Rumors of Harry Jowsey and Rylee Arnold having an altercation backstage at Dancing with the Stars are not true, according to his friend and Perfect Match star Dom Gabriel.
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Social media users speculated online that Rylee avoided Harry behind the scenes and then fellow Dancing with the Stars pro Ezra Sosa pulled the blonde beauty away from him.
However, Gabriel insisted on TikTok that the gossip is simply false.
"This literally never happened," Gabriel commented on a Wednesday, October 2 TikTok video about the alleged incident.
Gabriel starred alongside Harry on Season 3 of Perfect Match on Netflix.
Neither Harry or Rylee have commented on the rumors themselves.
When Rylee and the Too Hot To Handle alum competed on Dancing with the Stars' 32nd season last year, they were plagued by dating rumors, mainly due to their apparent chemistry in the ballroom and also behind the scenes off-camera.
The Heartbreak Island alum and Rylee were also spotted holding hands in October 2023 after a Tate McRae concert in Los Angeles.
But Harry played coy about their relationship at the time.
"We just enjoy hanging out and we love each other, so it's been great," Harry told Entertainment Tonight in a joint interview with Rylee.
Rylee noted, "Yes," before Harry hinted something was going on between them by chiming in with, "[We want to] keep the mystery in it."
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Harry, however, shocked fans in May 2024 when he revealed that he actually had a secret girlfriend -- and was definitely not dating Rylee -- during their time on Dancing with the Stars.
"I'm sorry if this answer breaks some hearts, but I'm here to confirm once and for all, Rylee and I have never been [in] any type of relationship," Harry said on his "Boyfriend Material" podcast, according to Us Weekly.
"We never leaned into it. We never were putting on an act or anything like that. It was just organic... What you saw is kind of how it was. That was just amazing love and amazing friendship, and just an amazing bond that we had together."
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Harry's girlfriend at the time was Jessica Vestal, whom he fell for while filming Perfect Match's second season, which premiered in June.
Jessica revealed on "The Viall Files" in July that she and Harry broke up one day after he was spotted holding hands with Rylee at the Tate McRae concert.
"I was so mad, I was sad, but I was like, 'Whatever,'" Jessica reportedly recalled. "And [their] TikToks [together] bothered me because I just made a TikTok."
Jessica said she understood that Harry and Rylee were trying to play up romance rumors for attention and votes, but at the same time, they pressed a button with her.
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But Jessica insisted that Rylee was not at fault for the demise of her relationship with Harry -- and that no one should send any hate to the Dancing with the Stars pro.
"She might not have even known if she was in a relationship [and] she was doing her job," the Love Is Blind alum stated. "It was an incredible first season for both of them."
Harry also gushed about Rylee while Dancing with the Stars was airing, which allowed fans to think he had a crush on her.
Following Dancing with the Stars' October 3 episode, Harry shared how Rylee was "never in a bad mood" and was "always bubbly."
"[She] brings me up when I'm feeling a little bit flat," Harry shared at the time, "or in my head about things, and knows when to sit me down and talk me out of whatever hump I'm in."
Harry continued, "I feel like everyone needs that in a person in their life. She's everything you could ever dream of."
And Rylee admitted at the time that Harry was "the sweetest person you'll ever meet" as well as "so fun to be around."
But in late October 2023, Harry dubbed the dating rumors "unfair," telling Us, "It's [Rylee's] first season. We should focus on choreography and our dancing and not whether we're together or not. It's not a dating show, it's a dancing show."
Dancing with the Stars' 32nd season marked Rylee's first time as a Dancing with the Stars pro, following in the footsteps of her older sister Lindsay Arnold, a former mirrorball trophy champion.
Although Rylee and Harry dodged questions about their alleged romance during the season, Dancing with the Stars co-host Julianne Hough seemingly confirmed their relationship status in mid-October 2023 when she called the pair "lovebirds" during one of the episodes.
And once Rylee and Harry were eliminated from Dancing with the Stars on "Taylor Swift Night" in November 2023, Rylee gushed, "Harry was truly the best partner to have and I wouldn't have wanted to be paired with anyone else this season."
"He was so kind and genuine and fun and just made the whole experience even more that it should have been. I got so lucky to be paired with him and to have met him," she added.
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Ahead of the family meal, Harry had gifted Rylee a $15,000 Van Cleef bracelet as a "thank you" for training him and being his partner on the show.
"You guys, I can't believe he got it for me," Rylee gushed on TikTok, showing off her new jewelry. "I think it is literally the most beautiful bracelet I've ever seen. I'm the luckiest girl ever. Wow. It's so cute."
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Dancing with the Stars' 33rd season returns with back-to-back episodes on Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
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