The latest hot topic in the war of words between exes Jesse Lally and Michelle Saniei on The Valley Season 2 centered on their individual finances.
After Michelle learned on Episode 3 that Jesse had accused her in the boys' group chat of "sleeping with a billionaire for money," she made a bombshell claim of her own.
"He is the one who is broke," the mom to 5-year-old Isabella vented at Janet Caperna's birthday party. "He cannot pay for rent. He spent all of our money, and he left me with nothing. He doesn't pay me one dollar of child support. Nothing. And now he's making up this rumor about me? I have a daughter, and he doesn't care."
Further alleging that Jesse had withheld affection "for years" in their marriage, Michelle tearfully added, "I just want to f–king get divorced and never talk to him again. I hate him. I try. I can't do it anymore."
What Jesse Lally said about Michelle Saniei and an alleged billionaire in the boys' group chat
As Danny Booko put it to Luke Broderick earlier, Jesse "made a comment" in the infamous boys' group chat, wondering how Michelle was "affording her place" when she supposedly hadn't made any real estate commission in two years.
"And he was like, 'I have evidence that she's sleeping with a billionaire for $1,500 a night,'" Danny spilled, apparently breaking bro code. "I'm just like, what is happening with them two?"
Luke repeated the rumor in front of other cast members, including Brittany Cartwright, who then broke the news to Michelle during Janet's Dave & Buster's bash. Once the tea was spilled, however, Jesse attempted to cover his tracks, insisting to Danny and Jason Caperna, "I said that as a joke."
Jesse Lally claimed Michelle Saniei "admitted" to cheating on him
Earlier on the April 29 episode, Jesse had already accused Michelle of infidelity during their marriage again, too.
During a sitdown with Luke and Kristen Doute, he alleged that Michelle had "most likely" been with her current boyfriend, Aaron Nosler, for two years, overlapping with their time together. (Jesse and Michelle split in October 2023.)
"Nothing about Aaron and Michelle adds up," he explained in a confessional, before laying out how his suspicions partially stemmed from her stocking their cupboard with honey from Aaron's company while they were still together. As Jesse recalled, Michelle had suddenly been hiking Runyon Canyon while "all done up" and not wearing her wedding ring around this time.
When Jesse couldn't find her new preferred honey brand at the grocery store, Michelle apparently informed him that she had been buying it from "a place near Runyon." When Jesse asked Kristen and Luke to guess where Aaron's house is, the latter correctly replied, "near Runyon."
After putting two and two together, Jesse added in a confessional, "Michelle and I had a conversation before this summer where she admitted to cheating on me, and I'm 90 percent sure that this person was Aaron. And if it wasn't, then she cheated on me twice."
How Michelle Saniei reacted to Jesse Lally's cheating accusations
On Episode 3, Brittany only brought the "hooking up with a billionaire" claim to Michelle's attention, though, prompting an emotional reaction.
"He is a horrible person," Michelle cried to Brittany and Nia Sanchez Booko of Jesse. "I left to get away from this, and he's just making my life harder."
In a confessional, she added, "Since the moment I told Jesse that I wanted to file for divorce, all he wants is revenge."
Theorizing that Jesse "maybe" wanted to destroy her current relationship, she later filled in Aaron on the rumor that was circulating. He was unbothered, though.
After explaining to him that it was all "too much" for her to handle, Aaron replied, "He's not too much for you. You're the strongest person I know."
As the divorce drama continues to play out on The Valley, don't miss the major step Michelle just took with Aaron — and supposedly "forgot to tell" Jesse.
