{"id":634037,"date":"2026-05-10T03:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T03:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/634037\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T03:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T03:36:11","slug":"jennifer-fessler-issues-new-statement-on-west-wilson-hookup-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/634037\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Fessler issues new statement on West Wilson hookup claim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jennifer Fessler seemingly hit back hard after Ciara Miller claimed on social media<\/a> that the \u201cReal Housewives of New Jersey\u201d alum \u201cslept with\u201d West Wilson. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn all seriousness\u2026and while I can\u2019t help but be a little flattered, it is not nice, nor is it ok, to post something categorically untrue and defamatory on social media (regardless of whatever rumors or apparent \u2018evidence\u2019 led you to that conclusion,\u201d she wrote via Instagram Stories<\/a> on Saturday. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat is the definition of libel. If it were true I would have no recourse,\u201d the Bravo star continued. \u201cBecause it\u2019s a lie, this can get more complicated. Having said that, I hope we can rectify this. It\u2019s enough now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The strong statement came after Miller, 30 \u2014 who dated Wilson for six months back in 2023 \u2014 took to Threads on Friday evening with a spate of comments on the matter. <\/p>\n

The drama kicked off when a social media user recapped Fessler\u2019s comments, which she gave during Vulture\u2019s The Masterminds of Reality TV event on Thursday. <\/p>\n

Jennifer Fessler (pictured above in 2024) issued a new statement after Ciara Miller\u2019s claim she hooked up with West Wilson. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Fessler called Miller claim \u201ccategorically untrue\u201d via Instagram Stories, as seen above. Instagram\/Jennifer Fessler<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s enough now\u201d Fessler, seen above in 2024 interview, wrote. Brian Zak\/Page Six<\/p>\n

\u201cFormer\u00a0RHONJ\u00a0\u2018friend of\u2019 Jenn Fessler was asked by Page Six about the\u00a0Summer House\u00a0scandal tonight and said this about West: \u2018[West] is the cutest, sweetest golden retriever puppy dog. He does not mean any harm. He didn\u2019t mean it. He\u2019s just trying to have a good time. He doesn\u2019t wanna hurt anyone. Give him a break.\u2019 Girl\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Miller retorted by commenting, \u201clol, because they slept together too.\u201d<\/p>\n

A social media user pushed back in the comments, citing Fessler\u2019s longtime marriage to Jeff Fessler.<\/p>\n

\u201cMa\u2019am! I beg your pardon?!?! Ain\u2019t that old lady married? Oh he got a type,\u201d to which Miller again replied, \u201cThat\u2019s what I thought\u2026.\u201d along with an emoji of a person cartwheeling. <\/p>\n

Fessler, 57 \u2014 who tied the knot with Jeff Fessler in 1999 \u2014 exclusively told Page Six on Friday, \u201cIt\u2019s flattering that anyone would think someone who slept with Ciara Miller would be interested in sleeping with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a social media user shared Fessler\u2019s kind words about Wilson during a recent event, Miller commented on threads that the duo had \u201cslept together.\u201d Charles Sykes\/Bravo via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Wilson and Fessler, pictured above in 2024, denied the claim in separate comments. Todd Williamson\/Bravo via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Wilson tagged Fessler in a post signaling that the claim doesn\u2019t add up (as seen above). west wilson\/ instagram<\/p>\n

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Wilson, 31, took to social media with a denial of his own <\/a>on Friday evening, tagging Fessler in an upload of a meme conveying confusion, and writing atop the image, \u201cNews to me.\u201d <\/p>\n

Ciara meanwhile, further fueled the fire <\/a>with another re-share \u2014 this one showing Wilson\u2019s current girlfriend, \u201cSummer House\u201d co-star Amanda Batula \u2014 lounging on a beach chair. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf I send this to you I\u2019m about to lie straight to your face,\u201d the caption read. <\/p>\n

Reps for Miller, Wilson, and Fessler have not responded to Page Six\u2019s requests for comment on the social media drama. <\/p>\n

Miller was close friends with Batula before she and Wilson\u00a0announced they\u2019re dating\u00a0<\/a>in a bombshell social media statement in March. As the announcement went public, Miller was seen crouched\u00a0outside an Herm\u00e9s boutique<\/a> in anguish. <\/p>\n

Fessler, seen here at a 2025 event, told Page Six that Miller\u2019s comments were \u201cflattering.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n

Drama erupted between \u201cSummer House\u201d co-stars Miller and Wilson when Wilson and Batula, who was friends with Miller, announced they\u2019re dating. The trio is seen here in a throwback social media photo. Instagram\/ West Wilson<\/p>\n

A source divulged to Page Six that the couple\u2019s co-stars, including Miller and Batula\u2019s estranged husband, Kyle Cooke,\u00a0are \u201cdisappointed\u201d\u00a0in\u00a0<\/a>them, adding that the cast is generally \u201cTeam Ciara.\u201d\u00a0Miller unfollowed Batula<\/a>, 34, and Wilson amid the fallout. <\/p>\n

Another Bravo star stepped forward last month \u2014 \u201cSouthern Hospitality\u201d personality Mia Alario openly questioned the couple\u2019s relationship timeline after they claimed to have started spending time together in February. <\/p>\n

Alario, 28, told Andy Cohen during an appearance on \u201cWatch What Happens Live\u201d last month that the duo was already spending time together <\/a>when she went on one date with Wilson in September. <\/p>\n

The TV personality said Batula told her she\u2019d \u201cpregamed\u201d her date with Wilson ahead of time and that she gave the sports reporter \u201csome advice and some tips\u201d before their date. <\/p>\n

Alario called the situation \u201cmessy\u201d in speaking to Cohen. \u201cI don\u2019t want any part of that at all,\u201d\u00a0she said at the time. <\/p>\n

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