Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen’s ongoing issues have not only caused production on season 5 of Hulu’s “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” to shut down, but their mental stability is also now coming into question.. Per new reports, the exes and parents to son Ever, have been ordered for mental health evaluation following a domestic violence incident between the two.. MEGA. According to TMZ, Mortensen has called the Utah Division of Child and Family Services multiple times alleging Paul has been physically abusive to their son, allegations that Paul vehemently denies.. Per the outlet, in late February, the constantly feuding exes got into a verbal altercation while inside Mortensen’s car after Paul reportedly spilled a drink. Inside sources shared that Mortensen became “enraged” and “got physical” with Paul, however, he called the police and told them that she was the one who assaulted him.. Following the incident, a source close to Paul told TMZ that Mortensen disappeared for weeks and ditched filming, which led to production being put on pause. However, sources with “Mormon Wives” said that filming stopped because cast members refused to film amid the domestic violence and child abuse allegations, despite production wanting to continue filming season 5.. Additionally, due to Mortensen repeatedly calling DCFS on Paul, alleging abuse, both are now required to undergo psychological evaluations.. When production on “Mormon Wives” resumes, it has not been decided what capacity, if any, Mortensen will be part of the show.. View this post on Instagram. Shortly after reports surfaced that “Mormon Wives” season 5 had shut down production, new details emerged revealing it was due to an incident between Paul and Mortensen.. According to PEOPLE, the Draper City Police Department confirmed to the outlet that an open “domestic assault investigation” exists between Paul and Mortensen. Per the police department’s spokesperson, “allegations have been made in both directions” and “contact was made with involved parties on [Feb] 24th and 25th.”. An inside source connected to “Mormon Wives” confirmed the production pause. “They are not filming,” the source said. “Taylor [Frankie Paul] has some pretty serious stuff happening regarding her past, and they will see what happens. Until that resolves, they are off.”. Things are reportedly so serious that Paul’s fellow #MomTok members have all distanced themselves from her. “None of the women want to be associated with her,” the source told the outlet.. Paul and Mortensen were previously involved in a domestic violence incident in 2023 that resulted in her arrest, but the charges in the case were later dropped.. LISA OConnor/AFF-USA.com / MEGA. On Monday, March 16, per TMZ, inside sources from “Mormon Wives” told the outlet that a heated altercation between Paul and Mortensen grinded production for season 5 to a halt.. Sources further added that product
