West Wilson Addresses Backlash Before Summer House Reunion Date
West Wilson used the Monday, May 25 episode of Show Me Something to put a timeline on the summer house reunion date chatter, saying he and Ciara Miller were “canoodling” again at “the end of summer.” He also said he and Amanda Batula are trying to handle the backlash after they confirmed they were hooking up.
West Wilson and Amanda Batula
West said he and Amanda are “doing [their] best” after the reaction to their romance spilled online, and he was blunt about the cost of that attention: “Going out in public is kind of scary.” He added, “There have been so many fucking stupid fucking posts on the internet … It’s been so weird,” before saying, “I was just trying to survive and keep it moving and like, stay distracted.”
He later said, “I kind of have run out of steam the last few weeks,” and, “I’ve had a lot of time to think and reflect.” Those lines place the reunion conversation in a more brittle spot than a simple relationship update; he is talking less like someone stoking a storyline and more like someone worn down by the fallout.
Ciara Miller and Jenn Fessler
On the rumor side, West told viewers, “Ciara started it, said we hooked up,” before adding, “We didn’t, but I am close with her, and she’s fucking awesome, and I love Jenn.” He also said, “I know people’s feelings are hurt, especially Ciara and Kyle. No shit,” which makes the dispute bigger than one offhand comment: the cast is still sorting out who said what, and why.
That dispute had already been moving for weeks. On May 9, Ciara alleged that Jenn Fessler defended West because they had previously hooked up. On May 11, Jenn replied, “I’ve never ever had an intimate moment of any kind with West Wilson…I feel for Ciara…I think that she got so screwed. What they did to her was awful. I defended West Wilson because he’s my friend. Sometimes you defend your friends. That’s it, you guys.”
West also said, “I don’t think [Ciara would] make it up, but I’m sure she believes it,” and called Jenn’s defense “a crazy thing to just post.” The result is a reunion conversation with two separate pressures on it: a romance that has already drawn heat, and a public record of overlapping explanations that leaves the cast with little room to pretend the story is simple.
