Ex ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Star Dakota Mortensen Sues Producers, Hulu for Defamation

Dakota Mortensen, co-star of the reality show "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," has filed a lawsuit against the show's producers and Hulu for defamation. Accusing the producers of manufacturing scenarios to portray him as an abuser and cheater, Mortensen alleges that they selectively assembled staged events and deleted footage contradicting the storyline, all published after being informed by Mortensen and others that the allegations were false.

The lawsuit claims the producers intentionally withheld footage of physical aggression by Taylor Frankie Paul against Mortensen to promote a false narrative. Mortensen's suit seeks unspecified damages exceeding $300,000. The allegations come amid an ongoing legal battle between Mortensen and co-star Taylor Frankie Paul, who have been embroiled in various controversies related to domestic violence allegations and custody battles since 2023.