Married at First Sight Australia 2024 will reportedly be rocked by a revenge porn scandal that is being dubbed the “worst” in the show’s history, and Jack Dunkley is at the centre of it.
As reported in episode 356 of the So Dramatic! podcast, the 11th season’s main pest, Jack, is the offender, having been busted sharing intimate images of his ex, Courtney.
ICYMI: Courtney is the ex-girlfriend Jack claimed was “crazy” after she exposed him online for dumping her to appear on MAFS.
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One of Jack’s co-stars has since revealed to So Dramatic! that “Courtney has a big part coming up” in MAFS, with Jack being “exposed for being a massive creep”.
“Jack showed naked photos of his ex Courtney to Jonathan McCullough and Tim Calwell in the gym,” they told host Megan Pustetto. “Jack was boasting to the boys about how hot his ex is and how he tapped that.
“Courtney’s privacy was fully violated. I feel so sorry for her. It was disgraceful. Absolutely cooked behaviour.”
A second participant backed this up, noting that the Gold Coast-based PT was “caught talking about other girls he used to date or sleep with”.
“He was boasting about how hot they were and how good in bed they were. Then he showed them heaps of naked photos of Courtney he still had on his phone,” they dished.
“Standard locker room chat between the boys.” Yuck.
How is Jack Dunkley’s revenge porn act exposed on Married at First Sight?
According to one participant, Jonathan “accidentally let slip” to Timothy Smith that Jack had been inappropriately sharing photos of Courtney.
“Timothy was talking to Jono about how he thinks it’s odd that Jack is showing photos of Courtney to everyone and boasting about another woman while he’s married,” they recalled. “Jono then said to Timothy, ‘Yeah, I saw those photos too, the naked ones.’
“Timothy goes, ‘Hold on. What do you mean naked photos?’ The ones he showed me of her, she had clothes on.’
“Jono was like, ‘Oh, f*ck.’” Oh f*ck, indeed!
Given the pair were “bros”, Jonathan “didn’t want to throw Jack under the bus and Timothy knew that”.
“So Timothy put Jono on the spot at the next dinner party and forced him to admit it happened,” the participant explained.
“Jono also told Lauren Dunn, so she knew it happened too. So when Timothy brings it up, she backs him up and they both put Jono in a corner where he can’t deny it.”
They added: “Jono always told Lauren what was said at the gym between the boys. He couldn’t help himself.
“Jono loves to gossip but doesn’t like confrontation.” Noted!
How does the Married at First Sight cast react to news of Jack Dunkley sharing Courtney’s photos?
Unsurprisingly, “everyone went off at Jack” for violating his ex, particularly, Lauren, Timothy and Sara Mesa.
“They were also trying to look out for Tori [Adams],” one MAFS 2024 participant said. However, “Jack denied it”.
“He’s a straight-up liar.”
Another of Jack’s co-stars revealed: “No one could believe he would even have photos of an ex, let alone share them with others and boast about another woman while he is married.
“The whole cast couldn’t believe it and thought it was disgusting and disrespectful behaviour not only to Courtney, whose private images were shared but to Tori as well.
“It was so embarrassing for Tori.”
Tori Adams reportedly ‘DEFENDED’ Jack Dunkley against co-stars calling him out for revenge porn
While everyone has been holding out hope that Tori would come to her senses and leave Jack, her co-stars have said not to hold your breath!
“The whole cast kept telling Tori that she needed to call Jack out for his behaviour, but she wouldn’t,” one MAFS participant revealed.
“We all kept saying that if you don’t stand up to him and his gross, misogynistic behaviour, everyone is going to think you’re just as bad as him. But she wouldn’t listen and refused to go against him.”
They added: “Tori makes excuses for Jack and backs him up every step of the way.”
As such, “every woman sitting at that table was so disappointed in her response”.
“How embarrassing for Tori that Jack still even had the photos of his ex, let alone showing off another woman to his mates and not his wife. The whole cast shared that exact same sentiment.”
Another co-star said that Tori “actually defended” Jack amid the dinner party backlash.
“No one is going to feel sorry for her when they see her response,” they recalled. “They are going to paint Tori with the same brush as Jack for not calling this behaviour out and standing up for herself and Courtney.
“We all tried to tell her and explain it to her but she wouldn’t have a bar of it.
“Gross behaviour from them both. I honestly think they deserve each other.”
Experts describe Jack Dunkley’s revenge porn act as ‘the worst thing’ ever done on Married at First Sight
It isn’t just the cast who Jack cops a roasting from, either.
“John Aiken berated Jack at the Commitment Ceremony. It was so intense,” one star explained. “He called him disrespectful and said it was the worst behaviour he’d ever seen on the show in 11 years.
“He also questioned Tori about why she didn’t care. The backlash from the cast was also super intense. Everyone slammed him for it.”
Another participant recalled that the experts were “disgusted” by Jack’s behaviour, but the groom “wasn’t remorseful”.
“In fact, he denied he did anything wrong,” they confessed. “He then tried to deflect and went off at Jono for betraying his trust, saying, ‘You’re meant to be my mate. You broke the bro code again.’
“And Tori just sat there saying nothing.”
This isn’t the first time MAFS has been rocked by a revenge porn scandal… In 2022, Domenica Calarco claimed that nude photos from her OnlyFans profile had been shared among the cast, mainly by Olivia Frazer.
What is revenge porn and is it illegal?
In Australia, ‘revenge porn’ is known more formally as ‘image-based abuse’.
Per 1800Respect, image-based abuse “is when a nude or sexual image of a person is taken or shared without that person’s permission”.
“Image-based abuse also includes threatening to take or share a nude or sexual image of another person. Abusers can be intimate partners, ex-partners, family members, friends, people you work with or strangers,” the site reads.
While it can be referred to as “revenge pornography”, the organisation notes that revenge isn’t always the motive behind sharing intimate images.
“People might use this type of abuse for many different reasons, including for money or to embarrass or control another person,” its website details.
While the specific laws relating to image-based abuse vary in each state and territory, sharing private sexual material without consent is a crime in Australia.
If you or anyone you know is struggling and needs support, call1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or Lifeline on 13 11 14, both of which provide trained counsellors you can talk with 24/7. You can also talk to someone from 1800RESPECT via online chat. If you are in immediate danger, call 000.
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