The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Taylor Frankie Paul is addressing how she feels about her “enemies” amid her ongoing legal issues with ex Dakota Mortensen and his roommate Cru Eaton.
“Bible says to pray for our enemies too and I hate to admit how difficult it is to genuinely pray for those people,” Taylor, 32, wrote via her Instagram Story on Saturday, August 15. The reality TV star did not identify anyone by name.
Alongside the message, she shared a photo featuring the former Bachelorette lead with her arms crossed as she looked down at the floor.
“This is probably what I looked like,” she wrote. “PS not AI, can google this.”
While Taylor declined to specify who she was referring to, her upload comes amid ongoing tension between her, Dakota and Cru. In 2023, her ex was involved in a domestic violence case with Taylor, who ultimately took a plea deal in order to avoid possible jail time.
Three years later, Taylor was involved in a separate altercation with Dakota later investigated by Utah’s Draper City Police Department. The pair have denied each other’s allegations. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office ultimately declined to file criminal charges against Taylor.
The mom of three temporarily lost custody of the exes’ 2-year-old son, Ever, though she has since been awarded visitation rights from a judge. (Taylor also shares daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 6, with ex-husband Tate Paul.)
The judge also issued mutual protective orders to both Taylor and Dakota. Last month, Taylor also filed a temporary order of protection for “civil stalking” against Eaton after he allegedly posted footage of the exes fighting without her consent. The judge signed off on a three-year order.
Earlier this month, a Utah judge granted Taylor a continued stalking injunction against Cru during a court hearing. After the ruling, Cru exclusively told Us that it was a “bummer that the injunction didn’t get lifted” because he believes he’s “protected by the First Amendment.”
Dakota, meanwhile, returned to social media earlier this month after a brief hiatus and shared that he is “in a better place right now.” In a separate clip shared via his Instagram Story, Dakota said he would be speaking “about things” sometime in the future.
“I don’t feel like this is the time to do that. I think I have a lot more important things to focus on. And that is where my energy is. I will continue to make sure I focus on the things that matter the most right now. That being said, with social media, I don’t know what this is going to be like.”
He continued, “I’m going to do it just for fun just like I always have and I feel like if it’s mentally not good for me, then I will take a break. I’ll be gone. I will be so far gone, you’ll never see me again. For the people who that’s a dream come true, you’re welcome. God Bless.”
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.
