--- title: "Erika Jayne Addresses Critics and Reveals Lawyers Advised Her To Quit RHOBH Amid Legal Issues" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2021/10/14/erika-jayne-addresses-critics-and-reveals-lawyers-advised-her-to-quit-rhobh-amid-legal-issues/ type: post date: 2021-10-14 modified: 2021-10-14 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2021/10/14/erika-jayne-addresses-critics-and-reveals-lawyers-advised-her-to-quit-rhobh-amid-legal-issues.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # Erika Jayne Addresses Critics and Reveals Lawyers Advised Her To Quit RHOBH Amid Legal Issues It's only part one of the *Real Housewives of Beverly Hills* season 11 reunion and Erika Jayne has already dropped some major bombshells. On Wednesday part one of the four-part season 11 reunion aired following a highly-rated season of RHOBH. The reunion started off with a bang and ended on a cliffhanger that left us all wanting more. For weeks and weeks, we've been bombarded with talk about Erika ***FINALLY* **answering all of our burning questions at the season 11 reunion. Erika wrapped up season 11 in a pretty little bow during the finale episode last week when she revealed that she's proud of how she held herself throughout the season. *“I’m in the middle of a nasty fight,”* she said during the finale episode. *“This is far from over. And I’m tired of explaining myself. I showed up every day, and I’ve been honest and I’ve faced down every fucking question to the best of my ability. And I will never apologize for that.”* To start off the reunion, Erika noted that she slept well the night before the reunion and that she was looking forward to closing out this chapter of her life. *“I’m looking forward to closing this chapter, and moving on,”* she told reunion host Andy Cohen. She continued, *“I’m happy to say everything that I can say. Please understand that there are some things that I cannot answer. But I will do my best to give every part of the story that I can.”* Erika then addresses fans calling her *"cold"* and claims that it was out of line to paint herself as a victim of her estranged husband Tom Girardi's alleged crimes of embezzlement and fraud. *“You know, there’s a lot of talk about me being cold. And a lot of talk about me not having empathy and sympathy. The truth is, I do. But I’m in an almost impossible situation. And anyone that has been wronged, I want them to be made whole,”* Erika said. *“Yeah, I’m talking about the alleged victims of all of Tom’s alleged misdoings,”* Erika clarifies. *“And it’s important that people hear that from me.”* When asked if she understands why viewers might not see her as sympathetic to Tom's victims, Erika said, *“Yes! But they’re also looking at it through their own eyes. And they don’t know what I know. And they did not live what I have lived through.”* As for how she felt watching the season back and seeing what some of the women had to say, Erika admitted that she felt *“Disappointment. Anger. Sadness. And then some hope and some love and some support.”* Erika went on to reveal that her lawyers wanted her to quit the show amid her growing legal entanglements. *“They did,”* she said.* “And then I said no. Because I have nothing to hide. And they said, ‘You know, this shit can get flipped around on you. Everything can be parsed, twisted, turned — and yes, possibly used against you. Whether it is true or not, it almost doesn’t even matter at this point.”* She admits that she did consider quitting but wanted to *“honor her commitment”* to the show. Andy noted, *“This is now your main job.”* *“Yeah, unfortunately, it is,”* Erika quipped. *“That is more now of a consideration. Back then while we were shooting the show, I was literally trying to survive. So now that we’re here, yes, that has come more into consideration.’”* On top of all of that Erika also slammed demands that she be fired from RHOBH amid her legal issues. *“Why should I be fired?”* Erika asks. *“Why are you presuming that I’ve done something? Why aren’t we letting the legal process play out? You’ve heard one side — and a lot of bullshit on that side. Give me a chance to defend myself. Watch me. I’m ready for the challenge. Watch me do it.”* Part 2 of the *Real Housewives of Beverly Hills *season 11 reunion airs on Wednesday, October 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo. ## Thoughts on Erika's reunion revelations? Sound off below! **[Follow](https://www.instagram.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/AllAboutTRH)** **[Follow](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Twitter.](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh)****[Like](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)** AllAboutTRH On **[Facebook.](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)** Source: [Variety](https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/erika-jayne-girardi-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-reunion-1235087441/)