Taylor Frankie Paul’s Ex Slams ‘Mormon Wives’ Star Over “Violating” Voice Note Betrayal

Taylor Frankie Paul’s ex, Doug Mason, feels that his privacy was violated when she played a personal voice note from him on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.

Mason said the decision to share a recording he had sent her privately was particularly hurtful, especially considering the emotional state he was in at the time.

Key Takeaways

• Doug Mason accuses Taylor of violating his privacy.
• Taylor played his private voice note on television.
• The former couple split after getting engaged.
• Mason describes the emotional toll of filming.
• He denies pursuing Taylor for fame.

Doug Mason Calls Out Taylor Frankie Paul’s Conduct on ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’

Okay, let’s back up a little bit and understand the situation at hand.

You know how Taylor Frankie Paul was supposed to make her The Bachelorette debut before the season was scrapped following the release of footage involving a physical altercation with her ex, Dakota Mortensen?

The controversy also prompted Taylor Frankie Paul’s Mormon Wives co-stars to speak out about the abuse allegations.

Despite the cancellation, filming had already wrapped, and Doug Mason had emerged as the winner of the competition-style dating series.

However, even after getting engaged in the finale, the pair ultimately went their separate ways after filming wrapped in January and Paul, 32, returned to Utah.

“I told her that I wanted a three-day break of talking, [but] I’ll be honest, how violating,” Mason, 29, said on the Wednesday, October 14, episode of iHeartRadio’s Bachelor Happy Hour podcast.

“For Taylor to play a voice note that I sent to her specifically when I was in the thick of that emotion? No, you wouldn’t do that.”

Following the completion of her season of The Bachelorette, Paul returned to filming the fifth season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.

It was there that Paul revealed to her co-star Jessi Draper that Mason had initiated a three-day break in a voice note.

To prove it, she played the recording on camera.

Despite never personally watching the scene, Mason said learning about the incident helped him conclude that he could never be with Paul.

“This is where I start to recognize that it was all for the good of my life to not be with Taylor,” he said.

“I’m really grateful for the way things transpired. Yes, it was emotionally exhausting. Sure, it took a toll on me psychologically for a few months.”

The incident adds another chapter to the ongoing controversy surrounding Paul, who has already faced significant public scrutiny.

In fact, Taylor Frankie Paul recently announced her departure from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, accusing some of her co-stars of bullying her.

Doug Mason Opens Up About His First Few Months Following ‘The Bachelorette’

When The Bachelorette wrapped, Taylor Frankie Paul and Doug Mason were engaged.

In spite of this, they still lived largely separate lives.

“While she was filming, I was doing nothing. I didn’t know if I was in a relationship or not, didn’t know if I had a fiancée,” he recalled.

“[I] couldn’t talk to my friends, barely could talk to my family. I was going to church every Sunday. I would go to run club twice a week and I would just pray and write in my journal and I would go skiing.”

Mason would even reject offers to star in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives because he didn’t want to be accused of seeking clout.

“I hope that me saying that I didn’t go on one of Hulu’s biggest shows would prove to any naysayers that I was not after Taylor’s clout or I wanted any fame at all,” he stated.

“At the end of the day, I did go on The Bachelorette. I did go on a reality TV show, it’s true, and the byproduct of going on a TV show is you’re going to get some publicity.”

Of course, the Mormon Wives franchise continues to attract attention beyond Paul’s personal controversies.

For example, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Conner Leavitt joined the Dancing With the Stars Season 35 cast, showing how the Hulu series has opened doors for other reality television personalities.

However, Mason appears determined to make it clear that he wasn’t interested in using his relationship with Paul to build a television career.

Editor’s Take

I have to say, I can understand why Doug Mason was upset about this.

There’s a big difference between sharing your relationship problems with friends and playing someone’s private voice message on national television!

If Doug sent that recording during an emotional moment, he probably never imagined millions of viewers would eventually hear it.

And I think his decision to turn down an appearance on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives says something about how uncomfortable he was with having his personal life exposed.

Of course, Doug knew he was entering the world of reality television when he signed up for The Bachelorette. But that doesn’t necessarily mean every private conversation should become entertainment.

It sounds like this experience left him with plenty of regrets, even if he’s now grateful that the relationship ended.

Do you think Taylor crossed the line by playing Doug’s private voice message on television, or should reality stars expect their personal conversations to become part of the show?

Let us know what you think in the comments below!

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