- Two members of the "Below Deck Down Under" crew were fired after events in episodes six and seven of season two.
- Former cast member Luke Jones climbed into his female colleague's bed naked while she slept.
Season two of "Below Deck Down Under" is full of drama, but last week the Bravo series made headlines for a shocking scene in episode seven that spilled over from episode six. One clip garnered a fierce reaction from fans and critics alike, gaining over 92 million views and 146,500 likes as of Sunday.
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What happened?
After a night of drinking in episode six, the cast returned to the yacht, where third steward Margot Sisson told chief steward Aesha Scott that all she wanted was "water and bed — no Luke," referring to bosun Luke Jones. Moments prior, Scott told Sisson she "saw the way that Luke was looking at you and I'm feeling very overprotective."
Scott then tucked Sisson into bed. When Scott left Sisson's room, Jones entered with a towel around his waist and climbed into bed beside her. Production stepped in and asked Jones to leave multiple times, prompting him to initially ignore their request and ask Sisson if she was retired for the evening.
Jones then crawled out of Sisson's bed and slammed the door in production's face. A video shared online shows that Jones was not wearing a towel when he slammed the door shut. A naked Jones then leaves Sisson's room to go to his own, at which point Scott returns and confronts him.
In episode seven, Jones insisted he didn't do anything to Sisson while Scott checked on Sisson to ensure she was OK. Sisson told Scott she wasn't aware that Jones was naked and said "no" when Scott asked if she consented to Jones entering her bed.
Scott alerted Captain Chambers, who ultimately made Jones spend the night at a hotel and fired him the following day over the misconduct. Jones also apologized to Chambers for his actions.
Later, Sisson is approached by second steward Laura Bileskalne, who said she was sad Jones left and appeared to sympathize with him. At one point, Bileskalne said if Jones had entered her bedroom, she would have welcomed it.
Separately, Bileskalne's behavior was also a problem on the yacht. In episode seven, production intervened when Bileskalne attempted to massage deckhand Adam Kodra while he was in bed. Kodra previously rejected Bileskalne's advances.
After conversing with Bileskalne, Sisson told Scott the conversation made her uncomfortable. Scott then told Chambers, who also spoke to Kodra during episode seven about Bileskalne's unwanted advances. Ultimately Chambers fires Bileskalne in episode seven.
Here's what the cast has said about the incident afterward
Sisson shared several Instagram stories Tuesday thanking Scott and other crew members for their support after the episode aired.
"I'd like to start by saying a big thank you to @aesha_jean and express the love I have for her," Sisson wrote. "The way she recognized the vulnerability of the situation I was in and her courageous intervention on my behalf was both heroic and so admirable. I thank the universe for her every day, as well as the producers who quickly stepped in."
Bileskalne also issued an apology to Kodra and Sisson on Instagram.
"My sincere apologies to Adam, I did not realize I made him feel uncomfortable and no one should be put in that position. And to Margot to not been able to empathize," she wrote.
Chambers shared a video on Instagram Wednesday addressing the situation.
"I like to thank the production team for breaking the fourth wall and stepping in. Then reforming and allowing Aesha to come to me in an authentic manner and us dealing with it as we would as captain and crew," he said.
"Below Deck" star Captain Lee Rosbach also chimed in, telling Us Weekly that Jones and Bileskalne's behavior was "despicable."
Representatives for Bravo, 51 Minds Entertainment, the production company for "Below Deck," Sisson, Scott, Chambers, Bileskalne, and Jones did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment made outside regular working hours.