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Taylor Frankie Paul’s previous domestic violence arrest and ongoing investigations into new allegations have dominated the media cycle over the past few weeks. The alleged incidents all occurred with Dakota Mortensen’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, with whom she shares her youngest child.
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 a few weeks.
on The Secret Lives of Mormon WivesMortensen is a member of “DadTok,” a spoof name referring to the husbands (and wives) of MomTok, the women who make up the show’s core cast. In the third season of the hit Hulu reunion, it was revealed that DadTok will be attending a luxury vacation in the third season of the sister series. Vanderpump Villafollowing in the footsteps of the women who participated in the second part of the show.
the Mormon wives The Season 3 reunion served as a tease for what’s to come in the series, which saw more of the spotlight turning to DadTok. Men took over the majority of the narrative in the recently released fourth installment, each participating in the media-heavy cycle for different reasons.
Jordan Ngatekura will be the “guest of honour” on the day Vanderpump villaFaced by Lisa Vanderpump and Vanderpump Rules alum Stassi Schroeder. Ngatikaura himself was causing a stir when he filed for divorce from Jesse Draper, who recently moved on Call her father To claim that her soon-to-be ex-husband tried to hire escorts and attend sex parties during their marriage.
Miranda Hope’s ex-husband, Chase McWhorter, was also seen getting cozy with Draper, which sent the internet into a firestorm. His brother Mason McWhorter also recently broke up with Lili Taylor. additional villa Those in attendance include Zach Affleck (Jane Affleck’s husband) and Jacob Neely (Maisie Neely’s husband).
But amid recent reports that Paul’s season… Bachelorette Pulled by ABC after a video leaked depicting the domestic violence incident that led to her 2023 arrest involving Mortensen, the question on everyone’s mind is whether Hulu will continue to release a DadTok episode of Vanderpump Villa.
On Monday, March 16, the fifth season of the series was announced Mormon wives Filming was temporarily halted amid an alleged domestic incident in February between Paul and Mortensen. A spokesman for the Draper City Police Department said the people That there is an “open domestic assault investigation” involving Paul and Mortensen. They noted that “allegations have been made in both directions” and “interested parties have been contacted.” [Feb.] 24 and 25.”
A few days later, on Thursday, March 19, a video of the events leading up to Paul’s pre-2023 arrest was leaked, showing the reality star throwing barstools at Mortensen while her daughter was present. Hours later, ABC pulled Season 22 of Bachelorettethree days before the scheduled premiere on March 22.
“In light of the newly released video that surfaced today, we have made the decision not to move forward with a new season Bachelorette “At this time, our focus is on supporting the family,” a Disney Television Entertainment spokesperson said in a statement at the time.
One day later, on Friday, March 20, NBC News obtained audio of the March 7 Zoom call with Mormon wives The cast and three Disney executives expressed concerns about continuing the series with Paul amid the investigation.
Production company on Mormon wivesJeff Jenkins Productions, in collaboration with 3BMG and Walt Disney Television Alternative, launched its own separate police investigation, which is ongoing. Hollywood Reporter It was previously reported that production on season 5 will remain on hold until the investigation into the production is completed.
With an ongoing internal investigation led by… Mormon wives production, and a third alleged domestic violence incident is currently under investigation, which also involves Paul and Mortensen, and some fans believe that Vanderpump Villa The episode set to feature Mortensen and the DadTok men should also be pulled.
“Hulu should cancel DadTok episodes villa vanderpump,“Reads the title of the Reddit thread on File Mormon wives-Related channel. “This is a terrible situation with no winners. Dakota should be off the air like Taylor,” the same user wrote.
Holo did not respond to Hollywood ReporterRequests for comment.
According to a promotional asset posted on the show’s official Instagram on March 19, a little while ago Bachelorette It was pulled, one user wrote on March 21, “If Hulu doesn’t move forward with streaming The Bachelorette, it really shouldn’t be airing the Dadduck episode of Vanderpump Villa [sic] Then either.”
Under the same comment, another user said that since Paul is the person “accused of domestic violence…there’s a big difference.” The original commenter offered a response saying that “ABC needs to keep its energy steady.”
“Their statement said they ‘support the family,’ but as of now, they are still airing the Vanderpump Villa episode of Dakota in which he sleeps with a staff member,” they wrote. “Airing more of their laundering of drama during an active investigation is just too bad. If they truly care about the family like they say they do, they should pull the episode.”
THR She reached out to ABC for comment, but received no response.
On Monday, it was also revealed that Mortensen will compete on a new YouTube reality series via Cooper’s Unwell Network with a group of “polarizing” reality TV stars and influencers. The show will premiere on April 6, ten days before season three Vanderpump Villa It is scheduled to arrive on Hulu on April 16.THR She also reached out to a Cooper representative, but did not hear back by press time.)
His latest casting on the YouTube series has sparked even more backlash. Under the cast reveal on the network’s Instagram, comments were flooded with criticism related to Mortensen’s participation in the show.
“Why the hell would @unwell give Dakota more exposure,” one user commented, and another wondered: “Why would you have Dakota on this show.” He is involved in a serious investigation. Do what you do best and don’t do everything for views. Name it. ”
“The fact that Dakota gets screen time for a small part on a show like this, and Taylor doesn’t get her time to shine on The Bachelorette, is actually diabolical,” another commenter wrote. Universality He even argued that the disease should “cancel the whole thing.”
Filming for Cooper’s new YouTube reality show wrapped in early February. Salt Lake Tribune It was previously reported, meaning it was shot before the alleged incident between Mortensen and Paul occurred at the end of the same month. Vanderpump VillaIt was also filmed last year (as seen in Mormon wives Season 4), meaning the new allegations were not made public when Mortensen was cast for both shows.
However, that didn’t slow down the backlash as both networks made no mention that Mortensen’s appearances on both shows might lead to their episodes or seasons being pulled, similar to what happened with Paul. Bachelorette Premium.
