Taylor & Dakota Break Their Silence On The Fight That Halted SLOMW

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5 reportedly stopped filming due to a dispute between exes and co-parents, Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen. On March 15, TMZ reported that the show took a pause due to an alleged “heated blowup” between Paul and Mortensen which was “intense enough that filming couldn’t continue as planned.”

More sources confirmed the Season 5 update on March 16. "They are not filming," a source told People. "Taylor has some pretty serious stuff happening regarding her past, and they will see what happens. Until that resolves, they are off,” an insider said.

A spokesperson for the local police department told the outlet that there is an open "domestic assault investigation" concerning Paul and Mortensen, and that "allegations have been made in both directions.” The spokesperson also shed some light on the timeline of events, adding that "contact was made with involved parties on [Feb] 24th and 25th."

Another insider told the outlet that Paul’s co-stars — aka the other members of MomTok — were taking space from Paul. "None of the women want to be associated with her," the source said.

A couple days after the initial reports, Paul spoke on the dispute allegations for the first time. “There’s more to the context to everything and it’s unfortunate,” she told Us Weekly on March 17. “It’s been hard. And it sucks to be in this position. And the mother that I am, that is something I will always stand my ground on. I believe that I am a good mother and I have always treated my kids very well. So the headlines that are out right now are very hard to see because that’s not the truth of it. I have always treated my children with respect and I’ve never touched them. So it’s been really hard.”

The next morning, Paul appeared on Good Morning America, where she revealed she is unsure of her future on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives at this time. “It’s hard to say now, right? Just because of everything going on,” she said. “It’s hard to see past this, I’m not going to lie. It’s just so heavy. When your life is broadcasted out there in these headlines, it’s like the end of the world. That’s what it feels like, I’m not going to lie. But I will say, I’ve been here before and I got through it and, you know, shared my story and my life so I’m hoping that I can do that again.”

Mortensen also commented on the situation through a rep’s statement to Entertainment Weekly. "He knew there was a possibility it could come out, but he was not going to be the one to proactively do that because he has always wanted a decent relationship with Taylor. It's been really hard to achieve that, but he wants to co-parent well," the statement read.

It continued: "He was just hoping that if he says nothing, as he usually does, it would go away. He's never done any kind of sit-down interview about his side. He kind of just lets it all happen to him, and I think he realizes with the severity of everything now that he just can't do that."

A domestic dispute with Mortensen led to Paul’s arrest in 2023. At the time, she was charged with assault, criminal mischief, and commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child, per CBS. (Paul later revealed that the charges were all dropped.) This disagreement was featured in the very first episode of Mormon Wives Season 1.

In Season 1 of the show, Paul shared her take on the situation. “Getting arrested, it was the worst night of my life. I ended up being charged with aggravated assault with three years of probation," she said. "It’s been a challenge going from the scandal to relationship to miscarriage to arrest to being pregnant again.”

“After the arrest, I was under so much stress. I was filmed leaving the jail and then that was immediately on the internet. It was a blessing in disguise. It helped me wake up,” she added.