Jesse Solomon has privately accused Erika Jayne of “setting him up to look like a fool”, according to a leaked series of texts shared with DailyMail+ by someone inside his circle — a close friend who claims Jesse was “absolutely crushed” by Erika’s public hand-holding debut with ex-Delta Force Sergeant Major John McPhee.
“She knew exactly what she was doing,” Jesse allegedly wrote in one of the messages.
“She kept me close just long enough to make me think it was real. Then dropped the photos like a bomb. That wasn’t casual — that was calculated.”
Sources say Jesse and Erika had been growing closer privately for months, including late-night phone calls, casual weekend meetups, and what friends describe as “very real emotional intimacy.” One insider said Jesse “genuinely believed she was rebuilding her ability to trust through him.”
That’s why the photos — which show Erika casually holding hands with John McPhee in a Los Angeles parking lot — “felt like a public slap in the face,” the source tells DailyMail+.
“He didn’t just feel rejected,” they add. “He felt mocked. She knew the press would eat it up, and she didn’t give him a heads up, a warning, nothing. Just silence.
Another friend describes Jesse’s reaction as “part heartbreak, part disgust.” One message reportedly reads:
“She played the victim of betrayal for years. Now she does this to someone who cared? It’s not just disappointing. It’s disgusting.”
Behind the scenes, Jesse has gone radio silent. Sources close to him confirm he has “cut all communication with Erika”, including a previously planned charity collaboration they were both set to appear at in August. The charity has since removed Jesse’s name from the website, citing “internal changes.”
Those closest to him also claim that he’s begun distancing himself from the wider RHOBH circle, particularly from cast members who allegedly “knew about John” but said nothing.
“Jesse’s not just hurt. He feels humiliated,” the friend explains.
“He feels like he gave someone trust and warmth at a time when she was still scripting a plot twist for the tabloids.”
Erika has remained silent publicly, and so has John McPhee.
But behind closed doors, one thing is clear:
Jesse doesn’t see this as romance. He sees it as betrayal.
