Producer Jeff Jenkins confirmed in a new interview that both parties are permitted to return to filming
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NEED TO KNOW
- Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen are both allowed to return to filming The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, producer Jeff Jenkins confirmed in a new interview with Variety
- Jenkins said that while both are allowed to come back to the show, they must be filmed separately due to their dual restraining orders
- The former couple has each accused one another of a string of acts of domestic violence
Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen are both permitted to return to filming The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, producer Jeff Jenkins confirmed in a new interview.
The former couple are both welcome back to the show in spite of their dual restraining orders, Jenkins told Variety in an interview published Wednesday, May 27.
"I've talked to Taylor, and she wants to come back, and I want her to come back," Jenkins told the outlet, adding that he is "hopeful" she will return to filming the hit Hulu reality show, comparing her to reality star predecessors Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian.
"Taylor Frankie Paul has that thing, like her two predecessors do, where she's just made for this," Jenkins said, per the outlet. "To share her life on camera, she does it like breathing air. She doesn't edit herself. She's really built for this type of lane."
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Jenkins explained that due to Paul, 31, and Mortensen's dual restraining orders, production will be unable to film them interacting for the foreseeable future.
"But I'm very hopeful that we'll be shooting with both of them or either of them very soon," Jenkins said.
Mortensen, 33, and Paul appeared in Utah court on April 30 for a hearing about their competing protective order filings and to determine a custody arrangement for their 2-year-old son Ever. The hearing, which was livestreamed, marked the first time the pair had publicly appeared together since news broke of multiple domestic violence investigations involving them earlier this year.
At the hearing, Paul was joined by her sister, Aspyn May, her mother Liann May, and stepdad, Jeremy May.
Over the past several months, Paul has accused Mortensen in court of stalking and, on one occasion, slamming her head into the dashboard of his truck. Mortensen submitted photographs of scratches and other bodily injuries he allegedly received during altercations with Paul.
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While the police investigation was ongoing, Mortensen filed for a protective order against Paul. She filed for a protective order of her own against Mortensen several weeks later.
In April, PEOPLE confirmed that cameras were rolling again for the Hulu reality series, though notably without Paul or Mortensen's involvement. An exclusive source later told PEOPLE that Paul "has the option to return" and is “receiving strong support from the cast and producers but is focusing on her kids and mental health issues and recovery from an abusive relationship.”
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