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Kyle Cooke addressed rumors suggesting that he and estranged wife Amanda Batula could be headed for a financially messy divorce when he broke his silence about their split on Thursday.
As a resurfaced clip from Summer House season eight featured Paige DeSorbo, 33, predicting Amanda, 34, would leave Kyle, 34, in “five years” if he pursued his DJ career, which he did, Kyle spoke to Hollywood Raw‘s Adam Glyn about the possibility that Amanda could get some of his Loverboy debt.
“I’ve seen a bunch of videos pop up, us talking about divorce and the financial implications. I don’t think a lot of people really understand the intricacies of my business to begin with,” he began. Is there debt? Yeah. I took a small business loan out.”
As for how it could impact Amanda, he added, “I actually have no idea, but we don’t really plan to get to that point.”
@adamglyn @Bravo Summer House star Kyle Cooke speaks about his separation news on the streets of NYC. #bravo #summerhouse #realitytv ♬ original sound – Adam Glyn
In addition to facing a lawsuit, which was ultimately dismissed in 2022, Kyle admitted to having $4 million in debt after spending $200,000 on legal fees on the case during an emotional conversation with Danielle Olivera, 37, on Summer House that year.
“Dude, there is so much misunderstanding going on right now, I almost want to throw up,” he said through tears. “Hey, friends! Maybe check in on me! Every day of my f*cking [life] for the last three years has been stressful.”
As for the season eight scene from Summer House, which aired in 2023, Kyle announced to Paige and Ciara Miller, 30, that he was “gonna become a DJ” and “go on tour,” which prompted both of the women to speak out on behalf of Amanda.
“Kyle, you’re not even thinking about her well-being, her as a person, her as an individual,” Ciara stated.
According to Ciara, she suspected that Amanda would become “resentful” that she’d supported Kyle and his business aspirations for so long, only to have her own dreams of her since-launched swimsuit line shot down.
“I don’t wanna have this conversation in five years that she’s leaving you,” Paige replied. “You’re starting that slippery slope. She’s gonna get so unhappy. And then you’re gonna lose your marriage because of a company.”
“You’re at a really big life crossroad. If this made her feel a little bit more confident, then see what happens,” she added.
Although Kyle acknowledged that Amanda branching out from her role as the creative director of Loverboy and pursuing her own aspirations could bring her “happiness and confidence,” he noted that the issue was “more complicated.”
“But is that the worst thing in the world that she goes off and she doesn’t work for Loverboy? You’re acting like that’s the craziest thing in the world,” Paige fired back.
“You know what? You know what I’m gonna do? I’m gonna go hire another creative director. Everything’s gonna be perfect,” Kyle replied, storming off as Paige and Ciara agreed he was being “selfish.”
@virtualrealitea“Summer House” alum Paige DeSorbo predicted Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula’s split years ago.👀📹: “Summer House”/Peacock♬ original sound – Virtual Reali-Tea by Page Six
Summer House season 10 premieres on Tuesday, February 3, at 8/7c on Bravo.
