{"id":356030,"date":"2026-05-15T07:51:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/taylor-frankie-paul-claims-dakota-mortensen-manipulated-threatened-her"},"modified":"2026-05-15T07:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:51:53","slug":"taylor-frankie-paul-claims-dakota-mortensen-manipulated-threatened-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/taylor-frankie-paul-claims-dakota-mortensen-manipulated-threatened-her","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Frankie Paul Claims Dakota Mortensen \u2018Manipulated, Threatened\u2019 Her"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Taylor Frankie Paul<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Dakota Mortensen Manipulated &amp; Threatened Me<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">&#8230; I Should Have Left Sooner<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-15T04:13:09-07:00\"><br \/>\n               May 15, 2026<br \/>\n              4:13 AM PDT<\/time><br \/>\n                                   <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-15T05:44:49-07:00\"><br \/>\n                 May 15, 2026<br \/>\n                5:44 AM PDT<\/time>\n                  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-05f029e0c91e7f0e4af70f5538f50fb4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260515_2fd8d74af83e4700949c6151a3371807\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:7afc061f-137a-4f63-9072-385297f68527\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"bestie Mikayla Matthews\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2f\/4by3\/2026\/05\/15\/2fd8d74af83e4700949c6151a3371807_md.png\" alt=\"main taylor frankie paul dakota mortensen getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-05f029e0c91e7f0e4af70f5538f50fb4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e0ab19cd0e557de652d6f1b44c41dfdd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/taylor-frankie-paul\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Taylor Frankie Paul<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>is once again reflecting on her tumultuous relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dakota-mortensen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Dakota Mortensen<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8230; posting a lengthy note to Instagram about allegedly being manipulated, threatened, and gaslit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e0ab19cd0e557de652d6f1b44c41dfdd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ecfa8aac71f1cbe4b40b55f1a0a76349\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The &#8216;Secret Wives of Mormon Wives&#8217; star laid her feelings bare in a Thursday night post &#8230; never mentioning Dakota by name, but alluding to their relationship as she reminded people she knows she&#8217;s not fully innocent in the legalities of it all. She says she blames herself for staying in the relationship for so long, but notes she felt insane due to Dakota twisting everything that went down in their romance and gaslighting her to make her &#8220;feel insane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ecfa8aac71f1cbe4b40b55f1a0a76349--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f45e2caa6b87055ed9945e7a72fb52fe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block canvas-instagram-media-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block--default \">\n<div id=\"cb-f45e2caa6b87055ed9945e7a72fb52fe-1420962846-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f45e2caa6b87055ed9945e7a72fb52fe--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ced14e5235df2989c16a4f081877fb49\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She further alleges &#8230; &#8220;I was love bombed then manipulated, threatened, physically hurt, cops called on me, publicly humiliated, lost most friends because he got to them, CPS called, and now in court all because I said no more and he knew I meant it this time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ced14e5235df2989c16a4f081877fb49--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9ddef7ce183107cde5388f47e7f007d4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Taylor then questions the validity of their love, saying she truly felt love for him &#8220;without gaining anything&#8221; &#8230; but she&#8217;s unsure if his feelings were authentic in return.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9ddef7ce183107cde5388f47e7f007d4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c8829e0c7c1440bd69c8c8f4f51b61f6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She goes on &#8230; &#8220;I wish he had been the person he pretended to be &#8230; The mask fell off, and not only with me. We\u2019re both in the wrong. What I can say is I didn\u2019t want to ruin his life, call cops on him, take his child away or claim complete innocence &#8230; that\u2019s the difference between us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c8829e0c7c1440bd69c8c8f4f51b61f6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3fb869a0be2edeb661087aff620b5386\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n   <a id=\"gallery-link-f5f19f7f-d063-4ba9-90e7-415249a10294\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/03\/20\/taylor-frankie-paul-and-dakota-mortensen-happier-times\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:f5f19f7f-d063-4ba9-90e7-415249a10294\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:7afc061f-137a-4f63-9072-385297f68527\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3d\/4by3\/2026\/03\/20\/3de9b9dde107431d9f3171113e66f460_md.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen Happier Times\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>       <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3fb869a0be2edeb661087aff620b5386--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9cf1b5393cea4c8d17e37a268cd80741\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Taylor also took a swing at her costar and former bestie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mikayla-matthews\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Mikayla Matthews<\/strong><\/a>, who has distanced herself from her following the legal drama with Dakota this year. She slammed, &#8220;She can go kick rocks instead of kicking me right now.&#8221; Yikes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9cf1b5393cea4c8d17e37a268cd80741--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0bbf62f4a6ba0b0c871792b280809888\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She captioned her post by saying she wants to share the ugly side of her healing process despite people warning her to stay offline.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0bbf62f4a6ba0b0c871792b280809888--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-02029197b2d5daa6147624e611e50f68\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The former &#8216;Bachelorette&#8217; star shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/10\/taylor-frankie-paul-posts-about-betrayal-on-mothers-day\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>a similar post<\/strong><\/a> about her thoughts and feelings on Mother&#8217;s Day, expressing frustration over feeling misunderstood and backstabbed by friends &#8230; but saying she&#8217;s taking the time to focus on her kids.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-02029197b2d5daa6147624e611e50f68--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bec91093359361b8e00b221b589fd192\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-1cdd4bb8-7f96-46ca-8c78-b735d5754b24-1178988633-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-1cdd4bb8-7f96-46ca-8c78-b735d5754b24-1178988633-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/81\/16by9\/2026\/03\/18\/81238f31837a4ef99849e2b53f119eb9_md.jpg\" alt=\"taylor-frankie-paul-baby-kal-v5-03-18-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bec91093359361b8e00b221b589fd192--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c182fcc902350febaceeba417f5757b4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you know, a judge\u00a0awarded TFP nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/08\/taylor-frankie-paul-spending-mothers-day-with-her-son\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>12 hours of &#8220;parent-time&#8221;<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on Mother&#8217;s Day with her and Dakota&#8217;s son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ever-mortensen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ever<\/strong><\/a>. She had temporarily lost custody of Ever after TMZ posted video of her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/19\/video-of-taylor-frankie-paul-beating-dakota-mortensen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>accidentally hitting<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0her other child with a barstool during an argument with\u00a0Dakota. She was then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/07\/taylor-frankie-paul-faces-off-with-ex-dakota-in-court-live-stream\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>awarded 8 hours a week<\/strong><\/a> with their kiddo, which was bumped up to 12 hours during the latest ruling.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c182fcc902350febaceeba417f5757b4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e184c58b11c00d04994c477f0070e54a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>While she focuses on spending time with Ever and her other 2 kids,\u00a0<strong>Indy\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Ocean<\/strong>, whom she shares with her ex-husband,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tate-paul\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Tate<\/strong><\/a>, fans await to learn when &#8216;Secret Wives&#8217; will resume filming.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e184c58b11c00d04994c477f0070e54a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-be557736977b678ad4bad6b80e8eab49\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We told you the show is headed back into production, but some of the husbands of the show are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/14\/dad-tok-not-in-new-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-season\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>refusing to return<\/strong><\/a> unless they&#8217;re paid more money. 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