{"id":79285,"date":"2026-04-18T07:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/taylor-frankie-paul-wants-mormon-wives-to-resume-filming\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T07:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:55:17","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-wants-mormon-wives-to-resume-filming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/taylor-frankie-paul-wants-mormon-wives-to-resume-filming\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Wants &#8216;Mormon Wives&#8217; to Resume Filming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Taylor Frankie Paul<\/strong> is in a \u201cmuch better place right now\u201d after resolving her latest domestic violence dispute with ex <strong>Dakota Mortensen<\/strong> \u2014 and she\u2019s ready to get back to work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s hopeful <em>Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> will continue soon and cameras will pick back up,\u201d a source exclusively tells <em>Us Weekly<\/em>, noting, \u201cNothing has been confirmed yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Hulu has yet to announce whether <em>SLOMW<\/em> will resume filming season 5 following Taylor, 31, and Dakota\u2019s domestic dispute drama, Taylor is working towards bettering herself in preparation for a potential reality TV return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, she\u2019s trying to mend things with the other girls so everyone can move forward peacefully,\u201d the insider says, referring to Taylor\u2019s dynamic with the majority of her castmates. \u201cIt\u2019s still a work in progress.\u201d (The show was halted in March after the exes\u2019 alleged altercation transpired in late February.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2266695619-Taylor.jpg?crop=0px%2C51px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"GettyImages-2266695619-Taylor.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2266695619-Taylor.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Taylor Frankie Paul Breaks Silence Over Avoiding Domestic Violence Charges<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tTaylor Frankie Paul has spoken publicly about avoiding charges following her recent alleged domestic violence dispute with ex Dakota Mortensen. Taking to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, April 14, Taylor, 31, shared a blurry photo of a vase filled with flowers and a card featuring a butterfly image. \u201cCried when I got the call \ud83d\ude4f [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Although Taylor is rebuilding trust with some of her costars, the source says she has been \u201cleaning a lot\u201d on castmate <strong>Jessi Draper<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve gotten even closer lately since they\u2019re both going through hard times and can relate to each other,\u201d the source says, referring to Jessi\u2019s ongoing divorce from estranged husband <strong>Jordan Ngatikaura<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Jessi, 33, was the first of the <em>SLOMW<\/em> cast to show public support for Taylor after police declined to press charges for the February 2026 incident earlier this week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4313521\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4313521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul Wants Mormon Wives to Resume Filming Soon She Is Ready to Bounce Back Cast\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back-TCDSELI_HY035.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Mormon Wives\u2019 Mayci Neeley, Jessi Draper, Mikayla Mathews, Miranda McWhorter, Layla Taylor.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Fred Hayes\/Hulu\/Disney\/Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo freaking proud of my resilient, strong and beautiful friend \u2764\ufe0f @taylorfrankiepaul ily more than words,\u201d Jessi wrote via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, April 15.<\/p>\n<p>News broke in March that <em>SLOMW<\/em> paused production on the next season and a source later told <em>Us<\/em> that the stars were \u201cterrified to film\u201d with Taylor amid the state of her and Dakota\u2019s tumultuous relationship.<\/p>\n<p>As police investigated the 2026 incident, footage from Taylor and Dakota\u2019s 2023 domestic dispute came to light. In the video, Taylor threw chairs at Dakota, 33, as her daughter, Indy, cried in the background. (Taylor shares Indy, 8, and Ocean, 5, with ex-husband <strong>Tate Paul<\/strong> and son Ever, 2, with Dakota.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mormon-Wives-Jessi-and-Jordan-Bought-Home-Before-Split-GettyImages-2226564614.jpg?crop=0px%2C602px%2C1333px%2C753px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Mormon Wives Jessi and Jordan Bought Home Before Split GettyImages-2226564614\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mormon-Wives-Jessi-and-Jordan-Bought-Home-Before-Split-GettyImages-2226564614.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Mormon Wives\u2019 Jessi and Jordan Bought $2.5M Home Months Before Split<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives stars Jessi Draper and Jordan Ngatikaura reportedly bought a lavish new home together shortly before their split. Jessi and Jordan purchased a $2.5 million home in Lehi, Utah, in November 2025, according to a Monday, April 13, report from TMZ. The estranged couple went on to announce their divorce [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Taylor later pleaded guilty to felony aggravated assault in exchange for dismissing the other charges against her. As part of her plea deal, it was determined that Taylor\u2019s aggravated assault charge would drop to a misdemeanor in August 2026.<\/p>\n<p>After seeing the newly released footage, ABC cancelled her season of <em>The Bachelorette<\/em> just days before its debut on March 22.<\/p>\n<p>Dakota then filed for a temporary restraining order against Taylor and requested temporary custody of their son, Ever, both of which were granted.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor received a big win on Tuesday, April 14, when the Salt Lake City District Attorney\u2019s Office declined to file charges against her for the February altercation with Dakota.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Files-for-Her-Own-Restraining-Order-Against-Ex-Dakota-Mortensen.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul Files for Her Own Restraining Order Against Ex Dakota Mortensen\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Files-for-Her-Own-Restraining-Order-Against-Ex-Dakota-Mortensen.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Taylor Frankie Paul Rejects Dakota\u2018s Sex Request After Dispute in New Texts<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNewly released texts between Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen show her shutting down his request for sex after their alleged altercation. An unsealed police report from the Draper City Police Department showed photos submitted for evidence from both Paul, 31, and Mortensen, 33, regarding their recent domestic disputes. Along with photos of Paul and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTaylor feels like she will bounce back from this, especially now that there won\u2019t be any charges filed against her,\u201d the insider tells <em>Us<\/em>. \u201cShe knows her legal battle is far from over but does feel like she had a small victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Taylor and Dakota are still figuring out their custody situation, with Taylor being granted her own temporary restraining order against Dakota on April 8 ahead of their court hearing later this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s doing really well mentally and has been focusing on healing and staying in therapy,\u201d the insider tells <em>Us<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Frankie Paul is in a \u201cmuch better place right now\u201d after resolving her latest domestic violence dispute with ex Dakota Mortensen \u2014 and she\u2019s ready to get back to work. \u201cShe\u2019s hopeful Secret Lives of Mormon Wives will continue soon and cameras will pick back up,\u201d a source exclusively tells Us Weekly, noting, \u201cNothing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-trends-and-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylor-Frankie-Paul-Wants-Mormon-Wives-to-Resume-Filming-Soon-She-Is-Ready-to-Bounce-Back.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}