Mormon Wives star Chase McWhorter has revealed that filming for Season 5 has not yet resumed after production was halted due to Taylor Frankie Paul’s domestic violence investigation.
“I think it’s up in the air at this point,” he said about filming the Hulu show during an appearance on the “Boyfriend Material” podcast on Tuesday.
“I hope they do that. All of the other women have a lot of great stories and stories that aren’t being told. I think that’s a great thing for them to explore. So I think they should do that, but you get it.”
Last month, it was revealed that the cast had stopped filming due to an investigation into a domestic violence incident between Paul and his ex-girlfriend Dakota Mortensen.
At the time, the Draper Police Department told PEOPLE that “the allegations go both ways,” and that “contact was made with the parties on the 24th and 25th[of February].”
A few days later, it was revealed that several cast members went to ABC executives and claimed that they did not feel comfortable filming with Paul while the investigation was ongoing.
“This is a dangerous situation, a sad situation, and Taylor is our friend, so we don’t know how to get through it,” one unidentified cast member reportedly said during a Zoom call with executives.
The cast members were reportedly most upset by the video purportedly showing Paul’s actions, which several members described as “heartbreaking” and “upsetting.”
One of the videos, leaked on March 19, showed Paul attacking Mortensen with a metal chair while his daughter Indi was in the room during a 2023 incident.
In the footage, one of the chairs appeared to hit her in the head, rather than Paul’s intended target, and the then five-year-old could be heard crying out.
At the time, Paul was arrested and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault under a deal that would reduce the charge to a misdemeanor if he complied with the terms of his three-year probation.
In response to the video, ABC canceled the broadcast of Paul’s season of The Bachelorette, which was scheduled to premiere days after the video was leaked.
The ex-lovers became involved in two more domestic violence investigations, and Mortensen filed for a restraining order against the reality star.
He was later granted an order of protection and temporary custody of his 2-year-old son Ever.
On Tuesday, Paul filed for a temporary restraining order against Mortensen, accusing him of assault, harassment and stalking in his latest legal battle against him.
