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Leva Bonaparte said she’s “shocked” that Nick Viall and his wife, Natalie Joy, haven’t yet apologized to Austen Kroll for their controversial interview. The Southern Charm star said she “gasped” when she heard it, as Rodrigo Reyes reacted.
Earlier this month, Natalie asked seemingly awkward questions about the tragic passing of Austen’s sister, Kyle. Kyle was nine years old at the time of the accident, and Austen was there when it happened. Despite the fan backlash, neither Natalie nor Nick has apologized to Austen.
“They 10000% owe not just [Austen] an apology but his whole family,” wrote Leva in an Instagram post by @Queensofbravo. “They are such lovely people. I’m in shock that one hasn’t been issued yet. I gasped when I heard it. Anyone who thinks otherwise is unwell. He may have taken it gracefully that’s due to his character – [it] wasn’t okay.”
Rodrigo then wrote, “Hey stop it everyone! They’re too busy calling other people to clean up their mess to apologize. Have some compassion. 🤭.”
In the past interview for The Viall Files, Natalie transitioned into asking about Kyle in a seemingly abrupt way.
“Quickly jumping out of Southern Charm — I’m sure we’re gonna jump right back into it — but going into your childhood, I didn’t know this about your sister passing at nine,” said Natalie.
“Okay, we are switching gears,” said Austen.
“Sorry. And you obviously don’t have to answer if you don’t [want]. My question is, how old were you when that happened?” Natalie added.
She later asked him, “How did your family — because you’re obviously so close to your family today, your parents and Katie — how did your family keep you all together during that time?”
Austen responded, “The year-and-a-half period between my older sister passing and my younger sister being born was truly like the dark ages for our family … But I was seven, eight, didn’t know what my family — my parents — were going through. Yeah. Which, you know, turns out was a very torturous period for them.”
She later asked, “Were you there when she fell?”