Multiple Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Stars Tease Exit After Taylor Frankie Paul’s Domestic Abuse Drama
After Taylor Frankie Paul’s domestic violence scandal, we’re sure so much is happening behind the scenes that no one knows about yet (like the show’s fate, potential lawsuits, and more). We know the fifth season of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has been put on pause, and it seems some cast members may exit.
Per DailyMail, the two cast members whose futures are uncertain are Paul and Whitney Leavitt.
After Leavitt’s Broadway run and her future in film, she recently hinted she could leave the show.
“I wouldn’t be where I am without The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. “But it feels like it’s time to challenge myself in other ways and fulfill these dreams and passions that I’ve been trying to get even before the show. I’m figuring it out in real time. But it feels like that’s the trajectory of where it’s going.”
As for Paul, her future is uncertain, especially after The Bachelorette was canceled.
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If you need a recap, the star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives was charged with numerous offenses in 2025 following a 2023 incident. Back on Feb. 17, 2023, Paul was arrested after her ex, Dakota Mortensen, called the police on her, claiming she had hit him in front of her two children, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Tate Paul.
Paul was charged with one felony count of aggravated assault and two felony counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, along with one misdemeanor count each of child abuse and criminal mischief. However, she submitted a plea in abeyance to a third-degree felony count of aggravated assault.
Then, in March 2026, the infamous video was released that showed Paul putting Mortensen in a headlock as well as throwing metal barstool chairs at him (and inadvertently hitting her daughter in the head with one).
After that, police confirmed there’s an open “domestic assault investigation” between Paul and Mortensen in March 2026, with both claiming domestic violence on both sides.
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