BELOW Deck Down Under fired two crew members after a controversy transpired regarding a third and fourth castmates' boundaries.
Following an incident where producers had to rush to diffuse the scene, Captain Jason Chambers had to dismiss Luke Jones and Bileskaline from the show.
What happened to Luke and Laura from Below Deck Down Under?
On August 7, 2023, it was revealed Captain Jason fired Luke and Laura from Below Deck Down Under because of two sexual misconduct incidents involving Margot Sisson and Adam Kodra.
During that Monday's episode, The Northern Star's shipmates partied in Cairns, Australia.
While on the town together, viewers saw Margot become inebriated as Luke attempted to flirt with her.
At one point, Margot retired for the night and a barely-dressed Luke entered her room to ask her if she wanted to join him in the hot tub.
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As the stewardess rejected his advances, she told fellow crew member Aesha Scott: "I don't want to go in the jacuzzi.
"I want to go to bed. All I want is water and bed, no Luke."
Later in the episode, Luke entered Margot's room again clad in only a towel.
He then crawled into her bed and climbed under the covers with her.
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Producers then intervened and told him to exit Margot's room.
He told the producers to "f**k off" and slammed the door to her room.
As the production team demanded he leave, Luke opened the door and left the room naked.
The next day, Margot recalled: "I woke up feeling weird and I knew that what happened wasn't okay.
"I was, like, 'Am I gonna wake up and he's still here and I just have to act cool?'
"But I'm glad that's not the case because that would be really hard for me. I just feel stupid."
Meanwhile, Captain Jason fired Luke and said: "Last night, there were boundaries crossed.
"There was indecency and you went into someone's else cabin without consent.
"Unfortunately, I've got nothing else but to terminate your employment."
Luke replied to the captain: "I accept that. I'm sorry and I'm just so disappointed in myself."
Also during the previous night, Laura made a move on Adam but her advances were not returned.
Adam told Aesha: "I think she thinks I'm playing around because I'm being nice about it.
"I don't want to get anyone in trouble or anything like that but maybe I've got to be more serious."
As a result, Captain Jason terminated Laura as well.
He explained to her: "Two things...One, Adam feels uncomfortable with some moments out, and he's tried to say no, and you have not listened to him, and his boundaries to be set.
"I'm trying to move forward as a team. I'm trying to get that behind us and you've brought it straight back up.
"So in that, I'm going to terminate your employment today.
"I can’t go on with you as part of the team in the environment I am trying to set."
Who are some notable Below Deck cast members?
Below Deck airs on Bravo. The reality series, which takes place on a superyacht and follows the crew, has three spin-offs, Below Deck Mediterranean, Below Deck Down Under and Below Deck Sailing Yacht. See a full list of some notable cast members below:
How did Luke and Laura respond?
Following the episode's broadcast, Laura took to Instagram to address the matter.
"My sincere apologies to Adam, I did not realize I made him feel uncomfortable and no one should be put in that position," she told her followers.
"And to Margot, to not been able to empathize. I was 29 when the show was filmed, 30 was my life-changer.
"I am 31 now and I am watching it as all of you, an entertainment show."
While not addressing the matter directly, Luke liked Laura's post and shared: "It doesn’t matter what they think about you because you don’t care.
"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective. Not the truth. Take ownership and move forward."
How can I watch Below Deck Down Under?
On July 17, 2023, Below Deck Down Under premiered its second season via Bravo.
Every Monday at 8pm EST, the show premieres a new episode.
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Following its network broadcast, the new episodes are available on Peacock.
Down Under is the third Below Deck spinoff; the franchise debuted on July 1, 2013.
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