West Wilson FINALLY Speaks — Amanda Deletes Instagram, KJ Dillard Says He Never Got a Text & Jesse [ry6XZN2Zzt1]
It is an absolutely massive day in Summer House news. West Wilson has broken his silence for the first time since the scandal broke and he said a lot. KJ Dillard immediately clapped back at what West said about reaching out to the cast. Amanda Batula has reportedly deleted Instagram from her phone entirely. Jesse Solomon went on record saying he never saw this coming despite reports that he told people beforehand. And Southern Charm's Venita Aspen chimed in with a response that really says something. We are covering every single detail today. • West Wilson breaks his silence for the first time since confirming his romance with Amanda Batula — he speaks on his co-hosted podcast Show Me Something with Sophie Cunningham • West says he has been better and that a lot has happened in a very short period of time — he says he is trying to take it one day at a time and stay off his phone • West says Amanda has taken the big brunt of all the backlash and says he wishes people would direct their criticism at him instead of her • West reveals Amanda's phone number was leaked — and that someone used it to send her a harassing message calling her a home-wrecking name — West says this is obviously inappropriate and also factually incorrect • West insists there was absolutely no overlap between his romance with Amanda and any prior relationships — neither Amanda's marriage to Kyle Cooke nor his situationship with Ciara Miller • West says things started getting serious with Amanda in February — which means after both prior relationships had ended • West confirms he has sent texts to castmates and not everyone has responded yet — he says he gets it and expects that • West says the hardest part of this whole situation is knowing his actions have hurt people he cares about — but says the reunion is coming and he plans to deliver face-to-face apologies and clear up the misinformation online • KJ Dillard immediately claps back on Threads, writing that he checked his text messages and never received anything from West • Southern Charm's Venita Aspen also weighs in on Threads in response to the news • KJ says he is hurt by the situation — this is separate from the anger, it is emotional for him • Amanda Batula reportedly told a fan at the Yankees game that she has deleted the Instagram app from her phone entirely — saying she needed a break • A fan who approached Amanda at the game during the concourse shared on Deuxmoi that Amanda was accessible and kind but confirmed she is off social media for the time being • Amanda and West are spotted on yet another NYC outing together over the weekend — they continue to be very publicly present in New York • Jesse Solomon speaks to ABC News Live and says he never could have seen the Amanda and West romance coming • This is significant because Vanderpump Rules cast member Zack Wickham had previously said on SiriusXM that a friend of his met Jesse on vacation and that Jesse told that person everything • Jesse pushes back on that account and says he could never have seen this coming — and his message to all parties is that he just wants everyone to find peace and happiness • Jesse confirms he and Ciara Miller are still in touch but says he will let her speak for herself • Jesse says the reunion is when everything gets addressed and he is excited to film it 💬 Do you believe West that there was no overlap — and do you believe Jesse that he truly did not know? Tell us everything in the comments! 👍 Subscribe and hit the notification bell so you never miss a Summer House reunion update — it is filming right now! #WestWilson #KJDillard #AmandaBatula #JesseSolomon #CiaraMiller #VenitaAspen #SummerHouse #BravoTV #RealityTV #Bravo #SummerHouseSeason10 #SummerHouseReunion #Scamanda #SouthernCharm