They teased it the first episode of the season. And after weeks of waiting, Tuesday’sReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsfinally showed the explosive fight betweenLisa VanderpumpandKyle Richards.
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Both made Vanderpump look guilty in the eyes of Richards and theRHOBHcast, who all felt Vanderpump had leaked both stories to make Kemsley look bad and her Vanderpump Dogs foundation look good.
Torn between what she believed to be the truth and the loving feelings she had about Vanderpump, Richards met with the SUR restaurateur to bring up her concerns.
It wasn’t easy. “I’m dreading going to Lisa’s house. In the past, I defended her. But this time, it’s very different,” Richards told audiences, explaining she felt like she had an obligation to tell Vanderpump how she felt. “As difficult as it is, I have to be honest with Lisa and I know Lisa’s going to be upset. If I were to look at my daughters and how I’m raising them, I would tell them, ‘You have to defend what’s right.’ And that’s what I’m trying to do right now.”
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Things started off positively at first, though it didn’t take long for them to go south.
Richards’ answer was yes. “It’s so blatant,” she said, frankly — adding that “everyone” felt that. “Maybe you care more about your image than your friendships.”
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That was the moment Vanderpump seemed to end her friendship with Richards. “Wow, this is a big shock to me. This changes everything,” she said. “I’ve done nothing wrong. Just because you accuse me, I am not going to say, ‘Yes I did something’ if I didn’t do it. I’m a woman with integrity who stands up for what’s right. I could have thrown her under the bus. But I’m done. I’m done with you, too.”
“Kyle, I swear on my children’s life — on Giggy’s life — that no one or anyone I know would give a story to Radar about Dorit. You think I did that? I’m done with you, too. Bye Kyle. Show yourself out, darling.”
She stressed that she was there to be a friend to Vanderpump, telling her, “I’m here as your friend. I’m the only one. … Am I not allowed to be honest now? I’m just telling you how it’s looked. That doesn’t mean I don’t love you.”
Ken Todd, Vanderpump’s husband, didn’t agree. “You’re not her friend,” he repeated to Richards. “You’re supposed to be her friend. You cannot be her friend when you say something like that. She would never say that about you. You’re a f—ing liar and you’re not my friend or her friend. So you get out. Please go. Please go. Join the gang … ganging up on her. … Twelve years of friendship, done!”
It was a heartbreaking scene for both, and it only got worse from there. As Richards continued to tell Vanderpump that she loved her, a hurt Vanderpump declared, “I don’t care whether you love me or not.”
“What am I supposed to say?” asked Richards. “I don’t knowwhyyou would do something like that but it felt like you did! That’s what it looks like! I didn’t come here to fight. I came here to tell you this is the overall consensus. I care about you and I’m having a hard time defending you!”
“You came here to tell me I am a liar. And I don’t appreciate that,” Vanderpump shouted back. “If you came around and said to me, ‘I’m telling you on [your daughters] life, that is not the truth and I know nothing about this story,’ you know what sweetie? I’d believe you. So we’re done. Get the f— out of my house. I swear to you, I’m done with this!”
She added to audiences: “Those lying bitches, they can go f— themselves, all of them. For Kyle to say that to me? I’m done.”
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Back in February, Richards said onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenthat since filming that scene, any attempts to contact Vanderpump have gone unanswered. “I’ve sent a text and an email,” she said. “I don’t know if I’m blocked or supposedly blocked, but that’s the last time we spoke.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsairs Tuesdays (9 p.m. ET) on Bravo.
source: people.com
