Captain Lee Rosbach. Charles Sykes/Bravo
Captain Lee Rosbach is “mortified” by the actions that led to Luke Jones and Laura Bileskalne’s firing on season 2 of Under Deck Down Underneath.
“Their habits was despicable,” Lee, 73, solely tells Us Weekly. “Each of them. And I’m positive they’ll be paying the value for it for a very long time to return. As they need to.”
Throughout back-to-back episodes of the Bravo collection that aired on Monday, August 7, Luke, 32, got here below fireplace when he climbed into Margot Sisson’s mattress bare after the ability went out on the yacht. Producers stepped in after Luke tried to make a transfer on Margot and he was later despatched to a resort earlier than being fired by Captain Jason Chambers the subsequent day.
“We had an incident final night time and I wish to stress that it is a place the place we respect one another. Our cabin is our security zone. That door is our boundary,” Jason informed the crew. “That door is to not be opened except it’s consensual. To stroll into another person’s room with out consent [while] indecent is my restrict.”
Luke wasn’t the one crew member despatched packing on Monday’s episode. Laura additionally discovered herself in sizzling water for defending his actions, which prompted Chief Stew Aesha Scott to inform Jason, 50, about Laura’s personal lack of boundaries with costar Adam Kodra. When Adam confirmed that he felt uncomfortable round her, Laura was additionally let go. (She has since issued an apology to each Adam and Margot.)
Lee, who watched the episode as a viewer, tells Us he was “impressed” with manufacturing, Captain Jason and Chief Stew Aesha for “not getting rattled” and as an alternative dealing with the incident “calmly.” He believes Jason “completely” made the proper choice — and isn’t positive he would have stored his composure if confronted with the identical scenario.
“I don’t know if I’d have had the wherewithal to stay as calm as Captain Jason did, however he definitely stepped as much as the plate and did it proper,” Lee notes, including that he’s “grateful” to have by no means encountered an identical battle throughout his personal charters.
“It’s a troublesome spot to be in,” he explains. “When there’s the captain you’re chargeable for the whole lot and something that does occur. Jason dealt with it fantastically.”
For the reason that episodes aired, Aesha and Jason have acquired an outpouring of help on social media for a way they approached the incident — one thing Lee agrees with wholeheartedly.
“I believe [the fans’] response is justified and their reward for not solely manufacturing, however for Aesha, and for a Captain Jason, as effectively,” he says. “All of them stepped as much as the plate and did the proper factor on the acceptable time and didn’t let something get carried away. Didn’t put it on the again burner, didn’t cowl it up. They simply handled it appropriately.”
As for Margot and Adam, Lee lends them his full help.
“I’ve nothing however the perfect needs for Margot and Adam. I’ve nothing however respect for [them] and I definitely really feel sorry for each of them as a result of neither one in all them deserved to be put in that place,” he tells Us.
Lee was a mainstay on the unique Under Deck collection since its premiere in 2013. He exited the present previous to season 11 — a reveal that shocked him as a lot because it did viewers.
“That got here proper out of left subject. I didn’t see that one coming in any respect,” he solely informed Us in Could, revealing that the community didn’t give a precise purpose for the choice on the time.
Luke Jones and Laura Bileskalne. Bravo (2)
“We want to transfer in a brand new route,” Lee recalled being informed about his exit, which occurred offscreen. “However I imply, that’s type of a cliche that everyone makes use of after they discover themselves in that scenario the place they’re going to let anyone go. ‘I’m going to maneuver in a brand new route. We wish to freshen it up a bit of.’ [They are] drained cliches that get overused.”
Lee initially left throughout season 10 of Under Deck to handle his well being points. He was changed by Under Deck Mediterranean’s Captain Sandy Yawn earlier than returning to complete out the constitution season. In February, Us broke the information that Lee would get replaced by Under Deck Journey’s Captain Kerry Titheradge for season 11.
Whereas Bravo introduced in July that Lee and former Chief Stew Kate Chastain can be breaking down the community’s greatest TV moments every week of their new present, Sofa Speak With Captain Lee and Kate — which premieres Monday, August 14 — Lee hasn’t dominated out returning to the Under Deck franchise if the chance arises.
“I definitely don’t wish to be someplace the place I’m not needed. But when I had been invited again, I believe I’d take one other swing at it,” he tells Us.
Under Deck Down Underneath airs back-to-back episodes on Bravo Mondays at 8 p.m. ET.
Sofa Speak With Captain Lee and Kate premieres on Bravo Monday, August 4 at 10 p.m. ET.
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