Vanderpump Rules Scheana Shay broke her silence regarding the recent arrest of her former co-star James Kennedy on suspicion of domestic violence.
During the December 27 episode of her Scheananigans On the podcast, Shay expressed hope that the incident marked her “rock bottom” and shared how she’s been supporting Kennedy’s girlfriend, Ally Lewber, during this difficult time.
The 39-year-old television personality explained that she had remained silent out of respect for Lewber’s privacy because she had requested it.
Articulating her thoughts, Shay joked, “I didn’t want to add any headlines because she’s going through enough right now.”
While the Nozzle The actress initially planned to keep the topic out of her podcast, but acknowledged that she understood how “that’s coming out.”
She said: “I’ve talked to Ali. I talk to her often. I always have. But I know it seems like if I stay silent, somehow everyone will think I support her behavior, which is not the case at all.”
Moving forward, he shared that he has felt “a lot of empathy” for Kennedy’s ex-fiancée, Rachel “Raquel” Leviss, whom he supported and let stay at his house during their friendship.
He wedding day The star stated that while Leviss “always told me that Kennedy was never physically abusive,” she noted that “the abuse was not just limited to the physical and ultimately led her to break off that relationship.”
He went on to comment that he hopes Kennedy “learns from his mistakes.”
“I hope James sees this as a moment of hitting rock bottom and is serious about not just committing to a healing plan instead of just seeing this as something that will ruin the world tour or the residency or whatever,” the singer noted. from Good as Gold. .
Shay concluded by sharing that she had seen Kennedy’s name removed from some programs, calling it a “direct consequence of her actions.”
For the uninitiated, on December 10, Kennedy was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence following Burbank police’s response to an argument at his Los Angeles home.
It is pertinent to mention that, according to TMZ, A witness allegedly saw the DJ get physical with an unnamed woman.
However, authorities found no injuries when they arrived and Kennedy was later released on $20,000 bail.
