The Mormon women behind the #MomTok phenomenon turned the social media world upside down when a scandal revealed that the creators of the content were also a bunch of swingers.
Taylor Frankie Paul sent shockwaves through the TikTok world in 2022 when she announced her divorce from ex-husband Tate Paul and shared more of their “soft rocking” lifestyle, which included some of the featured friends in her videos.
A new Hulu series, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” follows the aftermath of the sex scandal that rocked TikTok and turned several dance influencers into high-earning moms.
“I want people to better understand who I am,” Taylor told People magazine. “I wanted to be vulnerable and show people that when you hit rock bottom, there is hope.”
Taylor and her ex had agreed to a lifestyle that included having multiple partners, although Taylor and her ex decided as a couple that they were “not going to go all the way.”
When the scandal broke, she admitted that she “got out of the deal” and cheated on her ex with Dakota Mortensen, who she now calls her boyfriend and recently had a child with.
As Taylor’s world changed almost overnight, so did the lives of many women involved in her videos and on their platforms.
“The scandalous world of a group of Mormon mom influencers explodes when they are caught in the middle of a volatile sex scandal that makes international headlines,” the show’s description read. “Now, their sister is shaken to the core. Trust, friendship and reputation are all on the line. Will #MomTok be able to survive and continue to give the rulebook a run for its money, or will this group fall from grace?”
“I love the Mormon church, but there are a lot of rules we have to follow,” Mikayla Matthews said during a confessional interview. “We’ve been raised to be these housewives for men, catering to their every whim.”
“Have kids by age 21, or in my case, age 16.”
“Well, I’m like this,” Taylor said before a video montage played clips from her TikTok days. “I created MomTok. It’s a group of Mormon moms who make TikToks. It started with Whitney, Mayci, Mikayla and me.”
“We’re breaking a norm,” Whitney said. “We’re trying to change a stigma of gender roles in Mormon culture.”
“That’s what scares me,” said a man in the trailer. “In the church, we have rules for a reason.”
In another clip, Taylor explained, “Mayci, I need you to take your a-off,” before launching into another dance routine. “My goal was really just to be able to provide for my family,” said one mother.
The women “exploded” overnight and went from a few million followers to nine million in no time, just from their group dance routines and related comedy sketches.
“No one is innocent. Everybody’s connected to everybody, like everybody,” Taylor said in a TikTok clip shared in the trailer.
It was like swapping in front of each other while standing next to each other,” one mother explained to the group.
“Now there’s a fight for MomTok,” another mom explained in a confessional before parting with a man with a stressed out breath. “The drama is now with the men.”
Jennifer Affleck explained to her husband, Zac, that “the band is important to me” during a tense conversation. Zac, whose famous cousins include Ben and Casey Affleck, replied that “being divorced and taking care of two kids would be kind of hard, so you make the decision.”
Jennifer told People magazine, “It feels like we got 10 years of marriage counseling this season.”
Worlds begin to collide offline as friendships fall apart behind the scenes.
“On the Internet it looks like we’re all best friends, but we’re not,” Whitney said.
At one point, the topic of alcohol is brought up – something Mormons abstain from as part of their religion. The drama reached a turning point when body camera footage showed the night Taylor was arrested in February 2023 on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence charges.
She was charged with aggravated assault (a third-degree felony), two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child (a third-degree misdemeanor), child abuse (a class A misdemeanor) and a misdemeanor (a class A misdemeanor). class B).
In August, Taylor pleaded guilty to aggravated assault (a third-degree felony), and the other charges were dismissed.
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