Mrs peel

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One of those things where alcohol isn't a mitigating factor technically, but for "famous" people and "white middle/upper class" people it is. An African-American woman in this situation would be lucky to get bail.

I do think, especially for writers, the verbal and written style can differ significantly. Most of us are more casual in our verbal language. But I think she was never much of a writer anyway, so... She wrote a memoir, which was well received. But it was about herself, her husband, and factual things that happened and how they affected her. It wasn't a stretch, though of course not everyone could do it. Her other book (and I've never read either), seems to show she isn't a writer of fiction, or perhaps generally of books. What surprises me about her is that her blogs aren't written better, because if a person has experience writing (not necessarily books, but if your job/career involves significant writing), in my experience you do change your style to be more formal in the written word. I end lots of verbal sentences with "to" ("that person I talked to."), but I almost never do it when I write. I do wonder if she never went back to journalism because it reminder her of her husband, and of course because she had enough money that she could stop working. I suspect all of her awards were group awards, and while I think others here have indicated that, based on her job titles/descriptions, she did in fact do some writing, it indeed was different from writing a book. And that it's likely many others re-wrote the "scripts." I believe we've also seen photos that indicate she was on location, at least scouting out the background for stories (which would include writing up the possibilities for the story, a totally different form of writing). I agree she sometimes lives in the past. She holds onto the journalistic experience as if it was her lifetime. I think she would have been benefitted by going back to work, she does seem a little lost without that rock. On the "things that annoy me about Carole" scale, very high on the list is the "I don't ever use my [fake] title of Princess, but let me discuss how I was a Princess and that's so above being a [fake] Countess." Sure, Andy Cohen probably pushed that, but she could have said NO.

Just read Tinsley's blog. Honey, if you want to claim you aren't living off other peoples' money, I think you should use examples other than your prep school and college education. Because we all know you didn't pay those bills, nor get into the schools on your own. She also claims she "didn't take any money" from her divorce. May be true, I don't know. But no kids, she cheated on him and left him, and there was probably a pre-nup. Plus she claims (with some truth) to be from money, so why WOULD she have gotten a settlement? Try again.....

I'd say it's that her book, the fashion lines, etc, were likely (1) ghostwritten and (2) designed by others. She got those "careers" because she managed, through wealth or connections of some sort, to land herself on some lousy reality TV program [before, of course, our beloved RH series :')]. Tinsley doesn't appear to have had to work for anything in her life. Graduated from Columbia? Ok, if the actual university, hard to get into, but it's not like she's done anything with the degree. Most families with money send their kids to college.

I found myself cheering Bethenny during those scenes, and normally I am not a fan. The devastation, months later, is horrifying. Sonja's problem is she's an entitled bitch. She's originally from Albany, NY, Being a native NYC'er myself (ok, grew up in the burbs), I have always seen that the worst examples of "NYC'ers" turn out to be transplants to the city. People who have always lived in and around NYC don't act like leaving the tri-state area is death. And heck, she appeared to be traveling WITHIN the boundaries of NYC! Get over yourself! True bottom feeders, fleecing everyone and making themselves rich.

Nice that she went, but all she can manage to say about the world's largest mosque is that its "pretty pretty big."?? Yeah, that's the kind of thing I would have written on a test when I knew nothing about the topic. On Dunkin Donuts - love 'em, but tacky and Carole certainly looks like she hasn't touched a donut in decades.

They bought a $4M house just because her husband liked the place - they weren't looking for a new home. That's having money. The Jenga game looked so normal, until Atilla the Erica came by. If you don't want to play the game, don't play. But don't just ignore the logic of the game and end it because you're too stupid/lazy/uninterested to take it seriously! Annoying. And Dorito can stop with the fake "I play Jenga every day with Jagger." Was it the alliteration she liked? I realize I was only half-watching, so missed Camille in NY. But what's up with 2 places in Malibu? I can see why she had to sell the magnificent home from the marriage, and why she'd buy another place in Malibu. I can even understand the desire to buy ON the beach, but once that's done, why not sell the other place and buy in LA (or somewhere else)? Or just have one home in Malibu? Could Kyle's nephew be more stereotypically over-the-top? The amount of screeching between the 2 of them must have hurt the sound guy's ears. I get that Maurcio is from Mexico and might want to buy a home there, but obtain citizenship (for adult children too?)? Don't get it. A bit of googling shows they are really obtaining status as Mexican "nationals," to avoid the bar on US dual citizenship. But it would give them the right to work/own a business in Mexico and own land in otherwise "forbidden" areas (for non-Mexicans) - which is basically near the border and beach. Was Maurcio born in the US or Mexico? Can't remember.

Sorry about your migraines. The difference with what you are saying (and I so agree, I have work meetings where the same d**ned thing gets mentioned forever!), is that - for the Reunion shows - the purpose IS to hash out all the stuff from the last year. So yeah, people should be over it, but the format is to get back to the issues.

For the heavy bleeding and cramps, I immediately thought "beginning menopause." Migraines? Aren't they a specific type of headache for which people are diagnosed, and there are some specific medicines to treat? Not saying she didn't have a headache, but I don't recall her talking about migraines. I had a roommate who had migraines, she needed to be in a dark room when she had one. Can't imagine sitting under TV lights.

I had forgotten about the RH money (DUH!), and managed to forget she was DWTS. Wow, wouldn't it be nice if the "stars" on a show like DWTS would donate their money to charity? Oh yeah, right, 99% of them aren't really stars and might need the $$. But her $40k a month is almost $500k, before taxes. She can deduct the cost of preparing for her "performances," including clothing - IF it's not stuff that can be worn outside of the "work" (i.e. police uniform, etc.) She can't possibly legally claim all her appearances on RH relate to her Erica Jayne character, so those clothes are out. THE RH money, if $400k, doesn't cover her costs, since if she has a manager that's 10% off the top, then taxes, agent if she has one, etc. Of course, the IRS has very limited resources to conduct audits, so unless she's audited, who knows what she's doing.

HA! Was that a rhetorical question?

I hadn't thought about it, but consider the possibility that she didn't cry because she recognizes that (except for the family items), these are just material goods. All of which can be replaced. No one was hurt: the family wasn't home and the housekeeper apparently didn't even know the robbers were in the house. Refreshing actually that she isn't trying over material goods. But now that I think of it, would it have killed her 2 sisters to each give her a piece of their mother's jewelry? Really!!! Share a little. [Heck, I don't even speak with my sister, but when I had our family movies put onto DVDs (yeah, now they're put onto flash drives, I'm old!), I had a copy made for her and mailed it to her.] [edited to add] Of course, whether Kyle should be crying over a "slight" from Dorito and LVP is another story. Be an adult! And anyone else call BS on Erica claiming she's raking in enough to cover the $40k per month in Erika Jayne expenses? that's almost $500k, AFTER taxes. She can't be making that much on the song royalties (does she make anything?), I assume the character on the Kartrashian game brings in some bucks (though assume the Kartrashians keep most of the $$), but I have no idea what she might be paid for what seem to be rare performances. Wonder if the $40k includes paying Mikey et al.

Doritos bad hair, makeup and dress didn’t improve from last week. She is insufferable, everything she claimed about Teddy doing she actually did. I'm sorry for Kyle and seeing her jewelry on the show, knowing it’s gone. I’m glad she was upfront that Teddis husband’s security system wasn’t completely operational. But the privilege involved in - I was robbed and now may need to sell a house I just bought - is unreal. The vast majority of people can’t afford to buy and sell and resell that quickly. Ir was cute that LVP bought her a new bag, and noticed no other housewife thought to do it. erica can leave anytime.

Oh yeah, that was such bullshit.

What a wonderful thing to do! My cousin fosters cats, which can get expensive for her relatives......(yep, owner of 2 of those fosters).

Which reminds me, wasn't she wearing a brooch of the interlocking CC's in one scene? We get it, you have money to waste, on things Coco Chanel would likely NEVER have created. Someone needs to tell all of them (though possibly not Teddi), money talks/yells, true wealth whispers.

True, but I never said PK was an adult :-) I was wondering what Rinna really thought of the "acting" on the show. It was pretty sad when Kyle alone laughed at what was supposed to be something funny in the show, then others pitifully joined in. I couldn't tell the décor since they were doing what appeared to be some major renovations. But I do call bulls@@t on Kyle personally hauling that Buddha statue to the new house. And girl, the "beware of dogs" sign costs like $10, get another one. Then there won't be holes where the old one was screwed in. I can't see Jeff Lewis re-doing Rinna's home; they have completely different taste. I don't see her liking a house full of only grey/white/black.

Sure, but then again, Dorit is (allegedly) an adult, and Erica is (allegedly) someone who doesn't give a f@@k, so they are both responsible for their own actions/reactions. And if Erica didn't want people commenting on her going commando, she should never have mentioned it.

Maybe she was complicit by staying married to him, but certainly they met and married so fast she likely had no idea of his views before becoming his wife. We don't even know if this was something that he felt/believed but that never affected their marriage (because he didn't make a thing of it in their everyday lives, i.e. he wasn't ranting and raving at home or in public about his opinions about Jews). It's very different from knowing in advance that someone has different values (or no values) and you marry them anyway.

I like having my own things around too much to live in a hotel. And I have far too much "stuff" to fit into a hotel suite.

Personally, I can't fault Luann for the fact her ex-husband apparently is an anti-Semite (though I don't recall seeing any indications of that, though he did appear to be a jerk); nor that her daughter once used the n-word. Both are objectionable, but she doesn't have complete ability to control others. On the scalping and "woo woo", she was responding to Carole complaining that Luann - who apparently is part Native American - referenced being an American Indian. I think Luann can use whatever term she wants for her own ethnicity. YMMV.

Me too! Very annoying.

fixed that for you Another fix. I had meant to comment on the stupidity of Kyle's "look at me!" Chanel belt. Jeez, the woman was known for her couture clothes and eventually perfume. Now the company plops the interlocking CC's on everything. Also, while Kyle might not have realized her reaction to the horse would be so bad, I think if you NEED an Epi-Pen, you need to always have it with you.

For the love of God Kyle, buy a shirt that fits! Jeez, you own a clothing store. Shirts are NOT supposed to have the front so stretched the buttons might pop at any moment!