Taylor Frankie Paul Blasts Former MomTok Friends Hours After Custody Hearing as “Mormon Wives” Films Without Her

Angela AndaloroThu, July 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM UTC

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Mikayla Matthews, Layla Taylor, Miranda Hope, Whitney Leavitt, Jessi Draper, Mayci Neeley, Jen Affleck (left), Taylor Frankie PaulCredit: Whitney Leavitt/Instagram; Taylor Frankie Paul/Instagram -

The cast of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives recently reunited to wrap filming for season 5 after production was paused amid Taylor Frankie Paul’s legal troubles

Taylor will not be returning for season 5 after she and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, were involved in a domestic assault investigation and continue their ongoing contentious custody battle

In a separate post, Taylor addressed the recent MomTok video, saying she has a “whole team going at me during my lowest”

MomTok is taking aim at each other.

As The Secret Lives of Mormon Wiveswraps filming for season 5 after pausing production earlier this year, the cast has been sharing behind-the-scenes looks on social media, which has caused some contention among the group.

In a playful video shared on July 8, Whitney Leavitt and other members of MomTok — Miranda Hope, Jessi Draper, Layla Taylor, Jen Affleck, Mayci Neeley and Mikayla Matthews — are seen dancing together with an overlay that reads, “We’re surviving.”

The caption plays on the ever-present question, “Will MomTok survive this?” which has been the show’s unofficial tagline since its first season. The cast reunion is no small feat, with drama between many of the cast members since the conclusion of season 4. Despite the tension, Miranda and Jessi appear in the video together, as do Whitney and Jen, all of whom left off on tense terms.

Noticably absent from the video is Taylor Frankie Paul, who will not be returning to season 5 of the hit Hulu series after she and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, were involved in a “domestic assault investigation” and continue their ongoing contentious custody battle. The pair both appeared in a custody hearing on July 8 in Utah court, where the judge expanded Taylor’s parent time to extend her weekends with her son Ever.

Shortly after Whitney’s post, Taylor seemingly reacted to the dig from her costars in an Instagram Reel, captioning the post, “Got a whole team going at me during my lowest. Keep aiming I guess… your shots are terrible…”

The clip features the text, “A team trying to humble and calling it a joke...” as Chris Brown’s “Look at Me Now” kicks in. The text then says, “My turn. Let’s humble,” as Taylor shares screenshots of various text messages, claiming she’s been offered similar opportunities as her castmates, such as Dancing with the Stars, Miami Swim Week and writing a memoir.

In a later Instagram Stories post, Taylor appears tearful in the front seat of a car with the caption, “Today was extremely difficult, meanwhile there has been at least 12+ people throughout this trying to make it harder. Thank you God for revealing them all I want to be nothing like them. They bully, I defend myself .. not the same. Pay attention how this plays out. I trust.”

Taylor Frankie Paul’s Instagram StoryCredit: Taylor Frankie Paul/Instagram

The posts solicited various reactions from other members of MomTok. Jessi shared a video discussing her perspective, telling fans, “Respectfully, you guys need to calm down.”

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“I know that MomTok is all about drama videos and figuring out who is friends with who and who’s clapping back at each other, but you guys don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes. Just remember, we film a reality show and you guys don’t know the ins and outs until it comes out,” she began.

Jessi emphasized that MomTok was trying to have some fun while filming and that her participation in the video wasn’t a statement about where her friendship with Taylor stands.

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“I have been very public in my support of Taylor. I still support Taylor. She knows that. I talk to her every single day. Still friends with her, still love her. I also still have some friendships in MomTok, and we also film a show together, and we work together, and we have to be together and have to make videos together. It’s part of our job, but it’s also a good thing that the group is able to get along and make these videos right now.”

Jessi found it a “positive thing” in and of itself that the rest of the group could gather and film without drama, noting the video “was not meant ot be a bash on anyone.”

“It was not meant to be a dig. It was just that, ‘Hey we’re all together filming right now and we’re going to make a fun video, like the old days,” she noted, concluding by saying she can be friends with people who don’t get along with each other and asking fans to stop sending her hate in response to the video.

Mikayla Matthews responds to Taylor Frankie PaulCredit: Mikayla Matthews/Instagram

Mikayla also shared her thoughts in an Instagram Stories post, which were more critical of Taylor. “Bashing accomplishments of women who’ve done nothing but celebrate yours is definitely a choice,” she wrote, sharing screenshots of her castmates’ recent career highlights.

“Shoutout to Whitney and Jen, who BOTH went on Dancing with the Stars and absolutely KILLED it (one of them freshly postpartum), Mayci for becoming a New York Times bestselling author, and Slayla for absolutely eating up every runway. And of course, shoutout to all the other incredible accomplishments that somehow made the cut to be diminished in her post,” she wrote.

“For someone who’s so big on ‘defending yourself’ and ‘not being silenced,’ it’s pretty hypocritical to simultaneously use your massive platform to pressure and intimidate the people around you into staying quiet about their experiences,” she concluded.

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