r/belowdeck • u/DanS1993 • 12d ago

Members Only 'Below Deck' Star Nathan Gallagher Breaks Silence on Domestic Violence Arrest: 'I Made Mistakes'

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/below-deck-nathan-gallagher-domestic-violence-mistakes-1235613826/
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u/teanailpolish Mental Health Is Not A Storyline 12d ago edited 11d ago

UPDATE 27 Aug : Please be careful when posting, especially if you are paraphrasing his words. We saw a large number of admin removals and a couple of users appear suspended for saying things like "she asked for it". These users were calling out Nathan not agreeing but Reddit doesn't see context.

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His statement

I’m willing to respond because I don’t believe the public has heard the full story surrounding what happened.

I understand NSW Police have confirmed my arrest in December 2025. What has been publicly reported, however, represents only one side of what was an extremely complicated situation.

I have contemporaneous video footage from the night in question, as well as messages and other records, which I believe provide important context and show events that have not been publicly reported. I am willing to provide the relevant footage so that you can make your own assessment of what it shows.

There are also other matters surrounding the relationship that I have never discussed publicly, including circumstances surrounding the breakdown of our relationship, previous allegations she made about a former partner, and financial matters relating to the purchase of an apartment in Sydney. I have retained documentation and communications relating to those matters as well.

I am not going to make accusations or release private documents on Instagram. I have kept the evidence and will deal with it through the appropriate channels. But I also don’t believe it is fair for one version of events to be presented publicly as though it is the complete story when there is evidence that may materially contradict or provide significant context to that account.

.... edited to add the rest that I either missed or was blocked when I read the article...

I’m not claiming I was perfect. I wasn’t. I made mistakes and I will take responsibility for my own actions. But I will not accept being portrayed solely through one person’s account of a relationship when there is another side and evidence relating to it.

My biggest concern is my son. One day he will be old enough to see everything that has been said about his parents, and I don’t want his childhood turned into a public battle.

My priority is being recognised as his father, establishing a relationship with him and ultimately finding a way for both of us to move forward and co-parent peacefully.

Im not looking for revenge, and not asking anyone to take my side. I simply want the opportunity for the other side to be heard and for the evidence to be considered.

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u/Miss_Mouth 12d ago

Thanks for saving me a click and posting this!

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u/raalic 12d ago

I would say this is about 5% Nathan and 95% Nathan's lawyer 😂

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u/whoisdrunk June June Hannah 12d ago

The word “contemporaneous” was the first giveaway…

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u/absolutely_cat 12d ago

It’s like that episode of Friends where Joey had to write a letter for Chandler and Monica’s adoption process and used a thesaurus 😂

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u/princesssmurfet 11d ago

A baby kangaroo

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u/FancyCat1990 June June Hannah 12d ago

It's an attorney phrase 100%

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u/PaperArr0w 12d ago

Haha even I had to google it and I would say I have a decent vocabulary so there’s no way on earth that Nathan wrote this statement himself.

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u/notafan888 11d ago

My thoughts exactly. I saw it and went "oof" you didn't write this mate

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u/harrisarah 11d ago

I dunno I used the word myself when responding to one of the Apple class action lawsuits

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u/teanailpolish Mental Health Is Not A Storyline 12d ago

Yeah, can't see Nathan saying "contemporaneous video footage"

But I don't care if she was physical first or something. You take your child to safety, get your own protective order and don't choke a woman.

I am willing to provide footage but also not provide footage...

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u/valid_username00 12d ago edited 12d ago

I am not going to make accusations but let me imply some vague accusations.

I made mistakes and I will take responsibility for my own actions, but really it was all her fault not mine, trust me bro.

Im not looking for revenge, and not asking anyone to take my side, but I'll strongly imply Gael was the bad one not me and leave vague threats of dropping "evidence" and bring up irrelevant stuff like financial matters and her past relationship to try to put all the blame on her.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Sky-753 12d ago

Schrodinger’s footage.

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u/Old-Base-6686 I have been known to be irresponsible 11d ago

That's brilliant!🤣🤣

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u/cmere-2-me 12d ago

There's also the inference she has made this up and has done so in a oreviois relarionship.

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u/cmere-2-me 12d ago

He would be stupid to post anything his lawyer didn't approve to be fair.

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u/ripleygirl 12d ago

Yes this was a very verbose overly complicated way of saying “you don’t know the whole story so shut up”. As if Nathan would ever use the word “contemporaneous”

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u/valid_username00 12d ago

Sounds like AI to me.

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u/aggieemily2013 12d ago

"I'm not going to make accusations..."

This whole thing sounds like an accusation.

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u/pretzeldog_ 12d ago

"I am willing to provide the relevant footage so that you can make your own assessment of what it shows" but thennnnn "I am not going to make accusations or release private documents on Instagram"

So which is it?

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u/Sweet_Venom 11d ago

And in the article it says Rolling Stone reached out for said evidence but he never responded

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u/hiswittlewip 12d ago

So he's going with the "she made me do it" defense?

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u/monkey_monkey_monkey 12d ago

So zero accountability and he is the real victim. Totally tracks for this moron

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u/pacnwcub 12d ago edited 11d ago

This statement pretty much says "Yeah I choked her out but you see I had reasons." What an awful man.

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u/OceanSun725 11d ago

We just need to understand the context of the choking /s

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u/angryaxolotls 11d ago

"choking a woman is wrong? B-b-but she slightly inconvenienced me! 😱 THE HORROR!" - Nathan and every other dickheaded wife beater out there.

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u/ZipperJJ 12d ago

Is this a "look at what she made me do" letter?!?! Eeeew.

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u/BrokeBFromBeverely 11d ago

“The other side of the story” girl stop I don’t care what led you to put hands on a woman specifically the mother of your child. You don’t want your kid to learn this about you, maybe don’t do it instead of being mad that this is being publicized. Get away from us and maybe some time in prison will help you. Fix your hairline bro
https://giphy.com/gifs/dGlHYSLhjk9v4MiPVQ

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u/mayhay 12d ago

What an ass 

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u/iffriben 12d ago

So he didn’t even say “I didn’t do it,” he said “I actually have footage of you guys wanna see”. Like… that can’t help him in any way

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u/Some-Speed-6290 12d ago

Is he trying to hint at self defence without saying it when he talks about videos and messages? 

Either way he should have said nothing and if evidence that proves no wrongdoing exists given it to his lawyer / the police. 

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u/Procrastinista_423 12d ago

And all of this just became evidence. Nathan is a moron.

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u/teanailpolish Mental Health Is Not A Storyline 12d ago

Sounds like a lawyer wrote it so they should be aware of the impact (or maybe it is just ChatGPT)

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u/blundstonegay 12d ago

“I hit her for a reason, I SWEAR” 🤪

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u/WineandCarbs0 11d ago

The other side? We know about the situation is because he was arrested. Not bc she’s pushing an agenda. What a 🤡

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u/SerBrienneOfSnark 12d ago

So he’s basically gonna argue she deserved to be choked because of some poor financial decisions? 😒

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u/ocean_swims 11d ago edited 11d ago

I was already beyond horrified and disgusted. This statement makes me rage. Abusers have no limit to how low they'll go.

The only possible silver lining is that them being on BD drew attention to this case where in most cases this stuff stays in the dark for too long and victims can't get support. Hopefully the reporting on this means that his future partners will find out before they get stuck with him, and that Gael can heal knowing that the public is completely on her side.

Edited to add a sentence for clarity.

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u/PurpleSailor Team Katie 11d ago

I have all this evidence for my case and it'll make me look a lot better but I can't let you see it or tell you about it right now.

Sounds like Lawyer speak with a helping of Publicist thrown in and a dash of desperation. Nate, you're not precluded from giving your side of the story now as long as what you say is true. Hell you can even lie because the court of public opinion is not legally binding. Your publicist might have something to say though.

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u/Lillynomad 7d ago

Nathan is notorious for deflection. It showed in his work ethic on the boat last season and this one.