Something Navy CEO denies Arielle Charnas' husband embezzled money

Arielle Charnas seen without wedding band amid rumors of divorce from Brandon

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Something Navy CEO Matthew Scanlan categorically denied rumors that founder Arielle Charnas’ husband, Brandon Charnas, has been embezzling funds from the clothing company.

“This is categorically false,” Scanlan told WWD in a statement Wednesday. “Brandon Charnas does not have access to company bank accounts. He is not an employee of the company, and he has no access points.”

Rumors swirled on Reddit and all over social media Tuesday evening that Brandon, co-founder of Current Real Estate, had embezzled from Something Navy and the couple were divorcing.

The CEO of Something Navy categorically denied rumors that Brandon Charnas had embezzled money from his wife’s company. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image

Arielle’s rep shot down the divorce rumors in a statement exclusive to Page Six, saying, “This is patently false. They are happily married and in love.”

The couple married in 2014 and share three daughters: Ruby Lou, Esme Rae and Navy Bea.

“Brandon Charnas does not have access to company bank accounts. He is not an employee of the company, and he has no access points,” CEO Matthew Scanlan stated. Getty Images for Nordstrom

Adding fuel to the rumor mill was the fact that Arielle limited comments on her Instagram posts and hadn’t shared images of Brandon in months

Arielle, 35, also posted a series of selfies Tuesday evening showing herself dressed to impress – but without her wedding band on her hand.

A rep for the couple also denied the pair are getting divorced.Getty Images for Breast Cancer R

arielle and brandon charnas — A rep for the couple also denied the pair are getting divorced.Patrick McMullan via Getty Image

However, perhaps in response to the endless rumors, Brandon commented on Arielle’s carousel shared Wednesday morning with the emojis, “📷 👌.”

Brandon, meanwhile, had made his Instagram account private.

arielle and brandon charnas with their kids — Arielle and Brandon share three daughters.ariellecharnas/Instagram

arielle charnas holding her daughter in an elevator — Arielle and Brandon share three daughters.ariellecharnas/Instagram

Arielle and Brandon share three daughters.ariellecharnas/Instagram

Arielle’s rep also denied the existence of a newsletter circulating, which claims to be written by the influencer.

“This letter is fake. All of these rumors are fake. Arielle and Brandon are happily married, there was absolutely no embezzlement. This is all part of a disgusting, coordinated smear campaign attempting to damage Arielle and Brandon’s reputations and lives,” a spokesperson told Page Six Wednesday.

Arielle found herself in hot water during the pandemic when she procured a once-impossible COVID test and then appeared to flout the isolation rules after testing positive. She then issued a tearful apology.

“My family and I are truly sorry to those we have offended for not appearing to [take] this crisis gravely seriously” and crying on Instagram, “We’re not bad people.”