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In one of the most infamous guest appearances in "Real Housewives" series history, psychic-medium Allison DuBois took on the ladies of Beverly Hills in the Dec. 16 episode with guns blazing. Her main target: Kyle Richards. DuBois, whose own life is the basis for the hit TV drama "Medium," is a longtime pal of Camille and her now-estranged hubby Kesley Grammer. When DuBois was asked by the couple to attend the dinner party -- electric cigarette in tow -- the psychic friend says she had a sense of impending drama. Wonderwall spoke exclusively with her about what went down that night, Camille's future and the bullies of Beverly Hills.
WONDERWALL: Who reached out to have you attend the dinner party at the Grammer house?ALLISON DUBOIS: It was Kelsey and Camille and they were like 'Kyle bullies her' and it was making Camille sick to her stomach and she wasn't sleeping. They don't really show that aspect of 'Housewives' and how it effects the people that are on the show because they edit in [the way] they want to be seen ... I've known [Camille] for 10 years, and she's actually one of the nicest people I've ever met. And anyone that's met her says how lovely she is, so I really don't understand that people are seeing her in such a negative light. But, yes, I was purely there as support for her and I have an issue with bullies. I call Camille 'Bambi' as a nickname because she doesn't know how to push back.
WW: So you feel like Camille is being bullied?AD: Well absolutely -- she was throwing up. I mean that's where you're not able to function. As it is she has to do the reunion show, but you know it's going to be bad.
WW: How did you meet Camille?AD: I met her through Kelsey ... I met him and he kind of saw what I could do. A year later I got a phone call [saying] Kelsey wants to make a television series based on your life. So it was just like that. [That show turned out to be NBC's "Medium".]
WW: So take us to the night of the dinner party.AD: They tried to make it look like I was drinking too much. I had 2.5 drinks in 4 hours. Like anyone else, when you have anything to drink you don't edit yourself ... you are a little looser with the lips I guess. It was a dinner party, it was a Saturday night and I had to put up with those women. And so what you see on the show is me trying not to leave the table, it was the only way to tolerate them quite frankly, and I was sipping my drink. But every time I took a sip they cut to me. They didn't show me drinking my glass of ice water as well.
WW: What was your reaction watching it all come together and seeing it on television a couple of weeks ago?AD: I actually watched it with Camille the night before it aired. She came over and brought the copy of it with her ... In the beginning, where she says, 'I hope my girlfriend doesn't get drunk because she hits below the belt,' I said why would you say that? She's said, 'What I really meant to say is a cocktail can make it so that you don't edit yourself. And it just came out all wrong.' I was like 'Well Camille, that was really stupid' and she said, 'I know, I'm really sorry.' What else can she do? She's apologized and I can't do anything about it. What's done is done.
WW: So you've forgiven her?AD: Well, of course. She's my friend. Friends make mistakes. It's not like she took my firstborn or anything. She just had a blond moment on camera. And she's going through enough right now with her life. And so now is when she needs her friends. In a way, I was trying to make light of the women that were there. Because what they're not showing is in between takes I was saying, 'Camille these women don't matter. They're not your friends. Don't let them get to you; don't let them take a toll on you.' It was the first time she actually had real friends there to support her and be like 'These women aren't worth getting worked up about.'
AD: Yeah, I mean I knew they were all in attack mode. I actually knew it was going to be that before I got there, so I actually ate dinner before I went. People don't let me eat when I'm at dinner parties because they ask me questions or they overstep their bounds as those women did. Of course they were very rude from the beginning. I always say money doesn't mean you have manners and they proved that to be true. It was a little disappointing. They cut out all the parts where Faye Resnick was completely attacking me and Camille. I know they try to show mutual combat between Camille and Kyle but it's really not like that. Kyle attacks and attacks and attacks until you push back. All you're seeing in the episode that I was in was us pushing back.
WW: Was there anyone at the dinner who you actually liked?AD: I felt really bad for Kim [Richards], first of all. As upset as I was of how I was treated through the powers of editing, watching Kyle treat Kim ... who already seemed fragile ... I just felt horrible for her. I mean, that's her family. I don't understand. I thought Kim was pretty nice. I was actually enjoying Adrienne [Maloof] until the fighting started, and then she didn't know what to say because it was entirely uncomfortable. I complimented Lisa [Vanderpump] on her blouse and she said, 'Make sure when the camera is on to say that again because I'm selling them.'
Nice to see Allison explain herself more in detail here and I'm especially glad somebody else is out there picking up on how much Kyle bullies her sister Kim.
Please, I don't buy anything this woman says. No matter how she tries to explain away her bad behavior to editing, what we saw was egregious under any circumstances. She said horrible things and her supposed psychic abilities certainly weren't working as she confused Camille with Kyle's "reading." What a gross woman.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that Kyle could be more sensitive with her sister, but that doesn't excuse the psycho/psyhic's behavior that night.
You don't have to be a psychic to predict 'impending drama' at that dinner. That's just common sense. Wow. It seems like Camille loves playing a victim, and Kyle just calls people out on things. Hm.
ReplyDeletePeople really seem to enjoy talking about how Kyle treats Kim, but I've read multiple articles online that talk about Kim having a drinking problem. I'll have to say, my parents are alcoholics and after a certain amount of time you just have very little patience for it. What people don't know about the Richards' sister's private life does not make it okay for people to judge Kyle or Kim for how they appear on television. They both put themselves out there for people to see them, and unfortunately people feel the need to judge.
I find it a little annoying how Allison DuBois nitpicks each woman's personality in this interview. She does not have many nice things to say about any of them. Is it just me, or do Allison and Camille both seem to attack (verbally) women with strong personalities who are liked by fans?! Just an observation... they really go after the women that people seem to like, and they have nice things to say about the ones who seem to avoid all of the drama. I really like Lisa's personality, and Allison takes a low jab at Lisa by commenting on the blouse. Lisa seems like a smart business woman, and if she can get her blouse on television then of course she would want that.... that does not seem like a bad thing.
I'll have to say, the Beverly Hills housewives are probably my favorite. They have such an interesting mix of personalities, and they really seem to cover a large selection of people.
When somebody compliments you on your blouse, you should say thank you, not use the person to sell your blouse on TV. Lisa treated Allison like the "help."
ReplyDeleteAs for Kyle, she grew up in LA and has been around the business her whole life. She knows every kind of fakery there is, and I don't think Camille or Allison were or are any match for her.
I think Camille started the whole thing with Kyle in New York. Camille thinks East Coast New Jersey ways will work with a native Californian who grew up in West LA. They won't. Camille is out of her element.
Has anyone noticed this: Kyle caused havoc on three occasions spoiling the fun of everyone. She does not back down from stating her "vile" advice and opinions. In New York she was the one who said nasty things at the dinner table, not Camille. But then when Kim said something to Taylor that was not okay by Kyle. Then at Camille's "dinner party" Kyle brought a friend that would obviously stir up trouble AND Kyle asked for a reading and again stirred up trouble. Kyle makes herself the center of attention, does not care how it effects other people and says anything she feels like to whom and whenever she pleases. But God forbid Kim does the same, then she is verbally abused by Kyle. DOES ANYONE ELSE SEE THIS??? I know this type of person from my own life, who seems to get away with causing trouble and making others feel bad or have a bad time, but somehow ends up on top AND you can never say anything against them OR you will be ruthlessly attacked by them. Does anyone else see this about Kyle? Does anyone else have someone like this in their life? I see how she played Taylor against Lisa and made Lisa feel stupid. And I cringe to see how in the next episode she attacks Kim for ruining a party. Didn't she ruin the whole New York trip?
ReplyDeleteEven if it is true, IF, that Kim is an alcoholic, that makes her treatment of Kim all the more deplorable to me...
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Anonymous. Kyle should have been treating her sister better if you know she is an alcoholic and struggling. Kyle to me needs an attitude check and is a bully.
ReplyDeleteI wholeheartedly agree Kyle is insensitive and cruel and is holding a lot of resentment towards Kim which leads me to believe that she should seek therapy for herself rather then project this onto Kim.
ReplyDeleteAs for Alison Dubois if you are reading this I have something to share with you. You have heard of the motto "Do No Harm.?" Psychics need to also practice this. We are given gifts of knowledge and need to exercise clarity within ourselves FIRST and FOREMOST. You cannot expect that what you are seeing in people is clear when you are looking through your own veils or mis-perception, anger, and resentment. You are not clear and should not have read that night. My advice to you is to sit back and see how you are resonating with Kyle. What you reject in her is what you yourself need to clear within. Until you can see this you are not reading clearly and you DO HARM. I wish you well and hope you see this as a gentle reminder to stop the blame game hold yourself accountable for your actions that night
I believe if one conducts themselves like a lady in what and how they speak one never has to worry about editing. And for people such as Faye and Allison who are familiar with being in the public eye I believe they were fully aware of how they were coming across. I think Camille allowing it to continue is the saddest thing. Ultimately no one is talking about Faye because no one was surprised by Faye's behavior - even hearing what might have occurred and been edited out. However, when it comes to Allison people were shocked and disappointed because they felt they knew her through her tv character as well as her other professional works. Whether she was acting at the dinner party or just caught in a bad light it was her speaking and her CHOICE to do and say those things and I think for many people it was all they needed to know about her. I know I am done supporting her through watching the television show. I think Allison forgot that while some people benefit from her gift - life and especially high income generating hollywood can for SURE get by without her. - Kansas Mom
ReplyDeleteI loved ALLION DUBOIS!!! KYLE is a bully. I don't understand why people don't see this. However form the comments above the peopel who watch thsi show are mental giants and believe in the editign. andy Cohen of Bravo clearly sucks up to the Kyle. I loved that Allison stood up for her friends! Taylor is basically a hollywood whore - married for money but then tries to make it seem like she's in a real marriage like the other girls.
ReplyDeleteTO Allison I am so bummed that MEDIUM ENDED! my favorite show. My sister and i who just lost our DAD to skin cancer and we lost many at the WTC So we cried at the ending. We were so sad. Medium got us thru a lot of hardships plus Jake Weber is a doll! I was hoping they woudl bring it back ,,,
I loved ALLION DUBOIS!!! KYLE is a bully. I don't understand why people don't see this. However from the comments above the people who watch this Housewives show are NOT mental giants and believe in the editing of andy cohen of BRAVO who clearly sucks up to KYLE -Ms. Nasty criminal attacker.
ReplyDeleteI loved that Allison stood up for her friends! Taylor is basically a hollywood whore - married for money but then tries to make it seem like she's in a real marriage like the other girls. she's a troublemaker but noone can compare of the evilness of Kyle. Also when Paris Hilton was being accused of being a drug induced porn star Kye went on ET, ACCESS Hollywood to support her -well to actually get her face on TV 10 years ago when nobody knew her. However, her own sister who supported her family by acting since the age of 3 --poor KIM needed her Kyle outed her and accused her and THE WORST ASSAULTED HER (why isnst anyone talking about this- a grown women attacking with fists a sister-gee that's a crime) . In recent posts KYLE tries to make her self look better by saying these are family difficulties further throwing kim under the bus....she tried to make herself sympathetic making kim look lke a burden she has to bear --WHO DOES THAT TO HER OWN SISTER? Kyle i think you are probably the alcholoic just like your cocaine addled neice PARIS HILTON
TO Allison I am so bummed that MEDIUM ENDED! my favorite show. My sister and i who just lost our DAD to skin cancer and we lost many at the WTC So we cried at the ending. We were so sad. Medium got us thru a lot of hardships plus Jake Weber is a doll! I was hoping they woull bring it back ,,,
Ashley - if Kim was an alcholic then do you think its right to openly physically assault her .actually a person who comes to physical blows is probably the ALCHOLIC i.e. KYLE!!!
ReplyDeletekyle is also very close to her niece Paris Hilton who i have heard is a sneaky bully which is why lindsey lohan nicole richie and britney spears no longer call her a friend . Paris is a drug addict and was there when britney exposed herself, brandon davis called lindey fire crotch and got nicole hooked on heroisn --see the connection -a troublemaker
Kim was there for kyle at her daughters graduation while her other sister and nieces paris coudlnt be bothered
Finally! I find a website with posts that reveal the truth about Kyle Richards! I totally agree with the above people-Kyle is always the one who stirs up all of the mean-spirited drama! I, too, had a friend that could woo people into a false sense of great friendship, talk secretly behind their backs and then turn on them when they found out! There is no reasoning with these people and they always think that they are right. Anyways, back to the show. Kyle was disgusting at the dinner party and purposely tried to stir up trouble by talking smack on the other end of the table DURING the dinner. What great manners! She went from 0 to 100 in New York with her anger over what Camille "interpreted." Are you kidding me? Kyle was the one who first said Camille was insecure and then blasted her! Camille has shown much more self-control then Kyle has all season, even though she was going through the most humilitating experience of her life!! Wonder how Kyle would handle the same situation: her husband getting a new girlfriend, getting engaged, and getting the new girlfriend pregnant during Season 2? All, of course, while he is still married to her! We can only imagine, since she tried to assult her sister for a simple, but probably true comment! It is clear that Kyle is the mean girl from high school who has never grown up even though she said she has never had fights like this with anyone else! Yea, right! No one speaks up to her because they are afraid of her reaction so everyone tip toes around. No doubt when Kyle is with a girlfriend, she makes them feel like their friendship is the best in the world (like new best friend Taylor)! What a joke! Even her old BEST FRIEND Faye was worried about Kyle dropping her for Camille-which she said to her in the limo to the dinner party, at which point Kyle stated her now famous, but juvinile line "Don't be jelly!" I have friends who almost worship Kyle, but if the editing folks had focused on Kyle and all of her meltdowns and instead showed more tender, nice moments of Camille with her family and friends, it would be a different situation for sure!
ReplyDeleteIt is VERY EVIDENT that it is both Camille Grammer and Allison DuBois who have envy towards other females, okay. Anyone with ANY iota of intelligence and common sense can discern THAT as FACT! DuBois happens to be more of a "businesswoman" who was fortunate enough to be a personal acquaintance of Kelsey Grammer, who then used his own Hollywood clout and resources to promote the career of DuBois via the show 'Medium' ... Ergo -- DuBois has had a vested interest in maintaining that particular relationship. So when they [Kelsey and Camille] personally appealed to her to attend that dinner party taping to lend her support to Camille against Kyle Richards ... The Grammers had no idea how badly it would blow up in their faces!
ReplyDeleteAnd even though I'm not exactly an admirer of Camille's other "rent-a-friend", Dedra ... I WILL say that I noticed her (several) attempts at the table -- both during AND after the party -- to get Allison's attention to settle down and back off of her insane and vile tirade. As far as THAT goes ... Even CAMILLE herself attempted a couple of rather passive interventions with DuBois to get her to back off somewhat. Obviously to NO avail. Allison DuBois has some serious personal issues ... and it looks like her "demons" have now been outed for ALL the world to see. If, as a result, her career now goes "ker-PLUNK!" ... then the fault of that is entirely her OWN. KNOW THAT!!!
Oh ... and BTW -- As it turns out, the REAL reason that Camille was so very "upset" and was experiencing bouts of nausea and insomnia ... was because she could discern that there was serious trouble in her marriage. Adrienne Maloof has stated that Camille was a completely different person when she was happily with her husband, Kelsey.
ReplyDeleteSo THERE you are, Allison DuBois ... THAT was the REAL reason behind Camille's many meltdowns! It was actually about the breakdown of her marriage ... and NOT about Kyle Richards. So DuBois ... You just CONTINUE to put your foot in your vile mouth every time you OPEN it! You might try to SHUT the "eff" up before you lose the very LAST vestige of ANY credibility that you MIGHT still have left!
KNOW THAT, TOO!!!
Okay, I will firstly say that I am not that skeptical of a lot of claims by people on tarot readers and palm readers. For Alison DuBois, her abilities work through finding a emotional connection with the person she is doing a reading about that really with all psychics across the board. However its a given code of ethics that you don't say stuff like that to people unless its asked the reaction form the rude @#$ lady showed she thought of this before but didn't want to address it. There are way better psychics out there Alison DuBois isn't the greatest and the way she delivers information is way worse than others. She has no tact at all in her voice and it can be seen as her talking in a matter of fact voice. For anyone who claims to be a psychic or have psychic abilities there has to be some logic as to why they believe that they are psychic which is why they are tested. even if people say that accurate results can be faked why do that so you can have a career as a fake psychic? Cleo did it LOL
ReplyDeleteALISON DUBOIS ROCKS.... GOSH SO MANY, MANY, PEOPLE HATING ON HER ON THIS PAGE. SHE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT BECAUSE EVERYONE IS SAYING HER NAME LOL
ReplyDeleteI know this season of the show with Kyle and Kim fighting is a couple of years old but I just watched it and can't believe how NASTY KYLE IS toward her sister. She constantly refers to KIM as "not standing up for her" what the heck is she talking about!? First of all, Kyle doesn't seem to need any defending and much of what she gets herself into with people she starts herself. Then, she knows Kim is not a very verbal or assertive sort so why should that constantly be a bone of contention for her? BECAUSE it's just one more PHONY aspect of Kyle and she needs to have KIM as a punching bag without truly looking like that's what she is doing. Kim and Kyle both apparently have deep resentments towards each other but it always seems like it's KIM who is trying to gain Kyles approval and acceptance and KYLE holding crap over her head including making derogatory comments about her sister, "drinking, being late, not going to certain functions," etc. I have never seen KIM totally drunk or out of control on that show, perhaps tipsy like the rest of them but its KYLE who has 'behaved' most unladylike on several occasions all in the name of having FUN - but Kim never judged her for it and nobody else did either.
ReplyDeleteWhen Taylor started crap with Kim for no other reason than being miserable with her difficult marriage and being confronted by Lisa on it...she goes in hunt for Kim only to bring something up that was past, didn't matter and then attacks her. Meanwhile Kims own sister Kyle comes over and starts in, Lisa comes in to and Kim does lump her in with being part of the problem which may or may not be true but KIM is a person who has learned that trusting anyone doesn't go very far and so she doesn't place a lot of trust in who Lisa is (with regard to she and Kyle) either.
My feeling is that Kim has certain issues she needs help with and has always stuffed them. Kyle has used a lot her issues against her to always maintain a superior attitude about things.BTW, she's so angry towards Kim all the time, what about the Hiltons NEVEr showing up to anything of Kyles?
When Kyle tried to attack Kim in the limo we saw Kim cowering behind Adrienne and that said it all to me. KYLE has and will always be a bully and she can stuff that crap about always having to look out for Kim and that their dying Mother put that burden on her...well let me tell you...it's apparent that Kims years of working in Hollywood went into the "family" coffers but she herself never really benefitted from much of it. We also learn that Kim bought Kyles first car and that a house earned on her money was finally taken over by Kyle but really should have been given to Kim.
I think when Kim said "you stole my house" it really triggered Kyle...not because she and Mauricio had been helping Kim out (and she was just waiting to be able to say that publicly too) but because it was true and KYLE has always felt guilty on some level and guilty people deflect and lash out on others when they are called on things. I think that any relationship these two continue to have will always have tension in it. Kim needs a great deal of help in whatever addiction she supposedly has but also to find a way to empower herself in the face of a lot of loss and anger and ill treatment she's received over the years. The woman worked far more many years than Kyle ever did and their mother managed her money...I'm guessing all of that money was gone years ago but clearly until marriage the siblings benefited from KIM's hard work!!!!