Valley Star Michelle Lally Addresses Speculation on ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Support: ‘I’m Not Homophobic’

The Valley star Michelle Lally clarified that she is ‘not homophobic’ following recent speculation that she supported Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. 

‘To be honest, I don’t follow politics. I don’t know exactly what that bill does. So I don’t talk about it because I don’t have an opinion because I don’t know what is yes, what is no,’ she told Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea podcast.

‘I don’t believe any of those things,’ the reality TV star, 36 — who recently split from husband Jesse Lally — added. ‘Like, I am not homophobic in any way.’ 

It comes after her Valley co-star Janet Caperna shared in a confessional that the real estate agent implied she agreed with Governor Ron DeSantis’ law.

The law, which went into effect two years ago and is formally known as the Parental Rights in Education Act, bans the topic of sexual orientation and sexual identity in all public schools for all grades up through graduating high school. 

The Valley star Michelle Lally, 36, clarified that she is ‘not homophobic’ following recent speculation that she supported Florida ‘s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill; seen in March

‘Michelle, Brittany [Cartwright] and I were at dinner a few months ago and Michelle said something along the lines of, Don’t Say Gay laws protect children.’ And I’m like, “No, no, no … you’re wrong,”‘ Caperna said.

‘I thought maybe she got swept into an algorithm that maybe is teaching her some things that are not true.’

Caperna then shared the conversation with bisexual co-star Jasmine Goode, telling her the situation may be a ‘teachable moment.’

‘I just said to Jasmine… “We were talking about this bill and I think she might support it? But I don’t know,” she told her husband, Jason Caperna, in another scene.

‘I was like, “But, since it’s related to the LGBTQ community, if you happen to hear her talking about it and sense the same thing I did, it might be a teachable moment.”‘

Later their co-stars Zack Wickham and Kristen Doute also found out about the conversation, with Doute suggesting that Lally was a Republican and racist, which Lally denied to Page Six.

Lally said that her original comments were made ‘a long time ago.’

‘It was just a dinner and I might have made a comment but that turned into something so much uglier and it was very upsetting because Kristen had the opportunity to tell me this before filming and that’s the first time she mentions it? And she did add and twist a lot, so it was hard to deal with.’

‘To be honest, I don’t follow politics. I don’t know exactly what that bill does. So I don’t talk about it because I don’t have an opinion because I don’t know what is yes, what is no,’ she told Page Six’ s Virtual Reali-Tea podcast

‘I don’t believe any of those things,’ she added. ‘Like, I am not homophobic in any way’; she seen in March in Beverly Hills

Michelle also stressed that she is an advocate for the LGBT community, pointing out that her and estrand husband Jesse Lally’s best friend — who is a gay man — was the officiant at their October 2018 wedding; seen with Jesse in a still from the show

Michelle also stressed that she is an advocate for the LGBT community, pointing out that her and estrand husband Jesse’s best friend — who is a gay man — was the officiant at their October 2018 wedding.

‘I have so many [gay] friends. Like, the person who married Jesse and I, he’s our best friend and he’s gay and I embrace anybody and everybody.’

Last month Kristen, 41, tried to apologize to Michelle for saying that someone alleged she was a ‘racist’ on an episode of the Bravo show.

‘All because of him,’ Kristen said, pointing to Wickham. ‘No s*** Michelle, I couldn’t be more sorry.’

The episode titled Capri Chaos opened at Jesse and Lally’s Capri themed dinner with them both upset with Kristen for even associating Michelle with the word ‘racist.’

‘You’re not sorry!’ Michelle said.

‘I am f***ing sorry,’ Kristen said.

‘I feel like an a**hole that I have to say I am not a racist,’ Michelle said in a confessional. ‘And it’s because a crazy person didn’t want to feel attacked anymore, so she decided to attack me.’

‘You need to grow up a little bit,’ Jesse, 39, said. ‘I’m not being an a**hole about it but you’re doing the same s*** over and over again expecting a different result.’

It comes after her Valley co-star Janet Caperna shared in a confessional that the real estate agent implied she agreed with Governor Ron DeSantis’ law, which bans the topic of sexual orientation and sexual identity in all public schools for all grades up through high school

‘Michelle, Brittany [Cartwright] and I were at dinner a few months ago and Michelle said something along the lines of, Don’t Say Gay laws protect children.’ And I’m like, “No, no, no … you’re wrong,”‘ Caperna said

‘Let’s f***ing go Kristen,’ Kristen’s boyfriend Luke Broderick, 33, said.

‘We are all attacking one person, this is not cool to do,’ Jax Taylor, 44, said.

‘Suck it up, sit down, say you’re sorry, and say no one said that!’ Michelle said.

‘I have to pretend that I made it up?’ Kristen said.

‘It’s bulls*** that I’m the one getting solely attacked right now,’ Kristen said in a confessional. ‘I repeated some things. I shouldn’t have done it. But I repeated what Zach told me and Luke.’

Kristen then confronted Zach Wickham and said she was ‘so beyond disappointed’ in him.

‘I don’t even f***ing know you,’ Kristen said.

‘You are trying right now to take zero responsibility,’ Zach said.

Later their co-stars Zack Wickham and Kristen Doute (pictured) also found out about the conversation, with Doute suggesting that Lally was a Republican and racist, which Lally denied

‘I feel like an a**hole that I have to say I am not a racist,’ Michelle stated on the episode 

The Valley airs on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo 

Zach admitted that he was partially to blame and admitted on camera. Zach said she didn’t even go after Janet.

‘You have put words in my mouth that were untrue,’ pregnant Janet said. ‘It’s causing me stress.’

Kristen said in a confessional that she made up with Zach after the Capri dinner because they both realized ‘we were just pawns in Janet’s giant manipulation game. Janet really loves the sh** talking, the planting of the seeds, the lighting the match and walking away.’

The Valley airs on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.