Taylor Frankie Paul: Healing & Speaking Out

0:00It's April 6th. This is Vancouver News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. Taylor Frankie Paul, the star from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, just opened up about her rough patch after a leaked video stirred up Old Domestic. Violence claims, the footage from 2023 shows her in a fight with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, where she throws chairs and gets physical. She got arrested back then on charges like assault and mischief in front of a kid, pleading guilty to aggravated assault while others got dropped. That video hit the web on March 19th, right around her young son's birthday and is messing with her kid's big time. Her eight-year-old daughter keeps reliving the moment and Paul says the whole thing wrecked family time. She's been dealing with panic attacks and body breakdowns over the last 40 days, turning to prayer for strength every step. Paul's also stepping back from the Mormon faith she grew up in, though she still holds tight to her belief in God, Christ, and the Bible. She respects her roots and might join family services sometimes, but she's ready to explore

1:03more and find grace wherever it shows up, even from folks, without strong beliefs. Networks are reacting fast too. ABC scrapped her season as the Bachelorette, putting family first. Mortensen's role got edited out of the next Vanderpum Villa season since it wasn't central anyway. Paul fired back to her team, saying she's endured years of abuse and threats from him, and now she's speaking out to protect herself and her. Children while weighing her next moves. All this has Paul focusing on healing and sharing her side, reminding us how messy these public battles get for reality stars and their families.