Jonas Pate’s Daughter Lilah Responds to Allegations About ‘Outer Banks’ Set Incident

Two months after allegations surfaced involving Outer Banks cocreator and director Jonas Pate, his daughter, actress Lilah Pate, is publicly addressing the controversy for the first time.

On December 19, Lilah—who stars as Sophie in the Prime Video series The Runarounds, also created by her father—shared a TikTok video from Jonas’ final days on set of Outer Banks season 5. The clip appeared celebratory, with Lilah captioning it, “The face of a dude who just wrapped OBX. Champion.”

However, the comments quickly turned serious. When one user asked, “Did he yell at you like he did the employees after this queen?” Lilah responded directly, writing, “Don’t believe everything you see online.” The brief reply marked the first public defense of her father from a member of his family.

Back in October, TMZ reported that Jonas allegedly “put his hands on a production assistant and shook her while shouting in her face.” According to the outlet, Outer Banks stars Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline reportedly “jumped in to de-escalate the situation.” Sources told TMZ that tensions on set were high and suggested the incident was not entirely out of character, with ...