Taylor Frankie Paul’s ex-husband, Tate Paul, told police that her mom was allegedly “coaching” the pair’s daughter, Indy, following the reality star’s 2023 domestic violence arrest.
“The grandmother, is, you know, obviously there’s a conflict of interest with her because it’s her daughter that did this,” Tate said of Taylor’s mom, Liann May, during a call with police on Feb. 24, 2023, per an audio recording obtained by People Thursday.
“I’ve noticed she’s already tried gatekeeping — not gatekeeping — but, like, she’s coaching my daughter and saying specific things,” Tate alleged.
Elsewhere during the call, Taylor’s ex-husband claimed that Indy suffered a small injury to her head during Taylor’s fight with then-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen on the night of Feb. 17, 2023.
Tate described the injury as a “goose egg” but acknowledged he couldn’t take a picture of the bump because it was small and covered by Indy’s hair.
He also asked the police to contact him rather than Taylor’s mom regarding the investigation.
But the embattled “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star’s mom, who shared a cryptic post to Instagram on Tuesday, reportedly told police that Indy wasn’t injured during Taylor and Mortensen’s domestic violence incident.
An officer with the Herriman City Police Department called Liann shortly after 3:15 a.m. on Feb. 18 to check on Indy after learning the then-3-year-old may have been hit by a metal stool during the fight, according to police bodycam footage obtained by TMZ Friday.
Liann told the officer that Taylor and Tate’s then-3-year-old daughter was asleep, but had “seemed fine” and didn’t appear to have any injuries.
A rep for Taylor didn’t immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
Taylor, 31, and Tate tied the knot in November 2016. They welcomed Indy, now 8, and son Ocean, 5, before splitting in 2022.
Although the Hulu star’s fight with Mortensen, 33, occurred three years ago, it received renewed attention earlier this month when TMZ released a video of the shocking fight online.
It showed a seemingly drunk Taylor and her then-boyfriend fighting inside her Utah home, and Indy appeared to get struck by a metal barstool Taylor had thrown at Mortensen during the Feb. 17, 2023, incident.
Page Six previously obtained the arrest footage from the night of Taylor’s arrest.
She later pleaded guilty to one felony count of aggravated assault, which will be reduced to a misdemeanor once she finishes her three-year probation.
Additional charges, including two felony counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child and one misdemeanor count each of child abuse and criminal mischief, were ultimately dismissed.
ABC, meanwhile, canceled Taylor’s season of “The Bachelorette” in the wake of the leaked video. The “Mormon Wives” star also lost temporary custody of her 2-year-old son, Ever, whom she shares with Mortensen.
On Wednesday, it was revealed that Utah police were investigating allegations of another domestic violence incident involving Taylor and Mortensen.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788.
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