‘Committed to getting better’: Taylor Frankie Paul voluntarily entered rehab
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SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) — Taylor Frankie Paul voluntarily checked into a rehab facility.
The Utah-based reality star entered a facility at the recommendation of her doctor, and has since checked out, according to reports from TMZ and People.
Paul’s brief, voluntary stay in rehab follows months of public fallout stemming from a now-closed police investigation into an alleged domestic abuse incident involving her former boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen.
“She’s committed to getting better,” a source told People.
A second source said, “The people around Taylor want her to get help,” adding that those around her “want to see her get better.”
“Everyone is just trying to protect the kids,” the source continued. Paul, a mother of three, shares 2-year-old Ever with Mortensen and 8-year-old Indy and 6-year-old Ocean with her ex-husband, Tate Paul.
Paul and Mortensen are scheduled to appear in Salt Lake City court on July 8 for a review hearing regarding the ongoing custody dispute over their son, Ever. Last month, a Utah judge lifted the requirement for supervised visitation during Paul’s time with Ever.
Meanwhile, Paul’s ex-husband, Tate Paul, requested on Tuesday a temporary restraining order as part of their divorce proceedings, which were finalized in 2022.
Paul built a career as a leading influencer in the viral #MomTok community on TikTok, a group of Utah women who share clips of their lives online.
She has also starred in four seasons of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” which has chronicled her on-again, off-again relationship with Mortensen.
Reports of now-dismissed allegations involving a domestic abuse incident with Mortensen mounted in mid-March during the weeks leading up to Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette.”
Amid the police investigation, TMZ published leaked footage of a separate physical altercation from 2023 in which Paul is seen kicking Mortensen and throwing metal barstools at him, prompting ABC to pull the show just three days before its scheduled premiere.
“In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of ‘The Bachelorette’ at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family,” a Disney spokesperson said at the time.
In a March statement obtained by People magazine, a spokesperson for Paul said, “Taylor is very grateful for ABC’s support as she prioritizes her family’s safety and security. After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.”
Amid the fallout, Paul also chose not to resume filming “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” Season 5, and took a step back from the spotlight for her mental heath, which included briefly deactivating her social media accounts.