Marciano Brunette spoke out after The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives‘ Demi Engemann accused him of engaging in “unwanted touch” during a trip to Italy: “I am taking this matter extremely seriously.”
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Marciano Brunette is defending himself against allegations made by Demi Engemann.
After Demi alleged on season three of The Secret Wives of Mormon Wives, which premiered on Nov. 13, that Marciano engaged in “unwanted touch” earlier this year, the Vanderpump Villa star spoke out to deny the accusation.
“I want to be absolutely clear: I am taking this matter extremely seriously,” he said in a statement to People published Nov. 20. “This is the most difficult situation I have ever faced, and the allegations against me are not only entirely false but profoundly damaging. I remain committed to addressing this issue fully and transparently.”
In response to Marciano’s denial, a rep for Demi told E! News, “As a woman, it distresses me that what happened to Demi is being minimized.”
Parts of SLOMW‘s third season explored what transpired when the cast visited Italy to film a crossover episode with Vanderpump Villa, with Demi’s fellow MomTokers questioning whether she and Marciano had a physical connection. While Marciano said he did kiss Demi, she maintained that any contact between them was “unwanted.”
“Everyone is going to handle these kinds of situations different. You never deserve unwanted touch,” Demi said in a confessional. “No matter what it looks like, no matter what your relationship was like before or after, unwanted touch is unwanted touch.”
The 30-year-old first made the allegations public in May, when she said during an appearance on The Viall Files that she had been groped during the cast trip. Though Demi did not name her alleged assailant at the time, Marciano spoke out on social media and accused Demi of making “crazy allegations” against him.
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“If that were the case, why are you following me?” he said in a May 20 Instagram video, sharing a screenshot of an alleged DM from Demi. “Why are you giving me your phone number and proceed to have multiple hours of conversation and have a continued relationship after that?”
Marciano added, “It doesn’t make sense to me whatsoever.”
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