NeNe Leakes and Talk Show Host Wendy Williams Nearly Come to Blows at Atlanta Conference

TheGrio.com:

Things got a little heated at the Atlanta Women’s Expo over the weekend.

Everyone can thank Wendy Williams and NeNe Leakes for that.

Actually, you can thank Williams’ husband and manager Kevin Hunter.

It all started when Hunter realized that his wife’s dressing room was right next to the RHOA star.

“Kevin was adamant that he wanted his wife nowhere near NeNe! He told them to move her as far away as possible,” a source said, according to the Daily Mail.

Williams later addressed the crowd with “ten rules every woman should live by.” Nearly an hour later, Leakes went on stage after Williams and announced, “I’m your home girl. I live my life as an open book and I’m happy I don’t need ten rules to live by!”

Point Leakes.

That’s when Williams’ husband shouted:

He kept yelling ‘get her m*****f***ing ass off the stage. We don’t f*** with her! Wendy don’t f*** with her. Cut that B****’s mic off!’

Hunter was then stopped by Leakes’ friend Diana Gowins who asked him, “What the hell is your problem? If you have a problem with NeNe, take it up with me!”

And that’s when both Wendy Williams and her husband slid out of the event early, abruptly ending Williams’ scheduled book signing.

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Bethenny Frankel and Lisa Vanderpump End 'Feud' No One Knew About

Inquisitr.com:

Has Lisa Vanderpump put an end to the ongoing tension between her and her fellow Real Housewives star Bethenny Frankel? On Twitter on May 5, a fan took note of Skinnygirl products in the background of an episode of Vanderpump Rules, which is shot at Lisa Vanderpump’s West Hollywood eatery, SUR Lounge.

“Watching s2 of #vanderpumprules & Sur has a heavy stock of Skinny Girl behind the bar. Intentional BH-NY love?? @LisaVanderpump @Bethenny.”

After seeing the fan’s tweet, Lisa Vanderpump said, “I know!”

In late 2013, as reported by Reality Tea, Lisa Vanderpump took a dig at Frankel on Twitter after another fan took notice of her liquor selection at SUR Lounge, which is one of three Vanderpump-owned restaurants in Los Angeles (the other two being Villa Blanca and P.U.M.P.).

The spat happened after Frankel responded to the fan’s tweet, telling the woman, “That is very nice.”

In response to Frankel’s post, Lisa Vanderpump told another follower, “Ha yes even tho she keeps trashing me! I don’t pay attention… never mind and good morning.”

According to Reality Tea, Frankel never responded to Lisa Vanderpump’s post.

As the Inquisitr previously reported, Lisa Vanderpump’s feud with Frankel went one step further after the SUR Lounge owner dissed her fellow Real Housewives star’s talk show, Bethenny, which was canceled midway through its first season. On Twitter, after Frankel said she was “biting her tongue” in regard to the drama happening on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump revealed Frankel’s negative comments were the reason she never made an appearance on Bethenny.

“Too funny but that is why I never did the show…It was all too much.

“Lisa you been in the game long enough to no what is expected when you go on a talk show,” a fan responded.

“Yes, I know and it was my choice not to go….then it was cancelled.”

Just after Lisa Vanderpump’s feud with Frankel appeared to reach its climax, the Real Housewives of New York City star took to Twitter, where she applauded Vanderpump’s idea for a line of home products.

Although Lisa Vanderpump appears to be off and on with Frankel, her co-star Kyle Richards has been friends with the Skinnygirl mogul for years and didn’t hesitate to appear on Bethenny prior to the show’s cancellation.

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Claudia Jordan Says Porsha Williams’ Has Had A “Stank” Attitude All Season Long

Wetpaint.com:

Claudia Jordan and Porsha Williams may run in the same social circles and share not one, but two places of employment, but that doesn’t mean we’ll see the Real Housewives of Atlanta co-stars become BFFs anytime soon.

After plenty of tension between Porsha, who was stripped of her peach this season, and Claudia, who eagerly took over the position, Claudia is finally admitting that nothing has changed between her and Porsha and that it likely never will.

In a new post for BravoTV.com, Claudia calls out Porsha for the heaping dose of attitude she’s given her all season.

“She's been quite stank all season,” says Claudia.  “The last time I was surprised at her actions was when we met for lunch way back in the very beginning of the season, because up until a week prior, I thought we were cool enough. Not friends, BFFs, or besties, but cordial acquaintances. But when she kept doing little catty things, I saw what it was.”

While Claudia says that she understands why Porsha might feel threatened by her, she says that she’s done her best to keep things civil, even keeping much of the good gossip she’s heard about the Dish Nation host under her hat.

“At the end of the day, I don't care what and whom that girl allows to enter her bat cave. But just keep it polite and cute towards me,” says Claudia. “Don't get caught out there loudly running your mouth about me in hallways. Don't be shady at work. Don't make statements to NeNe slandering me and Kenya.”

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Kim Richards Confesses She Drank Prior to Arrest After Previously Denying It: 'I Was Ashamed to Say Anything'

NYDailyNews.com:

Kim Richards fell off the wagon after being estranged from her family.

"It was the relationship between my sister and my niece that's been destroyed," she said, crying on Tuesday's episode of "Dr. Phil," which was filmed prior to Richards checking into a Malibu rehab facility and after her arrest earlier this month.

Tension grew between the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star and her sister, Kyle Richards, after Kim's pit bull bit her niece, Alexia, forcing her to undergo surgery, according to People.

"The bottom line is, it's the overall outcome of where today is with my relationships with the people I love the most, and that's what really started getting me upset," she told Dr. Phil McGraw.

Richards, 50, also confessed that she began drinking again prior to her arrest after previously denying she'd broken her "three year" sobriety during the "RHOBH" reunion.

"I did have drinks a couple other times over the past few months. It was wine," she admitted.

"I was ashamed to say anything at the reunion, embarrassed," she said. "I would have loved to say to the girls, 'You know what, you're right,' but the way they were coming at me, they didn't make it easy."

The truth finally came out when Richards was arrested on April 16 at the Beverly Hills Hotel for public intoxication, trespassing, resisting an officer and battery on a police officer.

All Bravo needs to do is tell Kim that she needs to complete a rehab program before allowing her to come back to 'RHOBH' and fire Toxic Brandi....there, problems solved.

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Kenya Moore and Nene Leakes May Have Just Had the 'Fight of the Century' @ 'RHOA' Reunion

People.com:

It was Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night, but the Fight of the Century may have taken place on part two of Sunday's The Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion.

NeNe Leakes and Kenya Moore battled when Moore accused Leakes of flirting with former BFF Cynthia Bailey's husband, Peter Thomas.

"Everybody flirts," said Moore, after she went at it with Phaedra Parks, who accused her of flirting with her estranged husband, Apollo Nida. "NeNe was flirting with Peter."

"Girl, I have never flirted with Peter. Don't go there!" screamed an instantly incensed Leakes. 

"If you don't want to own it, that's fine," replied Moore.

"I have never flirted with Peter. Don't go there! Don't go there!" yelled Leakes, who animatedly moved to the edge of the couch in her low-cut white pantsuit. "Hold on! You not gonna disrespect me and my husband."

"I just did," said Moore.

"You ain't gonna disrespect me and my marriage!" Leakes continued to yell, as her husband, Gregg – who was sitting directly behind her after the husbands joined the wives – begged host Andy Cohen to ask Thomas directly.

"I'm glad you think you have a prize," Moore replied to Gregg, as NeNe continued to yell.

Next week, Cohen apparently does ask Thomas for his take on flirt-gate, and Leakes – who said that Moore went too far with her accusations – breaks down and leaves the set when she discusses her past with her mother.

Part three of the reunion airs Sunday, May 10, at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.  

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Melissa Gorga Says Teresa Giudice Is "Doing As Well As Can Be Expected" in Prison

USmagazine.com:

How's she doing? Melissa Gorga gave Us Weekly an exclusive update on her sister-in-law and Real Housewives of New Jersey castmate Teresa Giudice, currently serving time in prison.

"She's doing as well as can be expected for the situation," Gorga told Us at HealthCorps' 9th Annual Gala hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Lisa Oz at Cipriani Wall Street in NYC. "You know, she's doing well for what's going on."

Indeed, the veteran RHONJ star, 42, told Us Weekly that she was holding up inside the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Conn., in our April 13 cover story.

"I miss Joe and my girls terribly, but we are going to get through this as a family one day at a time," Teresa — who was pictured with her family in prison garb — told Us. "We will be stronger because of this. Nothing can break us apart."

Her husband Joe Giudice also gave some insight on Tre's life behind bars in the same issue. "She exercises after every meal," he revealed. "It's like a low-budget spa. They do spin class, ab classes.... She's getting pretty ripped up!"

He added that his tough wife — who's had her fair share of squabbles on Bravo's show, including one legendary table flip — is largely respected by her peers in prison. "Nobody really bothers her," Joe told Us. "They give her space."

It helps that the Housewife and New York Times best-selling author — who's serving time for fraud — has found her niche in the kitchen. A confidant told Us that "the inmates love it because she's an amazing cook," and some have even asked Teresa for recipes.

Her lawyer James J. Leonard Jr. told Us that Teresa will be released four months early on Dec. 23. Her husband will then serve his consecutive 41-month prison stint.

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Kristen Taekman Allegedly Bans ‘RHONY’ Cameras From Filming Marriage Issues

RadarOnline.com:

Real Housewives of New York City fans witnessed newbie Kristen Taekman‘s marriage to husband John fracture on-screen last season, but this year, RadarOnline.com has learned the couple has decided to shake things up. While their marriage is still not perfect, a source told Radar, they’ve decided to ban cameras from filming their fights this season.

An insider told Radar, “Before Kristen signed up for another season, she had long discussions with John because he was unhappy with how he was portrayed on the show. He didn’t want the show to negatively impact his business. There was a lot of added strain in the marriage after the season aired, so Kristen agreed to not allow cameras as much access to them as a couple.”

Indeed, Tuesday night’s episode featured Bethenny Frankel and Heather Thomson fighting over the Skinnygirl mogul’s failure to invite Kristen to her 44th birthday party — and not Kristen’s issues with John.

“I spoke to Kristen Taekman the other day, and her feelings were hurt that you didn’t invite her to your birthday,” Thomson told Frankel.

The mother-of-one cut her off by firing, “Oh my God — are you really bringing this up? I just fell asleep. Wake me up when this is over.”

Frankel called the jab “ridiculous” and pretended to nod off.

Meanwhile, “Kristen is more than happy to give Bethenny additional camera time if it means not focusing on her personal life,” the source explained. “John and Kristen have been working very hard on their marriage off-camera, and are in a much better place now.”

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Yolanda Foster Shares Shocking Photo Of Son Carrying Her Through Her ‘Darkest Days’ As She Battles Lyme Disease

Inquisitr.com:

Yolanda Foster posted a photo online on Sunday of her son carrying her. As the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star continues to battle Lyme disease, her family has rallied around her, supporting the reality star and model as she searches for a cure.

On Instagram on April 26, along with the heartbreaking photo, Yolanda Foster shared the following message with fans:

“Thank you for sharing your compassioned heart and carrying me through these darkest days of my life @anwarhadid #MissingYouAlready #FamilySuport #MyHealthJourney.”

Yolanda Foster was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012, and suffered a relapse in December of last year, which left her unable to read, write and even watch television. Since her relapse, Yolanda Foster has been traveling the world, in hopes of finding a cure for the devastating disease, and receiving proper treatment.

Earlier this year, amid The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season five, Yolanda Foster took to her blog, where she announced her relapse, and explained to fans why she hadn’t been keeping up with her Bravo TV obligations. Then, weeks ago, Yolanda Foster returned to her blog, where, as the Inquisitr reported, she updated fans on her health.

“My world has become very small. I have moved into an apartment with my husband and son in order to have a more manageable scope of responsibilities while I recover slowly and learn to take life one day at a time,” Yolanda Foster wrote. “Getting well is my full-time job these days.”

Since suffering her Lyme disease relapse months ago, Yolanda Foster has been unable to get back to where she was, and sadly, was deeply affected by her disease during filming on the season five reunion for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. In fact, the long day of taping left Foster mentally exhausted, and after breaking down, she left the set early.

Still, Yolanda Foster is staying positive about where life will take her in the coming months.

“I am a determined warrior, and even though this has brought me to my knees, I know God often uses our deepest pain as the launching pad of our greatest calling.”

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Teresa Giudice May Return To 'Real Housewives' After All

FOXNews.com:

Teresa Giudice has been behind bars since she was found guilty of fraud and she turned herself into prison on Jan. 5.

But once she is a free woman— she is set to be released on Dec. 23, 2015— she will likely return to reality TV.

Her lawyer hinted to People magazine that once a contact between Giudice and Bravo is signed, she will return to the “Real Housewives of New Jersey.”

"Anyone who has watched that show since the very first episode understands that Teresa Giudice is the central figure around which the show revolves," James J. Leonard Jr. told the magazine. "That's not to take anything away from any of the other women, but Teresa has been the focal point for the last six seasons, and I don't expect that to change moving forward, assuming both sides can agree on a contract."

He drove the point home when he mentioned “season 7” of the series while answering a question about reports that Giuidce and her sister-in-law Melissa Gorga were at odds.

"I know it is contrary to popular belief, but Melissa doesn't hate Teresa and Teresa doesn't hate Melissa," he said. "Do they see eye-to-eye on everything? Absolutely not. Show me two sisters-in-law that do.

"What you see on television are snippets of their life that are edited and pieced together to fit the format of the show. But the truth is they can and often do co-exist without any problems in their everyday lives. I think that the Teresa/Melissa dynamic makes for good television and will likely continue in season 7, but hopefully in a less dramatic fashion."

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Janet Roach and Chyka Keebaugh Not Happy with Gina Liano's New Shoe Line

Bustle.com:

All heel broke loose on Thursday night’s The Real Housewives of Melbourne. (Nope. Not sorry that I dropped a corny pun right out the gate.) (And nope. Not sorry for that pun, either. Can’t stop, won’t stop.) Gina launched her high heel line, but the footwear debut did not go off without a hitch: The glamorous barrister named each pair of pumps after the other Melbourne Housewives… without asking. The other Melbourne Housewives were upset that Gina used their names without getting their permission. Gina was like, “Whatever! I do what I want” (I’m paraphrasing) (and by “paraphrasing,” I mean ”quoting Eric Cartman”).

But the drama did not stop there: Two of the Melbourne Housewives were upset about the shoes Gina chose to name after them. Janet and Chyka complained that their heels were “nana shoes,” and they suspected this was an intentional diss. Chyka was offended that Gina decided to name a pair of kitten heels after her, and Janet was offended her pair of kicks were closed-toe. When Janet confronted Gina about the Janet heels, Gina explained that the shoes happen to be fashion-forward:

I couldn’t check out the Gina Liano online shop fast enough. I would go so far as to say I scrambled to pull up my web browser. I had to see these “cutting edge” “nana shoes.” Gina showed off a bunch of pumps at her launch, but I didn’t see any that matched Chyka and Janet’s descriptions. 

Let’s see Janet’s “nana shoes”:

Oh, wait. I’m pretty sure these pumps were on the show. I guess I just assumed Janet was talking about a different pair of shoes.  

Grown women of any age can and should wear whatever shoes they want. If a woman in her 20s wants to wear high top Vans everywhere (me), that’s cool. If a woman in her 70s wants to rock a pair of glittery five-inch heels, that’s cool, too. Live your life, wear what feels right, et cetera.

That said, I’m curious if “nana shoes”/”grandma shoes” means something different in Australia, because the phrase “grandma shoe” brings to mind a very specific style of footwear. Those glittery five-inch pumps were a bit of a twist. It’d be like if someone said a man was wearing “dad jeans,” and the guy showed up in a pair of dark denim skinny jeans. But hey, I’m not mad at it.

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Bethenny Frankel Slams Heather Thomson For Creating ‘Drama’ On ‘RHONY’

RadarOnline.com:

Bethenny Frankel blasted her Real Housewives of New York City co-stars for their attempts to manufacture “drama” and said that she is “taking no prisoners” this season in her newest blog.

Continuing to confirm that the B is really back, the 44-year-old lashed out at Heather Thomson for being mad about not getting invited to her birthday party.

“Ouch. I may not float like a butterfly, but I DO sting like a bee,” Frankel wrote on her Bravo blog.

“Watching the dinner at Cherry made me giggle,” she wrote. “It did look harsh when watching it back. Let me create some context: I find that on the Housewives shows, being invited or not invited to something tends to be blown out of proportion, dragged out, and takes on a life of itself. This concept is exhausting to me, and I knew exactly where Heather was going. It felt manufactured to stir up drama.”

The Skinnygirl mogul explained why she was so selective with her invite list.

“The fact remains that I was new to the show, had just met everyone and had spent some time with Carole and Heather, so I decided to invite them to my birthday. I didn’t know Kristen at all and wasn’t going to invite her for the sake of a television show. Dorinda even says at dinner that she didn’t know me at all so for her to be upset is preposterous to me. Even Kristen’s housekeeper thought it was no big deal. The trailers did warn that ‘The B is back,’ so there you have it.”

It doesn’t seem like Frankel has earned any good will from Thomson now either.

“I have to hand it to Bethenny–she sure knows how to shut down a conversation the minute there’s no personal interest,” Thomson wrote on her Bravo blog.

“I have to hand it to Bethenny–she sure knows how to shut down a conversation the minute there’s no personal interest,” Thomson wrote on her Bravo blog.

“I barely finished my sentence on the topic before it got hostile. I don’t think any of us knew what to make of her reaction. Between the sleeping dramatization and telling me I was Carole’s plus one, I quickly realized nothing positive was going to come of this,” she insisted.

But Frankel finds the humor in the situation and even copped to her own rotten behavior.

“I’m rather grateful for Dorinda ripping John a new a**hole at dinner, because it basically made me feel better about being a 24-karat tw*t at Cherry,” she wrote, but warned that things are going to get even worse.

“Unfortunately, I don’t think this is the end of my wrath. I walked into a new group of women, I had a lot of personal stress, and I was taking no prisoners.”

All I can say after watching that episode is...."Thank Goodness!!!" Bethenny is back.

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Cynthia Bailey Blasts Porsha Williams For Spreading Explosive Cheating Rumors About Her Husband

RadarOnline.com:

Cynthia Bailey lashed at Porsha Williams for spreading the rumor that her husband is cheating on her, and insisted that she “would know” if he was having an affair.

Plagued by the infidelity claims, Bailey threw shade at her Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star Williams, denying that her husband Peter Thomas has strayed from their marriage.

Bailey wrote that Thomas “is the most accessible husband on the show” on her Bravo blog, explaining where Williams went astray in her reasoning.

Bailey wrote that her entrepreneur hubby is routinely put in an awkward spot operating two busy venues.

“Tons of women walk through the doors of Bar One and Sports One every day,” the protective Bailey said.

“It is his job to be cordial and take pictures with them if requested. If he is too nice, he is flirting with them. If he is too standoffish, he is an a**hole.”

On a reunion episode, Williams claimed that she has known about Peter’s affairs for years — and that it was with waitresses at the establishments. (Porsha’s ex Kordell Stewart partnered with Peter for Sports One, which is based out of Charlotte, N.C.)

However, Bailey explained that when Thomas does meet women, they’re usually people excited to meet the Bravolebrity.

“Most of the women are genuine fans, but some do have agendas,” she wrote. “Regardless, they have the opportunity to meet him, shake his hand, hug him, and take a picture with him.”

Bailey then said that she would be able to tell if he was unfaithful in their marriage, and recognizes that any mistress would likely go public with the story.

“If Peter was cheating on me, I would know about it,” she wrote. “Any woman that has been with my husband (knowing that he is a married man) is not going to keep it a secret. They are going to tell someone.

“Women with no self-value or integrity will always go out of their way to make sure the wife finds out. In their small minds, it’s a victory.”

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