Taylor Frankie Paul penned a poignant message on her Instagram account on Thursday, May 14, alleging her ex Dakota Mortensen of "love bombing" and "manipulating" her in the midst of their custody battle. The star of "The Secret Life of Mormon Wives" wrote, "It's so sad because nobody wants to be like this. I hate that I am no longer myself. I hate that I stayed for so long."
Revealing that she admitted in court that she was "fully not innocent," Taylor stated, "I blame nobody more than my own damn self, because how did I allow this for my kids and myself for so long? I'm sorry to THEM. I don't need to log off and remain silent."
The TV personality went on to say, "I've been in survival mode for years with miscarriages, pregnancy, postpartum, and horrible betrayal with so many lies told, which added to the trauma on my body physically, hormonally, mentally, and emotionally. Those layers also matter. To make it more difficult, I was scared to call for help or tell anyone because I was being reminded that I would be the one in trouble given that I'm already on probation."
Recalling her turbulent relationship with Dakota, she alleged, "Imagine being pregnant and postpartum healing internally and too scared to ask for help or at the very least speak about it, and he knew he had that advantage, which gave him more access to do whatever, knowing I'd remain silent."
Taylor rhetorically asked, "And then there is the 'Why didn't you leave sooner?'... which is valid and let's look at how it ended for me when I finally did." She further claimed that Dakota "love-bombed, then manipulated, threatened, and physically hurt" her.
"The difference between us," she remarked, "is that my love for him was real without gaining anything, and people know that. I wish he had been the person he pretended to be. I experienced enough, I saw too much. The mask fell off, and not only with me. We're both in the wrong. What I can say is I didn't want to ruin his life, call the cops on him, take his child away, or claim complete innocence... that's the difference between us."
This came after an alleged violence investigation case between Taylor and her ex-boyfriend was opened by two Utah police departments in February but later dismissed by prosecutors.
