wrote in the comments section<\/a> of a fan post discussing the drama via Instagram Reels over the weekend.<\/p>\n\u201cTwo things can be true. Someone can be hurting and still hurt people around them in the process. My statement was never about wanting [Taylor] to fail, suffer, or be canceled,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt was about no longer wanting to publicly participate in or normalize a cycle that was affecting everyone around it, especially where children and repeated violence were involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cSecret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d star Mikayla Matthews (pictured here in a photo from Instagram) escalated her \u201cfrustrating\u201d feud with castmate Taylor Frankie Paul with a scathing Instagram comment. Instagram\/mikayla_matt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe reality TV star doubled down on her initial statement that she can\u2019t support Paul\u2019s self-destructive pattern (seen above: a screenshot from her latest comment). Instagram\/mikayla_matt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/aside>\nMatthews also doubled down on her initial statement about Paul\u2019s several domestic violence incidents, posted on Saturday, in which she said she couldn\u2019t support her co-star\u2019s self-destructive patterns.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Taylor\u2019s] knowingly staying in a harmful cycle despite the consequences to [herself] and the people around [her],\u201d she claimed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou cannot repeatedly make things public and then act shocked when people eventually respond publicly too, even if you don\u2019t like the response.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an Instagram Story posted in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Matthews admitted she \u201cdefinitely got out of hand commenting,\u201d but continued to defend herself.<\/p>\nIn the lengthy comment, she claimed Paul (pictured here on the set of \u201cSLOMW\u201d) is \u201cknowingly staying in a harmful cycle despite the consequences to [herself] and the people around [her].\u201d Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn an Instagram Story posted Tuesday (screenshot above), Matthews admitted she \u201cdefinitely got out of hand commenting,\u201d but continued to defend herself. Instagram\/mikayla_matt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI can\u2019t stress enough that this is not about \u2018sides\u2019 or \u2018teams.\u2019 I genuinely want to see everyone healed and happy, including myself,\u201d Matthews explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the same time, I\u2019m not going to quietly accept loud disrespect, manipulation or fear tactics used to intimidate any woman who set boundaries or chooses not to support destructive behavior. And I definitely won\u2019t tolerate people downplaying the trauma I\u2019ve endured and continue to work through to this day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matthews added that social media can be \u201cso dangerous\u201d and noted that she\u2019ll be \u201cblocking anyone who is not serving [her] end goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cI definitely won\u2019t tolerate people downplaying the trauma I\u2019ve endured and continue to work through to this day,\u201d continued Matthews (seen above in a screenshot from a social media post). Instagram\/mikayla_matt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe also alluded to blocking Paul (pictured above with two of her kids) on Instagram. Instagram\/taylorfrankiepaul<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMatthews\u2019 lengthy comments come after Paul clapped back at her initial statement with a savage Mother\u2019s Day post over the weekend, claiming her co-star was \u201ckicking [her]\u201d while she\u2019s already down.<\/p>\n
\u201cI STILL have \u2018friends\u2019 kicking me while I\u2019m already down and calling it \u2018setting a boundary\u2019 and then BLAMES ME for being upset and responding. That\u2019s called shaming and attack while I had a moment to breathe and she knew that,\u201d Paul wrote in the emotional post.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat a snake friend just did to me in the public eye after everything she just witnessed\u2026the lack of empathy and silence was loud enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paul admitted she was \u201cspiraling\u201d over the situation and even called Matthews an enemy.<\/p>\nMatthews\u2019 statements come after Paul (pictured above with fellow \u201cSLOMW\u201d co-stars) posted a savage Mother\u2019s Day post, claiming Matthews was \u201ckicking [her] while [she\u2019s] already down.\u201d Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn the Sunday upload, Paul labeled Matthews (seen together above filming \u201cSLOMW\u201d) a \u201csnake friend.\u201d Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cPeople calling me out yet I can\u2019t respond? Exactly what I will NOT be tolerating ever again,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThank you GOD for the people you sent to help me through this with my enemies so close.\u201d<\/p>\n
The women shared a close friendship on \u201cSLOMW,\u201d but seemingly became estranged once Paul\u2019s domestic violence investigation\u00a0halted production<\/a> of Season 5. <\/p>\nIn March, Paul temporarily\u00a0lost custody of her 2-year-old son, Ever<\/a>, amid\u00a0 mutual allegations of abuse<\/a>\u00a0between her and the toddler\u2019s father, Dakota Mortensen.<\/p>\nThe two women seemed to be close until Paul (pictured above in court last month) was accused of domestic violence by ex Dakota Mortensen, which halted production of the Hulu show. AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBut the cast will reportedly be back to filming with Paul \u201d \u201cin a matter of weeks.\u201d Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe exes battled it out in court<\/a> and a Utah judge ultimately\u00a0 ordered mutual protective orders<\/a>. <\/p>\nWhile the \u201cSLOMW\u201d cast initially stopped production amid the investigation, the ladies reportedly had a change of heart regarding Paul<\/a> and plan to continue to film with her as production picked up for Season 5.<\/p>\nMultiple sources told TMZ that the cast expects production to resume \u201cin a matter of weeks,\u201d meaning that the frenemies may reunite for the sake of the show. Meanwhile, ABC pulled the plug on Paul\u2019s highly anticipated season of \u201cThe Bachelorette\u201d and there are no further plans for it to air at this time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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