Mikayla Matthews Says That "The Only Reason" She's Leaving Hulu's 'Mormon Wives' Is "Because I Was Told A Certain Person Was Coming Back"

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Mikayla Matthews isn't mincing words, and a day after saying she was leaving The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives , she confirmed it was because Taylor Frankie Paul was returning to filming.

The Hulu reality series is currently filming Season 6 after Season 5 was truncated due to Paul's domestic violence claims from her ex, Dakota Mortensen.

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"The ONLY reason I'm leaving the show is because I was told a certain person was coming back," Matthews shared on Instagram Stories. "I told them before agreeing to do [Season] 6 that I wasn't going to film if that certain someone came back because it's UNETHICAL and kids are involved."

She continued, "And I'm being put in an unfair position because of the things I've seen and heard that I don't agree with. Not just the Barstool video everyone else saw (which mind you I saw this video for the first time in March) and other things with it that obviously made me question the one side I was hearing and unknowingly enabling the whole time. I NEVER knew the dephts of it and I still don't."

Industry Impact & Strategic Analysis

Matthews said that she filmed Season 6 because Paul was not filming with the rest of MomTok, but as soon as "we were told she was coming back, I said great, then I will not be participating, god bless and goodbye, haven't filmed a day since."

The social media influencer said that rewatching Season 5 did not influence her decision to leave the Hulu series, adding, "If you guys thought, 'Wow this is hard to watch, incredibly triggering and frustrating,' imagine having it be your reality everyday. Why would you willingly agree to put yourself back in that environment that has cause all that discomfort for every single person on this cast and crew."

Forward Outlook & Market Perspective

Matthews noted that she did not give an ultimatum, and has no "control" over casting decisions. The reality TV personality said that she would fulfill her "contractual obligations and interviews for what I have filmed and that's the end of it."

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