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Dakota Mortensen's Storyline Will Be Edited Out of 'Vanderpump Villa'

Variety reported the Hulu reality star’s scenes were cut as Utah police investigate a domestic violence dispute with ex Taylor Frankie Paul.

  • Variety reported Friday that Dakota Mortensen's storyline will be edited out of the upcoming third season of Vanderpump Villa, which is scheduled to premiere April 16.
  • Producers removed Mortensen following a domestic violence investigation in Utah involving his former partner, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul, with the Draper City Police Department confirming 'allegations in both directions.'
  • The dispute previously prompted ABC to cancel The Bachelorette Season 22, which starred Paul, three days before its scheduled premiere, while production on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5 remains paused.
  • Executive producer Lisa Vanderpump told People that Mortensen 'didn't really have a big storyline,' adding that editing him out 'hasn't affected the story' while other DadTok members proceed as planned.
  • Despite the Vanderpump Villa removal, Mortensen remains set to appear in Unwell Winter Games, a YouTube reality competition series produced by Alex Cooper, premiering Monday, April 6.
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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Friday, April 3, 2026.
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