More specifically, Mortensen alleges cameras captured Paul striking Mortensen with a pizza box while filming season five, per ABC 4 Utah, and demanded that the footage be included in the episodes that aired, but that it was excluded from the final cut.
E! News has reached out to Paul’s reps for comment about the alleged incident.
“The knowingly false portrayal of Mortensen as the abuser in the relationship continued uninterrupted,” the suit states, “while the only footage of physical aggression between the two, aggression by Paul against Mortensen, was intentionally withheld from viewers to promote a false narrative.”
Mortensen is asking for compensatory damages, ABC 4 Utah reports, as well as other damages. E! News has reached out to Hulu and Mortensen’s attorney for comment and has not yet heard back.
In mid-April, Paul was granted supervised visitation with her and Mortensen’s son and one week later, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release it would not be filing charges against her after completing two separate investigations led by the Draper Police Department and West Jordan Police Department.
For his part, Mortensen previously described the situation between the two as “deeply upsetting.”
“I am focusing on our son and his safety,” he told E! News in a statement in March, “and hope that Taylor will do the same.”
For a closer look at the timeline of the allegations made between Paul and Mortensen, keep reading…
