Jay-Jay Harvey breaks silence, speaks out in support husband over DWTS feud

Dom Harvey became embroiled in a feud with DWTS runner-up Chrystal Chenery yesterday after he posted a revealing picture of her on social media, taken during Sunday night's final.

Radio host and Dancing With the Stars competitor Jay-Jay Harvey has broken her silence to speak out in support of her husband.

Dom Harvey became embroiled in a feud with DWTS runner-up Chrystal Chenery yesterday after he posted a revealing picture of her on social media, taken during Sunday night's final.

Jay-Jay Harvey posted a message on her public Facebook page, saying: "My husband Dom Harvey and I are not the same person, and do not have the same opinion or viewpoint on everything, but I love him."

She wrote: "His main aim in life is to make people laugh. And he does it. Sometimes he offends people, but so do the best comedians. Not everyone gets or appreciates every joke in the world.

She went on to say: "He lives his life for others and his main aim in life is to make people laugh. He doesn't like hurting people, and if this happens, he is deeply remorseful. It eats him up!!"

The post comes after former Bachelor contestant Dani Robinson lent her support to Chenery, condemning Harvey's "disgusting sense of humour".

"It's about time he stops hurting others for entertainment," she wrote on Twitter.

Her tweet was favourited and retweeted by The Bachelor NZ winner Matilda Rice.

Me & my family have been victims of @DomHarvey 's disgusting sense of humour, it's about time he stops hurting others for entertainment.

— Dani Robinson (@dani_robbo) July 21, 2015

Earlier today, Chenery told the Herald why she refused an apology from Harvey and denied his claims she asked for compensation.

In an interview with the Herald, Chenery had a very clear message for Harvey: "We're not friends. I don't want to know you, I don't respect you."

Chenery has also posted a message on Facebook this afternoon, saying she "didn't ask for all this".

"These opportunities arose and I accepted them. I didn't expect to be bullied online for my every move. I danced my heart out for my partner Johnny, my charity and for everyone else at home. This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and until we change our stance on it, this cruel behaviour will remain.

"I have nothing more to say on the matter, but this attention was not wanted and this public situation sucks...?#?sorrybutweknowyouarenotsorry. And we are all meant to be celebrating..... Congratulations Simon and Vanessa on your win!! Xx"

The row between Chenery and The Edge DJ escalated when he told listeners he had already apologised for posting a revealing photo of her from Sunday night's DWTS final.

"I thought it had been dealt with yesterday in the way she (Chenery) wanted," he said. "But then she basically came back asking for compensation."

He said Chenery had asked him to pay for a hotel bill, which he had refused to do out of principle.

"It was a crass joke... I apologised on social media... we offered her the opportunity to come on (the show) and chat about this but she wasn't keen."

Chenery denied asking for compensation and said it was a separate issue relating to her contract with MediaWorks. She would not discuss it any further.

Mediaworks refused to comment when asked about the issue.

Chenery told the Herald she didn't accept his apology as she felt it was insincere and followed a pattern of behavior for the shock jock.

"I don't accept his apology... He always gets away with everything on air."

She said Harvey and his wife had tried to involve her in a fake feud on their radio show, before Dancing With the Stars began.

"It was basically set up to make people not like me," she said, adding that she had declined to be involved but the segment went ahead without her.

She said Harvey's posting of the revealing photo was another "cheap and dirty stunt" from the presenter.

"These guys have got such a big power and such a big influence over the radio, over their listeners. Most of the content is just made up bulls**t and I think the New Zealand public deserve better."

Harvey removed the offending posts yesterday and issued a public apology for his actions.

But Chenery said he made no attempt to contact her personally and she doesn't accept his apology.

"His apology is making out like we're okay and I'm not okay with it."

She said Harvey has a history of picking on people and she wants him to stop and think about his behaviour. "It's not okay that he keeps saying sorry. Sorrys don't really cut it."

Fellow DWTS competitor Jay-Jay Harvey conceded her husband had an often-crass sense of humour that did upset people at times. But she supported him and the apology.

"Let's just hope Chrystal can find peace," she said.

Dom Harvey appreciated he would lose fans and listeners over the issue. "I've got to take it on the chin," he said.

He said he had posted a similar screen grab on social media when surfer Maz Quinn was dancing on the show earlier in the season.

As Quinn did a sideways thrust Harvey captured his hip area, captioning the photo with "text (Quinn's voting number) to keep his bulge in the competition".

He said there had been no negative feedback after that.