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A Bali-based fitness mogul has offered a jaw-dropping response after his model wife hacked his Instagram account and publicly accused him of paying for sex.
Bailey Scarlett, an Australian model and OnlyFans creator, hijacked the popular profile of her British fitness trainer husband George Armstrong and made several posts about his alleged secret life with local prostitutes.
Scarlett and Armstrong's marriage is understood to be over in the wake of the hack, and Bali expats believe they are no longer living together at their luxury villa.
The extraordinary saga began on October 2 when Scarlett gained access to Armstrong's account and began uploading a series of messages written in his voice.
The brutal posts were framed as a confession to his more than 300,000 followers, though he did not write them himself.
They have since been deleted, although screenshots continue to circulate online.
Bailey Scarlett hijacked the popular profile of her British fitness trainer husband George Armstrong and made several posts about his alleged secret life with local prostitutes
The extraordinary saga began on October 2 when Scarlett gained access to Armstrong's account and began posting a series of messages written in his voice
Scarlett and Armstrong's marriage is understood to be over in the wake of the hack, and Bali expats believe they are no longer living together at their luxury villa. This photo of cardboard boxes piled outside their home is doing the rounds in group chats
But in a bizarre twist, Armstrong is now making light of the allegations, even sharing an AI-generated image of himself resembling Jesus on a crucifix bearing the words 'prostitutes are a sin'.
In his public posts since the hack, Armstrong does not expressly deny the prostitution allegation, but has denied infidelity during his relationship with Scarlett.
Scarlett has also expressed regret about airing the allegations publicly.
The posts were online for only a matter of hours, but that was more than enough time for the scandal to spread rapidly across social media.
The Daily Mail understands the couple's messy public break-up is now the talk of Bali's community of British and Australian 'digital nomads'.
Scarlett later confirmed she had been responsible for the posts and issued an apology.
'I want to apologise for the statements I posted humiliating George,' she wrote.
Scarlett said she had been battling with mental health struggles including premenstrual dysphoric disorder and postpartum depression, and was also coping with post-traumatic stress disorder after being 'kidnapped by gunpoint'.
Scarlett and Armstrong's marriage is understood to be over in the wake of the hack, and Bali expats believe they are no longer living together at their luxury villa
'Last night I posted a statement irrationally without thinking, this came from a place of hurt and not being able to think logically of the consequences, and being in a highly emotional state,' she explained.
She said the posts had come from 'a deep place of hurt and a feeling of betrayal', before admitting they should have been dealt with privately.
Scarlett then clarified 'the act of sleeping with a prostitute did not occur during our relationship.'
Armstrong subsequently addressed the extraordinary saga himself.
Posting to his Instagram Stories two days later, Armstrong wrote: 'Bailey and I had separated before these events unfolded, and I want to make one thing very clear: I did not cheat on Bailey while we were in a relationship.'
He also said he would not publicly reveal the private details of their relationship and appeared to take a forgiving approach towards Scarlett.
'I forgive Bailey for what has happened publicly,' he wrote.
He did not, however, deny using escorts generally.
Scarlett later confirmed she had been responsible for the posts and issued an apology
In his public posts since the hack, Armstrong does not expressly deny the prostitution allegation, but has denied infidelity during his relationship with Scarlett
Things then took a religious twist when Armstrong posted a lengthy Instagram Story describing the situation as 'God's plan' and comparing himself to Jesus
Armstrong also made light of the situation by reposted an AI image that showed himself crucified with the words 'prostitutes are a sin' engraved in the cross
Things then took a religious twist when Armstrong posted a lengthy Instagram Story describing the situation as 'God's plan' and comparing himself to Jesus.
'I've been humiliated publicly like Jesus on the cross. But I'm not hiding from anybody,' he wrote on top of a photo of himself working out.
'I've been through worse. I'll get through this too, and I'll walk with my head held high,' he continued.
Armstrong went on to say he 'doesn't care' if people judge him, and insisted that the ordeal was part of his destiny.
He then declared he would be 'doing what he knows and teaches', including avoiding alcohol and drugs, waking at 5am, praying, exercising, eating healthy food and spending time with his daughter.
Meanwhile, Scarlett has since appeared to signal that she is moving on
In a striking Instagram post, she shared an image of a waterfall with the words 'protected, unbothered and thriving' written across it
Armstrong also made light of the events by reposting an AI image that showed himself crucified with the words 'prostitutes are a sin' engraved on the cross.
'Got sent this', he wrote with a string of laughing-crying emojis.
Meanwhile, Scarlett has since appeared to signal that she is moving on.
In a striking Instagram post, she shared an image of a waterfall with the words 'protected, unbothered and thriving' written across it.
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