Amanda Batula exits after 10 seasons
Amanda Batula will not return for Summer House Season 11 following the #Scamanda controversy, per Variety.
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Story 1: Amanda Batula Leaves Summer House After 10 Seasons
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Claudia breaks the news from Variety: Amanda Batula will not return for Summer House Season 11. [1] — Claudia Oshry "Amanda Batula is out of Summer House after 10 seasons, with several new cast members also reportedly not returning. The hosts worry the sho…" 20:31 Several of the new cast additions, including KJ and Dara, are also apparently not coming back, while Sierra and Lindsay remain in some capacity and Kyle stays on. Jackie draws an immediate parallel to Vanderpump Rules post-Scandoval — a show that got a massive national platform, then seemingly removed the very elements driving its popularity. The hosts lament the absence of Amanda and Wes, who they'd actually like to watch deal with the fallout, and Jackie flags that the new cast introduced to her sounded 'boring as hell.' There's also sympathy for Jesse, whose friendship with Wes has been damaged more severely than the public realizes, with Claudia noting that without the shared filming framework, that friendship is effectively over.
Amanda Batula Exits Summer House After 10 Seasons
Amanda Batula is out of Summer House after 10 seasons, with several new cast members also reportedly not returning. The hosts worry the show is heading the same direction as post-Scandoval Vanderpump Rules: all the interesting parts cut out.
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