Jordan Ngatikaura files for divorce amid affair and blackmail claims
Vanderpump Villa's Marciano Brunette broke his silence about Jordan Ngatikaura ending his marriage to Jessi Draper. "Listen, I know what everyone is thinking. I've seen all of the comments," Marciano, 33, said in an Instagram video on Thursday, March 26, alongside a video of Jessi on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast saying she hasn't been in tough with him. "But I want everyone to know that now that Jessi is single, I have no plan to ..." The social media post cut off, but Marciano continued to poke fun in his caption, adding, "But why is she giggling? 😂😂." News broke on March 19, that Jordan, 31, filed for divorce from Jessi, 33, after five years of marriage. (He later filed a restraining order that was denied.) "This has not been an easy decision and it comes with a heavy heart," Jordan told Us Weekly in a statement. "I'm grateful for the shared memories and the lessons. While our paths are now moving in different directions, my priority remains my children and ensuring they feel loved, supported, and protected through this transition." The statement continued: "I am committed to handling this next chapter with kindness and respect. I kindly ask for privacy and understanding as we navigate this as a family." Before their split, Jordan and Jessi, who share kids Jagger, 5, and Jovi, 2, faced various obstacles in their relationship. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives documented the aftermath of Jessi's emotional affair with Marciano, which she initially denied before coming clean. "We had been dealing with the affair for about six months behind closed doors. No one knew. During those six months, it got worse than it ever had. He was blackmailing me. He was threatening to send my texts out to Marciano to the world," Jessi claimed on 'The Viall Files' podcast in November 2025, noting that it was addressed on the show but didn't make the final edit. "Anytime I did anything he didn't agree with, he had it on his TikTok drafts and he was like, 'I'm going to post it.'" Jessi continued: "It was so toxic. I remember the day I left him, it got to a point where he was recording me and he's taunting me and I was chasing him around the house. We were just screaming at each other. It was so bad." Jessi confirmed she was still living with Jordan when her affair with Marciano began. "When me and Jordan were dealing with this alone, he said to me, 'If anyone ever finds out, we need to say we were separated because then it's less of a big deal.' I remembered Jordan telling me that's how he wanted me to handle this if anyone found out," she recalled. "He ended up saying, 'If this is going to come out, we have to tell the truth.'" In his own sit-down interview, Jordan addressed his perspective. "I actually never meant it. It was just to cry for help," he claimed. "Hurt people, hurt people. I was literally just trying to like, 'Be sorry for what you did. Be sorry [and] love me. I'm anxious over here. Give me something.'" Marciano, meanwhile, weighed in on both Jessi and Jordan's claims about their issues.
