Who Is Tate Paul Meet Taylor Frankie Paul Ex Husband Father of Her 2 Oldest Kids — Tate Paul and Taylor Frankie Paul.Courtesy of Taylor Frankie Paul/Instagram

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul’s relationship with ex-husband Tate Paul has been a popular topic since she exposed their participation in “soft-swinging” in 2022.

The summer after Taylor went public with their sexual preferences, the couple divorced, but they continued to maintain a good coparenting relationship for the sake of their two children.

“I just respect his privacy a lot, and I know that’s what he likes,” Taylor exclusively told Us Weekly in her March 2026 cover story. “But he and I have always been really good friends and [have a] very healthy coparenting relationship.”

That relationship, however, faced another bump in the road after news broke that same month that Taylor was allegedly involved in a domestic violence dispute with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, whom she began dating on and off after her divorce.

Inside Taylor Frankie Pauls Relationship With Her Supportive Ex-Husband Tate Paul

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Long before Taylor Frankie Paul earned the title of ABC’s Bachelorette, the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star found herself married to Tate Paul. In 2016, the couple got married and welcomed a daughter named Indy less than a year later. At the end of 2019, Taylor announced she was expecting another child, and their […]

A source confirmed to Us at the time that Dakota filed for a protective order in Utah against Taylor, with whom he shares one child. (The order was granted, and Taylor later received her own restraining order against Dakota.)

Amid Taylor’s messy custody battle with Dakota over their son, Ever, Tate filed a request with the court in June 2026 for his own restraining order — which was ultimately denied.

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Taylor Frankie Paul and Tate Paul Were Soft Swingers

Who Is Tate Paul Meet Taylor Frankie Paul Ex Husband — Taylor Frankie Paul and Tate Paul. Courtesy of Taylor Frankie Paul/Instagram

Taylor made headlines in June 2022 when she revealed in a viral TikTok video that she was part of a “soft-swinging” scandal involving the Mormon MomTok community.

Taylor confirmed that her then-husband, Tate, was part of a group of young couples who would swap partners. Taylor explained during the livestream that both she and Tate had an agreement that allowed them to be intimate with other people, with some restrictions.

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Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen‘s complicated romance was thrust into the spotlight on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives — and their relationship status remains unclear. Before the show premiered on Hulu in September 2024, Taylor and Dakota started dating following her divorce from husband Tate Paul in the wake of a high-profile “soft […]

Tate Paul Was Married to Taylor Frankie Paul for 6 Years

Tate married Taylor in 2016. The couple called it quits in 2022 after six years of marriage in the wake of their soft-swinging scandal.

In June 2022, Taylor revealed in a TikTok video that part of the reason for their divorce was that she crossed a line in their soft-swinging agreement by going “all the way” with another man.

Tate Paul Shares 2 Kids With Taylor Frankie Paul

Who Is Tate Paul Meet Taylor Frankie Paul Ex Husband With Their 2 Kids — Taylor Frankie Paul and Tate Paul with children Ocean and Indy. Courtesy of Taylor Frankie Paul/Instagram

One year after they walked down the aisle, Taylor Frankie Paul and then-husband Tate Paul welcomed their first baby. Their daughter, Indy, was born in August 2017. The pair’s second baby, son Ocean, arrived in June 2020.

Tate Paul Filed for a Restraining Order Against Taylor Frankie Paul in 2026

Us confirmed in June 2026 that Tate filed for a temporary restraining order against Taylor, requesting a hearing to discuss the matter. Tate also filed a petition to modify the terms of his and Taylor’s divorce and custody agreement.

According to court documents obtained by Us in March 2026, Tate previously agreed to pay his ex-wife $3,000 a month in child support. In their August 2022 divorce decree, the exes were awarded joint legal and physical custody of Indy and Ocean.

TMZ reported in June 2026 that in Tate’s new petition to modify their agreement, he requested sole custody of their children.

While the custody situation has not been ruled on, a judge denied Tate’s temporary restraining order in July 2026.

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Taylor Frankie Paul’s Bachelorette contestants are standing together after the recent news about their leading lady. “The men on The Bachelorette have all been rallying around each other in solidarity and feel extremely upset and let down by Taylor and the situation,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively. News broke on Monday, March 16, that […]

“As Tate himself recognizes, many of his supporting allegations are based upon inadmissible hearsay, without any corroborating evidence,” court documents obtained by Us on July 1, 2026, read. “Many of the concerns, like the children not doing well in school and expressing sadness will require ongoing attention not remedied with an emergency order changing custody.”

The statement continued, “The court acknowledges that what he is allegedly hearing can create anxiety, but contrary to the claim that the children are in immediate danger, Taylor [says] that Tate left the children with her from June 11 through the 17, 2026, while he went to Iceland. The court cannot find an immediate and irreparable harm as contemplated by Rule 65A, and the motion is denied.”

Tate Paul Is Married to Bailey Paul

Who Is Tate Paul Meet Taylor Frankie Paul Ex Husband New Wife Bailey Paul — Bailey Paul and Tate Paul. Courtesy of Tate Paul/Instagram

Taylor revealed in September 2024 that Tate was in a new relationship. “My ex is doing great as far as I know,” she told Distractify at the time. “I love him and his partner, [who is his] fiancée, I believe.”

Tate has since married Bailey Paul, but the exact date of their wedding is unknown. In May 2024, Tate called Bailey his “partner” in an Instagram tribute. The following spring, he identified her as his “wife” in a Mother’s Day post.

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Tate and Bailey share one child, whose name they have kept private.

Tate Paul Still Lives in Utah

Following his divorce from Taylor, Tate remained in Utah to coparent their two children. While he keeps his career private, Tate has shared music remixes on SoundCloud and TikTok.

Tate’s wife, Bailey, has her own business in Kaysville, Utah. She is an aesthetician specializing in “lash lifts, brows and waxing,” according to her professional Instagram page.

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Meet Melat Kiros, the Ethiopian-born anti-Israel socialist crusader who is DSA’s rising star after stunning upset in Colorado

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Meet Melat Kiros, the Ethiopian-born anti-Israel socialist crusader who is DSA’s rising star after stunning upset in Colorado

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WASHINGTON — Democratic socialism is spreading West.

Political newcomer Melat Kiros, 29, who took down 15-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Col.) in a stunning primary upset Tuesday, is riding a wave of anti-Israel and anti-ICE sentiment sweeping her party.

The Ethiopian-born PhD student has pushed to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), suggested that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks were “inevitable,” downplayed suggestions that a firebombing of a Jewish rally was an act of antisemitism, and more.

Once in the House of Representatives, which is considered likely because she’s in a safe blue district, Kiros has vowed to push Democrats as far left as possible and to oppose Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) becoming speaker.

Political awakening

Kiros refined many of her far-left views in law school at Notre Dame in the early 2020s, a period she describes as her political awakening, as the country was roiled by the COVID-19 pandemic and peak wokeness.

“I literally watched the Federalist Society handpicking some of my classmates onto the judge track in their decades-long bid to pack the courts,” she complained, according to Vox. “…I just lost faith in the system; I think a lot of young people did.”

Democratic congressional candidate Melat Kiros smiles at her primary election night watch party. — The democratic socialist has been a staunch critic of capitalism, Israel, and ICE. AP Photo/Rebecca Slezak

After law school in 2022, she joined the law firm Sidley Austin in New York, where she worked as a regulatory and enforcement associate. The following year, she was fired for writing a viral open letter lambasting law firms for pushing to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses.

“By chilling future lawyers’ employment prospects for criticism of the Israeli government’s actions and its legitimacy, you are complicit in Israel’s weaponization of anti-Semitism against legitimate concerns for the right of self-determination and the livelihood of the Palestinian people,” she wrote in the missive.

Sidley Austin demanded she take the letter down, but Kiros claims she refused and was fired as a result.

“I didn’t flinch because I stood by every word and I always will,” she boasted during her victory speech Tuesday.

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That move drew headlines and boosted her name recognition in lefty circles.

After losing her law gig, Kiros moved back to Colorado, where her family had immigrated while she was just 11-months-old. Her father had been picked in America’s Diversity Visa Lottery, per her campaign website.

Back home, she enrolled in a PhD program in public policy and worked as a barista.

Then, in the middle of last year, she decided to launch a seemingly long-shot primary challenge against DeGette, who is widely considered to be a very progressive lawmaker and has served in Congress longer than Kiros has been alive.

DeGette had the backing of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Diana DeGette speaking into a pink microphone at a League of Women Voters forum. — Rep. Diana DeGette was one of the more progressive members of the House Democratic Caucus. Denver Post via Getty Images

But Kiros’ candidacy caught fire with the DSA and other lefty groups that were hunting for candidates to take on incumbent Democrats and push the party further leftwards.

One of the major differences between the two was Kiros’ tougher stance against Israel. DeGette faced grassroots pushback for supporting defensive aid to Israel.

Kiros, however, made tough talk against the Jewish state a feature of her campaign.

For example, she told notorious lefty streamer Hasan Piker that the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack was an “inevitable consequence of apartheid,” though she later clarified she wasn’t trying to say it was justified.

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Piker is a very controversial streamer, having declared that “America deserved 9/11″ and praised the “brave mujahideen” who injured Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas).

In a similar vein, she told 9News journalist Kyle Clark that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were an “inevitable consequence” of US foreign policy.

Kiros has stirred local controversy for downplaying the role of antisemitism in the June 1, 2025, firebombing attack at a weekly Jewish gathering aimed at bringing attention to the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas. One person was killed and a dozen were injured in that attack.

Melat Kiros speaking to supporters at an election-night watch party. — Melat Kiros has indicated she won’t support Hakeem Jeffries for speaker. Getty Images

The attacker, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, screamed “Free Palestine” before later stating that he “wanted to kill all Zionist people,” according to the FBI.

Kiros repeatedly declined to call it antisemitism and told NOTUS that it wasn’t “entirely obvious that it was just motivated by antisemitism.”

Many of her positions are similar to those of other DSA members, including support for Medicare for All, a modified Green New Deal, and mass amnesty. Kiros also wants a 10% slash in Pentagon spending.

“People are seeing that capitalism is responsible for a lot of the degradation that we’re seeing in our economy, that we’re seeing in our democracy, that we’re certainly seeing in our climate as well,” she claimed in a recent interview.

“They’re demanding a new way to organize our economy.”

Should she win in November, she will be the first Gen. Z woman to serve in Congress and the second Zoomer overall, after Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.)

She is riding a socialist revolt within the Democratic Party, as far-left candidates have won primaries across New York, Maine, Illinois, and elsewhere heading into the midterms.

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