Taylor Frankie Paul is speaking out after a judge ruled that she had completed the terms of her three-year probation.

During a court hearing on Aug. 7, a judge ruled that the 32-year-old Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star had successfully finished her three-year probation as part of a plea deal from her 2023 arrest, amid her legal battle with her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.

While the reality star did not attend the ruling — People reports her attorney Jon Williams attended on her behalf — Paul reflected on the outcome in an Instagram post, which featured a set of images that appear to be AI-generated, depicting Paul smiling in a courtroom.

“Three years probation complete. All my [probation officers] said it was one of the longest probations they had seen for [a] first-time offense,” Paul wrote on Instagram after the ruling.

Paul claimed that she previously “wasn’t even aware of what [domestic violence] was.” She continued: “Unfortunately, many will experience it as many already have.”

Paul added: “I don’t care if you see me as the villain or victim. This all surfacing the way it viciously and vindictively did, has been hell on earth and if I didn’t have the support I have I don’t think I would have made it through.”

Paul was arrested in 2023 for an incident that was later leaked in March of this year when TMZ released a video showing the reality star attacking Mortensen while her five-year-old daughter was in the room.

When the footage surfaced in March, ABC was forced to pull the influencer’s forthcoming season of The Bachelorette.

Police body camera footage of Paul's arrest in that case was featured in the series premiere of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which first aired in 2024. Paul is shown calling it “the worst night of my life.”

Paul pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, which meant that if she complied with the conditions of the plea, the charge would be dismissed. She faced other charges, including domestic violence in the presence of a child, which were dismissed with prejudice.

The Independent has contacted Paul and Mortensen’s representatives for comment.

After her Bachelorette season was shelved, a representative for Paul said after the cancellation that she had been “silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation” and was “finally gaining the strength to face her accuser.”

Mortensen said in a statement that he was “used to these baseless claims about me and our relationship, which I categorically deny.”

The pair, who share a 2-year-old son named Ever, have been embroiled in ongoing legal battles that stemmed from a pair of domestic violence investigations opened by Utah police departments in February.

Mortensen filed for a protective order against Paul in March, and she filed for a protective order of her own several weeks later. The orders were mutually granted for three years at a court appearance on 30 April.

The pair have also fought in court for custody over their son, Ever. At their latest hearing on July 8, the judge expanded Paul’s parent-time to include alternating weekends.

Paul rose to prominence on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which follows a group of current or former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in Utah as they navigate relationships and parenthood. The show was released by Hulu in 2024 after the group of women, known online as #MomTok, went viral for a so-called soft-swinging scandal.

The series was Hulu’s most-watched unscripted series premiere of 2024, outpacing The Kardashians in viewership.

The national domestic abuse helpline offers support for women on 0808 2000 247, or you can visit the Refuge website. There is a dedicated men's advice line on 0808 8010 327. Those in the US can call the domestic violence hotline on 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.org