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This in a nutshell! He should be facing charges by the NYPD and LAPD (though he prob has high-ranking influence there too). Instead he's going out a billionaire. What a slap on the wrist!

An 'internal investigation' which gives him a $100mn golden parachute and absolves all the other CBS execs of any knowledge or wrong-doing! "We had no clue this was going on blah blah." This is institutionalised sexual harassment and assault, everybody. They all knew, they set up the system that way to benefit them and their coercing women into sexual favors. They covered for him, and for themselves. The assistants knew and covered, the junior execs knew and covered, the legal departments printing off NDA after NDA all knew too. This is exactly the same set-up as Harvey Weinstein -- and on a similar scale.

I don't think it's a shot at him -- I think she's being playful. And he is being sincere in his statement. A few weeks back (on her timeline) he said something similar and she tweeted him back super-friendly. I don't think she meant anything damning towards him.

Glad the NYC reunion is over because it was a toxic and stressful watch. I appreciated Carole this season holding Bethenny to account. But she showed her ass this episode, so desperate to prove Bethenny wrong that she disowned Tinsley's friendship. Bethenny is a manipulative emotional-vampire -- but Carole is a cold, heartless friend-jumper. Now that Carole is no longer double-dating with Adam, Tinsley is surplus to requirements. So I am Team No-One at this point. Both Bethenny and Carole are cruel, vengeful people whose friendship was built on feeling superior and going after 'weaklings' like Sonja, Luann and Jules. Two bullies falling out? Good [!@#$%^&*] riddance. Is it too much to hope that Bethenny gets demoted next season? Tinsley and Sonja (and perhaps Ramona) were the only people who came out well (not to mention the stylists). Tinsley was funny and light; Sonja was full of equanimity and her obvious closeness with Ramona and Luann gives the show heart. I am really looking forward to seeing her new life in Columbus Circle without that financial/emotional albatross of a townhouse around her neck. I keep saying Kathy Hilton needs to become a full-time BH housewife! American Woman is coming to the UK and is being marketed as a 'US sleeper hit.'

Finally caught up with RHOD's Beaver Creek episode. First of all, I enjoyed this Beaver Creek stuff more than the Bezerkshires and hope it becomes an annual thing on RHOD. I like the mix of this group, and Kameron, who I didn't enjoy all that much last year, is REALLY growing on me. I find her hilarious, -- especially when Brandi tries to prank her and K is like "I feel so wanted." There is something light-hearted about their trolling of each other. Stephanie is growing on me, too. Leeanne has been a quiet figure in the background these last few episodes. I'm guessing the next episode is her break-out. D'Andra is apparently meant to be this season's Big Bad, but the fact that she doesn't trust or get along with Brandi is a sign of discretion in my book! D'Andra also looks a thousand times better and younger without all that heavy makeup. Damn. I hadn't realized until your list that RHOA has essentially half of the cast which are new (or newish) HWs. I'm hoping they do the amazing country of Japan justice on this cast trip, but I have a spooky feeling we will be getting Porsha grossed out at all the delicious sushi, a la Erika and Rinna on BH.

I listened to the interview over my lunch break! I have to say this is one of the better (and professionally-produced) RH podcasts I have listened to. It helps that Heather is a fan/connected to RH because she is an engaged interviewer. She asked solid questions, PLUS follow-up questions (take note, Andy), and harked back to past episodes of RHOA. I get that Heather wasn't going to go all Bob Woodward on Kim. Wig's favourite subject is, of course, Wig, so Heather let her talk and contradict herself, like how she 'never' got work done. KZB finally admitted to fillers and boob jobs with Dr. Lenny Hochstein of RHoMiami fame. Listening to this, it's crazy how Wig builds up this bunker mentality around her children and husband, creating this narrative that Toxic People (like her parents and Kroy's) are trying to 'destroy' their love and that's why they have to isolate the family unit from everybody. It creates a lot of co-dependency on Mommy and is, of course, very narcissistic. When Wig talked about Reunion, it made my blood boil how she referred to it (and the women) as violent. I thought the ATL HWs were purposely very restrained, coming at her one-by-one with their valid points. Kim got bested by people smarter than her, who were in the right, and who were over her. She cannot stand that. It is SO very clear that Wig is desperate to move to LA and land a spot on RHOBH. So! Thank you for the podcast rec! However, I am still side-eyeing Heather for this FB meltdown. Also, she'd better be careful not to trigger Andy's wrath, as she is a 'friend of Bravo'. She launched that Facebook poll about who should replace Andy as reunion moderator, expecting to win, and at a time when he is in a weak position with the network. He can be vengeful -- just ask Kathy Griffin.

I've never heard her podcast, but I am looking to listen to a new podcast about the HWs, so thanks for the recommendation! My issue with Heather McDonald is that she seems so thirsty to be on a RH show in one capacity or another. She was on Brandi's podcast on RHOBH and I think that's when we started hearing 'talk' about her being a potential HW candidate for that show. Then she showed up at Jill Zarin's events for thyroid cancer (def a very worthy cause), but it seemed like she was trying to cozy up to JZ, Ramona and other NY HWs so they could recommend her for RHONY. And now we have this purported FB meltdown when none of her fans suggested she replace Andy as reunions moderator. I find her thirstiness off-putting. Maybe I unfairly tarred her with that brush, but it is my gut reaction lol. Should I listen to the Wig interview? I fear it will drive me nuts. I can't take all the BS about having Pregnancy Lips and tons of money and whatnot. TT has v. reactive axes to grind for sure (LVP, Carole, Wig, for instance). I have stopped checking the site regularly, but I did by chance see her KZB post this a.m. and decided to share.

@NothinButAttitude ! And anybody else who has this reaction when I mention the name 'Heather McDonald' ! So TT has a post up about KZB being interviewed on Heather McDonald's podcast (and BTW -- I thought Wig had imploded her entire Bravo career after her ATL reunion performance?? What is it with people giving this no-talent, prejeudiced, chain-smoking 55-year old endless opportunities to promote herself?). Like everything out of her mouth, Kim is once again lying about her 'achievements,' including one where she claims she was almost The Bachelorette (a show I have thankfully never watched) back in the day. But NBA, the BEST bit was this piece of gossip: "In other Juicy Scoop news, apparently their Facebook Group was talking about potential replacements for Andy Cohen (also sadly unlikely to happen) and Heather had some sort of meltdown on her private group page about why no one suggested her for the position." Oh man, this ho is so desperate to appear on Bravo and the Real Housewives. http://tamaratattles.com/2018/09/05/kim-biermann-is-a-pathological-liar/

That much was obvious starting in S2. Is she hoping to parlay time on Sister Circle into The View/The Talk? I cannot understand how people find her in any way a warm or engaged TV presenter. She oozes insincerity and rehearsed reads.

Quad not talking to the group is the same exact BS she pulled the last few seasons. She gets all the other women clamoring for her uppity attention while she goes MIA, and that allows her to lean hard into her victimhood/righteous indignation. If I didn't know better, I would say Greg's 'mistress' was a paid set-up by Quad so she could bilk him out of big alimony and that house. Also, waking up in bed with a face full of Bobbi Brown, curled wig and full-fitting bra under your pajamas is fake AF. Expose this fraud! Speaking of exposing frauds... Devilishly got her ass handed to her by Mariah! I really despise how 'Heavenly' tears down the others to make herself look better, like when she was berating Simone about not putting out for Cecil. Her advice was quite dangerous IMO -- are we now obliged to have sex just because the guy wants it? Once again, Heavenly used Simone's situation to big herself up ("I cook, clean AND AH TAKE CARE OF MAH MAN") while making Simone feel terrible. I'm glad Dr. Tiffanie shut that down.

Heavenly had it coming! She is always pulling this passive-aggressive "who, lil ole me?" bullshit on the others. This is the Mariah I've been waiting for! She and the rest of M2M could teach RHOA a thing or five.

Absolutely. I have long felt that Bethenny has turned into her once-nemesis, Jill Zarin. I also agree with you about Carole's blogs. They clearly expressed her hurt and anger, and she lashed out -- but every word she wrote in there was truth. Andy read the quote from her blog about how Bethenny should give a masterclass in gaslighting. It was meant to be this moment which exposed Carole's bitchiness but all I could think was how incisive Carole was about Bethenny's M.O. It's actually too bad Carole won't stick around for one more year because there isn't anybody else on those couches equipped to call Bethenny out on her sh!t. For Bethenny to rag on Carole for her age -- girl, you are fast approaching 50 and desperate to appear cool -- or to criticise her looks... ? While I am literally staring at the bony sternum of Bethenny's 10th boob job? Her face has been completely lifted and redone -- her jaw alone has been shaved to a shadow of its former self! Again, like Jill used to do, Bethenny accuses others of the crimes that she herself transgresses. It was a toxic episode, so I guess they are trying to lighten up next week's. I was almost relieved when Andy did a segment on Tinsley's harmless non-SL. I also enjoyed Ramona and Andy's little wink and giggle during a brief break. The Lu segment got to me, especially when the women talked about how Luann is lonely and like a small child who needs a lot of love. I still think the Count tomcatting around and divorcing her was what broke Luann initially and led her down this current path. I get that. My mom went through non-Hodgkins lymphoma some years back, and I had a lot of trouble watching season 10's ghoulish obsession with cancer. I hated what Brooks did AND a dickmatized Vicki for turning a blind eye, but I also disliked Meghan becoming the absolute authority on cancer simply because of second-hand experience. I felt it was performative, like she was constantly burnishing her halo. JMO of course.

If Meghan hadn't been so smug about exposing Brooks, I might have co-signed, but she was so... exhausting about it. Hearing her yap about cancer and JUSTICE for, like, 18 episodes, I seriously wanted to gauge an eye out. She set in motion three seasons of shittiness, basically. The only thing I liked about her was her husband Jimmy Edmonds. I would have taken him over her any day! Jimmy was actually one of the most unwittingly entertaining husbands ever -- without ever meaning to be.

RHOD Ashley Abbott's face-off with her mother, the Wicked Witch of the West, gives me life. Everything about D'Andra so far this season is amazing, from going toe-to-toe with Brandi, to clashing with Dee over Ultimate Living and the green potion thingy. This is the kind of business shenanigans that Y&R has been failing to deliver for years! I love the detail of it -- Dee's half-salary going to finance the marketing, D'Andra trying to get rid of Dee's core customer base and replace it with new YOUNGER clients, Dee hitting D'Andra with "You're jealous because I am a natural beauty" -- ALL OF IT. Look, I get that RHOD is the lowest-rated RH show, but as far as I am concerned, it is the top-rated soap! Stephanie is growing on me a lot these last two episodes. Next week -- we already get our first mess of a trip! To Beaver Creek, which sounds like a location straight out of B&B. Looks like the producers told Kameron she better bring it this season and get messy. That was probably the element that bothered me the most about Peggy. As Kelly Bensimon used to foghorn, "IT'S NAHT AUTHENTIC, ALEX!!!" I still say Lydia should have stayed on another season. She finally helped get rid of that moron Meghan who, along with Porsha Williams, was the luckiest HW on RH. How did these two keep coming back season after season? Speaking of the latter twit,

Totally agree with everything you said. This Reunion feels like a seismic shift into bitterness. The women will not be able to come back from Reunion to start Season 11 renewed and ready to rumble as a GROUP. And that is sad because the group relationship is EVERYTHING on RHONY. You really felt the finality of this in the flashback to Luann's cabaret night where she said "See ya, Dorin" and it felt like a goodbye. That friendship will never be the same (maybe because it was at its strongest when both were boozing?). Carole & Bethenny is dead. Bethenny & Ramona is dead. Bethenny & Dorinda is in critical condition (although I think they have a chance because their interaction is always intense, and in some weird way I think Bethenny wants Dorinda to like her). It really gave me that Season 4 vibe. I also wish Luann had been there because even though she is Team Bethenny, the dynamic would have been more balanced and maybe Andy would have felt less inclined to defend Bethenny. There were moments when Ramona, Dorinda and Carole looked like the bumbling Keystone Cops tripping over each other to get a shot at her. Bethenny thrives in Reunion settings : she thinks fast on her feet. And with Andy backing her, she was very smug and smirky, sitting back and giving Sleepy, Dopey and Drunky enough rope to hang themselves. They looked like they were ganging up on her Kyle & Adrienne-style, season 2 BH, and that is never a good look. Apart from Nutcrackergate I too felt that Ramona, Dorinda and Carole made valid points. Ramona battled her inarticulateness to express how Bethenny treats her like sh*t. Dorinda battled her sour attitude to defend herself. She is, of course, in denial about her drinking and other stuff. Having said that, Bethenny exposed her drunkenness in Miami and I felt her motives were not pure in bringing Dorinda down to dinner the night before going to Puerto Rico, knowing she'd been in the hotel bar that afternoon. I think Carole succinctly exposed Bethenny's 'for the cameras' M.O. with regards to Jill. But she is going to pay for it in Part 2 with a phone to the face and her BFF Andy Cohen laughing at her. Andy was not as bad as I feared this episode, but next week is when we see his and Carole's RL friendship implode. I don't know how Season 11 is going to shape up but... I'm a little fearful.

I do wish you watched more, just so we could get more of your posts.

It gets worse. TMZ (and yes, I know TMZ is awful but they got the exclusive on this one) published the photo and text messages between Bourdain and AA talking about this AND text messages between AA and a friend on Monday. The text messages explicitly catch AA out in the lie that she never had sex with Jimmy Bennett. http://www.tmz.com/2018/08/21/asia-argento-anthony-bourdain-broke-sexual-assault-rape-settlement/ http://www.tmz.com/2018/08/22/asia-argento-17-year-old-boy-in-bed-photo-sex-texts/ This is a complete takedown of Argento. She has been completely exposed as a manipulative liar. I feel horrible that the boy she groomed has been doubted; that a man I really admire (Bourdain) got caught up in trying to 'save' her. I feel bad for #MeToo and the fact that Tarana Burke's movement got hijacked by narcissistic Hollywood types obsessed with the spotlight. Also, this exclusive is TMZ's, so you best believe Harvey Weinstein and his ex-Mossad investigators are behind this leak.

Meanwhile, in the Bahamas... Yes, that's Camille on the left. Kyle, Rinna and Erikant, I am sure you can all pick out. I thought that was THE MORALLY CORRUPT FAYE RESNICK in the white bikini at the back! I almost cheered! But actually it is Teddi. The one I really didn't recognize was Dorit with the curly wig and lime-green bikini! Not sure where LVP and Denise Richards are.

Agreed. I like Briana, but I have always enjoyed what Michael brings to the show. He is Vicki's perfect straight-man to her crazy, and his humor is very dry, which is right up my alley. Actually, all he needs to do is show up wide-eyed with dread and outwardly cringing, and I lmao. I also agree he knows how to handle her better and maintain a healthy distance. Vicki and Briana were closely dependent on each other until she and Ryan moved to NC (and it looks like it was a good decision for them). Michael managed to establish boundaries. I am loving Shannon this season. She shows a lot of her fears and vulnerabilities, and I respect that. Her divorce drama is also pretty organic -- unlike this "Shane owes me an apology for throwing my obnoxious drunken ass out of his own home at 2am" non-SL. Um, no, he doesn't, Lawn Guylind.

I really enjoyed Candiace this Reunion, and that face is the cherry on top. I hope it becomes a meme. I can't stop giggling at your screenshot!

You did the right thing!

TT is suggesting that she is a possible FOH, but the producers could cut her scenes if they so choose. IA that Cha-Cha overplayed her hand and there is not much left to say beyond that. Your avatar and sig are MAJESTIC, btw!

Cha-Cha may have a nice wig on, but she threw her friendship with Monique away in a bid to get her spot back -- and it was a FAIL. She remains a FOH in S4, and no amount of 'I chose to take a step back' is going to convince me that Charrisse was willingly demoted for a second straight season. Michael telling Ray he would never be in a bad situation with the IRS... oh, honey. Be careful what you wish for. The IRS watches ALL the RH shows very closely with a copy of each participant's worldwide tax statements in hand. Ashley lies like she breathes. I don't believe the baby story, I don't believe her mom's boyfriend is suddenly employed, I don't believe the marriage troubles anymore. Michael is clearly as thirsty for camera time as she. Obvs I agree with @ChitHappens @NothinButAttitude @DaytimeFan regarding Gizelle. In Part 1, Gizelle was clearly prodded by Andy Cohen to hoist her carcass after Karen. Gizelle let Ashley take the fall for the machinations against Karen, but ALL three harpies went after Karen about her finances, her house and her supposed 'affairs.' Gizelle is super-protected by Andy and Bravo. THIS. This is one reason I am dreading NYC reunion. Andy has clearly chosen Team Moneybags Bethenny over Carole. Moreover, the editing shows Ramona, Dorinda & Carole calling Bethenny out on her sh!t and looking like some bumbling Keystone Cops. Bring on Australia's fabulous Alex Perry, I say.

It's come to the point where whenever Bethenny has a scene on TV, I literally break out in hives à la Alex ! However, two things Bethenny is NOT, in my opinion: A drug addict, or a bad mother. That episode Jason Hoppy is citing in court, I don't even think Bethenny was truly drunk. It looked to me like poor acting as she attempted to avoid answering Carole's questions and tried desperately to bond with Slurinda. I don't think she is a druggie -- possibly Adderall for its weight-loss benefits, but she is always working, energetic and hyper-focused. I don't know if you can be hyper-focused and abusing OxyContin! She is SO controlling and tightly wound that she can barely have a natural bowel movement, let alone allow drugs to rule her life. I have no proof of her mothering skills, but as a result of her shitty childhood, and the way she talks about Brynn, she clearly wants to give her kid the childhood she never got. Her daughter probably brings out some lightr qualities in her. Jason Hoppy is probably also a pretty devoted dad, but like Bethenny he is highly controlling and self-obsessed. I always thought this about Jason watching Season 3 RHONY and their spinoff show. He claimed to be anti-fame, but every time he was on screen, he was drinking it up. He was a really bad actor when saying he wasn't about the fame game, lol. He also seemed very cold and majorly bummed at Bethenny's success. Once she had Brynn, Bethenny probably transferred her love for Jason onto her daughter. Basically they are both as narcissistic as each other. Maybe this crazy horrendous divorce/custody mess is their karmic retribution for... the way they are? They will never get what they want unless they compromise and work together. But they don't want to do that, so here we are. lol no kidding. This is irrefutable proof though. I think she might reach out to @alwaysAMC and respectfully ask to reprint those photos tbh. When a news source is legit, she tends to give them their due.

Your friend has literally become the Tamara Tattles of this thread. Thanks for the pics. This is literally a "You heard it here first" exclusive!