The reality star, 32, took to social media on Monday, September 21, to announce her exit, claiming that “bullying for months” led to her decision.
“My gratitude goes to all the networks that supported me throughout this and gave me the chance to return. However I don’t desire to move forward like this. I originally was willing to be removed to let them all continue on with less stress and I’m back to that point,” Paul wrote via Instagram. “Some of the girls know what I’ve been through and then to turn and collectively pile on with their ‘statements’ knowing there has been ongoing abuse through the system the last 8 months on top of what I’ve endured.”
The mother of three — who shares kids Indy, 9, and Ocean, 6, with ex-husband Tate, and Ever, 2, with Dakota Mortensen — explained that her castmates’ bullying amid months of turmoil pushed her to quit.
“Almost the entire cast plus some, going at me….laughing about my kids is disgusting. And I bit my tongue there,” she added. “I treated production and crew with respect always, in fact they are ones who checked on me throughout this. I agree it’s to the point of bullying for months now.”
“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,” Matthews, 26, shared via her Instagram Story, per People.
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Castmates Mayci Neeley and Layla Taylor also hinted at quitting if Paul was still involved in the series.
“It’s a pleasure to remove myself so they can continue, because I’ve almost convinced myself I’m deserving of all this pain and to a certain degree absolutely this is consequences of my actions,” Paul added on Monday. “My question has been how much suffering and scrutiny is going to be enough…I’m just relieved to be out.”
Paul was the star of SLOMW and the creator of MomTok. The series centered around her group of mom friends in Utah and began airing in the aftermath of her swinging scandal in 2024.