Ousted ‘Bachelorette’ star Taylor Frankie Paul lived in fear for years over release of horrifying domestic violence video

Taylor Frankie Paul lived successful fearfulness for years that a video showing her engaged successful a home unit incident pinch Dakota Mortensen would beryllium released, Page Six is told.

A root adjacent to nan business claims to america that Taylor, 31, was tense astir if and erstwhile nan 2023 footage, which was taken connected Mortensen’s cellphone, would spot nan ray of day.

Reps for nan Utah-based reality stars did not instantly respond to our requests for comment.

On Thursday, TMZ obtained and published nan video successful question, which showed Paul screaming astatine and attacking Mortensen, 33, astatine location successful nan beingness of 1 of her children.

The “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” prima past began throwing metallic barstools crossed nan room successful his direction.

Mortensen many times shouted that her girl — 8-year-old Indy, who was 5 astatine nan clip — was adjacent by connected nan couch.

Indy could beryllium heard crying aft seemingly being struck, pinch Mortensen later claiming, “Your girl conscionable sewage deed successful nan caput pinch a metallic chair.”

Mortensen, mid-scuffle, urged Paul to “go thief [her] daughter,” and erstwhile he attempted to do so, she ordered him to “get away” from nan child.

After Mortensen professed his “love” for Paul’s kids and accused her of being “drunk,” responding officers rang nan doorbell.

During nan argument, Paul accused Mortensen of starting nan fight.

“You did this. You threw me,” she yelled repeatedly, alleging to constabulary that Mortensen threw her to nan crushed earlier he began signaling her.

Paul was arrested and charged pinch 1 felony count of aggravated assault, 2 felony counts of home unit successful nan beingness of a kid (causing injury), 1 misdemeanor count of kid maltreatment and 1 misdemeanor count of criminal mischief.

She yet pleaded blameworthy to aggravated battle nether a woody that would trim nan complaint to a misdemeanor if she abided by her three-year probation conditions. The different charges were dropped.

In consequence to nan “selectively edited” maltreatment video, Paul’s rep claimed to Page Six that it “conveniently omits context” and is portion of Mortensen’s “never-ending, desperate, attention-seeking, destructive run to harm Taylor without immoderate respect for nan consequences for their child.”

Mortensen replied to nan claim, “As anyone who has seen nan video will understand, this is simply a profoundly upsetting situation. I am, unfortunately, utilized to these baseless claims astir maine and our relationship, which I categorically deny. I americium focusing connected our boy and his safety, and dream that Taylor will do nan same.”

Paul and Mortensen — whose tumultuous narration began successful 2022 — stock a 2-year-old boy named Ever, while she co-parents Indy and boy Ocean, 5, pinch her ex-husband, Tate Paul.

After nan footage made its rounds, Disney — which owns and operates ABC — announced that Taylor’s play of “The Bachelorette,” which was group to premiere Sunday, would beryllium shelved.

“In ray of nan recently released video conscionable surfaced today, we person made nan determination to not move guardant pinch nan caller play of ‘The Bachelorette’ astatine this time,” a Disney rep told Page Six, adding, “Our attraction is connected supporting nan family.”

In consequence to nan news, Taylor’s rep told america that she “is very grateful for ABC’s support arsenic she prioritizes her family’s information and security” aft “years of silently suffering extended intelligence and beingness maltreatment arsenic good arsenic threats of retaliation.”

The 2023 video surfaced aft it was reported that filming for Season 5 of Hulu’s “SLOMW” had been halted amid a abstracted home unit investigation involving Taylor and Mortensen.

Mortensen filed for a restraining bid against Taylor earlier this week, alleging that she choked him past period successful nan beingness of their son. He was granted impermanent custody connected Friday.