Chrishell Stause slams Selling Sunset co-star Bre Tiesi over MAGA bracelet controversy
Chrishell Stause has not been shy in calling out her Selling Sunset co-star, Bre Tiesi, over the whole MAGA bracelet controversy.
The very long ordeal first started earlier this week on Tuesday (15 April) when 43-year-old Stause took to Instagram to seemingly make reference to Tiesi's behind-the-cameras behaviour.
"Some people are GREAT for TV, but when it comes to talking about our real issues (using slurs etc.) they tend to be cut," she declared, before issuing a warning to Netflix viewers and fans of the reality TV show. "So, use this as a guideline when you watch season 9."
The post was accompanied by a screenshot of one of Tiesi's own Instagram story posts, which was about a piece of jewellery she had recently received with Stause circling the company's 'MAGA Bracelets' name.
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Tiesi had captioned the post: "Thank you @magabracelets need extra protection these days."
The post in question led many fans to believe whether Tiesi promoting the jewellery brand meant that she was a supporter of the United States president Donald Trump's controversial 'Make America Great Again' campaign.
Stause later shared a follow-up post to her story claiming her beef with Tiesi wasn't based on her alleged political affiliations but, instead, was about Tiesier being sued by former employees claiming they had been 'discriminated against on the basis of their sex, gender and/or sexual orientation' per a lawsuit that was filed in April 2024.
Such allegations were denied by Tiesi in court documents filed in July 2024.
"Finding out how she referred to my partner will not make the show, but no, this not just a political thing to those saying that," Stause wrote, alongside a prior post about the lawsuit.
She also referred to her partner, G Flip, who she tied the knot with in May of 2023, who identifies as non-binary, explaining that Tiesi posting the bracelet shout-out 'triggered me since we had to tip toe around the real issues while filming bc of this lawsuit.'
"If you move like this when cameras aren’t around, move like this IN FRONT of the cameras," Stause added.
Tiesi has since apologised for the 'gifted' jewellery post, sharing with fans: "I do not politically speak on opinions ever and I am far from MAGA.
"I cannot apologise enough for the oversight here."
She claimed she was given the bracelet by jewellery company Lavara Verse and 'not the brand that was tagged.'
"We all make mistakes and when tagging the brand this was not properly researched into making sure the correct brand was being tagged," Tiesi noted, adding that 'nobody should be taking my story and assuming I mean something else without context for their own benefit.'
Rounding off the apology, Tiesi reiterated: "I apologize that this story has been shared without the full story from myself, and this error will never happen again.
"Hopefully this has cleared up any misunderstanding. I appreciate you all."
Tiesi's jewelry connection, Jennifer Stano, later explained: "The bracelets were from Lavara Verse, but the packing still said Maga.
"None of us expected Bre to post, but she did, and we were both so grateful. It was just the wrong company tagged and now she’s getting backlash for something that wasn’t her fault. Just wanted to clear that up."
Stause, however, had issues with what she branded Tiesi's 'excuse', writing on her Instagram story again: "I just saw her excuse. OK she 'tagged the wrong brand' even though it’s all the same company and MAGA was HIGHLY featured right next to her wrist."
Topics: Celebrity, Donald Trump, Politics, Reality TV, Selling Sunset, US News, LGBTQ
Rhiannon Ingle