Each Bombshell from The Secrets and techniques of Miss America

Within the sequence, Mallory and Sam’s former assistant Brent Adams recall falling for one another in 2013 when the wonder queen got here to Oxford, Miss., to go to the Haskell household.

They did not go public till Mallory had relinquished her crown to the subsequent winner, and he or she says she thought Sam can be thrilled by the information when he came upon. However when Brent informed Sam, she says, his “response was lower than constructive.” 

Brent alleges Sam threatened to fireside him a number of occasions if he did not cease relationship Mallory. (He notes that he did not initially inform Mallory about his boss’ response as a result of she and Sam nonetheless appeared to have a cordial working relationship.)

However, Brent continues, “[Sam]would say this stuff, she was a slut, or like a horrible individual, or no matter—I am like, ‘What are you speaking about?’ It was about management. He controls all the pieces and everybody else in his life. And for those who go towards him, you are minimize out.”

Mallory says she ultimately broke up with Brent in 2014 as a result of he continued to work for Sam.

“I made a selection,” she notes. “The selection was that I did not wish to proceed being in a relationship with somebody who wasn’t standing up for me.”

Brent says he felt “trapped” working for Sam, fearful he’d by no means get one other job in L.A. and in addition unsure that quitting would assist Mallory in any respect. To this present day, he notes, “I nonetheless do not know what Sam’s subject was with us relationship.”

He ultimately left the job round Christmastime of 2014 as a result of, he recollects, Sam would nonetheless get mad that Brent and Mallory continued to textual content, though they have been not collectively.

E! Information has reached out to Haskell for touch upon allegations made within the sequence however has not but heard again.