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Taylor Frankie Paul Admits to Cheating on Bachelorette's Doug Mason With Dakota Mortensen
The admission, along with an alleged domestic violence incident between Paul and Mortensen, prompted ABC to cancel the season and pause production on the Hulu series.
- ABC cancelled Taylor Frankie Paul's The Bachelorette season following a domestic violence scandal involving ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5 now reveals the fallout from her engagement to contestant Doug Mason.
- A 2023 physical altercation between Paul and Mortensen surfaced online in March 2026, prompting ABC to scrap her dating franchise season. The pair remain involved in an ongoing legal and custody battle with mutual domestic violence allegations.
- Season 5 follows Paul returning from filming engaged to Mason, only to admit she began sleeping with Mortensen the night she returned to Utah. Production paused during their contentious legal battle.
- Paul ended her engagement to Mason after filming, and her personal conflicts led to a shortened five-episode season. She remains absent from cast follow-up interviews, leaving her future involvement uncertain.
- While The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives continues streaming, Paul's current relationship status remains undisclosed. Cast members have returned to film interviews without her as the show navigates the fallout.
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Taylor Frankie Paul Admits to Cheating on Bachelorette's Doug Mason With Dakota Mortensen
During Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season five, Taylor Frankie Paul revealed she got engaged to Doug Mason while filming The Bachelorette, but later cheated on him with Dakota Mortensen.
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