{"id":319079,"date":"2026-04-15T15:57:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=319079"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:27:42","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-breaks-silence-over-avoided-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/taylor-frankie-paul-breaks-silence-over-avoided-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Breaks Silence Over Avoided Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Taylor Frankie Paul<\/strong> has spoken publicly about avoiding charges following her recent alleged domestic violence dispute with ex <strong>Dakota Mortensen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/taylorfrankiepaul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram Stories<\/a> on Tuesday, April 14, Taylor, 31, shared a blurry photo of a vase crammed with flowers and a card featuring a butterfly image. \u201cCried after I got the decision \ud83d\ude4f THANK YOU to people who have stood with me,\u201d she captioned the snap.<\/p>\n<p>The post went live just hours after <em>Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed via a press release shared by district attorney <strong>Sim Gill<\/strong>\u2019s office that Taylor is not going to be charged consequently of an alleged dispute that halted production of season 5 of <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> in February. (News of the alleged altercation and filming halt broke on March 16.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter reviewing reports and evidence submitted to the Draper Police Department and West Jordan Police Department, the Salt Lake County District Attorney\u2019s Office has declined to file charges against Taylor Frankie Paul,\u201d the statement read. <em>Deadline<\/em> was first to report on the news.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Breaking Down the Allegations Against Taylor Frankie Paul: What to Know<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul has been the topic of multiple domestic violence investigations. Taylor was arrested in February 2023 after an alleged altercation with then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. She pleaded guilty to 1 count of aggravated assault as a part of a plea deal to dismiss the remaining charges. \u201cThe costs [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Us<\/em> confirmed in March via a spokesperson for Utah\u2019s Draper City Police Department that there was an open \u201cdomestic assault investigation\u201d into an alleged altercation between Taylor and Dakota, 33. Based on authorities on the time, allegations were \u201cmade in each directions,\u201d and \u201ccontact was made with involved parties on [February] twenty fourth and twenty fifth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After news of the investigation broke, footage of a 2023 altercation between the pair, who share son Ever, 2, together, was released by <em>TMZ<\/em>. On the time, Taylor was arrested and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. Additional charges of domestic violence within the presence of a toddler, child abuse with injury and criminal mischief were dismissed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4309940\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:176.71428571429%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4309940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-IG.png?w=1000&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all\" alt=\"Taylor-IG.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-IG.png?w=100&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-IG.png?w=200&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-IG.png?w=300&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-IG.png?w=400&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-IG.png?w=500&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-IG.png?w=600&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-IG.png?w=700&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-IG.png?w=800&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-IG.png?w=900&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-IG.png?w=1000&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s Instagram Story<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Taylor Frankie Paul\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Taylor is currently placed on a 36-month probation which is scheduled to finish on Monday, August 24.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ve gotten successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The fact TV star, whose season 22 of <em>The Bachelorette<\/em> was pulled by ABC prior to airing consequently of the recent investigation, spoke about her 2023 arrest during season 1 of <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em>. \u201cIt was the worst night of my life,\u201d she said on the Hulu series. \u201cAfter the arrest, I used to be under a lot stress. I used to be filmed leaving the jail after which that was immediately on the web. It was a blessing in disguise. It helped me get up.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-and-Dakota-Now.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=400%2C225&#038;quality=55&#038;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Where Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen Stand After Alleged Domestic Dispute\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-and-Dakota-Now.jpg?quality=70&#038;strip=all\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Where Taylor Frankie Paul Stands With Ex Dakota After Alleged Dispute<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tTaylor Frankie Paul shouldn&#8217;t be in touch with Dakota Mortensen after their alleged altercation. \u201cWithout delay, they aren\u2019t in communication in any respect,\u201d a source tells Us Weekly exclusively. \u201cThe whole lot regarding custody of Ever is handled through relations.\u201d News broke on Monday, March 16, that Taylor, 31, and Dakota were involved in an alleged domestic [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW7zrR3Di2t\/?img_index=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> post shared on Thursday, April 9, Taylor thanked fans for his or her support throughout the more moderen scandal. \u201cJust wish to say THANK YOU to people who have all helped carry,\u201d the post read. \u201cNothing but gratitude for these gifts given by different people at different times which were essential for me through this specific time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her post continued, \u201cThanks to each message, meal, gift, call, prayer, and support of any kind sent. There&#8217;s the human side of this after which it gets to a degree of it being miraculous while you begin to see it from an even bigger lens.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Frankie Paul has spoken publicly about avoiding charges following her recent alleged domestic violence dispute with ex Dakota Mortensen. Taking to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, April 14, Taylor, 31, shared a blurry photo of a vase crammed with flowers and a card featuring a butterfly image. \u201cCried after I got the decision \ud83d\ude4f [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":319080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20669],"tags":[13357,506,4521,16846,4546,507,909],"class_list":["post-319079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hollywood","tag-avoided","tag-breaks","tag-charges","tag-frankie","tag-paul","tag-silence","tag-taylor"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319079"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":319082,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319079\/revisions\/319082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}