90 Day Fiancé: I'm Certain Matt Branis' Intentions Aren't Pure With Jasmine Pineda (Things Aren't Adding Up Amid Shocking "Coincidence")
90 Day: The Last Resort star Jasmine Pineda has welcomed a new baby with Matt Branis, but I’m still not sure that he’s not taking advantage of the Panamanian reality TV star for his own gains. Jasmine’s bold personality and scissor tongue made her a cast member to watch out for when she debuted in Before the 90 Days season 5. Jasmine reminded viewers of Anfisa Nava and Larissa Lima, who had achieved iconic status in the show, even if it was for the wrong reasons. Jasmine didn’t let viewers down as wherever Jasmine went, drama followed.
While Jasmine and Gino’s split was a long time coming, no one would have expected it to have been over a man she had met just five months into her marriage. Jasmine became pregnant with Matt’s baby at 38 years old in a high-risk pregnancy when she had a laundry list of excuses ready to avoid having kids with Gino. Jasmine is smitten by Matt, but there are also some dark rumors associated with the new parents. Is Jasmine painting a different picture of Matt for fans to hide what the reality really is?
Jasmine Pushed For An Open Relationship With Matt
Did Matt Force Her To Do It?
In a December 2024 episode of 90 Day: The Last Resort, Jasmine shared that she’s open to bringing a third person into her and Gino’s relationship for sex. The topic came up when all six couples at the retreat were asked to talk honestly about their sex lives. Gino also said he liked the idea of a third person to help with some of his fantasies, but Jasmine seemed more interested in having an open relationship. She said the lack of intimacy between her and Gino made her start thinking about it.
“Maybe we’re in a lot more trouble than I thought we were.”
Jasmine knew the main issue between her and Gino was sex, and she had gone without it for nine months. She started thinking about having a person who would satisfy her needs, but it wasn’t going to be a threesome. Gino wasn’t pleased with Jasmine’s suggestion. However, he feared Jasmine would leave him if he didn’t think of their marriage long term. Gino finally agreed to have an open relationship in a March 2024 episode in the penultimate group therapy session because he feared that Jasmine was going to leave him and cheat on him with someone else.
Jasmine suggested Matt to Gino as the third person in their marriage and wanted to introduce them to each other via a phone call. Jasmine pushed Gino into talking to Matt even though he was uninterested. Gino had warned Jasmine that they’d have to stop the situation if Jasmine got too close to the person. Jasmine agreed to protect the relationship. They were going to make a written agreement containing the rules of an open marriage. However, it doesn’t look like that was needed since Jasmine never ended up following any of them.
Matt Got Jasmine Pregnant
Jasmine Seemingly Conceived Within Two Months Of Filming The Show
While the timeline of when Jasmine got pregnant with Matt’s baby is not known, her suggesting the baby was born in mid-March 2025 shows that Jasmine conceived the baby in June 2024. Jasmine and Gino’s recommitment ceremony was filmed in April 2024, and it took her just two months to become pregnant with Matt’s child. It seems Jasmine dumped Gino for Matt immediately after filming the show, or perhaps Gino was the one who asked her to leave when he realized the open marriage was a ploy for Jasmine to get together with her boyfriend openly.
Matt Worked At Same Strip Club As Gino's Ex-Sugar-Baby
Did Matt Know About Jasmine's Story Before It Hit The Screens?
The truth behind how she met Matt is the only thing about Matt that Jasmine is hiding. Jasmine is refusing to reveal several juicy details of Matt’s life off-camera that suggest he decided to date her for one reason alone. In March 2025, 90 Day Fiancé blogger Merrypants shared some shocking information about Jasmine’s baby daddy. The blogger revealed that Matt also has a twin brother and that both of them were working at a gentleman’s club called The Landing Strip in Michigan.
It was during the same time that Gino’s ex, Linzee Ryder, also worked at The Landing Strip. Linzee is the same woman to whom Gino had sent Jasmine’s topless photos in Before The 90 Days season 5. Since his split with Jasmine, Gino had started spending time with Linzee again, even though she was trying to warn Jasmine about Gino’s antics on the show. Gino has recently been photographed with Linzee and her friend, Tara. Interestingly, both Linzee and Tara were exotic dancers at The Landing Strip when Matt and his twin worked as parking valet attendants.
“What happens in the valet booth, stays in the valet booth.”
It appears that Linzee and her friend Tara were not only colleagues with Matt and his brother, but they were also very close. The women were interviewed by blogger kikiandkibbitz, where they claimed they would hang out with Matt and his brother in the valet booth during breaks. They refused to share details about what happened inside the valet booth. The information made me wonder how both of Jasmine’s partners had been close to Linzee and if Jasmine lashed out at Matt the same way she had a meltdown when she learned Linzee was Gino’s sugar baby.
Matt Is An Aspiring Actor
Did Matt Date Jasmine To Get TV Exposure?
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Matt is a man of many mysteries. His true profession hasn’t been revealed amid Jasmine being so focused on money and wanting a lavish lifestyle. She created a lot of drama on 90 Day Fiancé when she learned Gino had quit his job, even if he did it to make her feel comfortable in her first year in America. However, Jasmine never spoke about what her baby daddy does for a living.
Matt is a small-time actor from Michigan. He has had a few small parts and is a member of the SAG (Screen Actors Guild). It makes me almost certain that he is using Jasmine and the show as a launchpad for his career.
There Are Abuse Allegations About Matt In Regards To Jasmine
Is Jasmine Protecting Matt For The Sake Of Her Storyline?
Amid rumors of Jasmine being pregnant that took the internet by storm in January 2025, there were also rumors circulating that Jasmine was allegedly being abused by Matt and that she was too scared to leave the situation. According to 90dayfiance_alexa, Jasmine’s PR company cut ties with her after abuse rumors spread online. However, Jasmine has now spoken out, sharing a long message to clear the air and defend Matt.
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Jasmine apologized for the rumors and made it clear that Matt “has never ever done any kind of harm/abuse to me in any shape or form.” Jasmine also offered support to others affected, saying she wants everyone to know “there is support.” She added that she is feeling “happy” mentally, spiritually, physically, and emotionally and that her friends and in-laws have become her strong support system. The 90 Day: The Last Resort star had also mentioned, “I do have been a victim of abuse in the past.” However, Jasmine confessed she was not ready to talk about it yet.
90 Day: The Last Resort airs Mondays at 9 p.m. EDT on TLC.
Source: Merrypants/Instagram, 90dayfiance_alexa/Instagram
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