Taylor Frankie Paul Quits Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Over Cast Bullying
According to a lengthy statement shared on Instagram by Paul, her decision to exit the show stems from intense castmate bullying, ongoing custody disputes regarding her children, and recent failed court-ordered drug tests.
The sudden departure throws a wrench into the production schedule for the docuseries, which had just confirmed Paul’s return for Season 6 earlier this month.
The Breaking Point: Allegations of Bullying and Pay Demands
In her detailed social media post, Paul targeted her fellow cast members directly, writing that almost the entire cast went after her and laughed about her children. She stated that some of the participants knew what she had endured through the legal and domestic systems over the previous eight months, yet still chose to pile on with public statements.
Paul also alleged that certain cast members held meetings attempting to dictate her leadership role regarding compensation. According to her statement, she was told her voice was the only one that could leverage higher pay structures for the group. Paul maintained that she kept her own pay consistent out of fairness and integrity, refusing to follow through with those demands.
Legal Pressures: Custody Battles and Court-Ordered Tests
The exit follows a turbulent period of personal and legal struggles for the Hulu star. According to Page Six and previous reporting by TMZ cited in the coverage, Paul allegedly had her parenting time reduced to eight hours a week after failing multiple court-ordered drug tests over a 60-day window.
The court-mandated schedule reportedly split her visitation into four hours with her children Indy, 8, and Ocean, 6, shared with ex-husband Tate Paul, and four hours with her two-year-old son Ever, shared with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen. These compounding family court developments ran parallel to earlier production halts. In March, ABC scrapped Paul’s recorded season of The Bachelorette and temporarily halted production on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives after video surfaced of a 2023 domestic incident involving thrown metal stools while a child was present.
Network Response and the Future of Season 6
Despite the turmoil, Disney and Hulu executives had previously paved the way for her return. Paul acknowledged in her statement that networks supported her and provided the chance to come back, but she ultimately concluded that she no longer desired to move forward under these conditions. Her initial instinct, she noted, was to step aside to let the rest of the cast continue with less stress—a sentiment she has now returned to permanently.
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