Jill Zarin: "Ramona Knows I'm Not An Alcoholic"

Accusations of alcoholism where thrown all over the place on the Real Housewives of New York City reunion and Jill Zarin has had enough and wants to set the record straight -- in case we had any doubts.

“Ramona knows I’m not an alcoholic. She’s seen me drink and she said it to lash back at me for what I did to her with Mario and two wrongs don’t make a right. She crossed the line,” Jill told OK! Magazine's Linda Santacruz in a recent interview.

Jill admits that her comments regarding Ramona Singer's husband Mario were inappropriate and has since apologized. “I apologized to her though for the Mario comment but she did not apologize in fact she reinforced it that it was okay to do it.”

In turn, she doesn't excpect an apology from Ramona but does feel like she should be more respectful of those who do have an alcohol problem.

“I have been to AA meetings years ago to support a friend and the damage of outing someone… you know one of the reasons people go to AA is the anonymity. The protection. And there are people that won’t go to AA because they’ll are worried they might have a friend like Ramona who will out them,” explains Jill. “It’s not just about me…she did not apologize to the fans because it’s really not me. I don’t care. I know I’m not so it doesn’t really matter.”

'Real Housewives of New York' Reunion Special

So were you guys as shocked as I was when I found out the Ramona Singer was NOT pregnant?! Bravo really threw me for a loop with that one! (sarcasm)

This season of the Real Housewives of New York has come to an end too soon. But alas, we have one last thing to look forward to -- the always super dramatic Reunion Special!

Part 1 of the Real Housewives of New York Reunion Special will air this Monday, July 25th at 10/9c on Bravo and part 2 will air the following Monday on August 1st at 10/9c.

Tamra Barney: I Don't Care What Slade Says

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Yesterday, Slade Smiley spoke with E! regarding Tamra Barney's constant claims that he is a deadbeat dad saying, "she doesn't have much credibility" and "I am still very confused as to why Tamra thinks any of this is her business, and we find it very creepy she would reach out and have a conversation with someone she has never met (his ex, Michelle)." 

Naturally, Tamra Barney is firing back and expaining her relatinoship with Slade's ex, Michelle Aroyo, and of course, adding a few sprinkles of insults to the top!

"We became friends through a mutual friend," Barney told E!'s Marc Malkin. "I feel extremely sorry for her and my heart breaks for her and Grayson. Michelle is a very strong woman and went out of her way to contact me today to tell me that she was proud of me for standing up for her and Grayson and to keep my head up."

But Tamra isn't letting him get her down, "While he accused me of many false and bold lies throughout the entire season, I am not crying to the press about them because his allegations are false. The bottom line is that I don't care what Slade has to say about me. Like Gretchen, he thrives on lies and manipulation."

Vicki Gunvalson Dating A True Deadbeat Dad

We all heard Vicki Gunvalson admit on the Real Housewives of Orange County season 6 reunion that she was in fact dating Brooks Ayers. 

So, like clockwork, we are now finding out more about Mr. Ayers which isn't great news for him, or for Vicki.

Turns out, Mr. Ayers owes about $40,000 to two different women in two different states.

One woman is his estranged wife, Kim (he has three children with her), the other is his ex-girlfriend Nicolette Catanzarite, whom he has a son with.

So far, his refusal to pay the women support has landed him in jail twice -- once in Alabama and once in Mississippi.

On top of that, his wife (as in yes, they are still married) Kim claims that Vicki's new man "has a history of cheating." In fact, he conceived his son with Nicolette while he was still married to Kim.

And she has spent soo much time bashing Slade? Now she's dating this train wreck.. I don't get you Vicki, you've really disappointed me with this one! I thought you were better than that.

Watch the Top 3 Brawls From the RHOC Reunion

The Real Housewives of Orange County reunion was just so drama filled that one hour just wasn't enough, so they aired two separate specials, the second of which was last night.

From Tamra Barney storming off set after being verbally attacked by Gretchen and Slade to Gretchen's standoff with Vicki over the late Jeff Beitzel, check out the moments that made for must-see TV above!

Slade Thinks Tamra "Has Gone Way Too Far"

On the Real Housewives of Orange County reunion part 2, Slade Smiley once again found himself having to defend himself to Tamra Barney and trying to prove, once again, that he is not a deadbeat dad. He spoke to E! News about his thoughts on the whole thing.

"I can let everything Tamra says roll off my back for the most part because she doesn't have much credibility," Smiley said. "However, when it comes to making an accusation about me and the support of my sick son in a global manner, I think that is beyond reprehensible and she has gone way too far."

During the reunion, Tamra even got Slade's ex on the phone! "I am still very confused as to why Tamra thinks any of this is her business, and we find it very creepy she would reach out and have a conversation with someone she has never met," Slade says.

Vicki Gunvalson Admits To Dating Brooks Ayers

Tonight on the Real Housewives of Orange County reunion special, Vicki Gunvalson -- as usual -- didn't have much to hide. In fact, when Andy asked her if she was dating yet she said yes!

On top of that, Andy teasingly acted as if the mystery guy was going to join them on set and introduced him as "Brooks" (Ayers).. and that rang a bell!

Photos of these two originally surfaced back in mid-May. At the time Vicki had told E! News, "We are not dating. He is just a friend,"" Well, turns out they were so woo-hoo for them!

Gretchen Rossi Dishes On Season 6 Reunion

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Gretchen Rossi recently spoke with In Touch Magazine about what fans can expect out of the Real Housewives of Orange County season 6 two-part reunion.

“I didn’t even know I had it in me to fight like it did. It was pretty intense. You think New Jersey was crazy, you should see us at our reunion.”

Regarding her ongoing feud with Tamra Barney she said, “Tamara said some really harsh things about Slade this season and I wanted to address some of those issues. You really see the claws come out.”

See the OC Housewives battle it out on the Reunion Special beginning this Sunday night at 9:00PM on Bravo. Part two airs on Monday and a Lost Footage Special airs on June 20th.

Tamra Barney Fights Back Against Gretchen

Yesterday, I posted an interview that Real Housewives of Orange County star Gretchen Rossi did with E! News regarding the OC finale which took place last Sunday night. Today, Tamra Barney got wind of it and sent an email to Marc Malkin with her response.

"Gretchen's constantly bashing me in interviews is nothing more than a clever diversion, created so the attention is not on the three lawsuits in which she is currently involved and the problems with her [boyfriend Slade Smiley's] past-due child support," Barney wrote in the email. "She has NO knowledge of the issues I had with Jeana [Keough], yet she constantly finds reasons to talk about me in interviews, on the show and on her Bravo blogs."

"She is nothing more than obsessed with me," she wrote. "You would think with all her legal problems, she would use her time more wisely. I truly feel sorry for her and hope that she lets go of the anger she has in her heart as I did for Jeana Keough."

For more drama, be sure to tune in to the Real Housewives of Orange County two-part reunion special beginning this Sunday, June 12, at 10:00PM!

Andy Cohen: RHOC Reunion Is 'Explosive'

The Real Housewives of Orange County finale was filled with pushing and drink-throwing and Andy Cohen says it only gets worse (or better depending how you look at it).

"Tamra was really pissed and it had gone on and on," Cohen told TVGuide.com at Monday night's Made in New York Awards. "You'll see at the reunion she was still upset and Jeana [Keough] is there too. It's a two-part reunion and it's quite explosive."

While the latter part of Sunday's episode featured the feud between former housewife Jeana and current cast member Tamra, a portion focused on Vicki filing for divorce from husband Donn. The Real Housewives of New York City's Jill Zarin says it's been hard for Vicki to watch her marriage fall apart on television.

"I spoke to Vicki today," Zarin said. "[She's feeling] pretty down. Donn's still living in the house, they're trying to settle their financial situation so it's difficult — it's been a rough time for her."

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Real Housewives of OC Reunion Gets Nasty

"I don't think the way this went down was treated with class or dignity," says Donn, Vicki Gunvalson's estranged husband, of the reunion show for Real Housewives of Orange County's sixth season.

Between the screaming, the tears and the eye-rolling, there's going to be plenty of insults and accusations – all of which can be seen in a just-released, minute-long trailer for the upcoming episodes.

Tamra Barney, whose troubles with her ex and a new romance have been documented on the show, seems to be at the center of the storm.

"You were sleeping with another guy while your fiancé was dying," she says to Gretchen Rossi, who was engaged to the late Jeff Beitzel.

At one point in a clip of the show, which will air starting June 12 (9 p.m. ET) on Bravo, Tamra shrieks, "Is your ass jealous of the s–– that comes out of your mouth?"

She also accuses Jeana Keough of lying and gets into an argument with Gretchen's boyfriend, Slade Smiley, who accuses her of ... uh, promiscuous behavior.

"You're the lowest form of s–– in the world," Tamra says as she storms off the set. 

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Marysol Patton Talks Elsa and the Reunion

Remember the days when being a housewife was a bad thing? Now we all know now that being a housewife is all you need to get on TV and also make a ton of cash. One of our favorites, Marysol Patton, isn't actually a housewife at all but maven of PR powerhouse, The Patton Group.

Since her debut on Real Housewives of Miami, Patton has quickly become a fan favorite. Not only does she not gossip like she's a 15-year-old, but her mother has more charisma than the whole cast combined. We caught up with Marysol at Lea Black's gala. Read how her expectations for the live reunion matched up with the train wreck that went down.

New Times: We have to start with the fact that we adore your mother, Elsa. Has anyone approached you to do a spinoff show?

Marysol Patton: No, no one has...yet.

Are you surprised by the national treasure your mom has become?

People have ALWAYS loved my mom. She has had a huge celebrity following for, like, 20 years. She doesn't think anything of it. But I'm just used to people loving her, and hanging on to every word she says. It's just her being herself.

How did you think you were portrayed on the show?

I think I was portrayed well. I was 100 percent myself and that showed. I don't really make fun of people, so they maybe wished for more of that, but that's not really my thing. I would rather make fun of myself than anyone else.

​If Bravo offered you guys another season, would you do it?

I would love to.

Are you going to want to get anything off your chest at the reunion?

Um, we will see what they ask me. If they ask me something that is really bothering me, I'll be honest.

Do you think any ladies will get fiesty? Cristy Rice and Larsa Pippen seem to keep to themselves.

We're too educated for that. We need a little bit more street girls for that.

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Miami Housewives Reunion Will Be A Live Show

Bravo is taking its always unpredictable and often chaotic Real Housewives reunion show to the next level: A live telecast.

For next month’s Real Housewives of Miami reunion special hosted by Andy Cohen, Bravo will run the special live on the East Coast.

The Housewives reunion special has become the Mad Max Thunderdome of Bravo — Have a dispute? Housewives in conflict? Save it for the reunion! You remember last year the Housewives of New Jersey got into a headline-making red-faced brawl, then the ladies of Beverly Hills weren’t exactly civil during their reunion in January.

Watch What Happens: Live Miami Housewives Reunion will air on April 5 at 9 p.m. ET. (with a seven-second bleep delay, of course).

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Will Nene & Kim Zolciak Ever Be Friends Again?

After part one of the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion, it seemed obvious that NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak's relationship was irreparably shattered as the ladies revisited their nasty fight aboard that bus.

Yet on Sunday's reunion, the second and final part, Zolciak offered an olive branch (of sorts), telling host Andy Cohen that she couldn't deny that she wished Leakes well in her life. True, it wasn't an all-out declaration of friendship but, as Cohen pointed out, Zolciak seemed genuinely moved – even wistful – while watching a montage of her greatest hits and funniest moments with Leakes over the course of the season.

Leakes, however, sat impassively and didn't seem to share in Kim's sentiment at all. In fact, she said that she thought their friendship was over, definitively.

Before arriving at this détente (of sorts), which concluded a rather staid, drama-free reunion, the two did get into another round of she-said, she-said, arguing again about the origins of their fight.

Perhaps they really won't reconcile – though NeNe and Kim have certainly been down this road before.

Will NeNe and Kim be friends again?
Yes. They'll eventually reconcile
No. This time they're done

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Which Atlanta Housewife Is the Biggest Freak?

The sassy ladies of the Real Housewives of Atlanta aren't shy about their, ahem, bedside manners. During the second part of the Real Housewives reunion, host Andy Cohen got down to business, asking Kandi Burruss who had the highest "freak number" -- as in, how freaky they are behind closed doors.

"Sheree did," admits Burruss, speaking of her castmate Sheree Whitfield. But Whitfield denies her freaky side, though she originally admitted on the show that her freak number was probably a 9 or 9-1/2 out of ten. "I think Kandi's is higher. I don't do the sugar and the Pop Rocks and stuff like that," she says.

"No, but that's the thing: I passed that on, but I've never actually done it," counters Burruss, before adding, "That's not to say that I won't do it."

The highest freak number in the group? It might just be … Phaedra Parks. Parks admits that "I'm very familiar with the sugar. It's delicious!"

Parks explains, "I've got a pretty hot husband, so you know, I'm willing to try a few things."

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NeNe & Kim Trade Barbs Over Bus Blow-Up

Real Housewives of Atlanta viewers already saw NeNe Leakes, 43, and Kim Zolciak, 32, square off during an ugly bus brawl during the show's January 16 episode -- but the drama is far from over!

When asked to describe the incident during part one of The Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion special (airing Sunday at 10 p.m. EST on Bravo), Leakes says she was appalled at how Zolciak treated her assistant, Sweetie.

"I'm not going to sit with a group of people and listen to somebody talk down to someone. I am not going to sit in a conversation and have somebody point their head in my face and say, 'F*** you, bitch!' several times," Leakes explains. "I'm going to react. I think you can dish it out but you can't take it."

Tensions running high, Zolciak then interrupts Leakes to explain her side of the story.

"You started the argument!" she shot back. "You were screaming and yelling on the bus and you responded. When you call my assistant a slave, I'm going to say, 'F*** you, bitch!'"

Part one of the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion special airs Sunday at 10 p.m. (EST) on Bravo.

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Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion Preview

If a preview of the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion is any indication, feuding costars NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak have done nothing to end the fight that began on board Kandi Burruss's tour bus.

The heated argument over how Zolciak speaks to her assistant will continue – and sparks will fly – in front of the former friends' costars and speechless host Andy Cohen when the two-part reunion begins Sunday (10 p.m. ET) on Bravo. The second part will air Feb. 20.

"You said eff-you, b––h to me several times," Leakes says of the bus ride brawl.

Zolciak doesn't deny it, admitting, "Yeah, I did. I said a whole lot, because you had a whole lot to say."

"I think you can dish it out but you can't take it," Leakes continues. "I'm not going to get deep into it. I'm gonna tell you this: I'm offended by it. I don't know who likes it and who doesn't ... I don't accept verbal abuse well, and I will not accept it, okay? So I am completely done."

Tell us: Whose side are you on?
NeNe's - Kim's was out of line
Kim's - NeNe was just jealous of her success

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