Jessi Draper Rebuts Hate Messages at 34, Says She Still Supports Taylor Frankie Paul
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Updated · Us Weekly · Jul 9
Jessi Draper Rebuts Hate Messages at 34, Says She Still Supports Taylor Frankie Paul
2 articles · Updated · Us Weekly · Jul 9
Summary
Jessi Draper, 34, said in a July 8 Instagram video that online claims she abandoned Taylor Frankie Paul are false, urging fans to “calm down” and stop sending hate messages.
The backlash followed a cast video on Whitney Leavitt’s Instagram that some viewers read as a dig at Taylor, but Draper said the clip simply showed the group filming together and “surviving.”
Draper said she still talks to Taylor every day, has defended her privately, and can maintain friendships across the MomTok group while the reality show continues filming.
Taylor, 32, drew headlines in March over an alleged domestic incident with ex Dakota Mortensen that briefly halted season 5 production; authorities brought no charges, and Hulu resumed filming in April.
Draper also said the attacks come during a personal crisis, appearing to reference her divorce from Jordan Ngatikaura, 31, whose March restraining-order request was later denied.