More details have emerged about the aftermath of reality star Taylor Frankie Paul throwing metal barstools as she raged against her boyfriend and accidentally hit her young daughter with one of the stools in 2023.
Video footage of the incident went viral earlier this month, and fans were so outraged that it led to Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette” getting yanked from ABC just days before it was scheduled to air.
Paul’s ex-husband Tate Paul, the father of the child allegedly struck by a flying stool, called the police several times after the domestic violence incident. Those recordings were released by TMZ on Friday.
One recording includes audio of Tate expressing concern for his daughter. He also told law enforcement that Taylor’s mother, Liann, had been coaching her daughter on what to say.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Tate Paul — Taylor Frankie Paul’s ex-husband and father of 2 of her kids — talked to cops over the phone following Taylor’s infamous on-camera fight with her other ex Dakota Mortensen in 2023.
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By the time stools started flying, Tate and Taylor were divorced and Taylor was in a relationship with Dakota Mortensen, who is seen on video bearing the brunt of the reality star’s rage. Tate was involved because his daughter was present during all the drama, and he filed for full custody shortly after it all went down.
During one of the call recordings, Tate confirmed that his daughter had a “small” goose egg on her head, which allegedly was the result of being struck by the chair.
Taylor, meanwhile, claimed during an episode of “The Viall Files” podcast last year that her daughter didn’t have any injuries. She admitted that she was out of control on the evening in question.
“I was feeling so low I went and drank that night,” the reality star said on the podcast. “…and Dakota picks me up and he’s angry that I drank.”
Taylor said she was “so sad” at the time. “I remember, like, throwing things, and I don’t know my daughter is on the couch,” she went on. “We had babysitters there, so I think they’re upstairs sleeping.”
“I’m, like, so gone I don’t care, and I throw another chair,” she said, also telling the podcast host, “We didn’t know if it hit her or not, it might have not hit her at all…” Taylor also claimed the child had no “noticeable injuries” and insisted “everything was good.”
Tate and Taylor were married from 2016 until 2022. TMZ previously reported that Taylor earned back shared custody about six months after the incident. The “Secret Live of Mormon Wives” star pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in that case and later had two more cases brought against her following additional domestic assault accusations.
