Casey Hux explained what really happened between him and the ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ star during their date.

Bachelorette contestant addresses rumor Taylor Frankie Paul stormed off a date

Casey Hux explained what really happened between him and the 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' star during their date.

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Taylor Frankie Paul on 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Reunion Special'. Credit:

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- *Bachelorette *season 22 contestant Casey Hux addressed rumors that Taylor Frankie Paul stormed off during a date while filming the reality show.

- ABC canceled Paul's season after a 2023 video leaked of a domestic violence altercation involving her and ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.

- "She was the one that brought it up originally and when she did, it took me a little while to process it," Hux said, recalling Paul bringing up the 2023 incident.

Did Taylor Frankie Paul storm off a date while filming *The Bachelorette?*

During the April 2 episode of *Bachelor Happy Hour,* *Golden Bachelor *alum Kathy Swarts and former *Bachelorette *Charity Lawson chatted with *Bachelorette *season 22 contestant Casey Hux about filming Paul's season.

"There's been some articles about Taylor specifically storming off on one of the dates and obviously we can't really go into super details, but maybe you can confirm, deny, tease a little bit. Like what was that like?" Lawson asked, referring to a TMZ report about their date that claimed Paul had a "meltdown."

Hux, a mechanical engineer from Nashville, said he would "deny and tease a little bit" in answering. "So, I don't know where that came from. We were hanging out at an undisclosed place at an undisclosed time. And she brought up what happened and went into it in very intensive detail," Hux said, referring to the 2023 altercation between her and her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen and subsequent arrest, which her daughter Indy was present for. He noted that it was "not something she shied away from."

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Hux recalled Paul asking "tough questions" during their date, making sure he was there with "intentionality" as someone potentially making a "lifetime decision" on the reality show.

"So she was the one that brought it up originally and when she did, it took me a little while to process it. So, she brought that up and we were having a really good night at that time and it just wasn't the time or the place and I didn't really know how I was feeling," he said.**

Taylor Frankie Paul.

Michael Kirchoff/Disney

"I brought it up the next time and she was super cool, calm, and collected about it," he continued. "There was no storming off. There was no anger. There was sadness and it's like the only thing that I could imagine is like being worse than like the person on the receiving end of that is like the person that has to live with that for the rest of their lives, right?"

Hux thought their interaction was a "really powerful moment" and was thankful they "got the opportunity to just like sit down one-on-one and and talk about it like that."

Swarts and Lawson commended Hux for his positive outlook on the experience with Paul. "If you have the right attitude and you take advantage of great opportunities that come your way, great things come into your life," the *Golden Bachelor *alum gushed.

Lawson, meanwhile, said that if Hux wasn't the winner of Paul's season, he should be the next Bachelor.**

Taylor Frankie Paul posts — then deletes — message about her 'life line' amid domestic assault investigation

Taylor Frankie Paul addresses how daughter is coping after resurfaced video

*The Bachelorette *starring Paul was slated to return on March 22, but after a video leaked of a 2023 domestic violence altercation between her and Mortensen, ABC pulled the plug days before the premiere.

"In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of *The Bachelorette* at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family," a Disney Entertainment Television spokesperson said in a statement to * *on March 19.

Paul responded to the cancellation with her own statement. "Taylor is very grateful for ABC’s support as she prioritizes her family’s safety and security," a representative for the *Secret Lives of Mormon Wives *star said in a statement to **. "After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm."

Taylor Frankie Paul on 'The Bachelorette'.

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The other reality show Paul is involved with, *The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives*, paused filming amid new domestic violence investigations involving Paul and Mortensen. The former couple is due in court on April 7.

Watch the full April 2 episode of *Bachelor Happy Hour *below.

*If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.*

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