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Ciara Molenaar aimed at Amanda Batula in an interview on Tuesday, criticizing her for not being a good friend to her and for shading her romance of WestWilson.
While addressing Amanda’s “victim” act, 31-year-old alleged West began a romance with Amanda, 34, to get back at her for the backlash he faced years ago when they ended their own relationshipand described the Summer house reunion as “enlightening,” Ciara, 30, explained how Mia Calabrese34, and KJ Dillard28, made her feel seen on the show, served up season 11addressed her upcoming role on Dancing with the starsand more.
“Everyone is always there for (Amanda). She never has to be there for anyone. She’s always the damsel in distress, always the victim,” Ciara said during a June 9 interview with Harper’s Bazaar. “In the last six years, I don’t think she’s ever really had to be there for me. And not that a friendship is based on reciprocity, but it’s really clear now that there was no reciprocity whatsoever on her part. I tried to hang out outside of filming, watch her, speak life into her.”
‘She is ‘the victim.’ She ‘just didn’t know’, she ‘is so oblivious to it’, she ‘wants love’, does she have to be alone forever? “I’m not going back and reliving the past, but anything moving forward now is on the cutting room floor,” she continued. “Silence is an option. But I know things. I see things. I’m done protecting people by not saying anything. It really is a don’t-f*ck-with-me era. If you want it, you can have it. Don’t f*ck with me.”
According to Ciara, she was “always a friend of (Amanda), and (Amanda) never a friend of (her).”
Think about confirming Amanda and West’s romanceCiara said it felt “like a real rift in the friend group.”
“It was so clear that things would never be the same again,” she noted.
Ciara then spoke about West.
“I didn’t realize how much he hated me,” she said. “He got me right.”
“At this point, I already know who he is, so I’m done wasting my breath on him,” she continued, adding darkly, “(But) I’m pretty sure I’ve increased his visibility.”
From the reunion, that one completed on Tuesday eveningCiara said she went to the taping and wanted to leave everything on the floor.
“It was cathartic in a way to just be able to say what I needed to say to people’s faces and feel like I could close the chapter on this,” she explained.
Onward to Mia Calabrese34, and KJ Dillard28, Ciara, who joined Summer house as the first black cast member for season five, said it felt good to have them by her side.
“When I’m alone, it’s easier to write down what you’re feeling,” she said. “But when someone comes in who has felt the exact same things, you know these aren’t abstract thoughts. These are real. I feel like black women don’t really get the opportunity in the public eye to be loved and to love freely, without intimidation or judgment to the nth degree.”
Looking ahead, Ciara said she was done trying to “save face.”
“Like, ‘Oh, this hurt my feelings, but I can’t even really express why it hurt my feelings because people think I’m going to bring up the race card, and everyone’s going to freak out and then immediately stop hearing what I have to say.’ It’s a shame to have these conversations. It has to be strategic, in a way where people don’t immediately put up their walls and go into defense mode,” she reasoned.
“I’m so tired of wearing that damn mask. I’m so tired of perpetuating a certain image so that it’s digestible,” she added.
Noting that she wasn’t sure yet if she would return for season 11, Ciara pointed out that she would be in Fiji for five weeks to co-host. Love Island: Aftersunand she would start filming Dancing with the stars in August.
“I’m going back to the gym. I’m going to start running. I need to work on my endurance, my core strength and really prioritize stretching. I’m treating this so seriously,” she revealed.
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