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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n
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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSummer House<\/em> star Ciara Miller has opened up about the devastation of learning her close friend, Amanda Batula, was dating her ex, West Wilson. <\/p>\nBatula, 34, announced earlier this month that she and Wilson, 31, were romantically involved, months after she separated from her husband of four years, Summer House <\/em>castmate Kyle Cooke. Meanwhile, Wilson had a messy end to his brief relationship with Miller in 2023, which was documented on the hit Bravo reality show.<\/p>\nAfter several Instagram posts in collaboration with major brands like Sephora subtly alluding to the drama, Miller has officially addressed the relationship saga during a new interview with Glamour<\/em>.<\/p>\nAsked if she felt more betrayed by Wilson or Batula, Miller said: \u201cAt the end of the day, a guy\u2019s a guy. Whether or not West and I are working on a relationship, you just can\u2019t put anything past a man. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut I just never would think that it would come from someone like Amanda, who has been what has felt like in my circle and in my corner for so long. I think that\u2019s the craziest part.\u201d <\/p>\n
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Ciara Miller says she \u2018advocated\u2019 for friend Amanda Batula during this season of \u2018Summer House\u2019 (Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nMiller then addressed how she\u2019s defended Batula to her ex, Cooke, during the current season of Summer House<\/em>, which is airing on Bravo. <\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve fought with your own husband to advocate for you,\u201d she added of her relationship with Batula. \u201cI have championed you. I have tried to be there in different ways for you and help you and get you to see your value in yourself. And so to be disregarded in such a disrespectful way is\u2026. Honestly, it\u2019s…. I\u2019m at a loss for words sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Miller spoke further about her friendship with Batula, noting that she felt closer to her than to Wilson, since they were \u201cworking on their relationship\u201d after their split. <\/p>\n
\u201cBecause we are exes, sometimes you spin the block; sometimes you land in situations where you guys are out. I feel like there\u2019s room to do that if that\u2019s your ex,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
She detailed how she initially got close to Batula during her first summer staying at the luxurious Hamptons rental house, the setting of the hit Bravo show. \u201cAmanda just felt like a very calm spirit initially. She was someone that I always felt comfortable talking to. She always felt like a nonjudgmental figure to go to,\u201d Wilson added. <\/p>\n
At the end of March, Batula and Wilson confirmed their romance in matching statements on Instagram. \u201cAs our feelings evolved, we wanted to take time to understand exactly what we were feeling,\u201d they wrote. \u201cWe also recognize that this has had an impact beyond just us and never wanted our actions to cause any hurt or be perceived as careless.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Ciara Miller said she was \u2018at a loss for words\u2019 after learning friend Amanda Batula was dating her ex, West Wilson (Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nThat impact clearly extends to Miller \u2014 who unfollowed both Batula and Wilson on Instagram immediately after their joint statement \u2014 and Cooke, as well as the rest of the Summer House <\/em>cast.<\/p>\nAfter Batula and Wilson shared their statement, Miller shared a pointed message on her Instagram Story while promoting Apple TV\u2019s Your Friends and Neighbors. <\/em><\/p>\n\u201cIf you can\u2019t trust your Friends & Neighbors, who can you trust? Season 2 premieres Friday on @appletv #AppleTVPartner,\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n
The situation harkens memories of the 2023 \u201cScandoval\u201d that rocked another hit Bravo show, Vanderpump Rules<\/em>, <\/em>when it emerged that longtime cast member Tom Sandoval had been having an affair with his castmate, Rachel Leviss, despite his years-long relationship \u2014 and her close friendship \u2014 with Ariana Madix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more Summer House star Ciara Miller has opened up about the devastation of learning her close friend, Amanda Batula, was dating her ex, West Wilson. Batula, 34, announced earlier this month that she and Wilson, 31, were romantically involved, months after she separated from her husband of four years, Summer House castmate Kyle Cooke. Meanwhile, Wilson had a messy end to his brief relationship with Miller in 2023, which was documented on the hit Bravo reality show. After several Instagram posts in collaboration with major brands like Sephora subtly alluding to the drama, Miller has officially addressed the relationship saga during a new interview with Glamour. Asked if she felt more betrayed by Wilson or Batula, Miller said: \u201cAt the end of the day, a guy\u2019s a guy. Whether or not West and I are working on a relationship, you just can\u2019t put anything past a man. \u201cBut I just never would think that it would come from someone like Amanda, who has been what has felt like in my circle and in my corner for so long. I think that\u2019s th…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14501"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}