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Jessi Draper and Marciano Brunette Make Red Carpet Debut at 2026 American Music Awards

The public outing marks a shift from televised admissions, podcast allegations, private separation to a visible couple status after Draper’s ex filed for divorce in March.

Overview

  • Draper and Brunette walked the American Music Awards red carpet at the MGM Grand on Monday, May 25, posing together in coordinated black outfits and appearing publicly as a couple.
  • The two first met in 2024 while the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast filmed on the Vanderpump Villa production in Italy, where Brunette worked as a server.
  • Their relationship was shown and discussed on reality shows and podcasts, with Brunette on-camera saying they had an affair and Draper later describing an emotional affair and alleging blackmail on podcast episodes.
  • Draper and her then-husband Jordan Ngatikaura separated and he filed for divorce in March after five years of marriage; the former couple share two young children, son Jagger, 6, and daughter Jovi, 3.
  • The red carpet appearance is likely to intensify media attention and public scrutiny around the pair, which could affect their ongoing privacy, the divorce process, and how the reality shows that featured the story portray the events.