For Taylor Frankie Paul, the past is suddenly back in the spotlight — and she says the person feeling it most is her child.
The 31-year-old reality personality recently spoke out after video of a 2023 altercation with her former partner, Dakota Mortensen, began circulating online again. The footage, first reported by TMZ, shows a heated confrontation that Paul says her family had already spent years trying to move beyond.
Now, with the clip spreading across social media, she says the emotional fallout is resurfacing at home.
A painful moment returns
The video shows Paul throwing metal chairs during an argument with Mortensen. At one point in the footage, Mortensen can be heard saying that Paul’s daughter had been struck in the head by one of the chairs.
The incident involving the child was also detailed in a 2023 indictment related to the case.
In a comment posted March 20 on TikTok, Paul wrote that seeing the moment circulate again has been especially difficult for her daughter.
She said the child had already worked through the event with her, after what she described as extensive conversations and apologies about that night.
“Worst part is my daughter having to relive and see it all over again years later,” Paul wrote beneath a video discussing the incident.
Legal aftermath
The confrontation led to Paul’s arrest in 2023.
She later entered what is known as a plea in abeyance to an aggravated assault charge. Under that agreement, the charge can be dismissed if she meets the court’s conditions. Other charges connected to the case were dismissed earlier.
Paul and Mortensen also share a 2-year-old son, Ever.
Professional consequences
The renewed attention has also had professional fallout.
Following the circulation of the video, Paul’s planned appearance on an upcoming season of The Bachelorette was canceled.
Paul is widely known online as one of the founders of the “MomTok” influencer community and has appeared on the reality series Mormon Wives. Her social media presence has drawn millions of viewers over the years, often blending family life with candid personal storytelling.
But moments like this highlight the complicated reality of living so much of life in public view.
When old moments come back online
For many people, a difficult chapter fades with time. On the internet, however, moments can reappear without warning — sometimes years later.
For families, especially those with children, that renewed attention can reopen wounds that had already begun to heal.
Paul’s comment reflects a concern many parents share: not just how public controversies affect their careers, but how those moments echo inside their homes.
And in this case, the conversation has shifted from the argument itself to the quieter question of what it means for a child to see a painful memory resurface in front of millions.
