Taylor's Custody Battle: New Visits & Protective Order

0:00It's April 7th. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and celebrity news today, where the headlines shine, powered by AI. Taylor Frankie Paul just got some court relief in her custody fight with Ecstakota Mortensen. After a snag temporary custody of their two-year-old son over two weeks ago, a judge on April 7th granted her up to eight hours of supervised. Visits each week. That can split into two or three-hour chunks, holding steady until their next hearing on April 30th. This stems from Dakota's protective order filed March 19th. Right after a video dropped, showing a nasty 2023 fight wear, Taylor chucked a chair and a kid was crying nearby. He claimed she got physical twice in February, including choking and blocking his exit, all while worrying about their boy's safety. Taylor's no stranger to these headlines. She shares two other kids with ex-Tay Paul and faced her own arrest back in February 2000. 23 for assault during a blowout with Dakota. She pled guilty to aggravated assault later that year, landing a plea deal with evaluations and no new trouble required over three years.

1:08Their son arrived in March 2024, but things soured fast, with cheating rumors leading to a split by May 2025. Now Taylor's firing back with her own protective order request, accusing Dakota of years of abuse and control since 2022. Cops in West Jordan, Utah, are probing a separate 2024 domestic incident between them on top of her shelved Bachelorette gig that ABC pulled amid the drama. Both sides are digging in ahead of that April 30th showdown, as Taylor balances family chaos with her mom-talk spotlight while pushing for. Protection and more time with her little one.