“Southern Charm” star Leva Bonaparte is denying that Kyle Cooke, who is married to his “Summer House” co-star Amanda Batula, made out with a mystery woman at one of her bars.
Earlier this week, Instagram fan account @facereality16 posted a video showing Cooke canoodling with an unidentified blonde at Lamar’s Sporting Club in Charleston, S.C.
Pvnew spoke to the person who took the video in the predawn hours of Nov. 11, 2023. The eyewitness echoed what they told @facereality16 — that they allegedly saw a seemingly drunk Cooke “making out” with the woman “in a dark corner” right before the eyewitness began recording.
The eyewitness also claimed they saw Cooke, 41, “leave with her.”
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But according to Bonaparte, who was “present for this entire interaction and evening,” that’s not what happened.
In a lengthy direct message sent to @facereality16 but shared by fan account @queensofbravo, the restauranteur said she was at Lamar’s with some friends when her employee, “Southern Hospitality” star Joe Bradley, texted her saying he “wanted to bring Kyle to see [the] new spot.”
Bonaparte, 45, insisted that Cooke was not drunk, as she was “able to show him around” and “have a pretty extensive conversation with him about some of the things [they] have both been up to recently.”
She said she also introduced the Loverboy founder to her husband, with whom Cooke “also had an in depth conversation.”
Bonaparte said she and Cooke then “had a cocktail or two, nothing crazy.”
Addressing the woman in the video, Bonaparte explained that she is a longtime mutual friend of hers and Cooke’s who is also “in a very committed relationship.”
Bonaparte claimed the woman, who “prefers to remain anonymous since she is not a part of the reality [TV] community,” “got a chance to catch up with Kyle for a maximum of five minutes before” the two ladies “left” together.
“Kyle and our friend were simply catching up on life since she now has a family and has established herself in her profession. Kyle was congratulating her, this was purely a friendly interaction!” Bonaparte insisted.
She added, “It really upsets me that this is being spun into something more than a friendly ‘hey I’m proud of you buddy’ conversation.”
The eyewitness told both @facereality16 and Pvnew that they saw Cooke later in the day on Nov. 11 at a Loverboy event, where he allegedly denied being at Lamar’s.
Cooke — who has been trying his hand at deejaying — and Batula have not yet addressed the video publicly, and their reps did not immediately respond to Pvnew’s requests for comment.
Cooke admitted to cheating on Batula, 32, shortly before the pair got engaged in September 2018. They went on to say “I do” in September 2021.
Divorce rumors recently surfaced after gossip account @deuxmoi posted a tip claiming an unnamed “Bravo entrepreneur turned DJ was seen getting extra close with someone who wasn’t his partner during a night out following an event for his company.”
But an insider insisted to us that the two were”fine” and “still together.”
As for why Batula was not with Cooke at their former co-star Andrea Denver’s wedding in Italy on Thursday, a source told Betches, “While Amanda was sadly not able to make it to Andrea’s wedding, they have another destination wedding in Italy this summer, and they’re looking forward to spending time away together. It’s killing Kyle that he can’t be with her right now as these rumors circulate.”
Meanwhile, our source noted that Batula’s absence from Denver’s nuptials had nothing to do with the online rumblings.
Cooke and Batula were spotted looking happier than ever at the “Watch What Happens Live” 15th anniversary party last week.
He then flew to Chicago with some other co-stars for a Loverboy event.
The company’s official Instagram account has also subtly shut down speculation of trouble in paradise, posting a sweet snap of Cooke and Batula with the caption, “Happy national best friend day.”
