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Court Clash: Exes Meet Amid Bachelorette Drama

Taylor Frankie Paul's exes were spotted running into each other at a Utah court just two days before her shock axing from The Bachelorette amid a domestic viole...

Court Clash: Exes Meet Amid Bachelorette Drama
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Bintano News

March 20, 2026

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Taylor Frankie Paul's exes were spotted running into each other at a court just two days before her shock axing from amid a scandal. 

The 31-year-old TV personality had been set to take part in the upcoming season of the reality dating show, but ABC has since shelved it after

She has since that she has received before her rep claimed that Paul is actually the victim. 

Her ex-husband Tate Paul and Mortensen were seen crossing paths at a courthouse earlier this week on Tuesday. 

The pair held a conversation in the lobby while sources told TMZ that they both paid a visit to the courthouse in order to obtain protective orders against Paul. 

Eyewitnesses also said that Tate and Mortensen's meeting did not appear planned and was instead a coincidence that they were at the court the same day.

Taylor Frankie Paul's exes were spotted running into each other at a Utah court just two days before her shock axing from The Bachelorette amid a domestic violence scandal; seen in 2024 in NYC

Her ex-husband Tate Paul and Mortensen were seen crossing paths at a courthouse earlier this week on Tuesday

Both arrived separately to the courthouse alone without lawyers and left at different times. 

Daily Mail has reached out to Paul, Tate and Mortensen for comment, but did not immediately hear back.

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The video, published by TMZ, followed news Paul and Mortensen were involved in another domestic assault investigation, with police saying 'allegations have been made in both directions'

The statement claims Paul is now 'gaining the strength to face her accuser' and is taking action to ensure she and her children will be safe from 'further harm'

The rep claimed Paul had been staying quiet 'out of fear of further abuse, retaliation, and pubic shaming' and is now 'seeking support', going through her options and 'preparing to own and share her story.'

The latest domestic assault allegations may have landed Paul into further hot legal water over her 2023 case.

Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill has now told TMZ that they are looking to determine if the new assault accusations may have violated her ongoing probation from that particular case.

Mortensen has since denied 'baseless claims' made about himself and their relationship in a new statement for The Daily Mail.

In a statement, he said: 'As anyone who has seen the video will understand, this is a deeply upsetting situation. I am, unfortunately, used to these baseless claims about me and our relationship, which I categorically deny.

'I am focusing on our son and his safety, and hope that Taylor will do the same.'

The decision to cancel Paul's season of The Bachelorette came hours after TMZ published video of the reality TV star apparently fighting with her ex-partner, Dakota Mortensen, in 2023.

In the video, Paul is seen repeatedly attacking Mortensen, with the video later becoming crucial evidence in a 2023 case in which she ultimately pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.

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The latest domestic assault allegations may have landed Paul into further hot legal water over her 2023 case

Paul's season of The Bachelorette was scheduled to begin on Sunday.

A Disney Entertainment spokesman told TMZ: 'In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of The Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family.'

In the footage, she is seen having an outburst, throwing a stool at Mortensen, while a child, her daughter Indy, now eight, was present.

Mortensen, who was filming the incident, said in the clip: 'This is called physical abuse.'

The child can be heard crying as Mortensen and Paul continued fighting. Mortensen then said, 'Your daughter just got hit in the head by a metal chair.'

Paul - a mother of three - was arrested after an alleged domestic violence incident in 2023 and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in the third degree.

In response to the resurfaced footage, Paul's representative told the Daily Mail, 'It's sad to see the latest installment of his never-ending, desperate, attention-seeking, destructive campaign to harm Taylor without any regard for the consequences for their child.

'Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son's birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior.'

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