Mormon Wives Star's Protective Order Hearing: Who's the Real Aggressor?

0:00Taylor Frankie Paul, the reality star from the secret lives of Mormon wives and her ex Dakota Mortensen are heading to court today with dueling, petitions for protective orders. This two-year-old boys' dad and his mom are accusing each other of domestic violence and the outcome could straight up decide custody of their son, ever. Both have temporary orders keeping them at least 100 feet apart until this afternoon's hearing in Utah. They've got 11 fights on record under review, stemming from their messy breakup that played out big on the show. That drama spilled over when a leaked video from 2023 showed Paul punching and kicking Mortensen while their daughter cried nearby. It got so bad ABC shelled to film the Bastille Red season with her and Hulu paused their Mormon wives' production before picking back up last week. Paul caught charges for aggravated assault in domestic violence in front of a child but she pleaded guilty to a lesser assault count. It's down to a misdemeanor if she stays clean through her three-year probation ending in August and prosecutors just dropped any new cases from.

1:04Recent scraps? Her lawyers pushing photos of her bruises claiming Mortensen's the real aggressor while his side says she weaponizes the kid to spark fights. With a court-appointed attorney forever on deck, the commissioner will weigh what safest for the little guy moving forward. That's the story for today. Durham News Today, Driven by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.