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Mikayla Matthews is calling out Taylor Frankie Paul for taking things way too far amid their nasty feud!
If you don’t know, the two stars of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives have been going after each other online over the past few days. It started when Mikayla explained to fans she had to set up “boundaries” with TFP amid her domestic violence scandal with Dakota Mortensen. Taylor didn’t take the comments well, though! She called her castmate a “snake friend” who was “waiting for my downfall.” And the situation has now escalated, all because of what the former Bachelorette re-posted on TikTok this week!
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In response to Mikayla’s statement, a social media user slammed her, saying she can’t talk about or be an advocate against childhood sexual assault because she married her “perpetrator” or “coercive controller.” Whoa. Remember, Mikayla previously revealed she was sexually abused for years by someone close to her family until she was 15 years old. She then had her first child at 17 with her husband, Jace Terry, who was 21, two years later. Watch the entire video (below):
@tori.familycourtstrategy @Mikayla Matthews although I don’t know a lot of your story, this post was completely out of line. How can you be on the side of kids while exposing them? #coercivecontrol #postseparationabuse #escapingabuse
Taylor then not only re-posted the video but commented:
“All professionals are saying the same so appreciate you
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”Damn…
Mikayla is really pissed at Taylor now! She took to Instagram Stories on Tuesday morning to blast her co-star for re-posting “harmful” and “deeply disturbing” narratives about her trauma:
“Saying I can’t be an advocate for childhood SA because of my current relationship with my husband is so gross and dangerous for so many reasons. Nothing I’ve said has ever diminished what you’ve been through. But reposting narratives and accusations about situations you know nothing about is harmful. Don’t know if this slipped your mind, but my sexual abuse happened for over 7 years starting when I was 6 years old. Six. Using my childhood trauma as some kind of public ‘gotcha’ to try and discredit me or try to put yourself in a position of power is deeply disturbing and below the belt. My statement was about the actions and dangerous behaviors of grown adults not an invitation to weaponize my childhood trauma to your following.”
Mikayla went on to acknowledge that she “got out of hand commenting,” but she won’t stand for anyone, including Taylor, “downplaying” her trauma and using it “to intimidate” her:
“Told myself I wouldn’t engage after my first statement, yet here I am. Clearly I could practice some more self-control lol. I can be the first to admit that I definitely got out of hand commenting! I can’t stress enough that this is not about ‘sides’ or ‘teams.’ I genuinely want to see everyone healed and happy, including myself. At the same time, I’m not going to quietly accept loud disrespect, manipulation, or fear tactics used to intimidate any woman who sets boundaries or chooses not to support destructive behavior. And I definitely won’t tolerate people downplaying the trauma I’ve endured and continue working through to this day.”
The reality star then warned she will be “blocking” people she finds don’t serve her at the moment:
“I don’t believe we were meant to view this much social media everyday. Social media can be so amazing on one hand, but on the other so dangerous. I know I can’t control what people say, but I can control what I allow myself to see and engage with. Hence why I’ll be blocking anyone who is not serving my end goal: HEALTHY
And Mikayla followed through on her promise! She no longer follows TFP on IG! See (below):
At this time, Taylor hasn’t addressed Mikayla’s latest posts.
What are your thoughts, Perezcious readers? Did Taylor take things too far this time? Sound OFF in the comments!
If you have sincere cause to suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org.
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence and would like to learn more about resources, consider checking out https://www.rainn.org/resources.
[Image via Mikayla Matthews/Taylor Frankie Paul/Instagram]
