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Get A Sneak Peek At Monday Night's Episode Of 'Summer House'
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MONTAUK, NY — If it's Monday night, it must be "Summer House." The new series that has some East Hampton and Montauk residents infuriated has developed a fan base who tune in eagerly every week for the next episode of the show.
Monday night's installment of "Summer House," according to the Bravo website, deals with the character Kyle. The show airs on Mondays at 10 p.m. on Bravo.
"Kyle Cooke may have broken up with Amanda, but he's still hanging out with her every weekend," the preview states.
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The series has ignited sparks in the local community, as many say it paints a distasteful — and inaccurate — depiction of the bucolic beach community.
"The show is awful. Montauk shouldn't even be referenced in it, as far as I'm concerned," Paul Monte, president of the Montauk Chamber of Commerce, said.
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Monte said he takes umbrage at the fact that the show spotlights nine friends staying in a summer house, something that's "flaunting the law," as the practice is not currently allowed under town code. "To us, that's flagrantly saying, 'Okay, guys, come on out and get a share house. 'Summer House' has nine people. . .come out and do the same. "
Jason Tolbert, director of publicity for Babygrande PR, which handles publicity for the production company behind "Summer House," responded to the issue in an email: "The rental registry law states that up to four unrelated people can be registered for the house. In this case, five people were legally registered, as two of them were related (the Wirkus sisters). The other four cast members featured in the show were simply visitors (the fact that they’re visitors is actually addressed in the series)."
Monte maintains, however, that he believes the show is "violating, at least, the spirit of the law" in East Hampton.
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