‘Southern Charm’ Recap: Austen Calls JT a ‘Miserable Little Rat’ After He Spreads Cheating Rumors

Austen Kroll and Jarret “JT” Thomas’ peace cane promise to mend fences was short-lived as the two reignited their feud during the latest episode of Southern Charm.

JT gifted Austen, 37, a cane during the season 10 premiere following their season 9 feud. However, during the Thursday, December 12, episode of the Bravo series, JT went back to trashing Austen.

“He’s still doing the same s—,” JT told Craig Conover and Shep Rose, revealing that Leva Bonaparte told him Austen was seeing other women while dating his now-girlfriend, Audrey Pratt.

Shep, 44, and Craig, 35, jumped to Austen’s defense, claiming the cheating rumors weren’t true. “I don’t care about Leva because Austen and Audrey are great,” Craig alleged. JT continued to stoke the fire, claiming, “You guys, I love you guys, but you don’t hold him accountable.”

A frustrated Craig blew up at JT, explaining that if he wants to be friends with their group of guys he needs to “stop picking fights with Austen and picking on his girlfriend.”

JT, however, wouldn’t let it go, pointing out that Leva, 45, brought it up at the horse races one week prior. Craig and Shep, meanwhile, didn’t care who started the rumors and just wanted JT to stop them.

“Why are you not hearing me when I tell you that it’s absolutely none of your business what Austen does with his girlfriend,” Craig yelled. “I just told you, if you bring it up again, you won’t see me again.” JT remained adamant that he was in the right, responding, “I’m telling you I’m sticking with the truth and I’m here brother.”

After Shep questioned what was “wrong” with JT and insisted he “stop” talking about Austen, Craig decided to leave. “I can’t hang out with people who are against my friend Austen. This is bananas,” he said as he left their simulated golf game.

Later in the episode, Craig debriefed Austen about JT’s allegations. “He’s like, ‘How about his new girlfriend, he’s treating her like s—t too?’” Craig told Austen, who claimed that he and Audrey are “great and happy.”

Austen, who began seeing Audrey in December 2023, called JT a “f—ing a—hole” for stirring the pot. Craig explained that JT claimed he was just “repeating” rumors he heard, yelling over and over, “It’s the truth. Austen cheats with her around town.”

Austen remained calm about the situation, calling JT’s comments “so f—ing sad,” adding, “He’s a miserable little rat.” Craig agreed, noting that JT was “very erratic” and “looked f—ing crazy.”

Craig then revealed that JT’s allegations didn’t stop with Austen. According to Craig, JT also told him and Shep that Madison LeCroy’s husband, Brett Randle, accused him of hooking up with her when they were on a group trip to Jamaica.

“He said that Brett called him and thinks that him and Madison f—ed in Jamaica. I was like, ‘No one thinks you banged Madison,’” Craig recalled. “He’s like, ‘Well Brett does.’ I was like, ‘Did he accuse you of banging Madison?’ He goes, ‘No, but he said it in so many ways.’”

Austen, who is now friends with Madison following their December 2020 split, noted that she is “going to freak” when she hears these accusations.

“Then he’s like, ‘Clock this, Madison wore polka dots at the horse race. Guess who else wore polka dots? Austen,’” Craig said, noting that JT insinuated that something was going on with the exes.

Austen was totally stunned by the accusation. “I don’t have any time for that s—,” he replied. “At this point you’re just like, ‘Dude what are you talking about?’” Craig told his BFF, “I thought I was in the Twilight Zone.”

Ultimately, Austen said he’s not surprised by JT’s actions. “JT couldn’t hold up the I’m a changed man facade for long,” he said in a confessional after previously calling out JT for being two-faced during the season 9 reunion. (Austen and JT butted heads all last season after JT claimed that Austen didn’t know how to treat women. They even got into a shoving match.)

“I just thought he was going to fake it for a few more weeks at least before he went of the f—ing deep end,” Austen quipped, joking that he will give JT “some creativity points” for assuming his polka dot pants meant he was doing something nefarious with Madison.

When Craig eventually told Madison, 34, what JT had said about her husband thinking she was having an affair, she was just as upset as Austen predicted. “He will be the bitch when I’m done with him,” she vowed.

Southern Charm airs on Bravo Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.