Married At First Sight’s Jack Dunkley has been accused of being “misogynistic” by outraged viewers after making a shocking comment during Wednesday’s episode.
The reality show ‘villain’, 34, left other couples and viewers completely stunned when he told Jonathan McCullough to ‘gag’ his wife Lauren Dunn.
His “sexist” comment came during a heated argument when Lauren, 32, confronted him about “disrespectful” comments he had made to Jono about his wife Tori Adams.
Lauren revealed how Jack told her husband Jono that he would give another boyfriend “permission” to sleep with Tori “because he’s not attracted to her”, prompting Jack’s scandalous outburst.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, after the scenes aired, viewers were quick to criticize Jack, accusing him of “misogyny” while criticizing the “toxic” comment.
Married At First Sight Jack Dunkley has been accused of being “misogynistic” by outraged viewers after making a shocking comment during Wednesday’s episode.
The reality show ‘villain’, 34, left other couples and viewers completely stunned when he told Jonathan McCullough to ‘gag’ his wife Lauren Dunn.
Muzzle your wife!!! Jack is a misogynistic pig!!! FOR THE BIN’, wrote an X user.
Another viewer wrote: “The telling thing is that it doesn’t surprise me in the least that Jack thinks it’s okay to say ‘muzzle your wife.'”
“I think when you Google toxic masculinity, Jack’s photo comes up,” another wrote.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, after the scenes aired, viewers were quick to criticize Jack, accusing him of “misogyny” while criticizing the “toxic” comment.
‘Oh Jack, you’re done,’ one commenter wrote, while another commented: ‘Honestly… that’s not THE worst thing we’ve heard on this show. I would say one of the worst.
‘”MUZZLE YOUR WOMAN” and there we have it ladies and gentlemen, everything we knew about Jack (ass) is correct. My man is DEEPLY insecure (throwing tantrums is not very alpha/dominant LMAO), a pathological liar, and has deep-seated misogyny. What a LOSER,” declared another MAFS watcher.
The drama began when Lauren revealed that Jack had made a shocking comment about Tori while chatting with Jono at the gym, leaving her completely outraged by her friend.
Social media exploded after the incident.
He explained how Jack said “if there’s a swinging situation in the experience, that guys are allowed to sleep with his wife, because he doesn’t want to because he’s not attracted to her.”
Last year, MAFS introduced the controversial “partner swapping” experiment, in which participants swapped partners and shared a bed for an entire weekend.
At dinner, Lauren and some of the other girlfriends took Tori aside to let her know what Jack had said, leaving her looking downtrodden and upset.
Lauren said: “Jack said something to the guys at the gym, he said ‘if we get to swinger week and we haven’t slept together, you guys can sleep with her.'”
His “sexist” comment came during a heated argument when Lauren, 32, confronted him about “disrespectful” comments he had made to Jono about his wife Tori Adams.
Jack has previously said that he is not “sexually” attracted to his girlfriend Tori, and Lauren called Tori’s attention to the comments while sharing her disapproval.
Lauren told Tori, “Jack told the guys we wouldn’t sleep together because we’re not attracted to each other.”
Speaking to the camera, she added: “She’s nervous, she seemed upset.” That’s the last thing she wanted to do, but Jack has to be put in the line of fire with no room to maneuver.
Watching, Jack could see that Tori was upset and admitted that she didn’t “trust” anyone and accused Lauren of “looking for drama,” before dramatically confronting her in front of the group.
Lauren revealed how Jack told her husband Jono that he would give another boyfriend ‘permission’ to sleep with Tori ‘because he’s not attracted to her’, prompting Jack’s scandalous outburst.
Since Tori looked very uncomfortable, Jack turned to Lauren and asked, “I’m asking you what you told my wife.”
Lauren questioned him about his partner-swapping comment, and Jack argued that he had only meant it as a joke, despite insisting it was “inappropriate” to repeat it at dinner.
Jono didn’t seem very convinced when he said: “It’s a strange joke, I didn’t take it as a joke.”
While Sara argued: “The fact that you can’t even say it at the table should be clear and simple: it’s not a joke.”
Tori was left shaken after the fierce confrontation and admitted she didn’t know who to believe, before telling her best friend Lauren that she was “disappointed” by the confrontation.
Upon hearing the comment, Lucinda became enraged: “That kind of conversation is disrespectful and degrading.”
The entire group quickly turned on him and expressed their disapproval of the shocking comment, as the table gasped.
Trying to defend himself, Jack argued, “Whatever I said to Jono, I would say it in front of Tori, and she would respond the same way.”
Backing Jack up, Tori insisted, “If Jack says it was a joke, I’ll take it as a joke, I trust him.”
Lauren felt like she had been a “bad friend”, although Sara insisted she wasn’t wrong, while also sharing her anger at Jono (pictured) for not backing her against Jack.
“Jack and I joke about really horrible things that aren’t meant for anyone else,” he added.
Jack then denied ever saying he wasn’t attracted to Tori, despite previously saying he wasn’t “sexually attracted” to her during a workshop.
Speaking to the camera, Timothy insisted: “I heard that comment, it’s just deflecting and it’s not telling anyone the truth.”
While Jono told Jack: ‘You said ‘we don’t have a sexual spark’. You’re a sexual man.’
Jack was furious that Jono had ‘broken the bro code’ by telling his wife Lauren what had been said as things became very tense around the table.
As Jack attempted to talk to Jono, Lauren argued with him, causing Jack to shockingly yell, ‘I’m not talking to you, Lauren, shut your mouth!’ Can you muzzle your wife?
The entire table was thrown into chaos after the shocking comment as Jono fumed: ‘Don’t talk to him like that!’
Speaking to the camera, Tristan said: “That’s not right, my mother would hit me if I ever said that to a woman.”
While Lucinda added: “It’s not funny, it’s not appropriate, not now, not ever, not for anyone.”
Doubling down on his comment, Jack continued: ‘She needs it! She needs it!’
“I can’t say a word because you won’t shut your mouth,” he added.
Lauren fumed: “If you tell me to put a muzzle on again, I’ll show you who’s going to need a muzzle.”
“I’ve had enough of you, thank you very much,” Jack said.
The dinner descended into even more chaos when Tori walked out after the argument, with the girlfriends trying to convince her that Jack’s comments about her were “disrespectful.”
Returning to the table, Tori shared her disapproval with her best friend Lauren for bringing it up at dinner, insisting that she would have texted her if she was really worried.
Tori insisted, “Lauren, Lauren, this could be very civil,” while arguing that Lauren had misunderstood her dark humor, despite being close friends.
‘It was like a circus performance. My best friend is fighting with my husband. I’m really over it,” Tori told the camera.
‘I don’t know what to do, Jack said it was a joke, I don’t know who to believe.’
Lauren felt like she had been a “bad friend”, although Sara insisted she wasn’t wrong, while also sharing her anger at Jono for not backing her up against Jack.
Married At First Sight continues Sunday at 7pm on Channel Nine