West Wilson Responds to Ex Ciara Miller’s Claim He ‘Slept’ with Married RHONJ Star Jennifer Fessler

West Wilson is reacting to Ciara Miller’s claim that he hooked up with Jennifer Fessler.

The 31-year-old Summer House star is facing new backlash after Miller, 30, alleged that Wilson hooked up with a married cast member of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. 

Wilson has made headlines recently after revealing his romance with Ciara’s best friend, castmate Amanda Batula. Fessler, who is married to husband Jeffrey Fessler, shared her support for Wilson while reacting to the viral Summer House relationship drama at Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea at Vulture’s Reality Masterminds party on May 7.

“I love Ciara. Everybody loves Ciara. She’s impossible not to love,” Fessler said at the event. “But I also love West Wilson. I think he is the cutest, sweetest, golden retriever puppy dog. I love him.”

“He does not mean any harm,” she continued of Wilson. “He didn’t mean it. He’s just trying to have a good time. He doesn’t want to hurt anyone. Give him a break.”

On May 8, Miller commented on a social media post about Fessler’s quotes. “Lol, because they slept together too,” Miller wrote on Threads.

Both Fessler and Wilson have denied Miller’s claim that they “slept together.”

Wilson responded to the allegation on his Instagram Stories, writing it was “news to me” as he added a crying emoji alongside a meme of a confused woman doing math. He also tagged Fessler in the post.

Wilson’s rep declined to comment when reached by PEOPLE.

Fessler also addressed the speculation on Instagram Stories, writing, “In all seriousness… and while I can’t help but be a little flattered, it is not nice, nor is it OK, to post something categorically untrue and defamatory on social media (regardless of whatever rumors or ‘evidence’ led you to that conclusion). That is the definition of libel.”

She continued: “If it were true I would have no recourse. Because it’s a lie, this can get more complicated. Having said that, I hope that we can rectify this. It’s enough now.”

A source close to the RHONJ star tells PEOPLE that the claim is “absolutely untrue and ridiculous.”

PEOPLE has also reached out to Bravo for comment.

Despite the stars’ statements denying Miller’s claim, Bravo fans have circulated videos of Fessler and Wilson getting cozy. One clip, allegedly posted in May 2024, shows Wilson with his arm wrapped around the RHONJ star.

A clip of Wilson discussing a “one-time” hookup with a woman in her late 50s on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen also began circulating again in the wake of Miller’s new claim.

Asked if he’s ever been with “an older gal,” Wilson confirmed to host Andy Cohen that he had, and said, “One’s kind of steep … yeah, the ages. It was a one-time thing.”

He then confirmed that the woman he had relations with was not over the age of 60, but in her late 50s.

When Cohen, 57, asked Wilson if it was a “pleasurable” experience, the Summer House star responded, “It was weird. But that’s, like, what is pleasurable. Weird stuff.”