Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Paul and MomTok group member Makenna Gibbons — who was a part of the scandal, however not the present — have been slinging accusations and receipts backwards and forwards throughout TikTok.
If there’s one factor about Taylor Frankie Paul, she’s going to share her aspect irrespective of the way it’s obtained. On this case, she rapidly jumped in to defend herself when new allegations dropped in regards to the viral MomTok intercourse scandal that made headlines even earlier than The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
The newest allegations showing to contain Paul come from Makenna Gibbons, who was a part of that authentic scandal however didn’t seem on the primary season of the fact present.
Makenna Gibbons’ Story
Gibbons dropped a five-part sequence of movies on November 25 to her TikTok, the place she claimed that she and her then-husband solely briefly participated within the “soft-swinging” MomTok scandal that obtained uncovered.
She mentioned that each occasions it was with an unnamed couple — confirmed to be Paul and her then-husband in subsequent movies as she and Paul started exchanging accusations and tossing receipts backwards and forwards over the following couple of days.
“We did change companions and soft-swinging occurred,” Gibbons admitted in the beginning of her first video sequence, saying that issues rapidly modified for her when she seen her husband could be catching emotions.
Gibbons mentioned her husband admitted that he and this companion — later confirmed to be Paul — “each acknowledge that we get alongside very well and that issues may develop.” However as a result of they’re each blissful of their marriages, they “do not wish to go down that route.”
That was after the primary encounter, per Gibbons. After the second encounter, which Gibbons mentioned was additionally the final, she mentioned she advised him, “If that is what you need then we will divorce now, as a result of I will not take part.”
She additionally claimed she then spoke with the girl half of that couple, telling her that she and her husband have been performed with any kind of “soft-swinging,” solely to purportedly discover out that not solely had her husband kissed this girl, however that they’d had intercourse.
She additional mentioned {that a} buddy not solely advised her about Paul’s bodily intimacy together with her husband, but additionally that the pair had been assembly up “for a while,” declared their love, and have been apparently planning to go away their spouses for each other.
Taylor Frankie Paul’s First Admissions
Paul seemingly confirmed a minimum of a part of this narrative when she first uncovered the “soft-swinging” MomTok scandal again in June 2022. At the moment, as famous by Individuals, she mentioned that she and her husband had an settlement of their open relationship to “not go all the best way” or catch emotions.
She then admitted she “did step out of that settlement” and even fell in love with one of many husbands she was swinging with. If mentioned husband was Gibbons’, that may align with Gibbons’ declare that they’d declared love to at least one one other.
Again on September 4 of this 12 months, Paul advised The Viall Recordsdata that she had determined to talk out publicly after seeing a few of the different MomTokers liking feedback referring to her as a “cheater” and “husband stealer,” admitting she did not totally suppose by what exposing the entire group would do, however eager to push again in opposition to that narrative.
“So I obtained on-line, not pondering in any respect, however like, ‘Hey sure, I did do that, however we have been additionally all hooking up simply the opposite evening,’” she mentioned.
“It simply did not really feel prefer it was truthful,” she added on the time. “There was much more to the story than simply I’m some kind of house wrecker.”
Paul and Gibbons Again and Forth
As soon as once more, it seems like Paul is stepping in with “much more to the story,” this time in response to Gibbons’ preliminary five-part exposé about her experiences — which could not have named names, however was clearly pointing proper at Paul.
Leaping on the identical platform, Paul’s first TikTok pushed again at a few of Gibbons’ claims, with Paul writing that Gibbons “by no means requested to cease” the “soft-swinging” that was taking place. Actually, she claimed that Gibbons “was one of many instigators, and despatched HER husband to get me, however inform your aspect sis.”
As La Roux’ “Bulletproof” performed within the background, she adopted up a video of her dancing with one in every of her and Gibbons kissing and laughing, then a photograph of her, Gibbons and presumably Gibbons’ then-husband (along with his face lined by a clown face emoji), and eventually some chat alerts from April 2 that would appear to substantiate Gibbons was totally onboard with what was taking place.
Gibbons then responded to this video with one more TikTok the place she pulled her personal receipts (and began naming names), pushing again in opposition to the textual content screenshot Paul confirmed by providing a extra expansive screenshot of that change the place Gibbons expressed extra confusion and reservations than enthusiasm.
She additionally shared one other textual content dialog with Paul from that point, the place she wrote that she did not like feeling she was being painted as bisexual when she is just not — which is why she now feels it is odd that Taylor used video of them kissing as a part of her personal receipts.
Paul then responded once more with even higher element in one more follow-up video the place she mentioned that Gibbons’ rationalization of her April receipts within the above TikTok do not jive with a gaggle journey they’d all deliberate collectively in Could, the place they have been all purportedly nonetheless hashing out their boundaries.
“It is irritating once they’re all popping out to inform the reality and it is a bit little bit of, ‘I did not actually wish to do it,’ ‘I wished to cease,’ ‘I wasn’t having fun with it,’” Paul mentioned in her newest TikTok. “They loved it!”
She additionally mentioned that it was her ex who introduced the {couples} collectively and mentioned he wished it to cease — not Gibbons — as she’s been saying since she first broke this story.
“I owned my half, why cannot they personal willingly doing it and by no means voiced to cease?” she questioned within the caption of her video, whereas additionally saying this may be her last feedback about it.
We’ll simply have to attend and see if that is true about both Paul or Gibbons.
Paul might be again when The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives returns for its second season. Gibbons, in the meantime, mentioned in her movies that she’s been requested many occasions to be a part of the present, however has turned them down every time.
