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“It’s not about picking sides,” Kiki told Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea in a candid new interview. “But I completely understand where Larsa is coming from.”
At the center of the fallout is Larsa’s very public breakup with Marcus Jordan — son of NBA legend Michael Jordan — and how her castmates reacted in the aftermath. While Pippen has been open about feeling hurt and allegedly harassed by Marcus after their split, what really stung was Lisa’s slow response to cutting social media ties.
“If I am with a man, I introduce you to my man, you’re my best friend for many years, if I break up with that man… I would want you to unfollow him at least out of respect for me,” Barth explained.
The situation grew more complicated by Lisa’s boyfriend, Jody Glidden, who reportedly remained close friends with Marcus even after the breakup. While that raised eyebrows, Kiki offered some understanding.
“As far as Jody, I don’t think Lisa has any control of that because Jody is a man and can do whatever he wants to do,” she said. “I just feel like Larsa is hurt because Larsa feels like she introduced Marcus to them.”
That introduction is what really seems to be at the root of Larsa’s frustration — the idea that she brought Marcus into their circle, and expected her friends to stand by her when things went south. Kiki, for her part, says she made the choice immediately and without hesitation.
“Larsa introduced me to Marcus and me and Marcus were following each other. And as soon as they broke up — I wasn’t even in a good place with Larsa — I unfollowed him because … of the respect I have for my girlfriend,” she said.
“I met him through her. So I unfollowed because what else am I going to have in common with Marcus without Larsa?”
Larsa herself spoke out on the issue during Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, confirming that Lisa eventually unfollowed Marcus — but not before some serious damage was done to their friendship.
“I feel like she’s not really a good friend to any of [the ‘RHOM’ cast members],” Larsa said, referencing her explosive Season 7 argument with Lisa, which ended in both women being kicked out of Jody’s birthday party.
Larsa insists the real issue wasn’t Jody’s ongoing connection with Marcus — it was Lisa’s resistance to taking her side publicly, even in a small way.
“I don’t care about Jody. It wasn’t about Jody,” she clarified. “It was really about Lisa. It took forever for Lisa to unfollow him.”
“I just feel like, for me, Lisa’s my friend. She should, you know, make me feel good. If I say to her, ‘Hey, I don’t think you should be following my [ex-]boyfriend,’ it doesn’t take that much for her to say, ‘Yeah, you’re going through this. Let me just unfollow him.’ That would’ve ended our problem.”
For now, the friendship remains fractured — and the tension is spilling across both the show and social media.
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In a heartfelt Instagram post shared on June 26, Giudice, 53, made a direct plea to former President Donald Trump for a pardon that would allow him to return to the U.S., even if just to visit.
“I’m Joe Giudice. I served my time, and I’ve been deported from the U.S. for nearly a decade,” he wrote.
“I was raised in Jersey, I’m a father of four amazing daughters, and I just want to be allowed to visit them again.”
Giudice, who was born in Italy but raised in New Jersey, shares daughters Gia, Gabriella, Milania, and Audriana with his ex-wife, Teresa Giudice. In the Instagram carousel, photos showed him over the years with his girls — the kind of everyday family snapshots that speak louder than headlines.
His message to Trump was simple and respectful:
“President Trump, I respect you and I’m asking for a second chance.”
Joe even tagged both Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. in the post, making clear that he’s ready to speak directly, openly, and respectfully about his request. Supporters rallied quickly, including former RHONJ co-star Siggy Flicker, who has been vocal about advocating for Joe behind the scenes.
“I’m trying. Joe should be back home with his beautiful daughters!!!!!!” Flicker posted in the comments, prompting Joe to reply with multiple praying hands emojis.
Even Teresa Giudice, from whom Joe is divorced, offered a quiet but meaningful gesture: a simple praying emoji in support.
Joe has spoken before about his efforts to return. On a January episode of Teresa’s Turning the Tables podcast, he opened up about being denied re-entry by the U.S. embassy.
“I got a lawyer working on something, but she’s been working on it. Hasn’t done anything yet. So I don’t know. We’ll see,” he said candidly.
“I did get in front of the embassy and they denied me because I guess I’m a big criminal,” he added, with a trace of dry humor. “The process took not even five minutes.”
Despite the challenges, Joe still sees Trump as a possible path forward, remembering their past encounter with respect.
“When I met Trump, I mean, he was very nice to me. I was very nice to him when we were on his show over there. I don’t know. I mean, I think he should get me back.”
While the legal road ahead is uncertain, Joe Giudice’s plea isn’t political, it’s parental. A father’s voice, asking not for fame or fortune, but for the simple human right to see his kids again.
In a new trailer dropped by Bravo on Friday, June 27, fans were left reeling as Andy Cohen revealed Eady’s surprise no-show to the rest of the cast. Sitting in the hot seats were Porsha Williams, Phaedra Parks, Shamea Morton Mwangi, Kelli Ferrell, Angela Oakley, and Cynthia Bailey—all visibly stunned.
“Brit Eady has decided not to join us,” Cohen announces early in the teaser clip.
The camera then cuts to a visibly shocked Kelli Ferrell, who quietly mutters, “Wow,” while another voice in the background gasps, “What?”
Eady’s absence isn’t just a dramatic flourish, it’s rooted in one of the most talked-about scandals of the season. Earlier this month, it was revealed that both Brit Eady and Kenya Moore would not be present at the reunion. Eady opted out voluntarily, while Moore, once the franchise’s longest-running cast member, was not invited by Bravo.
Moore’s exit came after a scandal that escalated rapidly. During an event at the opening of her Kenya Moore Hair Spa, she allegedly showed guests sexually explicit photos purported to be from Eady’s past. Bravo launched an internal investigation, and Moore was subsequently suspended and exited the show.
Eady addressed the incident on her Instagram Stories the same day the reunion was taped, Thursday, June 5:
“I do not know who was in that photo, but upon seeing it for the first time recently, I now know it was not me,” she wrote.
“I look forward to seeking accountability and moving past this dark part of my life.”
But the drama didn’t end there. During the reunion trailer, Porsha Williams pointed to what many fans had already been speculating.
“Kenya had gotten information from a current housewife about Brit’s past,” Williams says.
That led Cohen to turn directly to Kelli Ferrell and ask the question that could ignite another round of chaos:
“Did you send her the pictures?”
Ferrell, visibly caught off guard, was left speechless—a moment that seems destined to fuel speculation until the episode airs.
And that wasn’t the only clash teased in the trailer. Viewers can expect tension between Phaedra Parks and Angela Oakley, as well as a heated exchange between Williams and Morton Mwangi—one so intense it appears to push Williams to walk off set.
Season 16 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta has been anything but predictable. If the trailer is any indication, the reunion will be no exception.
You can catch the three-part reunion when it begins airing Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.
When asked if Gretchen holds her own against Tamra, Emily didn’t hold back.
“You know, Gretchen gets scared too. Don’t let her fool you,” Emily said. “Gretchen can be strong on the red carpet. She can be very strong in interviews and in podcasts, but it took her a while to have a conversation with Tamra.”
According to Emily, the tension between Gretchen and Tamra was palpable — and Gretchen wasn’t exactly eager to address it head-on.
“I feel like I had to consistently facilitate that,” Emily explained. “And she was like, ‘Well I don’t feel like I have to,’ and I’m like, ‘Then girl, why are you here?’”
Naturally, Gretchen didn’t stay quiet. She clapped back in the comments of an AllAboutTRH podcast post, throwing some shade of her own.
“I’m not sure what show Emily was filming, but I’m not afraid of anyone,” Gretchen wrote. “Once you see the show, we will see who is afraid of who. She was there when Tamra went running multiple times.”
Looks like fans can expect more than just a few awkward conversations — the drama is already jumping from interviews to Instagram comments. Stay tuned to see how it all plays out when The Real Housewives of Orange County returns.
When asked about the root of her falling out with Lisa, Larsa didn’t hold back.
“I think she went from being really nice and taking abuse from Lenny to now being the complete opposite,” Larsa said. “And I don’t think she’s a good friend to any of us.”
Host Andy Cohen then brought up Larsa’s past comments about Lisa’s new boyfriend, Jody, calling him “controlling.” Larsa clarified her stance, saying, “I mean, I don’t know. For me, Lisa is my friend. She should make me feel good. If I don’t think she should follow my boyfriend, it shouldn’t take much for her to say, ‘You’re right,’ and unfollow him.”
She added that it wasn’t about Jody following her boyfriend—it was more about how Lisa responded to her feelings.
@bravowwhl The core issue that Larsa Pippen has with Lisa Hochstein #WWHL #RHOM ? original sound – BravoWWHL
Lisa didn’t stay silent. She took to X (formerly Twitter), reposting a fan’s comment that read, “Lisa is out of the country burying her dad and her friend is sitting at a table shit-talking her man. The surgeon must’ve accidentally sucked out Larsa’s soul trying to get the fat. #RHOM.”
Lisa also accused Larsa of using the situation for a storyline.
With emotions running high and both women holding their ground, this friendship seems far from reconciliation—at least for now.
When asked if he regretted marrying Porsha, Simon answered bluntly: “Absolutely.” According to him, Porsha never offered an explanation for filing for divorce. “She wouldn’t say anything. I tried to reach her mom. Her mom would not respond either. I later figured out this felt like a coup.”
Simon described the dissolution of the marriage as both sudden and disorienting. “I essentially sent her a text message. I said, ‘This was a $5 million rehab project that I took on.
He emphasized that his experience in previous relationships gave him a sense of what a stable marriage should look like and this one didn’t fit the pattern. He even claimed he has text messages that support his belief that things were fine before the divorce papers were filed.
When asked directly why he thought Porsha ended the marriage, Simon didn’t hesitate: “I think I was targeted. I was targeted from day one for financial reasons.”
He shared that the relationship began during a particularly vulnerable moment in his life. “When I filed for divorce from my ex-wife, she was in my DMs praying for me, and I think I was in a vulnerable position at that time, and I entertained it, and so it just kind of snowballed from there.”
He then says he can’t believe he got engaged so soon, “Getting engaged in 30 days, you know, who does that? I was out of my goddamned mind to have done that, and of course, I’m paying dearly for it.”
The interview also touched on the couple’s prenuptial agreement, which a judge recently ruled in favor of enforcing. Simon didn’t hold back his discontent. “It’s basically what I’ve held from day one about this case when I realized that I was targeted. I’ve had prenups in previous relationships, and I’ve honored those prenups without reservation. This time around, I’ve chosen to challenge in court, all the way to the Supreme Court if I have to. So, this enforcement of the prenup is going to continue to receive legal challenges on the appeal front.”
Simon also addressed reports that Porsha paid his child support while he was detained by ICE. “She sent her two $2,500 payments in one month, and that was it. That didn’t even necessarily cover anything. I heard for the first time in court that that had happened.”
He went on, “I immediately texted my ex-wife, asking her, did she receive any funds from Porsha? She said, yes, Porsha reached out to her and offered. In my opinion, it was not done in good faith. It was done to give a narrative in court or to the public that I paid Simon’s child support.’”
When the subject turned to Porsha’s daughter, Simon explained why he never grew close to her. “I don’t have a relationship with her daughter simply because in the past, I’ve found that when I separate from any of my exes with children, there’s a tendency for them to use their children to get back at me. To try to come back into my life, and Porsha is no exception. She sent me a text telling me that her daughter misses me, and I didn’t respond because there was a concerted effort at some point that she realized she had made a mistake and wanted to reconcile. At that point, I was done.”
As for whether Porsha had a bond with his children, Simon stated, “Not particularly. My boys were with me for the last five-plus years. They’ve been with me one week on and one week off, and quite frankly, my kids don’t care who Daddy’s married to. She never developed any particular relationship with my kids. We did family things together.”
Reflecting on why she stepped away, Candiace revealed, “When I found out I was pregnant, there wasn’t even a thought in my mind. It was like, ‘Well, we’re gonna step away.’” Her pregnancy was a turning point that shifted her priorities away from the drama of reality TV.
She also shared details about the final reunion filming, which she described as a difficult experience. “And I went through the whole reunion because we weren’t ready to announce that I was pregnant yet, and I had been asked to dial back at the reunion. Meanwhile, on the other side, they were dialed up and coming at me at level 27.”
Candiace questioned the inconsistent treatment she received during the reunion. “So it was like, was I told this so that they could be told that so that they could look one way and I could look one way, or did they just not follow directions?”
Her pregnancy announcement came on April 15th, 2024, alongside her husband Chris Bassett. Fans had watched Candiace openly share her IVF journey on Real Housewives, making the news all the more meaningful for supporters.
Though she may no longer be on RHOP, Candiace isn’t stepping away from reality TV entirely. NBCUniversal recently confirmed that the singer will join the cast of The Traitors season four, signaling an exciting new chapter in her television career.
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? Teresa’s Financial Tea – 2:00-9:00
?? Personal Talk – 9:00
? Miami Recap – 17:00
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