Southern Charm’s JT Thomas Reacts to Venita Aspen’s $5K Gesture Towards Him
“Not so fast,” replies Southern Charm star JT Thomas regarding the allegations that his “best friend” Venita Aspen spent $5,000 on his clothes.
“We are/were best friends,” Thomas commented in response to Us Weekly’s article about Aspen’s purported purchase. “I accidentally left my credit card in her car, was using a cane a few days post a major ATV incident, and I PayPal’d her back in full after she insisted we not hobble back to fetch the card. This is amusing…”
Aspen shared her version of events during the Southern Charm after-show on Thursday, March 14.
“I was out for a walk and called JT, saying, ‘Hey, I want you to accompany me to this event as my date.’ He responded, ‘You know, my girlfriend might not appreciate that.’ I just dropped my phone on the porch and slammed the door,” Aspen recounted.
The event in question was a summer party organized by co-stars Madison LeCroy and Ryan Albert. “Imagine having a girlfriend and then your best friend spends $5,000 on you at Dumas,” Venita continued, recalling a scene from earlier in the season where she and JT, 39, went shopping together. “And it gets tailored with same-day service. They wouldn’t do that for anyone else.”
Co-star Leva Bonaparte expressed confusion over Aspen’s narrative and the reasoning behind her spending such a large amount on Thomas in the first place.
Aspen responded, “That was my best friend first.”
In recent episodes, it seemed that Aspen and Thomas shared a certain romantic chemistry. However, in a previous episode, Thomas disclosed he was dating someone else, while a later episode depicted Aspen entering Thomas’ room at night.
Aspen later clarified that the events shown in the episodes were not in chronological order.
“Let me be very clear. The dinner JT and I had after I cooked a Branzino was AFTER the Bahamas, but the audience saw it BEFORE,” she posted on Instagram. “So this week’s episode is making me look like a home wrecker, but I am not. I understand what I signed up for, but I won’t let people think I’m that woman when I’m not.”
Sally Carson, another cast member, made her feelings clear on the matter. “He pretended to want Venita while having a girlfriend the entire time,” she stated. “I will protect my girls, and he messed with Venita. He’s dead to me.”
