RHoP In The Media: What's Going Down in the DMV

[amarante]

1 hour ago, Chatty Cake said:

Shannon seemed to want to get ahead of her legal issues. She went to rehab without being told to. She was also very scared of the ring camera videos coming out. She knew what she must have looked like which was probably like Karen only worse since she was mad at her ex boyfriend. 
Karens been acting like she was a wronged party. Until I saw the footage of her arrest, I  imagined her to be a drink over the legal limit after having an accident.

Gina probably was just a bit over the limit when she was stopped but did what Shannon did - and what most people do. 

They accept the plea and put it behind them with expressions of remorse and culpability. 

That Karen could have viewed the tapes and decided to go to trial is where she veered into delusional territory. 
 

And then the audacity of continuing to proclaim that all will reveal that it was a misunderstanding and she wasn’t drunk - let alone completely incapacitated to even walk. 😱🤷‍♀️

[ZettaK]

Accepting a deal normally reduces some charges, or some are even dropped, if there are multiple ones (just look at the cases of Shannon, and Karen), and sentencing is not as harsh. One of the two Shannon's charges was dropped, the hit and run (she crashed into a house, and fled the scene, but stopped, and parked in the middle of the road neaby, perhaps because she broke her wrist).

PR representation is important. Some celebrities are clueless regarding how to act, and what to say. Karen is an example. The accident happened a few weeks before filming started. She should have received advice before if she wanted to participate. 

Edited December 29, 2024 by ZettaK

[ZettaK]

On 12/27/2024 at 9:38 PM, amarante said:

Shannon and Karen are probably equivalent in terms of finances at this point.

There is nothing indicating that Shannon has money beyond the relatively small settlement from her divorce and whatever she earns through the show and the side gigs and social media

Shannon didn't receive "special treatment" - She didn't have a particularly high powered attorney but she followed the completely standard advice of her attorney which was to accept a plea - do public service - do some kind of court mandated sobriety program.

Karen - for whatever reason - chose to go to trial even after viewing the tapes. Nothing indicates that her attorney provided her with incompetent representation or that she would have received any better result if she had hired Boies or equivalent. 

I'm not sure if Shannon Beador had preferential treatment, or not, but the Orange County DA wanted her to serve some prison time- at least 30 days- and the judge didn't agree. One charge, the hit and run was also dropped. Her attorney fought against her going to rehab (this was a major point for her). She completed an outpatient 28-day behavioral wellness program with an alcohol component. 

Edited December 29, 2024 by ZettaK

[ZettaK]

7 hours ago, Chatty Cake said:

Shannon seemed to want to get ahead of her legal issues. She went to rehab without being told to. She was also very scared of the ring camera videos coming out. She knew what she must have looked like which was probably like Karen only worse since she was mad at her ex boyfriend. 
Karens been acting like she was a wronged party. Until I saw the footage of her arrest, I  imagined her to be a drink over the legal limit after having an accident.

Shannon Beador was forced to attend an outpatient facility program after the agreement with the DA's office. It was not rehab (her attorney managed to achieve this, so I assume he was good, on top of a charge being dropped- the hit and run). She completed a 28-day behavioral wellness program with an alcohol component. 

But her attorneys in media statements and in court (she was not present at her sentencing trial) mentioned how sorry, and regretful she was, etc. 

Edited December 29, 2024 by ZettaK

[Chatty Cake]

1 hour ago, ZettaK said:

Shannon Beador was forced to attend an outpatient facility program after the agreement with the DA's office. It was not rehab (her attorney managed to achieve this, so I assume he was good, on top of a charge being dropped- the hit and run). She completed a 28-day behavioral wellness program with an alcohol component. 

But her attorneys in media statements and in court (she was not present at her sentencing trial) mentioned how sorry, and regretful she was, etc. 

Thank you, I forgot the details and also the timing of Shannon’s dui vs Karen’s  as well as their filming were about 4- 6 months apart?  Not that it matters all that much in Shannon’s case. She pretended to want to get sober in outpatient vs pretending to want to get sober and having to stay there. 

[Baltimore Betty]

Did anyone catch Karen doing (in the body cam) her "I'll tell you what you're not going to do" schtick to the arresting officer...he did it anyway, lol.

 

 

[Chatty Cake]

1 hour ago, Baltimore Betty said:

Did anyone catch Karen doing (in the body cam) her "I'll tell you what you're not going to do" schtick to the arresting officer...he did it anyway, lol.

 

 

Yes! Maybe she thought he was Mia..

[Keywestclubkid]

Ugh .

[qtpye]

2 hours ago, Keywestclubkid said:

Ugh .

I honestly think no one cares.

[Stats Queen]

6 hours ago, Keywestclubkid said:

Ugh .

Gordon is an idiot 

[Keywestclubkid]

10 hours ago, qtpye said:

I honestly think no one cares.

 

6 hours ago, Stats Queen said:

Gordon is an idiot 

I feel like this whole thing was for the show .. which makes me hate Mia even more for doing this to her kids

[Sweet-tea]

On 12/19/2024 at 2:48 PM, Keywestclubkid said:

#Dead .. LOL 

I almost spit out my coffee! 

I'm watching the video now. Goodness! She is much worse than I thought. She even said, "Do you know who I am" (slurring) to the officer. Yikes. When she's in the police car it looks like her wig is about to fall off. 

I can't watch the rest. It's painful. 

Edited Yest. at 01:24 PM by Sweet-tea

[Keywestclubkid]

Hahahahahahahahaha