Overview
- In a new statement to People, Brunette called the accusation entirely false and said he is taking the matter extremely seriously.
- He told Newsweek that producers reviewed footage from the Vanderpump Villa crossover and cleared him, while he is unaware of any formal external investigation.
- Brunette said Lisa Vanderpump supports him, and Newsweek reported it received no responses to requests for comment from Hulu, Engemann or Vanderpump.
- Engemann has said he grabbed her butt twice without consent and has maintained that any contact was unwanted, while acknowledging a cheek kiss during a game.
- On-screen castmates debated her account, with some voicing doubts and others supporting her, and Brunette said he stopped filming after the accusation and did not get the confessional time he expected.