West Wilson is speaking out about the now-viral whiteboard video explaining his Summer House scandal with Amanda Batula.
“I, kind of, did it reluctantly,” West, 31, said during the Saturday, June 27, episode of his “Show Me Something” podcast. “I’ve been doing those for like three years, so we — this sounds so stupid — but we talked forever [before recording].”
West noted that The Broadcast Boys (influencers Lucas Brody and Nelson Vergara) “couldn’t skip” the drama because of their past whiteboard videos about the Summer House cast.
“We’ve made fun of so many people in so many shows that they have to do the Summer House, and I have to take my licks for that one,” he explained. “Basically, I just showed up and sat there and let them f***ing roast me. We recorded for two hours, and it’s a 25 minute cut or something.”
The two-part breakdown of West and Amanda’s Summer House drama went live via Instagram on Wednesday, June 24. At one point Lucas asked West if he “got Amanda’s permission” to film the whiteboard video.
“Yeah,” West replied. Lucas asked, “And she was worried?”
West responded, “Yeah, dude.”
West and Amanda, 34, confirmed in late March that they had begun a romantic relationship. While Amanda was previously married to Summer House costar Kyle Cooke, West dated Amanda’s best friend Ciara Miller.
The two have continued to face widespread public backlash for their relationship — especially after their actions during the season 10 reunion, which wrapped up earlier this month.
Us Weekly reported earlier this month that West would not be returning to Summer House in the wake of the drama.
“West isn’t coming back,” a source told Us. “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.”
West initially discussed his exit from the show during Wednesday’s whiteboard video.
“In [Bravo’s] defense, I don’t think it would have been a fun summer,” he said. (An insider has since told Us that the decision was mutual between West and the network.)
West further discussed his decision to leave Summer House during Saturday’s episode of his own podcast.
“It’s been a f***ing journey. It was funny, but so we did it,” he said, talking about his decision to leave and recording the whiteboard video. “We’re taking a little time out. I’m not filming this summer, which I think ultimately [is] the right thing for everyone.”
West added, “Everyone can take a breather. It wouldn’t have been a fun summer for, literally, anyone.”
