Summer House's West Wilson Leaked Nudes Addressed

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I'm not going to mince words here: West Wilson — erstwhile "sports journalist," podcast host, and most importantly, Summer House's current fixture of public ire — is not having a good time right now.

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If you're a Bravo-holic like I am, you already know that the surprise romance between West and his Summer House costar Amanda Batula — who recently split from her husband and fellow Summer House-r Kyle Cooke — is the biggest scandal since, well, Scandoval. It's caused such a commotion that they're getting pap'd at Yankees games (see if you can spot them below) and has resulted in audio of the upcoming Summer House reunion leaking to the internet.

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Apparently, the reunion audio isn't the only thing that's leaked recently, because West's personal nudes have unfortunately also been making the rounds online — and on the latest episode of his podcast Show Me Something, he addressed the privacy-violating situation and how it's affected him.

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"I know my fucking nudes leaked, OK?" he said while addressing the subject. "But guess what? It’s, like, the sixth worry of mine right now. I have a lot of shit going on, and I’m gonna own it.”

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Now, as someone who generally believes that people have a right to control how much of their body is visible to others, I am going to specifically recommend to all readers that they do not look for West's nudes. Another reason why you shouldn't look for them is that he provided an, uh, vivid description of their contents.

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“They’re not even sexual," he said. "They look medical. I’m soft in all of them.”

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If you're screaming "Say less!" at your screen right now, rest assured that he actually said more. “I don’t know how old it is, but it’s from my old apartment,” West said about the nudes in question. “I had a sauna by my bathroom, and I would always get out of the sauna and double-check. Or check progress.”

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To be sure, even though he's clearly finding humor in the moment, having your privacy violated is no laughing matter — which West duly addressed. “I know I’m laughing, because if I don’t laugh, I’ll fucking cry about all of this,” he said. “Don’t leak people’s nudes or hack people’s shit. It’s, like, not fun.”

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West also revealed that he found out about the leaked nudes "five seconds" before taping the reunion, in which he assuredly received a drubbing from his costars (justice for Ciara!). “I was like, ‘Motherfucker,’" he recalled. "I know that I’ve had the worst day of my life already, which is good to know. Also, if you see it, report it.”

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So, yeah. There you have it!

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