Taylor Frankie Paul's ex Dakota Mortensen has broken his silence on the ongoing domestic assault investigation involving the pair.
On Monday, news broke that filming on their show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives had been abruptly halted due to a probe involving Paul and Mortensen, who share a one-year-old son, Ever.
According to a spokesperson for the Draper City Police Department in ,
In the wake of the investigation, Paul - whose season of is set to premiere on March 22 - has publicly addressed the situation, telling People, ‘It’s a heavy time, and it’s unfortunate.’
She also told EW that she and Mortensen are currently ‘not in contact’ and are using a ‘third party’ for all communications and exchanges of their son.
But just hours after her statements, Mortensen’s rep fired back, telling EW, ‘His number one priority here is protecting their son, Ever,’ while also denying any suggestion that he was the one responsible for the investigation going public.
Taylor Frankie Paul's ex Dakota Mortensen has broken his silence on the ongoing domestic assault investigation involving the pair
On Monday, news broke that filming on their show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives had been abruptly halted due to a domestic violence probe involving Paul and Mortensen, who share a one-year-old son Ever
'He knew there was a possibility it could come out, but he was not going to be the one to proactively do that because he has always wanted a decent relationship with Taylor,' the rep continued.
'It's been really hard to achieve that, but he wants to co-parent well.'
Mortensen’s rep said, 'His number one priority here is protecting their son, Ever,’ while also denying any suggestion that he was the one responsible for the investigation going public
'He knew there was a possibility it could come out, but he was not going to be the one to proactively do that because he has always wanted a decent relationship with Taylor,' the rep continued, adding, 'It's been really hard to achieve that, but he wants to co-parent well'
‘I took action a few weeks ago, and now everything is handled through a third party - including pick-ups, drop-offs, and communication - so there’s no direct contact right now,’ she explained, speaking about her current relationship with Mortensen.
