'Vanderpump Villa' And 'Mormon Wives' Drama Between Demi & Marciano Heats Up Again
By Melanie VanDerveer on May 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM EDT

The tea is still hot, even months after the drama began.
Marciano Brunette of "Vanderpump Villa" and Demi Engemann, one of the stars of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," apparently have two completely different recollections of what happened when the MomTok crew visited Castello Rosato in Orvieto, Italy for a crossover episode of the two popular Hulu reality shows.
Marciano recently took to social media to share some more of his thoughts after seeing a comment from Demi's husband, Bret.
Marciano Responds To Bret Engemann's Comment

It's becoming a full time job for Marciano to set the record straight or at least speak his truth. He recently took to social media to respond to a comment from Demi's husband, Bret.
In a post captioned, "Who wants the truth?" Marciano responds to a comment that Bret left online about Jen and Zac Affleck, and the rumors that are swirling around about Marciano and Demi.
"Because Jen has proven to be a pathological liar over and over again. Here's one of many examples...most of Jen and Zac's entire backstory for SLOMW is a lie," he wrote. "They were NEVER separated. Jen sat in Whitney's living room pleading with Zac to go along with the fake narrative of separation. Jen's claims of Marciano and Demi are 100% false. Oh, and Demi never served Jen a cease and desist. Hope this brings clarity."
Marciano Shares His Thoughts On Bret's Comment
In the video Marciano shared on both Instagram and TikTok, he shared his thoughts on Bret's comment.
"You're saying Jen is 100% fake when Jen is 100% true," he began. "Dude, you are a smart man. You are not delusional. It's admirable that you want to defend your woman like that, but you must just not know the whole truth."
The truth he's referring to is what happened during the time "Mormon Wives" stars crossed over to an episode of "Vanderpump Villa." He pointed out that if Jen says she has "receipts, imagine what kind of receipts I have."
"Even if there weren't any receipts, she was at 'Vanderpump Villa.' I was at 'Vanderpump Villa,'" he said. "Everyone knows what went down. It's all on camera."
He concluded his video by telling Bret that if he wants the "truth" he should get his number from "Demetria."
'Vanderpump Villa' And 'Mormon Wives' Fans Chime In On The Never Ending Drama

Many fans of the two hit Hulu shows left comments on Marciano's video on both Instagram and TikTok.
"I neeed 'Vanderpump Villa' production to drop the receipts!!" one fan wrote on TikTok. Another added, "If Jen was lying about the cease and desist, Demi and Brett 100% would have sued her for defamation."
And that's not all! Over on Instagram, the vibes in the comment section were similar to TikTok.
"Mmmmm I watched 'Villa' and you and Demetria were wayyy too flirty for something to not have happened," one person wrote. Another said, "So was it Demi or Jessi because the story keeps changing lol."
The 'Vanderpump Villa' And 'Mormon Wives' Drama

It all started when five of the MomTok moms showed up in an episode of "Vanderpump Villa" during season 2. Jen Affleck, Demi Engemann, Layla Taylor, Jessi Ngatikaura, and Mikayla Matthews were guests at the villa, where Marciano worked.
There's not enough of Marciano's interactions with the "Mormon Wives" shown in the episode for fans to know everything that happened, which is why there's so much confusion and "he said, she said" going on.
Very little about the topic was shared in season 2 of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" but the season ended with a cliffhanger regarding the "Vanderpump Villa" drama.
Demi Engemann Broke Her Silence About The 'Vanderpump Villa' Drama
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Demi spoke out "against everything that has been going on," and the Secret Live of Mormon Wives' Instagram page shared her side of the story.
"It seems pretty clear but I guess some people are still confused - unwanted physical touch = assault. PERIOD the end," she wrote.
"To the people that were made aware of these events and watched me cry and attempt to navigate the best way to move forward due to this individuals actions, and then proceeded to use their platforms to victim shame, publicly call me a liar, and judge the way I handled it, from the bottom of my heart, shame on every last one of you! You are perpetuating the very problem as to why victims don't feel comfortable coming forward about these things!"
She added, "They either feel they won't be believed, or will be judged and even shamed for how they've handled it. How shocking and ironic that it's almost EXCLUSIVELY women participating in this destructive behavior. I've never been more disappointed."
Only time will tell if "receipts" will be shared and if fans will ever get the whole truth of what happened at the villa. It looks like fans will get more of the story in future episodes of "Mormon Wives," whether that's a second part to season 2 or season 3 (since that hasn't exactly been announced just yet).
Who do you think is speaking the truth?