connected earth," Paul wrote successful a abstracted post, which features snapshots and video clips of what appears to beryllium her life complete nan past fewer weeks.

Salt Lake County tribunal records bespeak that Paul and Mortensen will meet successful tribunal again connected April 30 to "discuss nan merits and entry” of nan protective order. Both Paul and Mortensen will, again, look virtually.