{"id":363371,"date":"2026-04-04T11:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/363371\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T11:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:36:16","slug":"dakota-mortensen-edited-out-of-vanderpump-villa-amid-domestic-violence-investigation-involving-taylor-frankie-paul-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/363371\/","title":{"rendered":"Dakota Mortensen edited out of Vanderpump Villa amid domestic violence investigation involving Taylor Frankie Paul: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dakota Mortensen<\/a> will reportedly be edited out of the forthcoming season of Vanderpump Villa after he and his ex-girlfriend, Taylor Frankie Paul<\/a>, became involved in a domestic violence investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mortensen, who rose to fame on the Hulu<\/a> reality series Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, appeared as a guest star during filming for Vanderpump Villa season three in autumn but his storyline will be redacted, according to Variety<\/a>. The Independent has contacted Disney and Mortensen for comment.<\/p>\n

It comes after ABC pulled Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s upcoming season of The Bachelorette<\/a> just days before its scheduled release<\/a>, in response to a video that surfaced appearing to show her attacking Mortensen in a 2023 incident that led to an arrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The statement from a Disney Entertainment Television spokesperson read at the time: \u201cIn light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of The Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bachelorette cancellation came after authorities confirmed they were investigating a second allegation of domestic assault regarding Paul and Mortensen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Dakota<\/p>\n

Dakota Mortensen has been edited out of the forthcoming season of \u2018Vanderpump Villa\u2019, according to reports (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\"Mortensen<\/p>\n

Mortensen rose to fame in the influencer clique #DadTok, as seen on \u2018Secret Lives of Mormon Lives\u2019 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The Draper City Police Department said that \u201callegations have been made in both directions\u201d and \u201ccontact was made with involved parties on [February] 24th and 25th\u201d but no charges have been filed yet.<\/p>\n

A week later, West Jordan Police Department in Utah was said to be investigating a third allegation of domestic violence, involving Paul and Mortensen.<\/p>\n

The pair have been in an on-again, off-again relationship throughout the show. In the series premiere of the show in 2024, Paul was arrested for aggravated assault and put on probation after getting into a physical fight with Mortensen.<\/p>\n

After Paul\u2019s Bachelorette season was pulled, her representatives said in a statement that she was grateful for ABC\u2019s support and that she would be \u201cprioritizing her family\u2019s safety and security.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm,\u201d the statement <\/a>said. It is not known whether ABC plans to air Paul\u2019s season at a later date.<\/p>\n

\"Dakota<\/p>\n

Dakota Mortenson and Taylor Frankie Paul in season two of ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ (Disney)<\/p>\n

After the video of the 2023 incident surfaced, a representative for Mortensen told Entertainment Weekly<\/a> on March 18: \u201cHis number one priority here is protecting [their 1-year-old son], Ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe knew there was a possibility it could come out, but he was not going to be the one to proactively do that because he has always wanted a decent relationship with Taylor,\u201d the rep continued. \u201cIt’s been really hard to achieve that, but he wants to co-parent well.\u201d<\/p>\n

He is set to appear in a YouTube reality competition series<\/a> produced by Alex Cooper, streaming on April 6.<\/p>\n

The pair rose to fame on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives \u2014 Hulu\u2019s most-watched unscripted premiere of 2024 \u2014 which was commissioned in the wake of the viral \u201csoft swinging\u201d scandal that happened between a group of influencers, all mothers and all current or former of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<\/p>\n

They started dating in 2022 and welcomed their son, Ever True Mortensen, in March 2024. They split up that September.<\/p>\n

The national domestic abuse helpline offers support for women on 0808 2000 247, or you can visit the Refuge<\/a> website. There is a dedicated men’s advice line<\/a> on 0808 8010 327. Those in the US can call the domestic violence hotline on 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dakota Mortensen will reportedly be edited out of the forthcoming season of Vanderpump Villa after he and his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":363372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[183986,68218,156,191131,190192,111,139,69,191132,17679,17678,59407,437,111878],"class_list":{"0":"post-363371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-dakota-mortensen","9":"tag-domestic-violence","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-forthcoming-season","12":"tag-frankie-paul","13":"tag-new-zealand","14":"tag-newzealand","15":"tag-nz","16":"tag-secret-lives","17":"tag-taylor-frankie-paul","18":"tag-the-bachelorette","19":"tag-the-independent","20":"tag-tv","21":"tag-vanderpump-villa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}