Hulu is taking motion in opposition to Dakota Mortensen. After making headlines on account of his alleged ongoing home violence case along with his ex, Taylor Frankie Paul, the streaming large has determined to edit him out of an upcoming sequence. Weeks earlier than that, ABC/Disney introduced it was pulling Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette.”
Hulu Is Taking Motion In opposition to Dakota Mortensen, Actuality Star Will Not Seem In The Upcoming Season Of ‘Vanderpump Villa’
Mortensen, who stars in Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” was scheduled to seem within the upcoming season of “Vanderpump Villa” alongside fellow DadTok stars, Jordan Ngatikaura, Zac Affleck, Jacob Neeley, Jace Terry, and Chase McWhorter.
Nevertheless, Hulu has lately determined to edit Mortensen out of the upcoming batch of episodes utterly, in accordance with Variety. The choice from the streamer comes after manufacturing on season 5 of “SLOMW” was paused on account of one other alleged home violence dispute between him and his ex, Paul.
Supply Says Taylor Frankie Paul Received Into An Alleged Interplay With Dakota Mortensen In February 2026
“They don’t seem to be filming,” a supply advised PEOPLE. “Taylor [Frankie Paul] has some fairly critical stuff occurring relating to her previous, and they’re going to see what occurs. Till that resolves, they’re off.”
A Draper Metropolis Police Division spokesperson advised the outlet that there was an open “home assault investigation” relating to Paul and Mortensen. The spokesperson defined that each events made allegations in opposition to the opposite and that they spoke with the people on February twenty fourth and February twenty fifth.
Taylor Frankie Paul Seems To Assault Dakota Mortensen In A Newly Launched Video From 2023
The information of Mortensen and Paul’s alleged home violence case isn’t the primary of its form. In accordance with a earlier report from The Blast, Paul was arrested in 2023 after reportedly assaulting Mortensen throughout an argument.
Video from the evening was launched in March 2026, displaying Paul hanging Mortensen, grabbing his hair, and hurling heavy, metallic chairs at him.
“That is known as bodily abuse. That is all you do,” Mortensen mentioned within the video. “It’s the one factor you understand how to do is damage me. You assume that is OK? It’s not OK. Holy sh-t.”
The video introduced much more destructive consideration to Paul, prompting ABC and Disney to tug what would’ve been the twenty second season of “The Bachelorette.”
“In mild of the newly launched video simply surfaced immediately, we now have made the choice to not transfer ahead with the brand new season of The Bachelorette, [starring Paul], at the moment, and our focus is on supporting the household,” the corporate mentioned in a press release.
Different manufacturers, together with Cinnabon, additionally reduce ties with Paul, “The Bachelorette,” and “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”
“Cinnabon has made the choice to terminate its collaboration with ‘The Bachelorette’ and ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.’ Latest developments and allegations surrounding the lead forged member led us to reassess this collaboration because it not aligns with our model values,” the corporate mentioned.
Paul Will get Help From Some Of Her ‘SLMOW’ Co-Stars
Following the cancellation of “The Bachelorette,” a few of Paul’s “SLOMW” co-stars spoke out in assist of her, notably Jessi Draper, who came to her defense on “Name Her Daddy.”
“I don’t like to guage somebody of their darkest second. I don’t wish to choose the particular person, I’ll choose the error,” she mentioned. “Taylor actually has made quite a lot of adjustments, and that’s what’s so arduous for me. That is my actual good friend, and he or she does have a extremely good coronary heart, and I really like her a lot.”
Draper defined that there’s extra to Paul’s story than viewers even notice.
“Seeing that video is so arduous, as a result of there’s a lot ache beneath the floor for Taylor,” she mentioned. “It’s not who Taylor is. She bought caught in a extremely dangerous cycle.”
Paul Is Unhappy Her Youngsters Have To ‘Relive’ The Ache Of Seeing Her Resurfaced Video
On-line, Paul additionally opened up about one of the crucial difficult elements of the 2023 assault video resurfacing.
“Worst half is my daughter having to relive and see it once more years later, after in depth work together with her and apologies to her about that evening,” she wrote. “And my child boy birthday was taken from him.”
In one other assertion, the outspoken actuality star admitted that the timing of the most recent scandal turned what ought to have been a celebration right into a painful reminiscence.
“I really feel like each premiere that I’ve skilled, I’ve by no means loved totally, so that is one other one… it’s extraordinarily arduous, and it took every little thing to get me right here immediately,” she mentioned.
