Southern Charm’s Shep Rose has claimed that co-star Madison LeCroy bragged to the cast that she was DMing Alex Rodriguez during a cast party last July.
It was reported over the weekend that the reality star’s, 30, ‘close friendship’ with the MLB star, 45, had caused the end of his engagement to fiancée Jennifer Lopez. The couple have since denied split claims.
Appearing on Andy Cohen’s Radio Andy show on SiriusXM on Monday, Shep, 41, claimed that Madison had bragged about her DMs with Rodriguez and was able to keep the confession off-air due to ‘signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA)’.
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Claims: Southern Charm’s Shep Rose has claimed that co-star Madison LeCroy, pictured, bragged to the cast that she was DMing Alex Rodriguez during a cast party last July
He said: ‘Here’s how it went down. We had an episode on Capers Island [shot last July.] I don’t know if anybody remembers that, but we were all out at the beach and it was lovely.
‘And [Madison] threw the party and [on/off ex] Austen wasn’t invited and it was like contentious and whatnot.’
Shep claimed that after things got ‘kinda heated’ between the cast, Madison decided to brag about her DMs with Rodriguez in front of the cameras.
He continued: ‘She’s like, “Well, I’m DMing and with A-Rod, but we can’t talk about that. Or they can’t air this because I signed an NDA” and that’s the first I heard of it.
Claims: It was reported over the weekend that the reality star’s, 30, ‘close friendship’ with the MLB star, 45, had caused the end of his engagement to fiancée Jennifer Lopez. The couple have since denied split claims (pictured in February)
Accusations: Appearing on Andy Cohen’s Radio Andy show on SiriusXM on Monday, Shep, 41, pictured, claimed that Madison had bragged about her DMs with Rodriguez and was able to keep the confession off-air due to ‘signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA)’
‘I was like, “Oh my God,” my eyes almost popped out of my head, but hey, you know, I think from what I understand, he approached her.’
Speaking further about the alleged NDA, Shep added: ‘I’m not sure how effective they are and I’m not sure if I signed one in any capacity, I would be talking about it very much. For my own preservation!’
The reality star revealed that the scenes involving Madison from over the summer never aired but that fellow co-star Craig Conover ‘let the cat out of the bag’ during a reunion episode in February.
During the explosive episode, Craig accused Madison of sleeping with an unidentified sports star, whose name was bleeped out, he said: ‘You were flying around the country sleeping with married men, an ex MLB player!’
‘Bragging’: Shep claimed that after things got ‘kinda heated’ between the cast at a party in July, where Madison decided to brag about her DMs with Rodriguez in front of the cameras
To which Madison denied the claims and shot back with: ‘Put me on a lie detector test. I never flew to Miami. Tell me when I went to Miami. Where’s the record of that? That’s fake!’ although she did admit to DMing the sports star.
Suspicions arose that the person could have been Rodriguez, despite him not being married and only engaged at the time to Jennifer.
Eagle-eyed fans also noticed at the time that Rodriguez had allegedly ‘liked’ several of Madison’s photos – only to unlike them.
Later, Madison revealed in an interview with Page Six she had been in ‘innocent’ communication with Rodriguez but that they had ‘never met up’ and only ‘spoken on the phone’. She also revealed that she had requested his name be bleeped out.
Dirty laundry: Madison’s A-Rod confession didn’t air, but during the Southern Charm reunion co-star Craig Conover ‘let the cat out of the bag,’ according to Rose, accusing her of ‘flying around the country’ to sleep with ‘married men’ during last season’s reunion special
‘That’s the truth,’ the reality star claimed, clarifying they had ‘never been physical, never had any kind of anything. Just an acquaintance.’
Madison also insisted that Rodriguez had ‘never physically cheated’ on Jennifer with her and that their phone calls had been ‘inconsistent’ and ‘random’. The reality star would not reveal what was discussed.
‘I have tried to be as quiet as possible. I don’t want anything bad for his family, or for mine. We are definitely innocent in this,’ she insisted.
However, a source with knowledge of the situation previously told DailyMail.com: ‘Alex has never met or spoken to Madison or anyone from the show.’
Secrets: Rose said that LeCroy told castmates she was talking to Rodriguez but had signed an NDA while Southern Charm was shooting a party in Capers Island, South Carolina last summer
Meanwhile, a source for the New York Post also insisted Rodriguez did not know or ‘hook up’ with Madison.
‘He doesn’t know this woman,’ the insider said. ‘Look, does this mean he didn’t DM her and liked a photo or two? I guess not, but he doesn’t know her — and he definitely didn’t hook up with her.’
It was claimed on Friday by Page Six that Jennifer and Rodriguez had reportedly split over his alleged friendship with Southern Charm star Madison.
A source told the publication: ‘The Madison LeCroy scandal was the reason they finally broke up. There were already problems, but Jennifer was really embarrassed by it.’
However, on Saturday, the couple denied the split claims insisted and insisted that there is no third party involved.
They said in a joint statement to TMZ: ‘All the reports are inaccurate. We are working through some things.’
Working it out: Though it was reported that Alex and fiancee Jennifer had called it quits, the couple denied the news in a joint statement on Saturday, saying: ‘ All the reports are inaccurate. We are working through some things.’ They’re seen in 2019 above