Photo: Elaine Siemek/Instagram

Rudy Pankow’s girlfriend Elaine

Outer BanksstarRudy Pankow’s girlfriendElaine Siemekis speaking out about the cheating rumors against her.

Fans of Pankow, 24, began speculating on Monday that the 26-year-old photographer was being unfaithful, according toUs Weekly. In the posts, fans shared a picture of a couple kissing and claimed it was her and a mystery man. “On the 1st of last month Elaine was seen kissing another guy, who is obviously not Rudy. What do you think of that?” a fan wrote.

“Y’all stupid as hell for thinking that’s me and also on the ‘1st of last month’ we were flying from Barbados to Italy so,” she wrote against a black screen. “Please stop posting bulls— narratives that you make up because you’re bored.”

She continued, “It’s exhausting and embarrassing.”

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Rudy Pankow’s girlfriend Elaine

Siemek continued, “I pick my nails from anxiety so my hand for sure doesn’t look love that.”

Siemek then posted a picture of her and Pankow flipping off the camera with a heart emoji.

“I’m here to call out the disrespect and harassment someone who I love dearly is getting on a daily basis. It has gotten to the degree where lies are being spread and accusations are being said that go [sic] beyond the normal ‘hate,'” hewrotealongside a photo of the pair.

“Not only is she not what she is being accused of being, she is the complete opposite and actively is so. Accusing someone you don’t know of being abusive and manipulative is not ok, especially when you don’t know the relationship personally,” he continued.

Pankow added that while he may not post about his relationship regularly, he is still “very happy” with Siemek.

“I’m very happy in the relationship I’m in. I know I might not actively show it on social platforms just how happy we are together, but this is my personal decision to keep most of those moments for myself.”

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Rudy Pankow attends Vanity Fair And Lancôme Celebrate The Future Of Hollywood at Mother Wolf on March 24, 2022 in Los Angeles, California

Directly addressing individuals who are “creating such displeasure and opinions” about Siemek, Pankow said that “it’s time to stop.”

“In this era of social engagement and enlightenment, I want to express the importance to spread positivity and needing to know when it is unfair to express your own distaste for something or someone, especially when you can do it behind an anonymous identity,” he wrote. “I was always told the best version of yourself is your most humbled self … I make this statement as my most humbled self and would be so grateful if we all would move forward in positivity and respect.”

Pankow and Siemek started dating after she worked as an assistant on the set ofOuter Banks.

In November, the actor posted a sweet birthday tribute to his girlfriend onInstagramthat read, “You give me butterflies everyday [sic] … literally. Happy Birthday PBM❤️.”

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The first two seasons foOuter Bankscan be streamed now on Netflix ahead of the season 3 premiere in 2023.

source: people.com