Overview
- Brunette filed the lawsuit on Dec. 5, naming Engemann and Jeff Jenkins Productions and alleging reputational harm from statements on social media and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
- He denies assault and asserts the Italy encounter in August 2024 was a consensual kiss, according to the complaint summarized by his attorneys.
- The filing cites alleged months of continued contact, including calls, FaceTimes, texts, invitations, and location sharing, as evidence countering the assault claim.
- The suit says Engemann called him a “sexual predator” and that production built storylines around the accusation despite reasons to doubt it and without a meaningful on-air reply from him.
- Brunette seeks unspecified damages and a narrowly defined injunction barring repetition of any statements a court finds defamatory, and outlets report Engemann and the production company have not commented; Hulu representatives did not immediately respond.