Laura Bileskalne is constant to defend Luke Jones after his sexual incident on Below Deck Down Under — although her earlier feedback bought her fired!
Last week, Bravo aired a stunning episode that noticed manufacturing break the fourth wall and intervene as a drunk and bare Luke CLIMBED INTO fellow crew member Margot Sisson’s mattress whereas she was slumbering after an evening of consuming. When Chief Stew Aesha Scott was knowledgeable of the state of affairs, she instantly went to Captain Jason Chambers to fill him in on what was happening, and he wasted no time booting Luke from the ship and firing him the subsequent morning.
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But that wasn’t all. He additionally fired Laura after she was caught telling Margot that Luke was in all probability “only joking” and is a “sexual person,” completely downplaying the severity of the state of affairs. She was additionally caught on cameras the identical night making an attempt to offer co-star Adam Kodra an undesirable therapeutic massage in his mattress. The captain eliminated each Luke and Laura to create a safer ambiance on the ship, and it appears like she’s nonetheless salty concerning the choice!
Despite dealing with penalties for her actions, it doesn’t seem as if Laura has realized a lesson. She is now defending her fellow embattled co-star, writing on her Instagram Story on Sunday:
“I don’t take s**t from who[ever] has not actually watched it. Don’t make up a preditor [sic] from someone who gave a HUG to a girl who willingly kissed 25 min ago. [Get] over yourself and your bs”
Uhhh, is she critically boiling this all the way down to a hug?! The actuality star walked into Margot’s room with out consent after which slid into her bunk mattress — utterly bare — whereas she was sleeping and unaware of what was occurring. This wasn’t a easy hug. Also, simply triggered they could have kissed earlier than doesn’t imply he has any proper to her or her area after the very fact!
Clapping again at hate she has acquired for her actions, the Latvia native shared a screenshot of a supportive DM somebody despatched her, including:
“I will stay loyal to myself and my friend @lukebonesjones I never do or ever will stand up for what is wrong. And you can not bent [sic] me. I am a hustler and you have nothing on me. #hatersgonnahate And that’s on you.”
She continued:
“Stay true to yourself. I know what is wrong or right and you will not change my mind no matter how hard you try.”
Despite calling out haters, she famous “the support” she has acquired “outweighs” the criticism she’s gotten from “key[board] warriors.” And in a extra pointed message to Luke the day earlier than, she stated alongside a photograph of them:
“You are not alone. #staytruetoyourself #beyou #donotgetinfluenced.”
The 31-year-old then argued viewers have been “influenced” by a sure narrative pushed by the community, claiming:
“What we are witnessing now is one harrasment [sic] been [sic] defended by other harrasment [sic]. Which cancels it all out really. People been [sic] influenced by what has been fed to them.”
Putting Bravo on blast, the avid traveler stated it was “unfortunate” that “certain events and interactions have been sensationalized and manipulated to fit a particular narrative.” She doubled down insisting actuality TV “often portrays a condensed version of events, which can be misconstrued and taken out of context,” and inspired viewers to “separate the character portrayed on television from the real person behind the scenes.”
Hmm. Can this all be blamed on modifying?? We’re not so certain…
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It’s additionally inneresting to listen to Laura all of a sudden slamming folks for speaking badly about her when simply final week she didn’t appear to thoughts the eye she was getting, she stated in an interview clip she re-posted on the time:
“The most important thing is that they talk about you. Doesn’t matter if it’s good or bad, let them talk. I don’t even mind!”
These newest remarks are additionally very totally different from her preliminary apology after the episode aired, wherein she wrote:
“My sincere apologies to Adam, I did not realize I made him feel uncomfortable and no one should be put in that position. And to Margot to not been able to empathize. I was 29 when the show was filmed, 30 was my life-changer. I am 31 now and I am watching it as all of you, an entertainment show.”
It doesn’t actually sound like she’s that sorry anymore or that she understands what Margot was going via. If she did, we don’t assume she’d nonetheless be defending Luke! Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know (beneath).
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[Image via Laura Bileskalne/Luke Jones/Instagram & Bravo]
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