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Dakota Mortensen sued Hulu and the production companies behind The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives on November 13, seeking over $300,000 in damages for defamation over his portrayal as the abuser in his relationship with Taylor Frankie Paul. According to court documents reported by Us Weekly and Reality Blurb, the show presented Mortensen across seasons 3 to 5 as a domestic abuser, a man who reported Paul to child protective services in retaliation, and a serial adulterer. He alleges the storylines were built from staged events and that footage of Paul being physically aggressive toward him was withheld. He says producers, whom he claims knew the accusations were false, promised him a chance to respond at the season 3 reunion, but his segment was cut. Reality Blurb named Jeff Jenkins Productions and Ludwig Productions as companies involved. Mortensen and Paul share a son, Ever, and are in a custody dispute in which Mortensen has been granted sole custody. Neither Mortensen nor Hulu has publicly addressed the lawsuit.