The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Jennifer Fessler apologized unexpectedly in an Instagram post where he denied that he was in a relationship with her Summer House's West Wilson.
“I'm sorry!!!!!! I admit it,” Jenn, 57, wrote on Instagram on Saturday, May 9, before clarifying, “I used the wrong font.”
Earlier in the day, Jenn issued a strongly-worded denial about speculation about her relationship with West, 31, following his girlfriend. Ciara Miller saying that the two had met before.
“It's all deep, and although I can't help but be a little flattered, it's not good and it's not right to post something that is clearly false and defamatory on social media,” , he wrote on his Instagram Stories on Saturday, May 9.
Jenn Fessler's public apology
Courtesy Instagram / Jenn FesslerThe statement continued, “If it was true, I wouldn't be able to do anything. Because it's a lie, this would be very difficult. Having said that, I hope we can fix it. That's enough now.”
Regardless of the content of the post, Bravo's fans were outraged by the profanity-style font Jenn used for the message and apparently let her know about it.
The first one The Real Housewives of New Jersey The star suddenly ended up in the middle of the drama over West's new relationship with Summer House the costar Amanda Batula earlier this week. On March 31, Amanda and West confirmed that they were exploring their “connection” months after Amanda announced her split from her estranged husband, Kyle Cooke.
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jenn Fessler discusses her viral video with “Messy Wessy” – aka Summer House star West Wilson. “I posted that right away. I should have thought of that,” Jenn, 53, told Us Weekly exclusively. The Instagram video, posted on Wednesday, May 29, showed West, […]
Jenn stuck by West during an interview on the red carpet for Vulture's The Masterminds of Reality TV event in New York City on Thursday, May 7.
“[West] the most beautiful dog, the sweetest golden retriever. He doesn't say anything bad. She didn't mean it,” Jenn said on the red carpet on Thursday, May 7. “She's just trying to have fun. He doesn't want to hurt anyone. Give him a break.”
Ciara, 30, responded to a clip of Jenn's comments with the shocking allegations, writing, “Lol, because they slept together again.”
Jenn first responded to Ciara's allegations with a simple statement to her Page Six On Friday, May 8, saying, “It's interesting that anyone would think that someone who slept with Ciara Miller would be interested in sleeping with me.”
Jennifer Fessler in November 2025.
Gabe Ginsberg/BravoWest also tried to end the drama with an Instagram Story where she said the dating rumors were “news to me.” A source close to West said exclusively Us Weekly that Ciara's allegations were “completely untrue,” which she dismissed as “such silly allegations.”
Ciara then doubled down on her allegations by sharing a Summer House image by Amanda via Threads, and the hidden caption, “If I post this I'm going to sleep right in your face.”
After Ciara's accusations, Jenn's recent Instagram post honoring her 27th wedding anniversary resurfaced and raised eyebrows. (Jenn is married to her husband, Jeffrey Fesslersince 1999 and have two children, son Zachary and daughter Rachel.)
“Happy 27 years,” Jenn wrote to Jeff on Instagram on April 10. “You can sleep with West or Amanda and I'll stay!”
