Jennifer Fessler’s 27th wedding anniversary tribute to her husband, Jeffrey Fessler, has resurfaced amid the rumors about her involvement with Summer House star West Wilson.
“Happy 27,” Jenn, 57, wrote to her husband via Instagram on April 10. “You could sleep with West or Amanda and I’d still stay!”
At that time, the Bravoverse had been rocked by the revelation that West was in a relationship with Summer House costar Amanda Batula, following her recent separation from Kyle Cooke. Jenn also offered supportive words for West during an appearance on former Real Housewives of Miami star Ana Quincoces Rodriguez’s “Reality Court” podcast on April 30.
Earlier this week, Jenn unexpectedly found herself in the middle of Wilson’s beef with his ex-girlfriend Ciara Miller when the RHONJ alum defended him at the Vulture‘s The Masterminds of Reality TV event.
“[West] is the cutest, sweetest golden retriever puppy dog. He does not mean any harm. He didn’t mean it,” Jenn said on the red carpet on Thursday, May 7. “He’s just trying to have a good time. He doesn’t wanna hurt anyone. Give him a break.”
Ciara responded to a clip of those comments with a shocking accusation, writing via Instagram on Friday, May 8, “Lol, because they slept together too.”
She later doubled down on her accusation by sharing a Summer House meme of Amanda via Threads, along with the cryptic caption, “If I send this to you I’m about to lie straight to your face.”
West brushed off the controversy by writing via Instagram that Ciara’s allegation was “news to me.” (A source close to West exclusively told Us Weekly that Ciara’s claim was “absolutely not true,” dismissing it as “such a silly accusation.”)
Jenn initially offered a light-hearted response, telling Page Six, “It’s flattering that anyone would think someone who slept with Ciara Miller would be interested in sleeping with me.”
By Saturday, May 9, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star took a much more stern stance while denying that she’d ever hooked up with West.
“In all seriousness, and while I can’t help but be a little flattered, it is not nice nor is it OK to post something categorically untrue and defamatory on social media,” she wrote via Instagram. “Regardless of whatever rumors or apparent ‘evidence’ led you to that conclusion, that is the definition of libel.”
Her statement continued, “If it were true, I would have no recourse. Because it’s a lie, this can get more complicated. Having said that, I hope we can rectify this. It’s enough now.”
Jenn and West previously went viral in 2024 when she nicknamed him “Messy Wessy” during a boozy livestream. She exclusively told Us a few weeks later that she “didn’t realize at the time” that West was “America’s sweetheart.”
“I feel terrible because my best friend who was there, she took it,” Jennifer told Us in June 2024. “There are times where I just think I’m so funny, and I just think everyone would think that I’m so funny. … He’s just like a golden retriever puppy. He’s the cutest. He looks kind of confused and cool. We met each other and he was so adorable — and then we got smashed. So, everything was just so funny.”
Jenn has been married to her husband Jeff since 1999 and they share two children, son Zachary and daughter Rachel.
