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Jennifer Pedranti and Ryan Boyajian are under fire on Instagram after visiting Jason Aldean‘s bar in Las Vegas.
Following the sharing of an Instagram photo of herself and Ryan, 48, the 47-year-old Real Housewives of Orange County cast member was labeled “hateful” and called out for her apparent support of Jason, 47, who captured the disdain of many in 2023 with the release of his controversial track, “Try That in a Small Town.”
“[Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar] is our kind of bar! The food was so yummy, the bands were amazing! We had the BEST time with our boys! If you’re in Vegas and love country!!! GO!!!” Jennifer captioned her December 29 photo.
As fans may recall, Jason’s wife, Brittany, 36, was tied to the Real Housewives franchise in 2021 when rumors suggested she could be cast on the potential Real Housewives of Nashville. Then, years later, she was accused of being transphobic, and his song was alleged to have promoted white supremacy and violence.
“Won’t support the Aldean’s, but I’m glad that you’re having a nice trip,” someone wrote in a comment shared to Jennifer’s photo.
“Noooo queen! He and his wife are bad and not in the good way! You need to mother the house boots outta there!!!” another advised.
A third person defended Jennifer, saying, “Weird how everyone loves her being the ‘sweetest’ one in the franchise then hates on her for going to a restaurant. Liberals love being hateful.”
Still, many others targeted her for seemingly aligning with the musician.
“Yikes never pegged you for hateful but here we are,” someone stated.
Following the backlash, Jennifer returned to Instagram with a message and a video.
“To those of you who respond in love [and] kindness this video is not for you! We love and appreciate you … Those of you who have taken the time to pass judgment on our political views and other nonsense. This video is for you!” Jennifer wrote in the caption of her second post. “Last night was a magical night with our two sons for their 21st birthday. Nothing more nothing less. My advice to you goes back to something my mom taught me when I was little… If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”
“Thank you again [Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar] for such an amazing night! Precious memories, line dancing with our boys, and so much more!! Much love, To EVERYONE,” she added, tagging Ryan.
Meanwhile, in her video, Jennifer said she and her fiance were “dying” over their fans and followers’ reactions to their visit to the bar.
“Apparently we have a lot of you in an uproar about us taking the boys to Jason Aldean’s bar last night. First of all, I just want to say calm down and relax. You don’t know anything about our political views or how we feel about the gay community because we have love for all,” she declared. “So to come on our social media and make all these judgments is comical to say the least. We took the boys last night to the bar. We had the best time. We were line dancing with the boys, their 21st birthday has been magical for them.”
She then noted, “I grew up in Oklahoma so country music feeds my soul and I would just say, relax, calm down, and do better. It’s just a country bar. It’s just Ryan and I with our boys having fun.”
No word yet on when filming will begin on the upcoming 19th season of The Real Housewives of Orange County.
