00:00She is attacking the crap out of me!
00:02You throw me in the garage!
00:03Stop! Stop!
00:07You want to throw that on real quick?
00:12I just want to be able to talk to you without you two
00:15bickering at each other.
00:16Okay.
00:17Right?
00:17Okay.
00:18So, go ahead and wait.
00:19You can sit or whichever.
00:22Okay.
00:22So, what's your name?
00:24I'm Taylor.
00:24Taylor.
00:25I'm Officer Rubebrecht with the Harriman Police Department.
00:28Okay.
00:28The neighbors called in.
00:30Saying they heard a bunch of yelling.
00:33Sorry.
00:36Sorry.
00:37That was back on Season 1 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives in 2023,
00:42when a heated argument between Taylor and Dakota led to her arrest
00:47and a charge for aggravated assault.
00:49Now, the former couple is facing another domestic violence investigation.
00:54Taylor, Frankie Paul's ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen,
00:56is speaking out for the first time after their latest alleged domestic violence incident made headlines.
01:02In a statement released through his representative and obtained by Entertainment Weekly,
01:07Mortensen is addressing the situation while keeping his focus on family.
01:11Mortensen's number one priority here is protecting their son ever.
01:14The statement goes on to explain that Mortensen had anticipated the possibility of the situation becoming public,
01:20but chose to remain silent.
01:22Quote,
01:23He knew there was a possibility it could come out,
01:25but he was not going to be the one to proactively do that
01:27because he has always wanted a decent relationship with Taylor.
01:31It's been really hard to achieve that, but he wants to co-parent well.
01:34According to his rep, that silence has been his pattern until now.
01:39He was just hoping that if he says nothing, as he usually does, it would go away.
01:43The statement adds that Mortensen has never publicly told his side of the story.
01:47Quote,
01:48He's never done any kind of sit-down interview about his side.
01:51But with the seriousness of the current situation, that approach may be changing.
01:55Quote,
02:03The statement comes just days after production on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives was reportedly halted.
02:09An insider says filming stopped amid an investigation into alleged domestic violence involving both Paul and Mortensen.
02:16According to the source, the show is currently on pause while the situation unfolds.
02:20Police in Draper City, Utah confirmed that contact was made with both parties on February 24th and 25th,
02:26and that allegations were made in both directions.
02:29Paul and Mortensen, who dated on and off between 2022 and 2024, share a one-year-old son named Ever.
02:37Meanwhile, Paul is also speaking publicly, acknowledging the emotional toll of the headlines.
02:41She said it's been difficult seeing the news surface just days before the premiere of her Bachelorette season,
02:47calling the timing extremely hard.
02:49It's been a heavy time to see the headlines, especially during this time of The Bachelorette being released,
02:56and it's supposed to be a really exciting time.
02:59I'm a person that will always speak my truth, and that's what I'm known for,
03:04and so when the time is right, I will be.
03:07Despite speculation, reports indicate the investigation will not impact the show's release schedule.
03:12However, her future on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives remains uncertain.
03:16This isn't the first time the former couple has faced allegations of domestic violence.
03:20In 2023, an incident between the two resulted in Paul being arrested after she threw a chair that struck her
03:26daughter.
03:27She was charged at the time, but later said the charges were ultimately dropped.
03:30She's taking a credible scar on Court.
03:31that tells me that she fears their Childshare got upset.
03:32She slipped into an absence of the absence of several aspects of an incidentâŚ
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