West Wilson will reportedly not be returning for Summer House season 11 while facing ongoing tension with his castmates amid his romance with Amanda Batula.
“West isn’t coming back,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly of the reality star’s exit. “He could still make an appearance on Summer House or In the City in the future, especially if things with Amanda progress, but he’s not a cast member this season.”
TMZ was the first to report the news of Wilson’s exit on Monday, June 15, citing sources connected to the series. People, meanwhile, reported that an insider close to production informed them of Wilson’s departure.
Us Weekly has reached out to West’s rep and Bravo for comment.
Wilson and Batula, 34, have been at the center of controversy after confirming their relationship in March. The romance came on the heels of Batula announcing her separation from husband Kyle Cooke in January, while sources exclusively told Us in early April that West “was hitting” on costar Ciara Miller — who was also Batula’s BFF.
The group addressed their dynamic — and Wilson and Batula’s budding romance — during the season 10 Summer House reunion, which aired in three parts earlier this month. Bravo went on to surprise fans with a bonus episode titled “The Aftermath,” which is set to air on Tuesday, June 16, and feature conversations with the key players.
Ahead of “The Aftermath” airing, Wilson ruffled feathers when he admitted that he hoped the New York Knicks would lose Game 5 of the NBA Finals so that the sixth matchup would drop during the bonus episode — and would thus have less fans watching. (The Knicks, however, took home the title by defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 on Saturday, June 13.)
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“This could be the best f***ing thing ever,” West told cohost Sophie Cunningham during the Friday, June 12, episode of his “Show Me Something” podcast. “I thought [by] Tuesday … I thought I was going to get to catch my breath and we were all moving on, and they were like, ‘Bonus episode next week.’ I was like, ‘Motherf***ing f***. If the Spurs win Saturday and they go back to [Madison Square Garden] and they play Game 6, it will be Tuesday night [at] the same time they air this f***ing, goddamn bonus episode. Give me f***ing Knicks in 6 at the same time as this s*** on TV. I will be the happiest person in the motherf***ing world.”
Wilson concluded, “I swear to God, give me the Spurs Saturday and the Knicks on f***ing Tuesday night, and we will pop champagne on this f***ing podcast Wednesday.”
The comments sparked backlash from costar Lindsay Hubbard, who fired back at Wilson’s comments in a Threads post on Sunday, June 14.
The Summer House drama is not over yet — Bravo is giving fans another bonus episode. The network announced on Tuesday, June 9, that an additional episode, titled “The Aftermath,” will air following the third and final part of the Summer House reunion special on Tuesday, June 16. Summer House: The Aftermath will pick up […]
“West Wilson: you are trash. Trying to get people to not watch our show that I brought you on, you should move immediately,” she wrote before adding in a separate upload, “Brother, you get paid for that episode. Just be thankful you still have a paycheck from our show.”
Summer House‘s “The Aftermath” episode airs on Bravo Tuesday, June 16, at 8 p.m. ET. Stream past episodes anytime on Peacock.
