{"id":2678,"date":"2026-05-19T13:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/kyle-cooke-defends-posing-with-ex-amanda-batula-in-wake-of-her-west-wilson-romance\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:39:19","slug":"kyle-cooke-defends-posing-with-ex-amanda-batula-in-wake-of-her-west-wilson-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/kyle-cooke-defends-posing-with-ex-amanda-batula-in-wake-of-her-west-wilson-romance\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Cooke defends posing with ex Amanda Batula in wake of her West Wilson romance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/cooke-17.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kyle Cooke put on a united front with Amanda Batula at the \u201cIn the City\u201d premiere \u2014 and he doesn\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n<p>The Loverboy creator vehemently clapped back at Bravo fans blasting him for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DYf8SInCUQ9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posing with his estranged wife<\/a> on Monday\u2019s red carpet to celebrate the \u201cSummer House\u201d spinoff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guys, yes, Amanda and I took a picture together,\u201d Cooke, 43, said in a heated Instagram Story upload early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kyle Cooke stood by his decision to pose with Amanda Batula at Monday\u2019s \u201cIn the City\u201d premiere event. <span class=\"credit\">kylecooke\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The estranged couple (pictured above in January 2025) put on a united front on the New York City red carpet. <span class=\"credit\">Paige Kahn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI was just happy that she showed up,\u201d he added of his 34-year-old ex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe almost didn\u2019t come to a show that she participated in,\u201d Cooke continued. \u201cShoot me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He specifically railed against those calling his \u201cimplosion of a marriage \u2026 fake\u201d after seeing their reunion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith all due respect, we\u2019re all adults here and we all showed up to a premiere party,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd, yes, Amanda did not want to come, and I convinced her to come and we took a photo together.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cShoot me,\u201d the Loverboy creator said via Instagram Stories early Tuesday. <span class=\"credit\">kylecooke\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He told haters to \u201cgrow the f\u2013k up.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">kylecooke\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cooke concluded by telling haters to \u201cgrow the f\u2013k up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former couple celebrated the new series Monday alongside Lindsay Hubbard and more co-stars.<\/p>\n<p>The show was announced in September 2025 and filmed after \u201cSummer House\u201d wrapped production last fall.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cooke denied the amicable reunion proves his and Batula\u2019s marital \u201cimplosion\u201d is \u201cfake.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cSummer House\u201d co-stars announced their separation in January after four years of marriage. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@amandabatula<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAfter much reflection, we have mutually and amicably decided to part ways as a couple,\u201d the Bravolebrities, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/09\/25\/summer-house-stars-kyle-cooke-and-amanda-batula-are-married\/\">wed in September 2021<\/a>, wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Batula was rumored to have <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/breaking-down-the-explosive-amanda-batula-west-wilson-ciara-miller-summer-house-drama\/\">moved on with her then-BFF Ciara Miller\u2019s ex-boyfriend West Wilson<\/a>, a \u201cconnection\u201d she and the sports journalist, 31, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/31\/entertainment\/summer-house-stars-amanda-batula-and-west-wilson-confirm-secret-romance-in-shocking-statement\/\">confirmed at the end of the month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Cooke\u2019s first interview about the shocking romance, he expressed <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/01\/entertainment\/kyle-cooke-how-amanda-batula-is-holding-up-amid-west-wilson-romance-backlash\/\">feeling \u201creally worried about\u201d Batula<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmanda knows that what she did was wrong and is trying to come to terms with it,\u201d he said in April. \u201cShe is not well.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Batula has moved on with her BFF Ciara Miller\u2019s ex West Wilson (pictured above on April 24). <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The fallout of the bombshell romance will be featured on \u201cIn the City,\u201d which premieres Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. <span class=\"credit\">Kareem Black\/Bravo via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He later blasted Wilson for <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/28\/entertainment\/kyle-cooke-blasts-west-wilson-for-letting-amanda-batula-take-beat-down-at-summer-house-reunion\/\">not having Batula\u2019s back<\/a> during the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/24\/entertainment\/ciara-miller-eviscerates-snake-amanda-batula-in-leaked-audio-from-summer-house-reunion\/\">\u201cbrutal\u201d Season 10 reunion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite public backlash, Wilson and Batula are still going strong and have been <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/14\/photos\/amanda-batula-and-west-wilson-continue-to-put-romance-on-display-with-movie-date-night\/\">photographed on multiple Manhattan date nights<\/a> \u2014 with <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/18\/celebrity-news\/kyle-cooke-reacts-to-amanda-batulas-pda-with-west-wilson\/\">Cooke responding<\/a> to their <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/17\/celebrity-news\/summer-house-stars-amanda-batula-west-wilson-hold-hands-at-yankees-game\/\">New York Yankees game PDA<\/a> with a puke emoji.<\/p>\n<p>The fallout from the bombshell relationship, as well as Batula and Cooke\u2019s split, will <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/30\/entertainment\/amanda-batula-west-wilson-fallout-filmed-for-summer-house-spinoff-in-the-city\/\">play out on \u201cIn the City.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New episodes drop on Bravo Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/19\/entertainment\/kyle-cooke-defends-posing-with-estranged-wife-amanda-batula-at-in-the-city-premiere\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Cooke put on a united front with Amanda Batula at the \u201cIn the 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