glowbug

I went back and read the article from the media section and I think you might have mixed things up. Ann didn’t say Tom went out to run some errands while the repairman was there. She said Tom sent her (Ann) to run errands while he was there and that’s the reason she doesn’t know who shut Mya in the room. She wasn’t there when it happened. When she returned she did hear Mya scratching and let her out.

I actually liked LVP on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to the extent that I like any of the housewives. Let’s just say I was on her side more often than not during conflicts (or on the same side she was on when it was a conflict between other housewives) and I found her entertaining to watch and not in a love to hate sort of way. She had plenty of flaws but compared to the others she just didn’t seem that bad. But on this show, from the beginning, she’s been completely insufferable. It wasn’t so bad the first few seasons because she wasn’t on VPR that much but then she quit RHoBH and started appearing more often on VPR in subsequent seasons and she honestly started ruining the show. I can’t stand her now.

Accidental post. Sorry!

All of the VPR cast members know Jo. I think maybe they met because she was a hairdresser. None of them liked her though except for Kristen. Kristen was friends with her until she hooked up with Schwartz after his split with Katie. I think she was always just really annoying, which I can understand now seeing her on the show. She annoys me too. She was friendly enough with Katie to know her phone number and text her after the divorce announcement with some encouraging words.

The early episodes happened before they knew Rachel wasn’t coming back as @princelina said. I think Lala was designated as the person to bring her back in when she was ready to film. Usually that would fall on Scheana but because of the restraining order she wasn’t willing. Rachel had put the moves on Schwartz so Katie was out. Ariana too for obvious reasons. Lala was the best option so she was tasked with it. The whole thing screams of producer setup. Otherwise Scheana and Katie would have been way more pissed off with Lala, especially Scheana, who is very close to her.

Ariana, from what she said on the most recent episode, doesn’t want him to have the house even if he did have the money to buy her out. If he had the money and offered her a fair price it would be better for her to just sell to him. It would be petty for her not to unless she wants to buy him out, but she hasn’t indicated that she wants that. That said, I doubt he offered her a fair price or that he has the money to buy her out, and if he doesn’t he should be forced to sell. That episode was also filmed a while back. I think it’s likely her stance has changed. I find it hard to believe she would waste money on taking him to court to force a sale just to keep him from getting the house.

Stassi doesn’t live in the Valley and she appears to be doing (disappointingly) fine financially so I can see her turning it down anyway. She probably feels she’s above it all now. If you need another example of the fact that there’s no karma in this world it’s that Stassi didn’t fall flat on her face. (For the record, I know there are plenty of examples of karma not existing and some even more illustrative than Stassi but her landing on her feet is another one.)

I think they should have just brought Kristen back to Vanderpump Rules. It was unfortunate that she wasn’t a cast member last season when Scandoval broke. She’s the only one of the former cast members I would want to see back on the show and the one that makes the most sense given her current friendship with Ariana (and Scheana, Katie, and Lala) and her past history with Tom Sandoval. I don’t have any desire to see Jax, Brittany, and especially Stassi back.

Stassi and Jax had been broken up for a while when Kristin slept with him. He was free to have sex with whoever he wanted. You don’t owe your ex anything after a breakup. Kristen broke girl code by sleeping with Stassi’s ex, though Stassi reacted as though Kristen had slept with Jax while they were still together so a lot of people forget that fact that they weren’t. It was still wrong but not as wrong as sleeping with a friend’s current partner.

Why would this situation be any different than a divorce? Divorce courts routinely force the sale of a jointly owned property and then designate how the proceeds should be split when one spouse can’t afford to buy out the other. I don’t think Ariana should be forced to pay for a property if she’s willing to sell just because her ex wants to stay there despite being unable to afford it. He isn’t entitled to a mansion (by California standards) in L.A.. They’ll make a nice profit off the property if they sell and then he can go buy a place he can afford with just his salary if he wants.

I think the split is real. What feels fake is that they‘ve obviously preplanned it as a storyline. It’s not that the grievances aren’t real, it’s that they’re performing them for the cameras likely after the fact. It also feels like they’re not divulging the root cause of the split so these more minor annoyances are seemingly coming out of no where and don’t fully explain what happened. Also, they’ve clearly given the green light to friends and family to bring up their marital issues on camera so it feels staged and inorganic. There’s no way Mauricio’s mother confronts Kyle about the tabloid rumors on the show if Kyle and Mauricio haven’t told her to do it. I doubt Dorit would bring up their issues either since Kyle could retaliate by bringing up dirt on Dorit’s marriage, which she isn’t ready to fully explore on camera yet. It would also make her a giant hypocrite for being upset with Erika for predicting the demise of her marriage if she then turned around and brought up Kyle and Mauricio’s issues without their blessing.

I didn’t listen to the podcast (I can’t stand Bethenny) so maybe I’m missing something but I don’t get how this is a contradiction. It sounds like before Scandoval broke, the show was most likely going to be cancelled after season 10 and this was confirmed by Alex Baskin. Of course, who knows with the Hollywood strikes if they would have been saved anyway but Scandoval meant the show was going to be renewed even pre-strike. Then during negotiations for season 11, which happened after Scandoval broke and they knew they were getting an 11th season, Rachel says that Sandoval told her that he was offered producer credit as part of the negotiations. That might not be true (that Sandoval told her that or that it was actually offered) but I’m not seeing how it’s a contradiction. Also, Bethenny was an executive producer on the Bravo show, Bethenny & Fredrick, so producer credit is sometimes given to cast members but it’s rare. I don’t think it’s happened on any Real Housewife shows.

Rinna the hypocrite wouldn’t tell Kyle to own it. She never told Erika to own it ever and if anyone ever needed to own anything it’s Erika.

Their separation was totally predictable and also surprising at the same time. I never bought the fairytale they were trying to sell but I did think they planned on staying together for the kids and the business (the real estate business as well as the reality television business). They're wealthy enough to lead separate lives while staying married so why divorce? It would be interesting to see what the catalyst was that led to the separation (an affair that got too serious, shielding assets, etc.). I doubt that Kyle and Mauricio will be totally honest about it since they’re protective of both their images. Maybe something will leak out from a third party though. If they do get divorced I’d bet on it being amicable. They have four daughters (Farrah was raised by Mauricio too) and there’s no way they haven’t worked out some of the logistics and financials already if that is the plan. They were together before they acquired the bulk of their wealth and while Mauricio made most of the money it was Kyle’s job (being on a reality TV show) that allowed Mauricio to be so successful and I think he knows that.

Everyone keeps talking about Rachel's family "letting" her do the show. She's a grown adult not a minor. She can do the show whether they want her to or not. She doesn't require their permission unless she's under a conservatorship.