{"id":327566,"date":"2025-12-05T21:34:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T02:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/marciano-brunette-sues-demi-engemann-for-defamation-over-sexual-assault-claims"},"modified":"2025-12-13T18:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T23:46:16","slug":"marciano-brunette-sues-demi-engemann-for-defamation-over-sexual-assault-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/marciano-brunette-sues-demi-engemann-for-defamation-over-sexual-assault-claims","title":{"rendered":"Marciano Brunette Sues Demi Engemann For Defamation Over Sexual Assault Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Demi Engemann Sued<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Sexual Assault Claims Are Bogus!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-12-05T17:43:25-08:00\">December 5, 2025 5:43 PM PST<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"56.164458656921\">\n<section id=\"cb-98c409518c4affee77c97ff649ca2f1c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251206_577ad570bdab4fb6ac9cd0002ce78bdd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:312782ee-f13f-451c-a393-31e0a2b20ac8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"California\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/57\/4by3\/2025\/12\/06\/577ad570bdab4fb6ac9cd0002ce78bdd_md.jpg\" alt=\"Demi Engemann Marciano Brunette getty comp\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-98c409518c4affee77c97ff649ca2f1c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-302dd2f44acf65c4bec3895ca6558f33\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.123711340206\">\n<p>&#8220;Vanderpump Villa&#8221; star <strong>Marciano Brunette<\/strong> is suing &#8220;Secret Lives of Mormon Lives&#8221; star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/demi-engemann\/\"><strong>Demi Engemann<\/strong><\/a> for defamation &#8230; he says her sexual assault allegations against him are a bunch of baloney.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-302dd2f44acf65c4bec3895ca6558f33--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e908f1b02ca8b2affd883612177ce5ad\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Marciano claims Demi is damaging his reputation by falsely calling him a &#8220;sexual predator&#8221; and accusing him of sexual assault.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e908f1b02ca8b2affd883612177ce5ad--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6846460f9ae997de1c8a98a82f0d2051\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>He says she&#8217;s lying about their interaction last year at the &#8220;Vanderpump Villa&#8221; in Italy &#8230; claiming the kiss they shared off camera was totally consensual, despite how Demi has been portraying things on social media and TV.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6846460f9ae997de1c8a98a82f0d2051--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0d4e36e0a79a5c25b83b9f7fa0d75b44\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251206_b89a701bac634dabb71bba5258a626e9\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:312782ee-f13f-451c-a393-31e0a2b20ac8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b8\/4by3\/2025\/12\/06\/b89a701bac634dabb71bba5258a626e9_md.jpg\" alt=\"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0d4e36e0a79a5c25b83b9f7fa0d75b44--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-46786a915c72a4bb73cc8c3457e89e54\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>In the docs, Marciano says Demi&#8217;s story about what went down between them in August 2024 during filming in Italy has shifted over time and he says she&#8217;s &#8220;reframed the obviously consensual interaction as one of sexual misconduct and then as sexual assault&#8221; to give herself a storyline.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-46786a915c72a4bb73cc8c3457e89e54--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-19ca60156aa814cfac83bec35ca4b983\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Marciano is also suing &#8216;Mormon Wives&#8217; producer <strong>Jeff Jenkins<\/strong> &#8230; he says production &#8220;aired the allegations in a way designed to maximize impact while cutting Marciano out and denying him any meaningful opportunity to respond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-19ca60156aa814cfac83bec35ca4b983--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ae8dce827112beaccb3239ca935726b6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>He says production had &#8220;obvious reasons to doubt Engemann\u2019s account, including inconsistencies, delay, and facts known to Production that undermined the claims&#8221; &#8230; but says the show &#8220;amplified the same accusations for profit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ae8dce827112beaccb3239ca935726b6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-10c369e637caca2a0f0b0e717de5d246\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251206_792697a38cb1419eb1c4344db68aa7b4\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:312782ee-f13f-451c-a393-31e0a2b20ac8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/79\/4by3\/2025\/12\/06\/792697a38cb1419eb1c4344db68aa7b4_md.jpg\" alt=\"Vanderpump Villa getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-10c369e637caca2a0f0b0e717de5d246--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8642a297bafde7bc4d1e0877d662d07e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>In the docs, Marciano includes alleged texts from Demi he says she sent after leaving Italy. He says she stayed in contact with him from months through calls, texts, FaceTime and invited him to visit her in Utah and California.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8642a297bafde7bc4d1e0877d662d07e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-56e138daf8197eb8626adeca69e659bf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Marciano claims Demi even shared her location with him and says, &#8220;That behavior confirms a continued relationship, not a person reacting to sexual assault.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-56e138daf8197eb8626adeca69e659bf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-82e9d858efbb532fbb56f950be694fbc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251206_856b6e61811a4045afaad0d9d64afc5b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:312782ee-f13f-451c-a393-31e0a2b20ac8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/85\/4by3\/2025\/12\/06\/856b6e61811a4045afaad0d9d64afc5b_md.jpg\" alt=\"Demi's alleged texts\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-82e9d858efbb532fbb56f950be694fbc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f05dd92432aac9b6151b95260842f446\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>In the docs, he says Demi&#8217;s false claims have resulted in &#8220;lost professional opportunities, harassment by strangers, and lasting harm to Marciano&#8217;s reputation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f05dd92432aac9b6151b95260842f446--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5934d74def716b1184717b64b816b6ae\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Marciano is suing for defamation and going after Demi and the producer for damages &#8230; and he wants a &#8220;narrowly tailored injunction&#8221; that prohibits them from &#8220;repeating and republishing all of the statements that are adjudicated by this Court to be defamatory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5934d74def716b1184717b64b816b6ae--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d845f5983a4fb7fcb95351b09d5bc906\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27\">\n<p>We reached out to Demi and Jeff &#8230; so far no word back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d845f5983a4fb7fcb95351b09d5bc906--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/05\/marciano-brunette-sues-demi-engemann-defamation\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demi Engemann Sued Sexual Assault Claims Are Bogus!!! 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