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Jennifer Fessler seemingly deed backmost difficult aft Ciara Miller claimed connected societal media that nan “Real Housewives of New Jersey” alum “slept with” West Wilson.
“In each seriousness…and while I can’t thief but beryllium a small flattered, it is not nice, nor is it ok, to station thing categorically untrue and defamatory connected societal media (regardless of immoderate rumors aliases evident ‘evidence’ led you to that conclusion,” she wrote via Instagram Stories connected Saturday.
“That is nan meaning of libel. If it were existent I would person nary recourse,” nan Bravo prima continued. “Because it’s a lie, this tin get much complicated. Having said that, I dream we tin rectify this. It’s capable now.”
The beardown connection came aft Miller, 30 — who dated Wilson for six months backmost successful 2023 — took to Threads connected Friday evening pinch a spate of comments connected nan matter.
The play kicked disconnected erstwhile a societal media personification recapped Fessler’s comments, which she gave during Vulture’s The Masterminds of Reality TV arena connected Thursday.
“Former RHONJ ‘friend of’ Jenn Fessler was asked by Page Six astir the Summer House scandal coming and said this astir West: ‘[West] is nan cutest, sweetest aureate retriever puppy dog. He does not mean immoderate harm. He didn’t mean it. He’s conscionable trying to person a bully time. He doesn’t wanna wounded anyone. Give him a break.’ Girl…”
Miller retorted by commenting, “lol, because they slept together too.”
A societal media personification pushed backmost successful nan comments, citing Fessler’s longtime matrimony to Jeff Fessler.
“Ma’am! I request your pardon?!?! Ain’t that aged woman married? Oh he sewage a type,” to which Miller again replied, “That’s what I thought….” on pinch an emoji of a personification cartwheeling.
Fessler, 57 — who tied nan knot pinch Jeff Fessler successful 1999 — exclusively told Page Six connected Friday, “It’s flattering that anyone would deliberation personification who slept pinch Ciara Miller would beryllium willing successful sleeping pinch me.”
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Wilson, 31, took to societal media pinch a denial of his ain on Friday evening, tagging Fessler successful an upload of a meme conveying confusion, and penning atop nan image, “News to me.”
Ciara meanwhile, further fueled nan occurrence with different re-share — this 1 showing Wilson’s existent girlfriend, “Summer House” co-star Amanda Batula — lounging connected a formation chair.
“If I nonstop this to you I’m astir to dishonesty consecutive to your face,” nan caption read.
Reps for Miller, Wilson, and Fessler person not responded to Page Six’s requests for remark connected nan societal media drama.
Miller was adjacent friends pinch Batula earlier she and Wilson announced they’re dating in a bombshell societal media connection successful March. As nan announcement went public, Miller was seen crouched outside an Hermés boutique successful anguish.
A root divulged to Page Six that nan couple’s co-stars, including Miller and Batula’s estranged husband, Kyle Cooke, are “disappointed” in them, adding that nan formed is mostly “Team Ciara.” Miller unfollowed Batula, 34, and Wilson amid nan fallout.
Another Bravo prima stepped guardant past period — “Southern Hospitality” characteristic Mia Alario openly questioned nan couple’s narration timeline aft they claimed to person started spending clip together successful February.
Alario, 28, told Andy Cohen during an quality connected “Watch What Happens Live” past period that nan duo was already spending clip together when she went connected 1 day pinch Wilson successful September.
The TV characteristic said Batula told her she’d “pregamed” her day pinch Wilson up of clip and that she gave nan sports newsman “some proposal and immoderate tips” earlier their date.
Alario called nan business “messy” successful speaking to Cohen. “I don’t want immoderate portion of that astatine all,” she said astatine nan time.
