A timeline of the kissing scandal between Harry, Jessica, and Melinda in 'Perfect Match' season 2 (2024)

But in episode eight, Harry seems to return to his playboy ways when the male contestants are gifted with a boys only party. When they get to their destination, they are joined by a group of female contestants who are trying to tempt men away from their original partners.

This is a new addition to "Perfect Match" and could be an attempt by the producers to replicate the Casa Amor format from "Love Island." It tests contestants' loyalty and adds more drama to reality dating series.

It's a success, immediately creating tension in four of the five original couples.

Harry and Melinda Berry, who was eliminated in episode 7, begin flirting with each other, and Harry offers to carry her twice. The second time is when Harry allegedly kisses Melinda.

The "kiss" apparently happens off-camera, turning the incident into an argument between Melinda, who is adamant that the kiss happened, and Harry, who says it didn't.

The next day, Melinda tells Jessica that she and Harry kissed, causing a big fight between the three contestants.

Here's what we know so far about the kissing scandal between Melinda and Harry.

'Perfect Match' season two, episode eight: Melinda and Holly say the kiss happened off-screen

Frustratingly, "Perfect Match" never reveals if the kiss happens in the episodes released on June 14. Either it occurred off-camera or the producers have decided to withhold the footage.

But we do have some potential witnesses. In episode eight, Holly Scarfone and Justin Assada were talking to each other right next to where the kiss is thought to have happened.

Holly is actually the first person to claim they kissed.

Justin says: "Woah, what's going on there? huh"

Holly replies: "Boys' day. They kissed."

The camera also pivots to Stevan Ditter, who seems to be looking in the direction of Harry and Melinda.

Stevan and Justin both say they didn't see anything, though they could be trying to defend their friend.

The camera then goes back to Melinda and Harry, and Harry begins to talk about his great relationship with Jessica.

When Melinda mentions the kiss, Harry denies it, laughs without looking directly at her, and walks away.

Harry doubles down when they get to the rest of the group, saying that Melinda is making up the kiss to boost her fame.

"No one saw it," he tells the rest of the group. "That was fake news. I did not kiss her. Where's the video evidence?"

'Perfect Match' season two, episode eight: Harry doesn't mention the kiss when he first sees Jessica

Later in the episode, the original couples return to the house, and Jessica finds Harry crying in his bed.

Harry tells Jessica he hasn't been the best example for her or her daughter Autumn.

Harry says he was too playful during the boys' party and carried Melinda to the toilet at one point in the day. Harry never mentions a kiss and instead accuses Melinda of trying to lie about what happened earlier in the day.

Jessica and Harry have a brief argument, as she doesn't initially believe him but Jessica eventually forgives him.

'Perfect Match' season two, episode eight-nine: Jessica tells Melinda off for telling everyone about the alleged kiss

At the end of episode eight, the female contestants from the "boys' party" arrive in the house to give them an opportunity to steal any of the men.

All the women decide to congregate around a table to reveal if any of the men cheated during the boys' day out. Melinda immediately tells Jessica that she and Harry kissed three times the day before.

"He just kissed me," Melinda says. "And then does it again, so I kissed him back."

Harry and Dom Gabriel walk past, so Jessica asks Harry to comment on Melinda's story. Harry again denies kissing Melinda, saying that no one saw anything.

Melinda then turns to Brittan Byrd, who was nearby during the incident, to support her claim. Brittan says Melinda's makeup was on his nose.

Jessica begins questioning Melinda's motives for kissing Harry and not telling her this information privately.

The pair argue over this for a minute before Jessica says she will ask for both sides of the story before deciding whether to stay with Harry.

Meanwhile, Harry walks away and complains about the situation to Dom. Harry tells Dom that Melinda set up the conversation about the kiss and says Melinda was the one who tried to initiate a kiss, but he turned away.

'Perfect Match' season two, episode nine: Melinda says Harry also said he wanted to have sex with her

Jessica spends most of episode nine asking multiple contestants about what she should do about the Harry situation.

It is not the first time Harry's loyalty has been questioned. Harry has a poor dating track record, and multiple contestants have brought this up to Jessica.

Jessica speaks to Alara Taneri, Stevan, Dom, and Bryton Constantin, who all defend Harry. Jessica also speaks to Harry for his side of the story.

Harry denies the kiss but adds another element to the story.

"I did look at her stomach, and I said, 'It'd look good if you were pregnant.' But it was not in that sense," Harry says.

When Melinda speaks to Jessica privately later in the episode, Melinda says Harry wanted to have sex with her.

"He was like, 'I'm 30 years old. I'm ready for some babies.' He goes, 'You ready for some babies? I'll put a baby in you,'" Melinda says. "He goes, 'They'll come out handsome and tall and athletic.'"

'Perfect Match' season two, episode nine: Jessica confronts Harry

Harry and Jessica sit down again at the end of the episode to discuss the kissing incident.

Harry says he has been vomiting all evening because of the stress of the situation and apologizes again for the incident. However, Jessica is still not convinced Harry is telling the whole truth.

The episode ends with Harry making another plea for Jessica to match with him.

"Perfect Match" fans will likely find out Jessica's decision when the season two finale premieres on Netflix on June 21.

Stay tuned for more information on whether Harry did kiss Melinda.