After it was revealed Chase McWhorter and Miranda McWhorter were also the main members of the soft swinging group, cast member Jessi Ngatikaura said the McWhorter’s “panicked” and “denied everything, which made Taylor look worse.”
Following the scandal, Chase clarified to Us Weekly that he and his ex-wife” participated in some of the party games.”
“It was never predetermined that we were going to be doing, like, swinging. That’s what we always thought was a little bit misrepresented in Taylor’s story, as she presents it,” he told the outlet in September 2024.
Miranda previously insisted the “height” of what she was ever involved in “was like playing Spin the Bottle, and like kissing other people.” She later broke her silence in a May interview with People after the scandal also rocked her friendship with Taylor.
“I think a lot of Taylor’s frustrations were with me not being totally authentic and truthful,” Miranda shared. “I was just like, ‘Well, everyone wasn’t hooking up with everyone,’ and I just left it at that. I get why that would feel unfair to her. I think there was a lot of fear, guilt and shame that played a role in that for me, things that I needed to address in my personal life between my marriage, my religion, all of that.”
She added, “I think over time as I unpacked that individually, it allowed me to unpack that more publicly, and obviously, with Taylor, as well. I can’t speak for her, but I feel like me finally addressing that, and also her addressing the hurt aside from the swinging thing, was probably very validating for us both.”