Teddi Mellencamp believes Dorit Kemsley released a “manipulative” text from Kyle Richards to keep her spot on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
“This is the part that really bothers me about all of this,” Mellencamp, 42 — who once starred on “RHOBH” with bestie Richards, 55 — said on the Tuesday episode of her “Two Ts in a Pod” podcast with Tamra Judge.
“I think that was Dorit’s final Hail Mary of like, ‘You guys have to keep me on the show because here I am spilling something that you never should have spilled.’”
Mellencamp disagreed with Kemsley’s assertion that Richards sent the lengthy message in an attempt to “silence” her ahead of the Season 13 reunion.
“This is saying, ‘Listen, we have a lot of other s–t to talk about. Why do you need to drag our friendship through the mud right now?’” she said, offering her assessment of Richards’ text.
Mellencamp also expressed doubt that Kemsley, 47, maintains solid friendships with most of her castmates.
“I don’t think she has a good relationship with the majority of the women on the cast. I don’t think she has a storyline other than the PTSD, which she’s been talking about for three years now,” Mellencamp said, coldly referring to the 2021 armed burglary that Kemsley survived at her family’s home in Encino, Calif.
“You start to think about what makes the show good. When there’s true relationships, true friendships and highs and lows. All we’ve seen so far this season of Dorit is Dorit mocking what Kyle is going through.”
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