The mother of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul has spoken out about the “hypocritical” reaction her family has received after the trailer for the upcoming Hulu reality series aired.
In a TikTok video posted earlier this week, Liann May addressed the criticism she's noticed online and explained why it's “contradictory” to the beliefs of the Mormon church.
“What really irritates me lately is seeing all the negative reactions that they've received, the comments that they receive on social media… I recently received one that I found very interesting and contradictory,” she said in the video. “They said that we, my family and I, should distance ourselves from being with the church and being Mormon because we're not Mormon enough.”
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“The scandalous world of a group of influential Mormon moms implodes when they get caught in the middle of a sex scandal that makes international headlines,” Hulu says of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. (Fred Hayes/Disney)
“That's pretty hypocritical… and saying other things like that don't line up with the teachings. Well, that doesn't either. Someone comes and tells me that I shouldn't be a member of the church because I'm not Mormon enough or because I sin. Let me tell you, there's a lot going on in the church and a lot of sins being committed every day. Nobody's perfect,” she added.
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“So before anyone goes out and judges someone else or says they shouldn't be a Mormon or aren't active enough, maybe they should look inside themselves and see if they're doing things that align with the Church,” he concluded.
May and a representative for the show did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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Supporters weighed in in the comments, praising May for her bravery in speaking out.
“Let me tell you, a lot of things happen in the church and a lot of sins are committed every day. Nobody is perfect.”
“Preach! We don't sit in church on Sunday because we're perfect, we sit there because we're all broken,” one fan commented.
“This is exactly what I wish more people understood,” wrote another. “And that's not even mentioning that the show hasn't even aired yet. So who knows!”
The comments come shortly after the trailer for the upcoming reality show aired.
Paul sent shockwaves through the TikTok world in 2022 when she announced her divorce from her now ex-husband Tate Paul and shared more of her “soft and swinging” lifestyle, which included some of the friends who appeared in her videos.
Hulu's new series follows the fallout from the sex scandal that rocked TikTok and turned some dancing influencers into high-earning mothers.
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“The scandalous world of a group of influential Mormon mothers falls apart when they are caught in the middle of a sex scandal that makes international headlines,” the show's description reads. “Now, their sisterhood is shaken to its foundations. FaithFriendship and reputation are at stake. Can #MomTok survive and continue to defy the rules, or will this group fall from grace?
“I love the Mormon Church“But there are a lot of rules we have to follow,” Mikayla Matthews said during a confessional interview. “We were raised to be housewives to men, catering to their every desire.”
A group of Mormon TikTok influencers turned out to be swingers in a sex scandal that broke the Internet. (Natalie Cass/Disney)
“Well, I'm like, f–k this,” Paul said before a video montage played clips from his TikTok days. “I created MomTok. It's a group of Mormon moms who make TikToks. It started with Whitney [Leavitt]Mayci [Neeley]Mikayla [Matthews] me too.”
“We're breaking a norm,” Leavitt said. “We're trying to change the stigma of gender roles in Mormon culture.”
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The women “blew up” overnight, going from a few million followers to nine million in a short amount of time, simply because of their group dance routines and relatable comedy skits.
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“Then this whole group started dancing together,” Matthews said.
“Nobody is innocent. Everybody has slept with everybody,” Paul said in a TikTok video shared with the trailer.
The drama reached a tipping point when body camera footage showed the night Paul was arrested in February 2023 on suspicion of a misdemeanor. domestic violence charges. He was charged with aggravated assault (third-degree felony), two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child (third-degree felony), child abuse (class A misdemeanor), and criminal damage (class B misdemeanor).
Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright contributed to this report.
