Dakota Mortensen Reality TV Appearances Amid Taylor Investigation
'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' season two reunion.
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Taylor Frankie Paul’s previous domestic violence arrest and ongoing investigations into new allegations have dominated the media cycle for the past few weeks. The alleged occurrences all occurred with her on-again, off-again boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, of whom she shares her youngest child with.
Amid the controversy, Mortensen is set to make a guest appearance on another Hulu show and a new reality series backed by Alex Cooper‘s Unwell Network in just a few weeks.
On The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Mortensen is considered a member of “DadTok,” a copycat name that refers to the husbands (and exes) of MomTok, the women who make up the show’s core cast. At the season three reunion for the Hulu hit, it was revealed that DadTok would be attending a luxury getaway on the third season of their sister series Vanderpump Villa, following in the footsteps of the women, who went on the show’s second installment.
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The Mormon Wives season three reunion was a tease of what was to come for the series, which saw more of the spotlight shift onto DadTok. The men took over the majority of the narrative on the recently released fourth installment, and each has been involved in the heavy media cycle for varying reasons.
Jordan Ngatikaura will be the “guest of honor” on Vanderpump Villa, which is fronted by Lisa Vanderpump and Vanderpump Rules alum Stassi Schroeder. Ngatikaura himself has been making waves as he filed for divorce from Jessi Draper, who recently went on Call Her Daddy to allege that her soon-to-be ex-husband tried to hire escorts and attended sex parties while they were married.
Chase McWhorter, ex-husband to Miranda Hope, was also spotted getting cozy with Draper, which has sent the internet into a firestorm. His brother, Mason McWhorter, also recently broke things off with Layla Taylor. Additional Villa attendees include Zac Affleck (husband to Jen Affleck) and Jacob Neeley (husband to Mayci Neeley).
But amid recent reports that Paul’s season of The Bachelorette was pulled by ABC following the leak of a video depicting the domestic violence incident that led to her 2023 arrest involving Mortensen, the question on everyone’s minds is whether Hulu is still going to release DadTok’s episode of Vanderpump Villa.
On Monday, March 16, it was reported that season five of Mormon Wives paused filming amid an alleged February domestic incident between Paul and Mortensen. A spokesperson for the Draper City Police Department told People that there is an open “domestic assault investigation” involving Paul and Mortensen. They noted that “allegations have been made in both directions” and “contact was made with involved parties on [Feb.] 24th and 25th.”
A few days later, on Thursday, March 19, video of the events leading up to Paul’s prior 2023 arrest was leaked, showing the reality star throwing barstools at Mortensen while her daughter was present. Hours later, ABC pulled season 22 of The Bachelorette, three days before its scheduled March 22 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 Entertainment Television spokesperson said in a statement at the time.
One day later, on Friday, March 20, NBC News obtained audio of a Zoom call held on March 7 with the Mormon Wives cast and three Disney executives, where they voiced concerns about continuing the series with Paul amid the investigation.
The production company on Mormon Wives, Jeff Jenkins Productions in association with 3BMG and Walt Disney Television Alternative, launched their own investigation separate from the police, which is ongoing. The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that production on season five will remain halted until production’s investigation concludes.
With an ongoing internal investigation led by Mormon Wives production, and a reported third alleged domestic violence incident that is currently under investigation, also involving Paul and Mortensen, some fans believe the Vanderpump Villa episode that is set to feature Mortensen and the men of DadTok should also be pulled.
“Hulu should cancel the DadTok episodes of Vanderpump Villa,” reads the title of a R