{"id":235805,"date":"2026-04-21T13:48:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/west-wilson-defends-amanda-batula-were-not-cheaters\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:48:22","slug":"west-wilson-defends-amanda-batula-were-not-cheaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/west-wilson-defends-amanda-batula-were-not-cheaters\/","title":{"rendered":"West Wilson Defends Amanda Batula: We&#8217;re Not Cheaters!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/amanda-batula-west-wilson-confirm-scandalous-summer-house-romance-after-he-dated-her-best-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Summer House<\/em> scandal<\/a> has broken containment.<\/p>\n<p>West Wilson and Amanda Batula admitted to their surprise relationship, but only after fans suspected.<\/p>\n<p>But viewers \u2014 and people in their real lives \u2014 have <em>questions <\/em>about the timeline of it all.<\/p>\n<p>West is defending Amanda against criticism \u2014 and insisting that they were both single when this began.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"West Wilson on his podcast at home.\" class=\"wp-image-553247 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bravolebrity and \u2018Show Me Something\u2019 co-host West Wilson has been better.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-everyone-was-single\">\u2018Everyone was single\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday, April 20, West returned to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n7dBcdhQibI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Show Me Something<\/em> podcast<\/a> to process everything with his co-host, Sophie Cunningham.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing how many eyes would be on him, he emphasized what he calls the \u201cactual timeline\u201d of his romance with Amanda Batula.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no overlap,\u201d he insisted. That is in reference to their past relationships, and the cheating accusations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know there are a thousand different theories right now,\u201d West acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut,\u201d he emphasized, \u201cthat is one thing that for sure did not happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sophie Cunningham&#039;s Indiana Fever re-signing &amp; WNBA offseason + Bravo&#039;s West Wilson addresses drama\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n7dBcdhQibI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As West continued, he reiterated that \u201ceveryone was single\u201d when he and Amanda first hooked up.<\/p>\n<p>That means that he was no longer with Ciara Miller. And it means that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/kyle-cooke-defends-ex-wife-amanda-batula-following-affair-reveal-shes-not-well\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amanda was no longer with Kyle Cooke<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe realized things were maybe a little bit serious in February,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd,\u201d West insisted, \u201cthat\u2019s when this all started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThere\u2019s not a whole lot more to it than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-732x1024.png\" alt=\"Amanda Batula and West Wilson's Instagram Story statement.\" class=\"wp-image-553065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-732x1024.png 732w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-768x1074.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-686x960.png 686w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-772x1080.png 772w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-858x1200.png 858w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01.png 963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-732x1024.png\" alt=\"Amanda Batula and West Wilson's Instagram Story statement.\" class=\"wp-image-553065 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-732x1024.png 732w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-768x1074.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-686x960.png 686w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-772x1080.png 772w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01-858x1200.png 858w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01.png 963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0417_amandabatula_westwilson_ig_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On March 30, 2026, Amanda Batula and West Wilson put out this joint relationship reveal. Curious that they did not even use each other\u2019s names.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mysteriously-it-s-always-the-woman-who-gets-the-most-hate\">\u2018Mysteriously\u2019 it\u2019s always the woman who gets the most hate<\/h2>\n<p>West also acknowledged that he is not the primary target of criticism here.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda is clearly getting the \u201cbrunt\u201d of the online backlash, he observed.<\/p>\n<p>West was quick to defend his girlfriend from people with \u201cs\u2013t to talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That said, he understands the ire on some level.<\/p>\n<p>West admitted that their entanglement has \u201churt the people we care about.\u201d Well, yeah.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"West Wilson on his Show Me Something podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-553248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"West Wilson on his Show Me Something podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-553248 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0421_westwilson_02.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By all appearances, West Wilson is not having a good time right now.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>See, Ciara and Amanda are close friends. At least, they were.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, viewers can watch the two cuddling on the currently airing Summer House season.<\/p>\n<p>But West is Ciara\u2019s ex.<\/p>\n<p>And Amanda didn\u2019t just start dating him \u2014 she started dating him in secret.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/ciara-miller-response-amanda-batula-west-wilson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ciara herself called it a mindf\u2013k<\/a> to realize that her bestie had been doing this behind her back. And that\u2019s not unfair.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-1024x656.png\" alt=\"Amanda Batula and West Wilson are officially the most controversial couple on Bravo.\" class=\"wp-image-551844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-1024x656.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-2048x1313.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-960x615.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-1080x692.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-1200x769.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-1024x656.png\" alt=\"Amanda Batula and West Wilson are officially the most controversial couple on Bravo.\" class=\"wp-image-551844 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-1024x656.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-2048x1313.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-960x615.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-1080x692.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM-1200x769.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-3.52.09-PM.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amanda Batula and West Wilson are officially the most controversial couple on Bravo.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Bravo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-can-give-those-apologies-face-to-face\">\u2018I can give those apologies face-to-face\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, West admitted that he hasn\u2019t \u201cgotten responses from everybody\u201d yet after texting the rest of the <em>Summer House<\/em> cast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get it,\u201d he admitted. \u201cBut the reunion is coming up, and I can give those apologies face-to-face and also clear up crazy s\u2013t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Andy Cohen\u2019s eyes just turned into cartoon dollar signs.)<\/p>\n<p>Stating that he\u2019s \u201cbeen better,\u201d West admitted that \u201ca lot has happened in a very short amount of time, obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, saying that he\u2019s \u201ctrying to take it a day at a time and just stay off my phone. But the Internet is a very scary place to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/west-wilson-defends-amanda-batula-summer-house-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes In recent weeks, the Summer House scandal has broken containment. West Wilson and Amanda Batula admitted to their surprise relationship, but only after fans suspected. But viewers \u2014 and people in their real lives \u2014 have questions about the timeline of it all. West is defending Amanda against criticism \u2014 and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":235807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-235805","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}