Ben Taylor or Ben Lambert? Fact-Checking Taylor Frankie Paul's Ex-Partner Rumors
Part of the intense public confusion surrounding Lambert was the backdrop against which he arrived. Just days prior to explaining her split with Lambert, Paul dropped another bombshell: she admitted on record to cheating on The Bachelorette co-star Doug Mason with her longtime partner Dakota Mortensen. That revelation created a chaotic news cycle where three different men were linked to Paul across major entertainment publications in a 72-hour window.
Casual readers scrolling through aggregators struggled to track who was currently in Paul's life. Mortensen carried years of history from the original Utah swinging scandal that first launched Paul to fame. Mason represented her mainstream television venture. Lambert was the quiet country musician caught in between. When newsrooms published rapid-fire coverage of all three dynamics simultaneously, the public mashed the storylines together, turning a simple breakup into a labyrinth of interconnected relationship rumors.