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Jo Wenberg, who was featured on Vanderpump Rules as Tom Schwartz‘s “situationship” and love interest, has praised Summer House star Ciara Miller while slamming Tom in the process.
Jo began with a lengthy message, noting this one was “personal.”
“If you’ve ever had someone take your story – your actual life – and run with it on podcasts and lives and interviews… while you were expected to stay quiet and take it? This is for you,” Jo began.
“They get the mic. They get the sympathy. They get to play the victim or the here or whatever version serves them that day. And you’re left sitting there with no closure, no voices, and somehow ‘you’re’ the one who looks like the a*shole,” she continued.
Jo noted the “worst part” is not being able to “defend yourself without looking crazy.”
“That silence is heavy,” she elaborated. “It gets in your head. It affects your sleep, your confidence, your relationships, yours ense of reality. That is not dramatic – that is a real mental health impact and it deserves to be said out loud.”
Jo insisted she’s “been there” and a lot of people have been too.
“And I just want to say – I see you,” she said. “What happened to you was not okay, even if the world never knew your side.”
She then asked her followers to tell her if something like this has ever happened to them with a family member, or a partner.
“Anyone who got to tell their version while you were left holding the wreckage?” Jo asked. “You’re not alone.”
She then encouraged those who had stories to message her or share them in the comments.
“Let’s remind each other we’re not crazy,” she added.
In the next slide, Jo tagged Ciara on her Instagram Story, writing, “I see you and you’re stronger than I was.”
Finally, Jo took to calling out Tom, insisting the Summer House reunion had triggered her.
“I’d like to take Tom Schwartz, but I’m blocked,” she wrote. “Please take me out of your soft spot in your heart that you have for me. You have been toying with my mental health from day one.”
“I’ve never gotten a response or closure,” she added. “I’ve emailed you. You talked about it on WWHL.”
Jo wrapped by noting Tom should “be a man and just shut up” or “talk to me and apologize.”
To date, Tom has not responded to Jo’s latest diatribe.