Ashley Jacobshas broken her silence on claims that her boyfriendThomas Ravenelsexually assaultedtwo women.
The nurse stood in for the disgraced politician on Thursday night’s conclusion to theSouthern Charmseason 5 reunion, attempting to explain the dynamics of their seemingly turbulent relationship to his friends and costars.
“How is Thomas doing in light of the investigation?” hostAndy Cohenasked.
“I have seen a new Thomas,” Jacobs said. “I mean, it’s humbling, of course, and now he’s [like]let’s stay in, let’s watch movies, let’s cook dinner, let’s just stay under the radar right now. And I’ve just seen a much softer, more sensitive, kinder, more supportive boyfriend. You know, everyone wants to be with you when you’re on top. Who’s with you when you’re down there? And I’ve told him, I’ve just said,I’m not leaving.”
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As for whether she expects her boyfriend to be cleared of any wrongdoing, she replied, “Of course, yes. And it’s all hearsay. I mean, he’s not been charged with anything. These are just allegations. It used to be, you know, you’re innocent until proven guilty. Now you’re guilty until proven innocent.”
“Oh, Thomas told me in July,” she said. “He does not lie. He’s straight-forward.”
“No, he did not throw itatme,” Jacobs said slowly. “He was upset because I was leaving, and I handed him the food, and I was being a brat. It was my fault. I was being a brat.”
“You just took the blame for him yelling at you,”Craig Conoversaid. “That’s a horrible red flag.”
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“What does it say about a man who talks poorly about the mother of his children?” Eubanks asked, referring to the fiery feud between Jacobs and Dennis. “And he has said horrible things about you. Aboutyou! To everyone here! I mean, that would kill me.”
Austen Krollaccused her of being in denial, and Conover pointed out her shockingly thin appearance. (Jacobs has admitted to losing weight due to anxiety.)
“You’re exactly where Kathryn was,” Conover said.
“You’re lying to yourself, Ashley,” Eubanks added.
“Is this an intervention, you guys?” Jacobs asked with a laugh, rolling her eyes at Cohen.
“We’re trying to help,” Meissner insisted.
“I feel bad for you, and I’m watching you be me years ago. I’m watching it unfold right before me,” Dennis said.
But Eubanks put it the most directly: “It’s not just her. It’s how he’s been a not nice person. … Save yourself and go back to California and give yourself a nice life while you can.”
After once again denying the rumor that she’sa paid escortandsort ofapologizing to Dennis for calling her an “egg donor” instead of a mother, Jacobs left the soundstage.
The cameras followed her to the dressing room, where she broke down in tears.
“Think think I’m just brainwashed. And maybe in the beginning when I met him, maybe I was a little brainwashed. And I guess that’s what I get for judging Katherine,” she cried to a producer. “He’s my best friend and I’m not ready to throw in the towel, despite but everybody else says. I’m really happy.”
source: people.com
