Marciano Brunette has spoken out after his NSFW texts with Demi Engemann were exposed at The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives reunion.
The Vanderpump Villa star took to Instagram on Wednesday, July 2, to thank Jessi Ngatikaura for “leaking” his private conversation with Demi, 30.
“Well this is awkward,” Marciano, 32, wrote. “[Demi] literally accused me of s3gual a$$ault & told the world ‘it was a legal issue’ when all of it was just an attempt to scare me & silent [sic] me.”
Marciano claimed he was “never contacted by a lawyer,” adding, “All [because] she didn’t want to admit to the world she was tired of her grooming grandpa of a husband. smh. LMAO to the ppl who believed this.”
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Before Marciano became a hot topic on season 2 of Mormon Wives, Demi’s marriage to husband Bret Engemann was already being discussed on Vanderpump Villa. A visit to Lisa Vanderpump’s villa took a turn when Marciano found himself smitten with Demi. They ended the season on good terms, but Demi later called out Marciano for perpetuating rumors that she was unfaithful.
“Nothing happened with Marciano. At the expense of sounding rude, there wasn’t even a remote attraction to him. It sucks that women can’t be kind and friendly and even playful with men in this world without it being taken as, like, you’re open. I had a rock on my finger the entire time I was there,” she exclusively told Us Weekly in May. “I brought up my marriage multiple times and they were told that we were married women — so it sucks that we couldn’t just go and have a good time and that he couldn’t respect that.”
At the time, Demi claimed that she was planning to take legal action against Marciano. (Demi also said on the “Viall Files” podcast in May that she “had opened up to all the girls after Vanderpump Villa [and told them] that I’d been groped,” but she didn’t use Marciano’s name.)
“What I am trying to say is that Demi has made some crazy allegations about me,” Marciano wrote via Instagram later that month. “But if that were the case, why are you following and DMing me and giving me your phone number and having a continued relationship after that? It doesn’t make sense to me whatsoever. All I am going to say is there’s so much more of this that will come out and honestly I can’t wait for you to see it.”
He continued: “I really do wish I could speak more on everything but like I said the WHOLE truth will come out soon! I want to make it absolutely clear that I do not condone s3xual assault in any way, shape, or form. It’s a serious matter that should never be taken lightly! But at the same time I do not support or excuse anyone who falsely claims s3xual assault, as that harms real victims and undermines the gravity of the issue.”
The season 2 Mormon Wives reunion aired on Tuesday, July 1. Jessi — who has also been accused of having an affair with Marciano — revealed text messages allegedly sent between Demi and Marciano, which he provided.
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Host Nick Viall read the messages where Demi referenced how Marciano would “sweet talk all the ladies.” Marciano replied, “I didn’t realize I was sweet talking you.”
Demi later sent a photo of herself eating oysters, writing, “Gonna hurl!!” In response, Marciano told her not to be “a baby” before she compared eating the dish to “swallowing c**.”
Marciano joked: “Sooo fun fact about Demi. [She] doesn’t swallow. Got it. I’m never going to be able to eat oysters again and not think about that.” Demi allegedly replied that she “ruined it forever” before sending the clam, eggplant and water emojis.
In a backstage interaction, Zac Affleck had to explain the possible sexual implication of the message to his wife, Jen Affleck. Marciano addressed that moment in his social media post on Wednesday, writing, “ps Zac was right she was talking about her p**sy.”
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives reunion is currently streaming on Hulu.
