‘SLOMW’ star Zac Affleck takes aim at viral criticism over Whitney Leavitt beef



“Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Zac Affleck fired back at viral criticism over his beef with co-star Whitney Leavitt, claiming many of the storylines in Season 4 were created by production.

“The whole narrative of Whitney letting us stay over at her house, it’s just not true,” Zac said in a recent TikTok Live.

“It’s not a big deal though, that wasn’t her fault. That was the storyline.”

Zac Affleck fired back at viral criticism over his beef with co-star Whitney Leavitt, claiming a lot of the storylines on “SLOMW” Season 4 were fake. zacaffleckk/TikTok
“The whole narrative of Whitney letting us stay over at her house, it’s just not true,” Zac said in a recent TikTok Live (seen above). zacaffleckk/TikTok

“We had our own home the whole time,” he continued, referring to him and wife Jen Affleck moving their family from Utah to Los Angeles so that she could compete on Season 34 of “Dancing With the Stars” alongside Leavitt.

“We showed up, unpacked the U-Haul for the cameras, repacked it and went back to our own house.”

Zac then addressed his and Leavitt’s blowout fight in the Season 4 finale of “SLOMW.” In the scene, he ambushed Leavitt by showing up “in Jen’s place” after the former friends planned to meet up and talk about issues that arose while competing against each other on “DWTS.”

Zac’s wife Jen and Leavitt (pictured here at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards) clashed during Season 4 of the Hulu show as they were also competing against each other on “DWTS.” Getty Images
Both women (pictured here at the “SLOMW” Season 2 reunion) had to move their families from Utah to LA, but Zac claims the storyline of Leavitt helping their family with the move was made up by production. Disney

According to Zac, he was “asked to do that the day of by someone other than Jen,” though he admitted he “could have controlled what he said” during the confrontation.

“There was also a lot of that conversation that wasn’t included. But again, could I have been a little more calm, a little more chilled? Probably.”

Zac, notably, called Leavitt a “mean girl” and “fake” during the heated exchange.

He clarified that he is still not “a fan of Whitney” and although he understands why her husband, Connor Leavitt, was mad at him for the way he spoke, he maintained that he “wasn’t screaming or yelling.”

Zac also addressed his and Leavitt’s blowout fight in the Season 4 finale, (pictured above) alleging that production told him to ambush Leavitt when she thought she was meeting with Jen. Hulu
“There was also a lot of that conversation that wasn’t included. But again, could I have been a little more calm, a little more chilled? Probably,” Zac (seen here with Jen in 2020) said. @jenniferlaffleck/Instagram

“A lot of emotions at that time, and that happened six months ago. Right now, there’s obviously a lot bigger things going on with our group,” he said, seemingly referring to Taylor Frankie Paul’s ongoing drama and Jessi Draper’s divorce.

“This is just all part of reality TV. And I also think part of having social media is just speak your truth and some people are gonna hate you, some people are gonna like you and I am OK with that.”

Page Six has reached out to reps for “SLOMW” and the Leavitts for comment.

Leavitt (pictured above with the rest of the cast at the Season 2 premiere) hinted at her exit from “SLOMW” earlier this month. Variety via Getty Images
Leavitt (seen above during Season 4) admitted that “it feels like that’s the trajectory of where it’s going.” Disney

Meanwhile, Whitney — who is currently starring on Broadway as Roxie Hart in “Chicago” — hinted at her exit from the hit Hulu series earlier this month.

“I wouldn’t be where I am without [‘SLOMW’],” Leavitt told the Hollywood Reporter. “But it feels like it’s time to challenge myself in other ways and fulfill these dreams and passions that I’ve been trying to get even before the show.”

She also noted that “it feels like that’s the trajectory of where it’s going.”