Until a few months ago, everything I learned about the cast of Summer House was against my will. Frankly, I did not care to learn who Amanda Batula and West Wilson were, let alone to know the details of their friend group dynamics or when they did or did not turn their locations off. Ciara Miller was just a beautiful woman who crossed my timeline every now and then, who seemed smart, savvy, and the perfect person to shine on reality TV. That was the extent of my knowledge of this trio before the bombshell scandal broke that Amanda and West were hooking up behind Ciara’s (her best friend and his ex-girlfriend) back. There’s also the juicy detail that Amanda is still legally married to Kyle Cooke, who was also good friends with West. They lied to the rest of the Summer House cast for months, causing a seismic rift in their friend group. It’s the perfect gossip storm, and enough to get me to tap all the way in. For the past few months, I’ve inhaled old episodes, watched every second of all three parts of the Summer House Season 10 Reunion and Summer House: The Aftermath bonus episode, and gone down Reddit rabbit holes for all the receipts, proof, timelines! (I’ve also gotten a crash course in Bravo lingo). The Amanda-West-Ciara situation is fascinating for a lot of reasons, but the biggest thing I’ve noticed is how so many people within the Bravo cast, the fandom, and on the internet keep treating Amanda Batula like a victim.
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