Taylor Frankie Paul Domestic Abuse Investigation Halts Mormon Wives

The source also said that Taylor's relationship with the other SLOMW stars “is great right now,” clarifying that production was not halted because of issues among them.

E! News has reached out to Taylor's rep but hasn't received a comment. Additionally, E! News reached out to Dakota, Hulu and ABC for comment but hasn’t heard back.

The Bachelorette star—also mom to daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 5, with ex-husband Tate Paul—was previously arrested in February 2023 and charged with one count of felony aggravated assault, two counts of felony domestic violence in the presence of a child causing injury, one count of misdemeanor child abuse and one count of misdemeanor criminal mischief after a incident with Dakota, 33, according to court documents released by the District Attorney for Salt Lake County and obtained by E! News.

The 31-year-old pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in August 2023, according to ABC4 Utah, while her other charges were dismissed. “I never had hurt my daughter,” Taylor said on a September episode of Call Her Daddy. “I never intentionally did anything with my children.” 

E! News' source added that the February altercation is not the same situation as the 2023 incident, saying Taylor "is in a very different state and position in her life now."

The news of Mormon Wives' pause comes just one week before Taylor is set to make her debut on season 22 of The Bachelorette.

“I’ve been criticized, I’ve been judged and I’ve been rejected,” she said in a teaser released earlier this month, “but anyone that takes the time to know me will see that I’m actually a genuine person and I mean well and a person that deserves another chance at love.” 

And despite not fitting “into the mold” of Bachelor Nation, she was still grateful for the opportunity: “I really admire all the women that stood before me.” 

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