Taylor Frankie Paul Exits Mormon Wives Season 6, Citing Cast Bullying After 8 Months of Abuse
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Updated · The Cut · Sep 21
Taylor Frankie Paul Exits Mormon Wives Season 6, Citing Cast Bullying After 8 Months of Abuse
3 articles · Updated · The Cut · Sep 21
Summary
Taylor Frankie Paul said Monday she is leaving The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and will not return for Season 6, saying castmates "collectively pile[d] on" and mocked her children.
Her Instagram statement framed the exit as a response to bullying after what she called 8 months of abuse through the legal system, adding that she was relieved to remove herself.
Season 6 has reportedly been filming without Paul since July, and Hulu has not commented; cast tension was already visible when Mikayla Matthews stopped filming on Sept. 15 over behavior she said should not be platformed.
The departure follows months of fallout from Paul's domestic-assault case with ex Dakota Mortensen, which halted Season 5 in March and helped cut the season to 5 episodes from a planned 10.
TMZ also reported last week that Paul failed multiple court-ordered drug tests tied to custody disputes with Mortensen and ex-husband Tate Paul, deepening scrutiny around the show.