Marciano Brunette is suing The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Demi Engemann after she accused him of sexual assault.
In authorized paperwork obtained by Us Weekly on Friday, December 5, Vanderpump Villa star, 32, and his authorized workforce claimed Demi, 31, falsely described him as a “sexual predator” – allegations which he claimed has broken his repute.
Marciano’s authorized workforce alleged by way of the docs that Demi’s feedback that she acquired “undesirable contact” from him whereas filming for Vanderpump Villa in Italy in August 2024 have been unfaithful. He insisted any bodily interplay between them was consensual.
“The reality is easy. Engemann and Marciano met whereas filming in Italy. They flirted. They spoke privately. They shared a consensual kiss. They separated,” the paperwork learn. “After filming, Engemann stayed involved with Marciano for months by means of calls, FaceTime, texts, invites, and even location sharing. That conduct confirms a continued relationship, not an individual reacting to sexual assault.”
Describing the sexual misconduct accusations in opposition to the fact star as “false,” Marciano’s authorized workforce additional alleged Demi’s claims have prompted “extreme” harm to Marciano’s repute.
“They accuse Marciano of prison sexual conduct he didn’t commit. They have been revealed broadly, republished repeatedly, and framed to harden into ‘fact’ within the minds of viewers,” the paperwork continued. “The harm has been rapid and extreme, together with misplaced skilled alternatives, harassment by strangers, and lasting hurt to Marciano’s repute.”
The lawsuit additionally accused manufacturing of getting “amplified the identical accusations for revenue.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Demi’s representatives for remark.
Demi Engemann. (Picture by Monica Schipper/Getty Pictures)
Throughout a confessional in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ third season, Demi, who’s married to Bret Engemann, insisted that any physicality between her and Marciano was “undesirable.” Marciano beforehand alleged that they kissed.
“Everybody goes to deal with these sorts of conditions completely different. You by no means deserve undesirable contact,” the influencer mentioned on the time. “It doesn’t matter what it seems to be like, it doesn’t matter what your relationship was like earlier than or after, undesirable contact is undesirable contact.”
Following the episode, Maricano has remained adamant that the claims in opposition to him are unfaithful.
“It’s unlucky to see every little thing that is happening now, as a result of every little thing that occurred [on Vanderpump Villa] was consensual,” Maricano claimed on an episode of the “Juicy Scoop” podcast on November 25. “I’ll simply flat-out say that the accusations she’s making in opposition to me are one hundred pc false.”
A number of days previous to the podcast look, he echoed an analogous sentiment, calling the claims “completely false” by way of an announcement to Individuals on November 20.
“I wish to be completely clear: I’m taking this matter extraordinarily severely,” Marciano mentioned by way of the assertion. “That is probably the most troublesome state of affairs I’ve ever confronted, and the allegations in opposition to me usually are not solely completely false however profoundly damaging. I stay dedicated to addressing this difficulty absolutely and transparently.”
In response, a rep for Demi, 30, informed E! Information on November 21, “As a girl, it distresses me that what occurred to Demi is being minimized.”
Talking solely to Us Weekly in Could, Demi denied she was untrue to her husband with Marciano in Italy.
“Nothing occurred with Marciano. On the expense of sounding impolite, there wasn’t even a distant attraction to him. It sucks that girls can’t be variety and pleasant and even playful with males on this world with out it being taken as such as you’re open. I had a rock on my finger your complete time I used to be there,” she solely informed Us Weekly in Could. “I introduced up my marriage a number of instances and so they have been informed that we have been married girls — so it sucks that we couldn’t simply go and have time and that he couldn’t respect that.”
