MAFS star Stacey Hampton reveals the TRUTH about her legal stoush with reality star Jessika Power

Married At First Sight’s Stacey Hampton has hit back at the show’s former star Jessika Power as the pair continue their legal stoush over Jess’s MAFS recap videos for New Idea and Who magazine. 

Speaking to Bryce Ruthven for an Instagram Live interview, law graduate Stacey, 26, confirmed she did in fact send a cease and desist letter to the blonde after Jess  ‘disparaged’ her in the clips.  

‘I sent a cease and desist letter to Jessica,’ Stacey said, confirming the existence of the document and its authenticity.   

‘She has 28 days from the date that I sent it to apologise and to remove all content that basically defames me in the nature that I outlined in the letter.’ 

Stacey said she had been ‘in contact with my lawyers’ and revealed they are ‘ready to go’ – in a possible court appearance.

Stacey said that was all she could say about the legal matter, but did say she was upset that Jess demeaned her profession and her qualifications.  

‘At the end of the day, it’s the principle. Don’t rubbish someone’s qualifications and say that lawyers are pathological liars, and we are paid to lie. That is disgusting,’ she said. 

Despite referring to her ‘lawyers’, Stacey did explain that it was her children’s godmother, who is a practicing lawyer in Adelaide, who drafted the letter.

Stacey threatened Jess with cease and desist letter after the former MAFS star disparaged her in a paid recap video for New Idea and Who magazine.

In the recap, which Jess posted to Instagram Stories, she said Stacey was ‘pathological’ in her denial that she had secretly slept with Mikey Pembroke. 

While speaking to Daily Mail Australia last week, Stacey confirmed the negative review had an impact on her mental health. 

She told Daily Mail Australia that she went to hospital and was on antidepressants due to the online trolling she’s received since her alleged affair with Mikey was exposed at the Married At First Sight reunion dinner party.

Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Jess for comment 

Jess, who herself was trolled over her controversial storylines on Married At First Sight, previously defended her right to make commentary on the show. 

After threatening her with legal action, Jess said running commentary was just a normal part of starring on the series. 

‘Oh Stacey, get over it babe,’ she fired back. 

‘If I had a lawyer send a cease and desist letter to everyone who said things about me I would have been on the phone to them every day.’

She continued: ‘I’ve been asked (and paid) to do the recaps for Who magazine and New Idea. If you don’t like what I said then don’t act so shady.’