Doug Mason is closing the chapter on his engagement to Taylor Frankie Paul, and he did it with a surprisingly graceful exit. In an Instagram Story Monday, the“Bachelorette”winner said,“I have officially moved on, and this is me saying that I’m going that way.”The statement comes months after Paul confirmed on“Secret Lives of Mormon Wives”that she accepted Mason’s proposal at the end of her unaired season, then cheated on him with ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen after filming wrapped in December.
The timeline since then has been a lot. Paul ended the engagement about a month after filming, ABC canceled her entire season in March following a leaked 2023 domestic incident video, and Paul and Mortensen remain in a custody battle over their two-year-old son, Ever. Page Six reported in April that Paul and Mason had tried to reconcile, but Mason’s latest post makes it clear that door is shut.
What stands out is how Mason handled it. Instead of airing grievances, he added,“In light of everything that’s happened, I’m just sending out prayers to Taylor because that was her moment and her moment was blocked.”No drama, no subtweets, just a clean break with a side of well wishes. Do you think Mason took the high road, or is there more to the story? Sound off in the comments.
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