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  "id": 20044777,
  "title": "Ex ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Star Dakota Mortensen Sues Producers, Hulu for Defamation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/ex-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-star-dakota-mortensen-sues-producers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T20:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
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    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/public-policy-legal/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-star-dakota-mortensen-sues-hulu-producers/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "\"[Defendants] assembled from staged events and from the deliberate deletion of footage that contradicted the storyline,\" states the filing from Taylor Frankie Paul's ex The post Ex ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Star Dakota Mortensen Sues Producers, Hulu for Defamation appeared first on TheWrap .",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/how-to-watch-the-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-orange-county-online",
        "published": "2026-11-12T01:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Where to Watch the New ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County’ Spinoff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/where-to-watch-the-new-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-orange-county",
        "published": "2026-11-12T02:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Spinoff ‘Orange County’ Reheats Influencer Beef With Better Scenery: TV Review",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/the-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-spinoff-orange-county-reheats",
        "published": "2026-11-12T15:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Hulu & ‘Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives’ Producers Accused Crafting “False Narrative” & “Staged Confrontations”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/hulu-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-producers-accused-crafting-false",
        "published": "2026-11-14T19:36:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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