Just like the wicked, there's no rest for the housewives. They're open for drama 'round the clock. Here's some of the trouble they've been getting into lately.
Cedric Strikes Again Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump's former houseguest-turned-blackmailer, Cedric Martinez, keeps turning up in the gossip columns. This time he's saying that the ladies and the Bravo producers have "Russel Armstrong's blood on their hands."
"Have no doubt, Russell was far from perfect," Cedric said of Taylor Armstrong's late husband to
RadarOnline.com. "And physical abuse is always wrong. But the Russell-Taylor marriage was a hell of a lot more complicated than the 'broke abuser commits suicide' narrative
RHOBH has shoved down viewers' throats."
He went on, "Her insta-memoir will further bury Russell's memory with lies and half-truths, of which he can't defend himself. Sad. Especially for Russell's children."
Now if only anyone anywhere could take Cedric as a credible source for anything...
Not Tardy For the Safari This week's episode of
Real Housewives of Atlanta, which featured the start of the ladies' trip to Africa, scored four million viewers according to
TVByTheNumbers.com, making the episode the second most viewed episode in
Real Housewives franchise history (the season three finale of
RHOA being the most viewed). After tuning in for the drama that ensued in luxurious Cape Town, at least that many people have to watch next week's episode of the fabulous
NeNe Leakes vs. The Wild.
Juicy Joe Says 'No' Earlier this week, Joe Giudice, husband of
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice, rejected an offer from the Passaic County Prosecuter's Office to cap his prison sentence at five years in exchange for a guilty plea, according to
NorthJersey.com. He is pleading not guilty for using fraudulent documentation to illegally obtain a driver's license in his brother's name. He was indicted in December and could face jail time of up to 10 years if convicted.
Teresa has kept quiet on her website and Twitter about her husband's legal battles, but if we know Teresa, she is probably as adorably unaware of the severity of the situation as her daughters.
Queen Vanderpump Has Spoken Lisa Vanderpump of
RHOBH is speaking up after
being attacked during the reunion.
"We have see the tea party, seen game night, and I understand that is how these women roll," Lisa wrote on her
Bravo blog, referring to the bullying behavior of her co-stars. "But it's not ok to accuse somebody viciously or sit there silently as you watch a friend who is under attack for hours. That speaks volumes, and I for one don't want any part of it."
So if both Lisa and Kyle Richards return for another season, will their status go from BFFs to frenemies?
Original Housewives ALERT: Less than one week to go until the premiere of
Real Housewives of Orange County! Multiple housewives as well as Andy Cohen are already tweeting that this is the best season yet, and of course Bravo just posted a
plethora of preview videos to whet your OC appetite.
The show premieres Tuesday, February 7, so get your "woohoo" ready!
Gina PusateriContributing Writer(Image courtesy of Bravo)