{"id":900871,"date":"2026-09-22T04:10:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T04:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/900871\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T04:10:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T04:10:44","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-leaves-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-amid-ongoing-controversies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/900871\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul leaves Secret Lives of Mormon wives amid ongoing controversies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/a> star Taylor Frankie Paul is stepping away from the show amid ongoing controversies surrounding the show. <\/p>\n

Paul announced her departure from the show in a post to Instagram<\/a> following her recent custody battles with the fathers of her children, as well as tension with other SLOMW cast members. <\/p>\n

\"GMA3:<\/p>\n

Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul is stepping away from the show amid ongoing controversy. \u00a0ABC via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cMy gratitude goes to all the networks that supported me throughout this and gave me the chance to return. However, I don\u2019t desire to move forward like this,\u201d Paul wrote. <\/p>\n

\u201cI originally was willing to be removed to let [the rest of the cast] all continue on with less stress and I\u2019m back to that point.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went on to take jabs at the SLOMW cast, which includes, Mayci Neeley, Jennifer Affleck, Mikayla Mathews, Jessi Draper, Miranda McWhorter, Layla Taylor and Whitney Leavitt. It also includes one of her children\u2019s fathers, Dakota Mortensen. <\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the girls know what I\u2019ve been through and then to turn and collectively pile on with their \u2018statements\u2019 knowing there has been ongoing abuse through the system the last 8 months on top of what I\u2019ve endured,\u201d she continued. <\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost the entire cast plus some, going at me\u2026.laughing about my kids is disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul continued, writing that she had \u201cbit [her] tongue\u201d during certain situations. <\/p>\n

\u201cThese same people had meetings telling me I need to lead the way of pay\u2026.my voice was the only one that can make it happen and then they would work from what I demanded,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m grateful I never followed through with their requests of demands and I\u2019m grateful I kept same pay out of fairness and integrity,\u201d she alleged.<\/p>\n

\u201cI treated production and crew with respect always, in fact they are ones who checked on me throughout this. It\u2019s to the point of bullying for months now. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy question has been how much suffering and scrutiny is going to be enough\u2026I\u2019m just relieved to be out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Taylor Frankie Paul accused the other Mormon Wives of cyberbullying in her post. \u00a0Disney via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Her departure from the show comes after Paul had her parenting time reduced to eight hours a week after allegedly failing multiple drug tests within a 60-day period.<\/p>\n

Recently, a slew of cast members announced they were departing the show, or were considering leaving after Season 6 wraps filming. <\/p>\n

Mathews announced her departure from the show last week, explaining she has decided to leave the show \u201cafter hearing some news.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no amount of money worth going against my morals or changing the stance I\u2019ve had since I first saw and heard the things that made me feel this strongly,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

\"Taylor<\/p>\n

Paul and Dakota Mortensen share a son, Ever, who was at the centre of their legal battle.\u00a0Instagram\/@taylorfrankiepaul<\/p>\n

Her statement continued, reading: \u201cSupporting an ADULT doesn\u2019t mean constantly making excuses for toxic behaviour while giving unconditional sympathy and grace with zero accountability or change. I was in that enabling cycle for years, and I\u2019m not going to be a part of that again!\u201d<\/p>\n

Following her statement, other girls in the cast including Neeley, McWhorter and Layla, revealed they had reconsidered joining the show past season 6. <\/p>\n

All of them hinted at Paul\u2019s behaviour, and her on-again-off-again relationship with Mortensen, being the catalyst for them not wanting to take part in the show any more. <\/p>\n

Leavitt had already announced she was leaving the show earlier this year after she snagged the role as Roxie Hart in the Broadway musical, Chicago. <\/p>\n

The recent drama comes in the weeks after the show\u2019s fifth season premiered. <\/p>\n

The season touched on her brief time as The Bachelorette US, with ABC network scrapping her season from airing. <\/p>\n

\"Taylor<\/p>\n

Taylor Frankie Paul revealed she got engaged on her scrapped season of The Bachelorette US.\u00a0Instagram\/taylorfrankiepaul<\/p>\n

Paul revealed that she accepted a marriage proposal from contestant Dough Mason<\/a> at the end of her time on The Bachelorette, only to hook up with Mortensen one day after she returned from filming. <\/p>\n

Her season of The Bachelorette was cancelled<\/a> after footage emerged of Paul throwing chairs at Mortensen with one of their children nearby in 2023.<\/p>\n

Two Utah police departments then opened domestic violence investigations into Paul and Mortensen, sparking a drawn-out legal battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Paul pleaded guilty to aggravated assault as part of a plea agreement which resulted in her other charges being dismissed.<\/p>\n

Her plea was held in abeyance, allowing the felony to be reduced to a misdemeanour upon fulfilling her court obligations.<\/p>\n

Another incident in 2026 resulted in a judge ruling Paul could no longer spend unsupervised time with her two-year-old son Ever.<\/p>\n

That order was lifted a few months later. The scandal prompted Hulu to halt filming on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u2032 fifth season.<\/p>\n

New scenes and confessionals were filmed after production recommenced in May, with the fifth season being released earlier this month. <\/p>\n