Kim Richards: No Escape from Witch Mountain

[LotusFlower]

I have to disagree with this part. Kim has treated Kyle badly and spoken to her and about like Kyle's a piece of dirt but that IMO has only made Kim look bad not Kyle, I can't stand her but I am finding sympathy for Kyle.

Of course Kim has made herself look bad. But I was looking at it from Kyle's POV, as opposed to viewers. If you're Kyle, and your sister has done nothing but call you a bad sister, unsupportive, a thief ("you stole my god damn house!"), someone who cares more about your IG followers than her best friend (Kingsley) after said best friend chewed off your daughter's hand, and befriends and agrees with someone who criticizes you and calls you a c*nt, than I can't imagine going to bat for said sister during contract negotiations. Unless Kyle is masochistic, it makes no sense.

[BlackMamba]

Unless Kyle is masochistic, it makes no sense.

Codepenency runs deep with these three families especially with Kyle. Kyle is still wants Kim admiration and Kim isnt giving it to her. I still want to know why Kim doesn't like Kyle besides this house thing and Kyle has everything Kim use to have. There is something missing to the equation. What did Kyle do that was so awful and heinous that Kim doesnt like her?

[LotusFlower]

Codepenency runs deep with these three families especially with Kyle. Kyle is still wants Kim admiration and Kim isnt giving it to her. I still want to know why Kim doesn't like Kyle besides this house thing and Kyle has everything Kim use to have. There is something missing to the equation. What did Kyle do that was so awful and heinous that Kim doesnt like her?

Sibling rivalry and jealousies can last a lifetime.

[WireWrap]

 There is something missing to the equation. What did Kyle do that was so awful and heinous that Kim doesnt like her?

Kyle had the audacity to be happy, married long term, have 4 great kids, ever growing wealth, many friends and was still working bit parts as an actress. Kyle has everything Kim believes she, and she alone, is entitled to. Jealously inhabits every cell in Kim's body IMO.

[Happycatisfine]

Where's the footage of Kim pointing her bony finger at herself and hyper-raspy-yelling "I'M THE STAR, I'M THE STAR!"  I really believe it's got to be out there.  I think that's why she hates Eileen.  Kim doesn't have a trophy.  I think that's what really matters to her (oh, and the money she no longer gets from her baby-daddies).

[zoeysmom]

So maybe I am a little bit sad when it comes to celebrities that can't control their immediate fate.  Let's all hope the single best musician of all times gets a break:   http://www.allmediany.com/articles/25097-joni-mitchell039s-friend-wins-conservatorship-over-her-medical-decisions  And pretty much STFU Kim Richards.  There are real people who need help.  And real talented people that have issues.  But I can't compare some simpleton Disney child actor to the likes of JONI MITCHELL.  I am just bitter and think Kim's life is totally overblown,  BTW David Foster is supporting Joni Mitchell, Kim not so much.

[Lura]

Zoeysmom, I hear you.  Joni's case is so sad, even sadder than Kim's.  At least Kim has family, and that's so important as you grow older and run into problems.  Joni seems to have no one except her conservator.  I don't really know enough about Joni's case to comment, but it's one more former star that winds up in trouble.  It seems like these people aren't planning ahead, but that may not be the case.  Joni needs the help of her former fans or someone who cares.  Kim already has people who care, but she treats them with disdain.  Honestly and truly, Kim doesn't realize how lucky she is.

Edited May 9, 2015 by Lura

[zoeysmom]

Zoeysmom, I hear you.  Joni's case is so sad, even sadder than Kim's.  At least Kim has family, and that's so important as you grow older and run into problems.  Joni seems to have no one except her conservator.  I don't really know enough about Joni's case to comment, but it's one more former star that winds up in trouble.  It seems like these people aren't planning ahead, but that may not be the case.  Joni needs the help of her former fans or someone who cares.  Kim already has people who care, but she treats them with disdain.  Honestly and truly, Kim doesn't realize how lucky she is.

Joni parents are gone and she had a brief relationship with a biological daughter she gave up for adoption in the sixties.  Joni suffers from a condition that makes her feel as if there is something crawling under her skin and she tends to be a recluse.  She has had amazing long term friendships in the music business and even spent time painting with Georgia O'Keefe.  Her friend of forty plus years seems to be a compassionate choice to assist her in making medical decisions until she is once again able to do so on her own. 

 

I see a conservatorship for Kim in the future if she doesn't turn herself around.  I am hoping it will be one of her children that step in.

 

 

Kyle has not shown, at least in my view, that she has a clear understanding of substance abuse problems. But I think it's also clear that Kim has consistently taken advantage of Kyle's lack of knowledge, and manipulated her like she manipulates everybody. Take the Dr. Phil show, for example. Kim stupidly and shortsightedly used viewers' tweets as her excuse for drinking, and when Dr. Phil picked up on this and suggested the show wasn't a healthy choice for her, she quickly changed her tune and said she's "strong when [she] wants to be," and never drinks on the show, and then her daughter piped in and said "no one's stronger than you." In other words, Kim wanted to do the show, so she manipulated Kyle into thinking it would be good for her. It's easy to criticize her for being simple-minded, but the power of manipulation is strong.

You have been saying this about Kyle from the get go and it is either a conscience choice on Kyle's part or she is clueless.  I knew she went to various support groups and therapy with Kim and I can't quite decide if Kyle is lazy about being consistent or if she has to inconsistent because of the show.  In Palm Springs Kyle seemed to be very aware of how to deal with Kim and brought up therapy which just resulted in name calling by Kim.  There was a little bit of conversation about Kyle believing Kim would be gone by morning.  It made me wonder if Kim stuck around because she was forced to by production or if she truly wanted to have a more productive conversation with Kyle. 

 

Again kudos to you through out the season for your insight. 

 

In the dealing with Kim department-I had to laugh when Brandi posted the one word association conversation she had with Jenny McCarthy this past week.  Her word for Kim was "healthy".  Of all the cast Brandi seems the least likely to be a good associate for Kim.  She truly places Kim liking her over helping Kim.  Brandi is about ready to go into competition with Minty with the overblown commentary about Kim.  Brandi has ZERO awareness when it comes to addiction.  She needs to return her Jennifer card as she does not listen to Jennifer and pretty much does the opposite of what she says.

[runforcover]

I just understand how Kyle thought it would be a good idea for Kim to do a reality show while dealing with a long term substance abuse problem. Is she really that simple minded?

 

This has bothered me from moment one.  And I think it's the elephant question.  How did anyone imagine this was a good idea?

 

a) Yes, they are all definitely really dumb 

b) Addiction is stubborn, and this is illustrative of how elaborate and ridiculous denial can get

c) And my personal fave?  Kyle unconsciously pursued a path in which i) Kyle could expose her sister. And, while Kim could get real help, hopefully others could share the kimload that Kyle has been too weak/shallow/scared to properly relinquish all by herself; ii) Kyle could expose her sister because she's really, really, really mad at her.

 

So, yeah, all of these.

 

eta: Forgot one!  Kyle misguidedly believed that this would spotlight her sister in a way that further martyrs Kyle but mostly allows Kyle to offload any emotional responsibility.  Or THIS ONE: Kyle can circuitously engage her own resistance by insisting on a very dramatic and televised scenario, after which she'd be forced to make some sort of decision regarding kim - at least, in terms of vanity (which is probably kyle's fave language) OK, YOUR TURN! 

Edited May 9, 2015 by runforcover

[rehoboth]

This has bothered me from moment one.  And I think it's the elephant question.  How did anyone imagine this was a good idea?

 

a) Yes, they are all definitely really dumb 

b) Addiction is stubborn, and this is illustrative of how elaborate and ridiculous denial can get

c) And my personal fave?  Kyle unconsciously pursued a path in which i) Kyle could expose her sister. And, while Kim could get real help, hopefully others could share the kimload that Kyle has been too weak/shallow/scared to properly relinquish all by herself; ii) Kyle could expose her sister because she's really, really, really mad at her.

 

So, yeah, all of these.

 

eta: Forgot one!  Kyle misguidedly believed that this would spotlight her sister in a way that further martyrs Kyle but mostly allows Kyle to offload any emotional responsibility.  Or THIS ONE: Kyle can circuitously engage her own resistance by insisting on a very dramatic and televised scenario, after which she'd be forced to make some sort of decision regarding kim - at least, in terms of vanity (which is probably kyle's fave language) OK, YOUR TURN! 

 

Well on the one hand Kyle is "definitely ... dumb", she "unconsciously pursued" and she "misguidedly believed".  She sounds dumber than a post and therefore cannot reasonably be held accountable for her actions concerning Kim.  On the other hand, she "circuitously engage her own resistance by insisting on a very dramatic and televised scenario, after which she'd be forced to make some sort of decision regarding kim" which sounds a bit like she's an evil mastermind with a complicated evil plan.  Can she be both of these things?  Remember Kyle is a checkers player and not in the chess league.

 

I'm going with the simplest scenario: Kyle thought this would be good for Kim as a way to make friends (she has few, if any), as a reason to get out of bed (she gets alimony and her kids, which were her world, are leaving the nest) and as perhaps a gateway to working in films, TV again.  I'm sure that Kim has pulled herself together for a time in the past and Kyle thought that she could do it again. Not an unreasonable assumption.  I don't think that anyone can reasonably imagine how much of your life gets affected and recorded for all to see on a reality show until one has actually lived in a show.  Remember hindsight is 20/20.

 

Was it the best move for Kim?  Maybe. 

[runforcover]

Well on the one hand Kyle is "definitely ... dumb", she "unconsciously pursued" and she "misguidedly believed".  She sounds dumber than a post and therefore cannot reasonably be held accountable for her actions concerning Kim.  On the other hand, she "circuitously engage her own resistance by insisting on a very dramatic and televised scenario, after which she'd be forced to make some sort of decision regarding kim" which sounds a bit like she's an evil mastermind with a complicated evil plan.  Can she be both of these things?  Remember Kyle is a checkers player and not in the chess league.

 

 

Kyle's unconscious is prob smarter than her.  No, it def is.  Sorry for the lack of clarity, that circuitous route is definitely not deliberate and only legible in hindsight By Me or anyone who gets off on making more of a real housewife than she can make of herself.   But in answer to your question, yes she can prob be all of these things

[zoeysmom]

I just understand how Kyle thought it would be a good idea for Kim to do a reality show while dealing with a long term substance abuse problem. Is she really that simple minded?

I believe Kyle followed in sister Kathy's shoes and niece Paris' shoes when she was approached by the producers to put together a cast for a RH show.  All I can think of is if Kim wasn't invited there would have been hell to pay.  From what has come out over the years about Kim after her last rehab (before the show) Kim would take to isolating herself while using and abusing.  It seemed at the time when shooting commenced the biggest worry about Kim was accepting the fact her children were no longer living with her.   Kim's drinking probably became apparent when the line producers would show up at her house and she would be surly and under the influence and in no shape to film or more likely refused to film.

 

I also believe Kyle was under the misguided notion that Kim had always been a professional showing up for work on time so there was no reason to think she would treat this show any differently.  The issue that is never addressed on this show is Kim for the most part disliked most of her co-workers and thought them beneath her.  It is readily apparent in her interactions with LvP since Season 1.  Take when she got smashed at Mohamed's and Martin and friend drove her and her vehicle home which was an hour one way. Kim never even called to thank him.  Granted I would think production would have been responsible to get her home if Martin would not have volunteered.  When it was suggested to Kim that she call Martin and thank him-she took it as not wanting to appear to be interested in him.  Somehow it was unladylike to call Martin-getting drunk apparently doesn't qualify as unladylike.  

 

Most of all Kim needed a job and it was one she was qualified to do.  It was always within her power to NOT drink and NOT use drugs and NOT smoke pot.  AA and NA meetings are free-no need for isolating rehab there are meetings every day of the week and there are a boatload for those in the entertainment industry.  Kim can't blame Kyle for making her do the show, or the man who shot her instant fiancé, or Monty's cancer or her son's mental illness or her daughters multiple weddings and the planning for her lack of sobriety.  If Kim can't deal with public backlash when she attacks her family and co-workers then she needs to find another line of work that doesn't involve public approval.

[Lura]

If Kim were well and released from rehab, she would be an ideal candidate for volunteer work.  There are few things that can make you feel better than doing something good for someone else.  It makes you feel vital, important, and needed. and it raises your self-esteem way up there.  If she could find something that meant something to her, I think that helping in that field would be so satisfying for her. 

[runforcover]

I believe Kyle followed in sister Kathy's shoes and niece Paris' shoes when she was approached by the producers to put together a cast for a RH show.  All I can think of is if Kim wasn't invited there would have been hell to pay.  From what has come out over the years about Kim after her last rehab (before the show) Kim would take to isolating herself while using and abusing.  It seemed at the time when shooting commenced the biggest worry about Kim was accepting the fact her children were no longer living with her.   Kim's drinking probably became apparent when the line producers would show up at her house and she would be surly and under the influence and in no shape to film or more likely refused to film.

 

(...)

 

Most of all Kim needed a job and it was one she was qualified to do.  It was always within her power to NOT drink and NOT use drugs and NOT smoke pot.  AA and NA meetings are free-no need for isolating rehab there are meetings every day of the week and there are a boatload for those in the entertainment industry.  Kim can't blame Kyle for making her do the show, or the man who shot her instant fiancé, or Monty's cancer or her son's mental illness or her daughters multiple weddings and the planning for her lack of sobriety.  If Kim can't deal with public backlash when she attacks her family and co-workers then she needs to find another line of work that doesn't involve public approval.

Oh, that's interesting!  I never considered the fall-out should Kyle not include Kim. I guess it could just be garden variety asshole behaviour.  Also, does the gossip say anything about producers wanting Kim as a condition of taking Kyle on?

 

Oh, god, no.  Kyle def is not responsible for Kim's decision to do the show but it takes balls to go along with the whole thing knowing what she knows. I couldn't do it with a straight face.

[mbutterfly]

I have thought Kyle, in the past, had observed Kim was best when she was working, that she could at least clean up for a work week. It isn't that uncommon -- the functional drunk. I think now Kyle knows better. 

[msblossom]

And don't forget the reality show that Kathy, Kyle and Kim were pitching the year before RHOBH, the Bums of Beverly Hills . At that point it certainly looked like all 3 sisters intended to collaborate and film a reality show together (as awful as it was).

[zoeysmom]

Oh, that's interesting!  I never considered the fall-out should Kyle not include Kim. I guess it could just be garden variety asshole behaviour.  Also, does the gossip say anything about producers wanting Kim as a condition of taking Kyle on?

 

Oh, god, no.  Kyle def is not responsible for Kim's decision to do the show but it takes balls to go along with the whole thing knowing what she knows. I couldn't do it with a straight face.

I think with Kyle and the producers it was just an assumption her sister would do the show.  I also believe Kyle was a bit of a hustler.  At the time this franchise was in the works she had been on E! as a family spokesperson for Paris Hilton, was doing a Halloween anniversary special on E! with the rest of the cast and still did an occasional TV role.  I don't think anyone was seeking Kim out for work.  The closest anyone saw or heard from Kim was Brooke was one of Paris' reality shows.  Even when Brooke got arrested the press mentioned her as Paris' cousin not necessarily Kim's daughter. Even LvP tried to downplay Kyle's business acumen when she opened her boutique-but she has some hustle in her and connections.

 

Kyle told the story on Kelly Ripa's show and essentially the producers liked Lisa, Adrienne even Taylor but Kyle needed to get somebody really big and that was Camille Grammer.  Kyle always strikes me as this big ole donkey girl scout (thank you Designing Women) who knows there is a seamy underbelly with her family but just thinks if the world sees her and her sister enough they will remember the cute little child actresses not the seamy relatives like the Hilton clan.  She has continually giving cast members second chances, loves her nieces and nephews unconditionally and apologized and moved on with the likes of Brandi and formed a friendship with Camille.  She thought nothing of bringing Faye Resnick on and didn't seem to consider there were people still angry over her Playboy spread.  Thanks to the Hiltons there was a book pretty much  put the Richards childhood under a microscope-that the Hiltons never bothered to deny.  Kyle and Kim subsequent behavior on the show pretty much dispelled the image I think Kyle was trying to portray for she and her sister.

 

Ultimately I think Kyle wants all of her family to succeed.  I think the big ole donkey girl scout in her thinks she can have the fame, the fortune, and keep her sweet daughters humble and innocent.  I think Kyle in between tears was very serious when she said she did not like Kim at the Reunion but loved her as a sister.  She sees nothing wrong in the way her sister Kathy addresses she or Kim and even makes excuses in her blogs for her.  Even after the ouch comments by Kim about Kathy -Kyle was right there holding a big event for her niece Nicki. 

 

I think Kim wants the world to see an anxious nail biting Kyle, who tries too hard to be the center of attention, has cellulite on her ass and doesn't have any real friends like the good friend she has in Brandi.  Repeatedly, Kim has had battles with Kyle's friends, Lisav, then Taylor, then Lisar and Eileen and it makes it hard on Kyle to be the second place good sister and have friends.  At the Reunion when Kim was mocking Kyle and Lisar for leaving the dinner table and Eileen, Lisar and Kyle being in tears she just didn't get it.  It wasn't about the smashed wine glass or anyone being in harm's way it was about the viciousness of Kim's words.

[runforcover]

 

 

I think Kim wants the world to see an anxious nail biting Kyle, who tries too hard to be the center of attention, has cellulite on her ass and doesn't have any real friends like the good friend she has in Brandi.  Repeatedly, Kim has had battles with Kyle's friends, Lisav, then Taylor, then Lisar and Eileen and it makes it hard on Kyle to be the second place good sister and have friends.  At the Reunion when Kim was mocking Kyle and Lisar for leaving the dinner table and Eileen, Lisar and Kyle being in tears she just didn't get it.  It wasn't about the smashed wine glass or anyone being in harm's way it was about the viciousness of Kim's words.

Oh, Kim is clearly a terrible person.  Also, I'm not in the habit of distinguishing between addict personality features and the Real Soul, particularly in conversation with addicts, as I don't think it helps them - especially when they are actively using.  It's up to Kim to make that distinction because it's the meat of that distinction that is at stake in her sobriety.  Agreed, I absolutely thinks she ridicules Kyle for being squishier, nicer, gentler and more accommodating.  And I'm certain that this part of a larger operation in which Kim can disavow her jealousy of Kyle and feel superior for some dumb ass criteria.  I'm not surprised her dog bit her niece.  But I'm even less surprised that she acted like an asshole about it. That's some low shit.  And I don't even like Kyle.  

And don't forget the reality show that Kathy, Kyle and Kim were pitching the year before RHOBH, the Bums of Beverly Hills . At that point it certainly looked like all 3 sisters intended to collaborate and film a reality show together (as awful as it was).

Wait, is this real?  Bums, meaning low end of income bracket for BH?  I thought Kathy had money, or is that nonsense?

[WireWrap]

Oh, Kim is clearly a terrible person.  Also, I'm not in the habit of distinguishing between addict personality features and the Real Soul, particularly in conversation with addicts, as I don't think it helps them - especially when they are actively using.  It's up to Kim to make that distinction because it's the meat of that distinction that is at stake in her sobriety.  Agreed, I absolutely thinks she ridicules Kyle for being squishier, nicer, gentler and more accommodating.  And I'm certain that this part of a larger operation in which Kim can disavow her jealousy of Kyle and feel superior for some dumb ass criteria.  I'm not surprised her dog bit her niece.  But I'm even less surprised that she acted like an asshole about it. That's some low shit.  And I don't even like Kyle.  

Wait, is this real?  Bums, meaning low end of income bracket for BH?  I thought Kathy had money, or is that nonsense?

Here it is......

[emma675]

I'll bet in the past Kim was able to pull off being a functional drunk to make it through jobs, but I think those days are long past. What's funny is that I was just flipping channels and came across an old episode of Magnum P.I. where Kim guest starred as a spoiled tennis player. Even in the prime of her career, she wasn't really that good, but she had a spark. That's long gone.

[link417]

Here it is......

 

BLECH.  This didn't feel altruistic at all; something really scummy about them combing the streets to recruit for a reality TV show.  I highly doubt they followed up with these people like they said they would, since the show didn't get off the ground.  And a dark LOL at Kim Richards questioning a homeless man about drinking and drugs.

[runforcover]

Here it is......

WIREWRAP! Thank You.  Only 2:44 in and it's glorious...

[zoeysmom]

I'll bet in the past Kim was able to pull off being a functional drunk to make it through jobs, but I think those days are long past. What's funny is that I was just flipping channels and came across an old episode of Magnum P.I. where Kim guest starred as a spoiled tennis player. Even in the prime of her career, she wasn't really that good, but she had a spark. That's long gone.

That was one of Kim's last acting jobs.   She seemed to be acting pretty much the same on the episode as she has on RHOBH, spoiled, over indulged, lying, manipulative.  I noticed she borrowed some of the lines from the Magnum PI during her Season 2 bow blouse account of how she was the family bread winner.  After Magnum she had a couple of TV roles and did two movies and then got pregnant and married Minty. I don't think Kim ever had any work interference due to drinking until RHOBH  because and I hate saying this, I don't think her mother would have allowed it. 

[runforcover]

Here it is......

Dear LORD!

 

I don't even know what to say.  Was this leaked? A pitch that never got picked up?  It is so good...  What a fantastic little gem.  I mean, there are so many great lines. I paused a hundred times to scream. I love that bums was not a euphemism for just "less-rich" or trust fund do-nothings and meant actual homeless people, AND that the whole thing was just Kyle outraged/perplexed by the refusal of their help.  And Kim.  Maybe it's just knowing what I know but she comes off as especially sanctimonious.  I'd like a scene where Kyle is looking at pictures of homeless people while she tries to decide whether they qualify.

 

Also, I love that they are all so fucking dumb and/or insulated that they really believe that a homeless person just needs to a) take their meds but, most of all, would jump at the chance to take a miraculous and life-saving dish washing job, thereby having the same mobility as anybody else.  This is when trying to define immoral against "knowing or not" gets interesting - at least for me.  Thanks again!

[mbutterfly]

That was one of Kim's last acting jobs.   She seemed to be acting pretty much the same on the episode as she has on RHOBH, spoiled, over indulged, lying, manipulative.  I noticed she borrowed some of the lines from the Magnum PI during her Season 2 bow blouse account of how she was the family bread winner.  After Magnum she had a couple of TV roles and did two movies and then got pregnant and married Minty. I don't think Kim ever had any work interference due to drinking until RHOBH  because and I hate saying this, I don't think her mother would have allowed it. 

Notice Selleck's shorts, what a hoot! 

[WireWrap]

Dear LORD!

 

I don't even know what to say.  Was this leaked? A pitch that never got picked up?  It is so good...  What a fantastic little gem.  I mean, there are so many great lines. I paused a hundred times to scream. I love that bums was not a euphemism for just "less-rich" or trust fund do-nothings and meant actual homeless people, AND that the whole thing was just Kyle outraged/perplexed by the refusal of their help.  And Kim.  Maybe it's just knowing what I know but she comes off as especially sanctimonious.  I'd like a scene where Kyle is looking at pictures of homeless people while she tries to decide whether they qualify.

 

Also, I love that they are all so fucking dumb and/or insulated that they really believe that a homeless person just needs to a) take their meds but, most of all, would jump at the chance to take a miraculous and life-saving dish washing job, thereby having the same mobility as anybody else.  This is when trying to define immoral against "knowing or not" gets interesting - at least for me.  Thanks again!

This little gem was initially posted here by someone else, sorry, I forgot who it was, in Kyle's thread. All 3 sisters look awful, to put it mildly, but I found Kim to be the worst. Good Lord, she just would not back off that guy. She even reduces him to tears which makes her go even harder at him as if he wanted to be a mentally ill addict, homeless on the streets of BH as his life's goal! She needs to realize, that is her without all the help she gets from her sisters, her ex husbands and now her kids. Kyle comes off second worst IMO and Kathy is the least offensive but I suspect that is due to the fact it was her, Kathy's, idea to begin with.

 

It is over the top offensive, yet because we know something about these women, it is also comical in some respects! Kim lecturing the mentally ill addict when she is at the very least also an addict and because she is not very stable mentally either . Kyle offering a homeless woman a mani/pedi considering her own man hands. Kathy not being recognized as Paris's mother by the paps!  This video gives the nickname "Twisted Sisters" a whole new meaning! LOL

[WireWrap]

Notice Selleck's shorts, what a hoot! 

Ahhhhh, he looked good in those short shorts! LOL I loved that show!

 

Oh, and Kim is not a good actress at all, she is stiff and really bad IMO. This explains why she could not make the transition into adult acting.

[runforcover]

This little gem was initially posted here by someone else, sorry, I forgot who it was, in Kyle's thread. All 3 sisters look awful, to put it mildly, but I found Kim to be the worst. Good Lord, she just would not back off that guy. She even reduces him to tears which makes her go even harder at him as if he wanted to be a mentally ill addict, homeless on the streets of BH as his life's goal! She needs to realize, that is her without all the help she gets from her sisters, her ex husbands and now her kids. Kyle comes off second worst IMO and Kathy is the least offensive but I suspect that is due to the fact it was her, Kathy's, idea to begin with.

 

It is over the top offensive, yet because we know something about these women, it is also comical in some respects! Kim lecturing the mentally ill addict when she is at the very least also an addict and because she is not very stable mentally either . Kyle offering a homeless woman a mani/pedi considering her own man hands. Kathy not being recognized as Paris's mother by the paps!  This video gives the nickname "Twisted Sisters" a whole new meaning! LOL

TBH, I FF through much of Kim's scene.  Whenever she's deeply full of shit and vaguely threatened, she does this thing with her voice and her mouth and then she relies on flopping one wrist over and over UGH!  She's so abject with her stupid pants and her eyebrows.  I probably need to watch her whole scene with the one guy because I am sure I would agree with you. I couldn't.  No. Not yet. NOT YET!

 

Also, yes Kathy seemed least offensive, which really just speaks to how gross the other two are.  For a few moments, I though I like Kathy.  And I definitely don't like Kathy. 

[runforcover]

Ahhhhh, he looked good in those short shorts! LOL I loved that show!

 

Oh, and Kim is not a good actress at all, she is stiff and really bad IMO. This explains why she could not make the transition into adult acting.

Oh crap, I am going to have to youtube old Kim TV spots, aren't I.  She didn't seem that bad to me.  Show is not that old but old enough that women were still using that strange affect to denote femininity - often stilted.  She played an asshole so ...

[link417]

I probably need to watch her whole scene with the one guy because I am sure I would agree with you. I couldn't.  No. Not yet. NOT YET!

 

Also, yes Kathy seemed least offensive, which really just speaks to how gross the other two are.  For a few moments, I though I like Kathy.  And I definitely don't like Kathy. 

 

Oh, but you have to watch Kim's scene with that one guy.  She brings him to tears, and then she starts crying because...*fights back tears*...because the other people didn't want her help and...and...*fans self ...and he really looks like he might want her help! *Sobs*

 

Of course, this is after she badgers him about it and I don't think she even got a firm 'yes,' just an admission that it might be something he'd be interested in.

 

I didn't watch the whole video myself; did they ever disclose the tentative title of the show to their potential participants?  Not sure how I'd take being called a "bum" if I were homeless.

 

It's kind of like the makeover in Clueless, except backward:  Cher really did want to help Tai even though Dionne warned it could hurt their social status, whereas the Twisted Sisters (™ WireWrap) were just in it for the famewhoring.

[WireWrap]

TBH, I FF through much of Kim's scene.  Whenever she's deeply full of shit and vaguely threatened, she does this thing with her voice and her mouth and then she relies on flopping one wrist over and over UGH!  She's so abject with her stupid pants and her eyebrows.  I probably need to watch her whole scene with the one guy because I am sure I would agree with you. I couldn't.  No. Not yet. NOT YET!

 

Also, yes Kathy seemed least offensive, which really just speaks to how gross the other two are.  For a few moments, I though I like Kathy.  And I definitely don't like Kathy. 

Well, it was Kathy's idea to begin with so, YES, she is just as bad IMO. LOL Although, she does have a very nice voice, that is her singing to her victim..errrrrr.....I mean the woman she is trying to help! LOL

[runforcover]

Oh, but you have to watch Kim's scene with that one guy.  She brings him to tears, and then she starts crying because...*fights back tears*...because the other people didn't want her help and...and...*fans self ...and he really looks like he might want her help! *Sobs*

 

Of course, this is after she badgers him about it and I don't think she even got a firm 'yes,' just an admission that it might be something he'd be interested in.

 

I didn't watch the whole video myself; did they ever disclose the tentative title of the show to their potential participants?  Not sure how I'd take being called a "bum" if I were homeless.

 

It's kind of like the makeover in Clueless, except backward:  Cher really did want to help Tai even though Dionne warned it could hurt their social status, whereas the Twisted Sisters (™ WireWrap) were just in it for the famewhoring.

Your clueless-in-reverse analogy totally convinced me. Nicely done.

 

Heinous!!!!  I really like when she yells at him to LOOK AT HER or when she asks him to smile or refers to smiling at all.  WOULDN'T YOU BE GRATEFUL Also, the crying is particularly evil.

 

Ok, does anyone know why kim has no neck mobility?  Whenever she tips her head back - which she does way too much and all of the time - her neck doesn't move.  This is made even stranger by her turtleneck styled blouses.

 

 

I didn't watch the whole video myself; did they ever disclose the tentative title of the show to their potential participants?  Not sure how I'd take being called a "bum" if I were homeless.

 

 

I wondered about this too.  Was that even their title?

[BlackMamba]

And a dark LOL at Kim Richards questioning a homeless man about drinking and drugs.

The effin irony! Lets question Kim about her drinking-drugs. Her responses would be:

"Stop talking about me!"

"The people that know me best..."

"Blah blah blah, right"

"Just drop it now!"

[walnutqueen]

I couldn't bring myself to watch more than the first few minutes of these insufferable women.  Just no.  And ... longest most boring intro ever.

[link417]

I wondered about this too.  Was that even their title?

 

Good point, I didn't think about that.  As out-of-touch as they are, I would hope they're not dumb enough to think that's an appropriate title.  

 

When I first heard the name, I thought it would be a makeover show where they show women how to dress for their figure a la What Not to Wear.  I certainly didn't think they'd be hounding homeless people to take their charity.

 

I missed the Dr. Phil episode everyone was talking about a few pages back so I'm off to hunt it down.  That sounds like a hot mess express if there ever was one!

[family]

Not sure if this has been posted before...a clip of Kim in 2006 movie, "Black Snake Moan".

[BlackMamba]

^^^

[WireWrap]

Not sure if this has been posted before...a clip of Kim in 2006 movie, "Black Snake Moan".

Kim "playing/acting" the part of a druggie mother! We have all heard her use that voice on her cast mates and on 3 of her children now.

[PhilMarlowe2]

She's not bad in "Black Snake Moan," I wonder how she got that part so long after not working.

[WireWrap]

She's not bad in "Black Snake Moan," I wonder how she got that part so long after not working.

"Type" casting? LOL

[zoeysmom]

She's not bad in "Black Snake Moan," I wonder how she got that part so long after not working.

My guess is if Kim wanted work it was available to her.  Maybe not so much now.  She may get some roles if RHOBH peters out for her.  It seems she will either be in rehab or London for part of filming.    I will say this movie was filmed about 10 years ago-I think Kim had some work done.  I haven't seen the movie but it seems that clip was pretty much her only scene.  She played it well. 

[AnnA]

She's not bad in "Black Snake Moan," I wonder how she got that part so long after not working.

 

I never saw (or heard of) that movie so it couldn't have been a big deal.

 

Does anyone know how big her role was?

 

She's obviously had some plastic surgery done since then.  Her face looks very different now.

[BlackMamba]

"Type" casting? LOL

Just like Revenge! Shes acting what she knows best.

[WireWrap]

WOW, just WOW! For those that questioned if Kim even went to rehab at all, looks like they may have been correct!  The photo was taken 1 day after the Dr. Phil show aired when she was supposed to be in "rehab" according to DP himself. So she may well be in a "Sober living" place but no rehab nor any detox and very little rules for Kim. This faux rehab is nothing more than spin control IMO to try and save her job.

http://tamaratattles.com/2015/05/09/apparently-kim-richards-went-to-sober-living-not-rehab/#more-15757

Edited May 10, 2015 by WireWrap

[BlackMamba]

KIM IS OUT OF REHAB GETTING THE VAPORS. SO WAS THIS A FAKE REHAB OR SHE NEVEr WENT? THOUGHTS

http://tamaratattles.com/2015/05/09/apparently-kim-richards-went-to-sober-living-not-rehab/#comment-263988

[WireWrap]

KIM IS OUT OF REHAB GETTING THE VAPORS. SO WAS THIS A FAKE REHAB OR SHE NEVEr WENT? THOUGHTS

http://tamaratattles.com/2015/05/09/apparently-kim-richards-went-to-sober-living-not-rehab/#comment-263988

If you go to their IG or twitter page, vapeprescriptions, it shows that this photo was taken the day after the DR interview aired, 4-29-15, so I say the rehab story is nothing more than a lie, A BIG FAT LIE!

[msblossom]

WOW, just WOW! For those that questioned if Kim even went to rehab at all, looks like they may have been correct!  The photo was taken 1 day after the Dr. Phil show aired when she was supposed to be in "rehab" according to DP himself. So she may well be in a "Sober living" place but no rehab nor any detox and very little rules for Kim. This faux rehab is nothing more than spin control IMO to try and save her job.

http://tamaratattles.com/2015/05/09/apparently-kim-richards-went-to-sober-living-not-rehab/#more-15757

I don't know. Wire, I'm kinda doubting Kim has a job to come home to. Surely Bravo sees that Kim takes none of this seriously. She's healthy alright, healthy as a 3 inch vodka in a gallon size paint can.

[BlackMamba]

Im starting to think Kathy is paying Radar and TMZ to run stories that Kim was in rehab! OMG. It wouldn't be far fetched would it?? The family has enough pull and clout to throw money away to cover up tor Kim.

Monty's recent IG pic about Kim doing amazing - LOADS OF SHIT.

Kim doesn't care,so why the hell should we! We've spent enough time on this bs. If she's wants to be a druggie and drunk thats her business. Lets hope her drama queen ass doesnt come back yet another season.

Edited May 10, 2015 by BlackMamba

[WireWrap]

I don't know. Wire, I'm kinda doubting Kim has a job to come home to. Surely Bravo sees that Kim takes none of this seriously. She's healthy alright, healthy as a 3 inch vodka in a gallon size paint can.

I have no doubts that Bravo realizes that Kim will never get serious about getting clean/sober but IMO, Kim really believes she can fool them! Stupid, egotistical fool that she is, I don't think she thought anyone would ever know she was not really in rehab or that proof would show up! LOL

 

Oh, and not that long ago, you could buy alcohol vapes but I am not sure they are still around.

[GreatKazu]

Im starting to think Kathy is paying Radar and TMZ to run stories that Kim was in rehab! OMG. It wouldn't be far fetched would it?? The family has enough pull and clout to throw money away to cover up tor Kim.

Monty's recent IG pic about Kim doing amazing - LOADS OF SHIT.

Kim doesn't care,so why the hell should we! We've spent enough time on this bs. If she's wants to be a druggie and drunk thats her business. Lets hope her drama queen ass doesnt come back yet another season.

This.