A new development in the sexual assault case involving embattled Bravo reality star Michael Darby…
Last week, TMZ broke the news that 59-year-old Darby, a wealthy real estate developer and restauranteur, was in trouble for allegedly groping a male cameraman on the set of Real Housewives of Potomac.
The alleged incident happened on September 1 while filming an episode of the hit Bravo reality series. Cameraman Orville Palmer claims Darby grabbed his butt. When Palmer turned around to ask WTF Darby was doing, he says Darby gave him a “flirtatious look.”
Now, Darby’s wife, Ashley has taken to her Instagram Story to deny everything and voice her support for her husband.
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“No charges filed,” she writes. “No arrest made.”
“No Bravo suspension,” she continues. “No worries.”
She then promises fans: “We’ll keep you posted.”
Meanwhile, multiple media outlets have reported that Darby has, indeed, been charged with felony assault and misdemeanor improper sexual contact and that he’s scheduled to appear in court on October 16.
Darby himself has remained tight-lipped about the whole thing, which is probably smart. If convicted, he faces up to 11 years in prison.
But this isn’t the first time Ashley has had to make excuses for her husband’s sexual provocations.
In season 1 of the show, he was caught touching another guy’s butt on a club dance floor. At the time, she said: “My man has sex with me, he loves me and he gives it to me good,” adding it was “not a reflection of my man’s sexuality.”
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JamJewel
It would have been more believable if she’d just said “He’s a butt kinda guy!”
Robert-in-Seattle
What the hell does the headline mean. There’s no punctuation at all so it makes no sense:
“Wife of reality star accused of groping male cameraman insists he didn’t do it”
Does the reality star’s wife insist that he didn’t grope a male cameraman? Sheesh, Queerty needs someone who knows grammar and punctuation. Needless to say, they also need stories that are not just click-bait disappointments!
startenout
Actually, other than how wonderful a comma an quoted at the end would be, the punctuation is correct
startenout
*quotes. And even then, it would only be apropos if that is what she actually said. Otherwise, it’s 100% correct.
masterwill7
Faces up to 11 years in prison for grabbing someones butt??? Sorry but that’s just totally crazy!!! If it was rape, then OK! Even if you beat someone it’s not even 11 years?
hansniemeijer
O if only there had been another camera.