After more than a month without filming, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is set to resume production, a source with knowledge of the decision told NBC News on Tuesday.
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The news comes after a pause in the wake of domestic violence allegations involving the reality show’s star, Taylor Frankie Paul, and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, who is also frequently on the program.
It was not immediately clear if the pair will be involved in the upcoming season. Mortensen did not immediately respond to a phone call and text message seeking comment. Paul could not immediately be reached for comment.
During a March 7 meeting between “Mormon Wives” cast members and ABC executives, the cast unanimously decided to pause filming for the show’s next season until legal action played out in open domestic violence investigations into “MomTok” leader Paul and Mortensen.
An audio recording of that call shared with NBC News confirmed that decision-making process and also brought to light concerns the cast members had about moving forward with filming alongside Paul, citing her behavior.
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The meeting was preceded by a mandated, weeklong pause in filming, after executives for Hulu — which streams “Mormon Wives” — visited the set and witnessed cast members speaking about a recent alleged domestic violence incident between Paul and Mortensen, one source close to the show told NBC News.
Nearly two weeks after the March 7 meeting, on March 19, TMZ released a video that appeared to show Paul attacking Mortensen in a 2023 domestic violence incident for which Paul faced charges.
She pleaded guilty in abeyance to one charge of aggravated assault in connection with the February 2023 charges, according to a plea affidavit. Four other charges in that case — including assault, criminal mischief, and domestic violence in the presence of a child — were dismissed with prejudice.
Paul was set to star in the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette” and ABC pulled her season, just hours after the video was published. It was set to premiere on March 22.
“In 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,” Disney said in its statement at the time.
Paul and Mortensen have lodged allegations against each other in recent weeks, and as a result have both faced hits to their personal lives and on-screen careers.
At the end of February, Mortensen filed domestic violence allegations against Paul from events in 2024, 2025 and 2026 in both West Jordan and Draper, Utah. Paul also reported allegations in return against Mortensen in relation to the 2026 incident out of Draper, spokespeople from both departments confirmed to NBC News.
Mortensen filed a temporary protective order against Paul on March 20, prompting her to lose custody of their shared son, Ever, until the pair met in court on April 7.
Just an hour before the hearing on April 7, Paul filed a temporary protective order against Mortensen with a declaration attached in which she began to tell her side of the story for the first time, laying out years of alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of Mortensen.
Also in court, a judge ruled Paul could have up to eight hours of supervised time with Ever per week until they meet in court again on April 30 to determine the “merits and entry” of both Paul’s and Mortensen’s protective orders.
On April 14, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s office said it had decided to not pursue charges against Paul in connection with any of the reported cases, citing statute of limitations issues and lack of evidence.
Two days later, the city of Draper said that Mortensen would not be charged.
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