August 12th 2023.
Below Deck Down Under star Laura Bileskalne has come under fire for her comments after being fired from the show. This week's episode saw Laura being dismissed for inappropriate behaviour, including making moves on deckhand Adam Kodra and attempting to massage him in his bunk.
Laura's comments about the incident between colleagues Luke Jones and Margot Sisson didn't help her case either. She called what happened a 'joke' and that Luke 'wouldn't rape you or anything', which led to her being fired.
In response, Laura issued an apology but then declared on social media that 'haters gonna hate'. This only prompted more criticism, as Laura continued to share other posts about the incident. In one post, she shared a selfie and wrote that it had been 'beautiful' to see the support towards Adam and Margot despite receiving 'hate' messages.
Laura has since addressed audiences, writing: 'You can't stand [against] harassment with harassment. It just cancels it out. And I will not support social media bullying or harassment. It's just wrong, but that's on you this time.'
Her comments have been met with further criticism, with many pointing out that Laura had been warned several times about her behaviour. Initially, she had shared a statement saying: 'My sincere apologies to Adam, I did not realize I made him feel uncomfortable and no one should be put in that position.'
Since then, Laura has set up a rooftop restaurant in Barcelona. Below Deck Down Under streams on Peacock in the US on Mondays, and on hayu in the UK on the same day.
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