Joe Manganiello Responds to Sofía Vergara's "Narcissist" Post: "Read the Book First"

Joe Manganiello stopped by“CBS Mornings”Monday to promote his new memoir“Bloodlines,”but the conversation quickly shifted to his ex-wife. When asked about Sofía Vergara’s Instagram post about narcissists, he kept it simple: read the book first.“It’s not about that,”he said.“It’s about the suffering I went through.”That suffering centers on a near-fatal autoimmune disease, and the book reportedly details moments from his marriage that hit hard, including claims that Vergara ridiculed his dog and refused to hug him while he was sick.

Vergara didn’t stay quiet. She re-shared a post from her son Manolo about how narcissists treat good men, which fans read as a direct response. The two split in July 2023 after seven years of marriage, and now their personal history is playing out in book excerpts, morning show interviews, and Instagram reposts all at once. Manganiello also revealed he gave up on having children because of his illness, adding a heavier layer to a story that’s mostly being covered as celebrity drama.

“Bloodlines”releases Tuesday, so expect the discourse to keep going. The bigger question underneath all of it is one we’ve all argued about: when a relationship ends, who gets to tell the story, and when? Do you think he should’ve kept the marriage details out of the book, or is his story his to tell? Sound off in the comments.