Taylor Frankie Paul had a gloomy outing after reportedly losing custody of her son Ever and ABC pulling the plug on her “Bachelorette” season.
In photos obtained by Page Six, the reality TV star can be seen visiting some friends in Draper, Utah, on Friday, seemingly leaning on them for support.
Paul kept a low profile, wearing large sunglasses, a baggy t-shirt and sweatpants.
In some snaps, the “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star looks deep in conversation with a friend as she sits in her car.
In other pics, she is walking in one of her pal’s driveways talking very expressively and raised her arms.
Earlier on Friday, it was revealed that her ex boyfriend Dakota Mortensen — whom she shares 2-year-old Ever with — was filed an order of protection against Paul.
Mortensen was granted temporary custody of their toddler and Paul won’t be able to see her son until a court hearing on April 7, per People.
The ruling comes amid Draper City Police Department’s investigation into an alleged domestic altercation between her and Mortensen that occurred last month.
On Thursday, ABC decided to axe Season 22 of “The Bachelorette” after disturbing footage of a 2023 domestic incident involving the former couple was leaked.
In the video, Paul can be seen throwing chairs at Mortensen and one of the chairs appeared to hit her daughter Indy, who was 5 years old at the time.
Paul shares Indy as well as 5-year-old son Ocean with her ex-husband, Tate Paul.
Following the 2023 altercation, Taylor was arrested and charged with three felonies — one count of aggravated assault and two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child. She was also hit with one misdemeanor count each of child abuse and criminal mischief.
Taylor, 31, pleaded guilty to the aggravated assault charge, and the lesser charges were dropped.
The MomTok member has yet to address losing custody of her son, but has slammed the release of the “selectively edited” clip.
A spokesperson for the influencer called the video’s release a part of Mortensen’s “never-ending, desperate, attention-seeking, destructive campaign to harm Taylor without any regard for the consequences for their child.”
“[Doing this] on their son [Ever’s] birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior,” the spokesperson added, referring to their 2-year-old.
“Thankfully, the public has seen this act before and knows who he is and sadly, many will recognize this pattern of manipulation, both in his actions on the show, and from their own experiences.”
Subsequently, Mortensen, 33, slammed his ex’s “baseless claims” about their relationship.
“As anyone who has seen the video will understand, this is a deeply upsetting situation,” he told Page Six in a statement Thursday.
“I am, unfortunately, used to these baseless claims about me and our relationship, which I categorically deny. I am focusing on our son and his safety, and hope that Taylor will do the same.”
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