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Well, hello and welcome to Crappy Hour. I'm Ronnie and that's Ben. Hello, Ben. How you doing, baby?
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Hi, Ronnie. How are you? Happy Monday.
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I'm really good because it's been a really heavy Sheena week in the news, which means Sheena comes on to explain things and it's like a lot. Like a lot of paragraphs with no commas, you know, so it's been fun. How about you?
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Everything is great over here. I'm just, you know, just enjoying the start of the week. I'm so happy Potomac came back last night. I mean, you know, it was nice not having to podcast on Mondays necessarily, but that show is so funny, and I've been chuckling about it all day. Chuckling. I say.
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You've been chuckling?
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Chuckling. I chuckle all the time. That's all I do.
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Chuckling. During your daily dally. And I'm wearing a very shiny shirt today. And also, I took a nap today after we recorded, and I woke up on my face. Look at me. I look like I just smoked five blunts. I did not. Everybody. I woke up on my face. Okay. Terrible way to sleep after sleeping on my face.
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You know, I've been. I've been. I tried some of those. I think I talked about wearing those compression sleeves and they're so comfy. But, like, when you get your. Take your legs out of them. Yeah. Your. Everything looks crazy. Your. Your legs look like stained glass. There's so much creasing and strangeness.
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Yeah. Have you considered that compression sleeves are kind of a weird form of masturbation? Because that's what they say.
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Like. Like masturbation.
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Well, I'm trying to be clean as I'm sitting here. Like children watching. I'm trying to use the French.
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It's like leg.
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I saw a video of it and it's still disturbing. Well, you showed, I think you with a massage chair because we do those Amazon lives, you know? And Ben brought out this massage chair, and I swear to God, it looked like you were getting down with yourself on the thing because it has a leg thing, and you put your leg in there, and it's like, yes.
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It's a very sensual sales pitch. I was like, everyone, buy this foot massager.
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Next time you're getting sexy with yourself.
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I'll just start out. Alarms Only fans of me having my foot. Well, okay. Well, you know what was so funny? I felt. I felt fat. Shamed by those sleeves because I put on the sleeve and I had it on, and, like, after it's like, squeezing and squeezing and it inflates and squeezes and. And then at one point, the zipper just came undone. The zipper is like. And it just like. And I was like, geez. Sorry.
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So everybody in the comments is already talking, and it looks like the big subject so far this week is Stacy's breath on Real Housewives of Potomac, which I still find one of the more mortifying Housewives storylines in a long time. Because, look, people live through a lot on Real Housewives. It's like, your husband's cheating on you. No, he's not. Then the husband's dad cheating on you were like, you've got all these criminal offenses, and they're like, no, I don't. And then they go to jail, you know, but. And those do follow you around, but those are, like, kind of normal. This poor woman is going to be going around the rest of her life, and people are going to be like, that's the chick with bad breath from Real Housewives in the comic. And that's just not right. That's not fair. It's not right, and it's not fair.
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Yeah, it's. I mean, it's tough, but, like, there's some people, you know, we've met them in. In life where every time you see them, you know they're going to have bad breath, and it's like. It's not bad breath from, like, not. Not, like, brushing necessarily. There's, like, some. There's like, some rot or something in there, or, like Giselle says, it comes from, like, deep within. And it's like a medical thing. And so, like, I try to be, like, respectful and ignore it, but, like, sometimes respectfully ignore it.
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What if you weren't. What if you're just like, yeah, well, people, you know, they said on the show that it comes from her gut, and I wonder if she just doesn't eat. Because if you don't eat a lot, you get bad breath. I know, because I've been on so many diets.
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Yes.
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And, you know, there are some times where I've just like, flat up not eaten for a really long time. And you get like that. I don't know what it is, but here's what I know. We're already spending this show, which is my fault. I know. Talking about her breath, and it's just never going to go away. And I feel bad for her. Like, Bravocon's coming up. She's going to be at Bravocon. Everyone's going to be, ew, go smell Stacy's breath. And people are going to be asking her for pictures. And every picture she's in, you're going to see the people kind of like leaning over to smell.
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You know, like, Ronnie, if you feel bad for her for one second, don't. Because, you know, it will be in about a week or two, she's going to come out with a partnership with some sort of like, breath freshener or mint, and she's going to be doing the whole thing. She's going to be making money off of this. Like, you don't have to worry. She's going to. She will capitalize off of her breath situation.
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I think sometimes it's fasting breath.
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That's right. Yeah. Or a rotting tooth. DOA also says sometimes it's a rotting tooth.
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So.
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Yeah, I was definitely. I was hanging out with some people yesterday and we were playing a long game and, like, I could tell one of them was hungry because, like, I don't know who it was, but there was some breath that was happening at the table. And I was like, well, you know, oh, Beverly Bryant in the comments said, Camille said the same about lvp. Wow.
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Well, I think hers was cigarette breath, remember? Because they were like, she always smells like cigarette and wine. Cigarettes and wine. Because I remember thinking, well, that's not a. That's not a criticism. That's. That's like. It's like, oh, that smells like a person who's living a really fun life, you know?
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Yeah. I feel like. Like, I feel like Lisa Vanderpump, her breath probably always smells like she just had poached salmon, because I feel like she probably always has just had poached salmon, Lisa. So it's just.
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I think tuna tartar. It's even worse. It's tuna tartar. That's all she eats. She eats it for breakfast. Like Fruity Pebbles. She just throws it in a bowl.
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You know what's the worst is like, milk breath. Why is milk breath so bad? It's like that.
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I don't know. Other things went on this week. Let's stop talking about breath. Because now I'm like, you know where you like trying to smell your own breath?
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Yeah.
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You start blowing it in your own nose and wondering, you know, I'm like, what is my breast? Maybe I just can't smell it because it's me. You know that.
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By the way, that trick never works for me. I'm like, does my breath smell bad? I'm like. And I'm like, I just smell my hand.
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Does my hand smell bad? Was it my leg? Masturbator. So, hi. Okay, so what else happened in the week other than someone having terrible breath? Sorry, Stacy. God, you don't deserve Stacy, you deserve better. I'll give you that.
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You deserve a deal with Certs.
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You deserve better Gum Health. Okay, so let's get on with the stories of the day, shall we? The big story of the week. Speaking of smelliness, Alexis Bolino Mares. John Jansen in a rustic Chic wedding, everybody. It was rustic chic. I like that. She shiplap that shit. She Joanna gains that shit right up.
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Yeah, Yeah. I think rustic Chicago. It's hard for me to, like, conceive of the concept of chic. Like, I can't pair the chic with Alexis Bellino and definitely not with John Jansen. Even in its most rustic form, I'm not sure if I believe that. I think probably, like, rustic basic is what it was.
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Base. Base model Rustic. Well, yeah, Take the chic out of it. And you shouldn't. You shouldn't base the theme of your wedding on your husband's general look. I mean, rustic is when things are just not great looking. Let's face it. Like when. When you go to a rustic restaurant, it just means that they'll dig up a potato and throw it on your plate. Like, there's no presentation. It's some ugly shit. And we live in California. We get served food like this all the time. Ben loves it. I'm like, no.
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Oh, yeah.
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You know, like, just made better. I cut it. Cut it nicely. That's what I say.
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I literally just made some rustic cabbage. See a picture of my rustic cabbage. This is. It's very, like, Alexis Bellino coated.
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Okay, hold on. I'm waiting for it to clear. See, that looks like John Johnson's face. That's what I'm saying. It's rustic. He looks like a. He looks like a rustic cabbage.
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So over. So overexposed. Well, that's fair. He is definitely a rustic cabbage. Version of war.
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You're gonna have a wedding and make the theme like driftwood, because that's what you're marrying. Evil driftwood, I think, is what he is. You know, like when people spend the hundred dollars on pieces of wood to put in their house, you know, it's like. It's rustic driftwood on the street and just is trying to sell that on eBay for $500 or whatever. That's this wedding.
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Yeah, I'm sure there's, like, a lot of, like, ropey things in it. Like, there's probably. What do you call that when there's like. Like macrame or something? I'm sure, like, where you. I'm sure that she has, like, some sort of, like, ropey netting thing that looks like it would, like, be used, like, catch tuna. But she has, like, little, like. Like your table seat. Your seat, wherever you're sitting is probably, like, all tucked away in those things. And it have. There's probably, like, Mason jars everywhere. And I say, this is someone who.
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Mason jar wash. You know, there were Mason jars. Yeah. And I'm a Texas. I'm a Texas boy, so I'm used to a good Mason jar wedding. They're like, oh, my God, we spent all night putting candles in Mason jars. Which, by the way, are not a cheaper way to do things. Those things are not cheap Mason jars.
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They're not. I feel like. Do you think she did something stupid at each table? Like a questionnaire you have to fill out to get to know everyone else at the table? Or like a. Like a Kodak Advantage camera where you take selfies and stuff.
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That's a good idea, though. I'm not. I'm not gonna diss that. I like those. I like when people leave the little cameras on the table and then you take pictures of, you know, the. The table takes pictures, and then you develop all the pictures at the end, and you see what everybody was doing at the wedding. I mean, that is so touching. Every one of me is like, picking up the Mason jar from the table, being like. Like making a face, like, tacky and then shoving it in my purse, you know, so I can take it later, because that shit's expensive.
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I. I like. You know, sometimes at weddings, they show the bride in the room throughout the years, and I hope that they did that at this wedding, mainly because I hope they just have, like, a picture at one table of Alexis doing the news. Like, that's. That would be really important to me. Like her newscaster era.
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I think one of the games at the shower was. Everybody gets, like, a different little representation of a face. And then you put it together, and it's the facelift that John Jansen paid for. By the end, you know, you just, like, put it all together, and it's Shannon, like, waving her finger.
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Oh, I really wish. I would love to have witnessed the vows, especially her vow that she would have said to John Jansen, it's probably like, Johnny J. From the moment that I first laid eyes on you, Wasted at the. At the. At the quiet woman, head down in a plate of Shannon spaghetti, trying to ignore her yelling. I knew you were the man for me. I couldn't imagine a life where I didn't have your floppy face. And knowing that there was another soul out there who I could sue Shannon with just made me feel like I'd found the other part of my puzzle that was missing a piece. And that piece was you. A litigious little piece of my jigsaw puzzle. I knew I would love you from the moment I met you.
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Johnny J. Having you is like winning an old chicken bone under a freeway that has been discarded and has been been fought over by two unhoused human beings. And I won. I won this chicken bone. Johnny J. I feel like she said Jesus a lot. I wonder if she referenced, like, trampoline parks. You know, like, in this life of bouncing up and down and never hurting yourself, of course you need a partner. A partner like Johnny J. Johnny J. I would like to see pictures of him when he's young. Because one of these pictures where they're. They're in the sunlight and they're hugging. She's, like, holding his head from behind, like she's pulling him closer, and he just looks like he fell. And she's like, dad, are you okay? And she just picked him up saying, do you need to go to the hospital? Dad, answer me. Answer me. Are you in there? Dad? Not now. Dad, come back. Dad, come back.
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Well, I am. I love the article that people make sure. I love the article that how they describe things. It was in Laguna Beach. It was a wedding attended by 140 of the couple's closest family members and friends, including Orange County's Tamara Judge, Joe De la Rosa and Heather Amin. If you are name dropping Heather Amin, like you have really, you've reached. You're scraping the bottom of the barrel. Heather Amin is barely even associated with this show. And the fact that she has to like, I'm surprised she wasn't like. And also the driver who drove Gina and Tamra through a fake Carjacking. She was there.
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To the buttercream lady from Real Housewives of Orange County. Who's Heather Amin?
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So I think it was last season or maybe the season before. I think it was the season before. There was a lot of, like, Ryan is cheating on Jen, and she. And he sent dick photos to Heather Amin. And there was this other girl, Heather Amin, who showed up for one episode, but it was this controversy where it was like, Heather and Tamara and Jen Pedranti were, like, on a text thread together. And it was all about Heather Amin. But also, by the way, hardly makes any sense.
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Yeah, I mean, look, if I was the person who got the limp wiener photo from Ryan unsolicited and it, like, traumatized me, I would at least expect my name in the People article to be blue. Like, have a blue line under it where you could click my name. I feel so bad for. She doesn't even have a blue line. Look at her plain ass name up here. Look, I'm gonna highlight it so she feels better.
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Also, look, they didn't even give a. Give a hyperlink for Galena. They gave it to McBee dynasty, but not for Galena. I still don't know why Galena is there. I think she just was determined to go to a wedding since she missed the last one on her show because she crashed her car.
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She's like, she just thinks it's not me wedding. She's at the rush.
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She's must go to fake wedding.
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Finally got here. We are like family. We are like family.
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I missed. I unfortunately crashed car before I could see person marrying other person in boring way. So I'm hoping to make up with this right now. Fingers crossed.
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I almost cross her. I will kill you. So we envisioned a dreamy, romantic, rustic chic vibe with earthy elegance. That sounds disgusting. Listen, if I've ever. If I ever meet somebody and I'm telling Ben about it, I'm like, hey, Ben, I met somebody today. They were earthy. That means they smell. Okay, I've never used the word earthy to describe somebody that doesn't smell.
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Earthy elegance. That's like the time I ran a tough mudder. Remember?
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I am hilarious.
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I am a comedienne. But dooba doopa doopa doo. That's Seinfeld.
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Earthy. Like the Groundlings. So the Bravo star instantly knew her breathtaking venue was the one. She stepped out of her car first visit, and immediately felt the presence of her mother, Penelope, who passed. She was also drawn to its intimate setting. Well, that's. That's where I want to get married, where I'm like, you know what this reminds me of someone who's passed away. It's earthy. I'll take it. Here's my deposit. So our venue gave us that perfect mix.
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Earthy kitsch. Oh, my God. That's totally my drag name. Earthy kitsch.
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Earthy kitsch. Oh, earthy kitsch.
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Get. Get it. You're like, no. Eartha Kitkit.
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Two puns on top of one. It needs to be one. Like, eartha kitsch or earthy kit. It can't be. How about this? Earthy kit?
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Earth. Earthy kit. Earthy kit. More like earthy shit. Alexis Bellino. There. Punchline.
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Her venue gave us that perfect mix of natural beauty and privacy nestled between the canyon and the sea. Oh, my gosh. I wish it was closer to the sea, like, in the middle of it. Okay.
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They had an incredibly emotional and spiritual rose ceremony honoring the couple's loved ones as Waymaker played in the background. I don't know what that is. And then at the reception, the newlyweds had their first dance to I got you, babe. Originally, Alexis was excited because she thought the lyrics were, I got him, Shannon. But unfortunately, she was corrected.
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Got you.
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I got you, babe. I got Jenny J. Babe.
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Guests were highly discouraged from wearing black. I love that they had to tell people, please don't wear black to our wedding. Like, that was actually a fear where Alexis was like, oh, my God, People are gonna wear black to my wedding. I would have. Shannon would have. We should have all done it in solidarity with Shannon just showing up.
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I would have loved Shannon showing up. Like a funeral, just, like, in a black veil, like, little black fascinator, black.
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Cap, sitting in the back of morning. No one knows who it is.
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Melissa Gorgo thinks that's her sister.
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Yeah, the.
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There's a picture of John and Alexis. I think it's, like, after the wedding. And he looks deranged. He looks absolutely deranged.
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I don't know.
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Hold on. Yes, that one.
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Were they facing a wind machine?
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Did his forehead grow 4cm? I don't know what happened here.
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I don't know. But it's an interesting palette. It's an interesting choice. I mean, good for her, I guess. You know, the horrible people deserve love too. I guess that's what I tell myself every day, at least. But, you know, there was some drama because she disinvited someone very important, and that was castmate Jennifer Pedranti. Dun, dun, dun. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, but not something Orange. That's how Page Six puts it. It's very poetic. They're writing.
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Yeah, that's very, very poetic. Yeah. This is like a surprise because essentially, apparently, like, Jen was going to be there, but Alexis had some sort of, like, medical procedure she had to undergo and she reached out to Jen and Jen was not there, never responded and never followed up. And that's when Alexis realized, like, maybe this is not the friend for me. And so even though Jen got to save the date, when it came time for the invitations, she received a text message instead that said, there's the door friend of Shannon Beador.
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I get that Alexis is just calling Paige. So she's calling the press with all of this news, but why is the press listening? Why does anybody care about Alexis and John Jansen's wedding? Why? And why this like, this is so crazy. This is whole other stories. This was like a whole other news cycle where she's like, yeah, despite everything she was going through, Alexis reached out to Jen before the procedure to share what was happening. And sadly she, she never received a response or a check in from Jan during that time. That was personally difficult. That was personally difficult. Now we're not going to elaborate on the nature of the medical emergency. Fixing your nose before you get married, probably, but it was bad. And she felt a truly strong bond with Bedranti and genuinely wanted to include her. But the lack of support made her reevaluate their relationship, you guys. So she had to make some tough decisions about who would be included. I love when people hold their wedding like, oh no, you don't get to come to my wedding. They still send you that gift registry though.
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Yeah. Well, Alexis, this is how you wind up with having to name drop Heather Amin because you disinvite people over stupid stuff. I mean, I'm sure like it sucked if, if Jen wasn't there for you, but to disinvite from the wedding, that just shows how tenuous her relationship was in the first place.
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Yeah, she said that she told the padranty that it may not be the right time because I feel a shift in our connection and I sent some distance. So right now Alexis is focused on health, happiness and the love she's building with John. Okay, guys, when reached out to Jen, it's not in here. But Jen. Oh, yeah. It says, Alexis continues to believe that Jen is a good person and wishes her nothing but the best, adding, she remains hopeful that they can reconnect in the future. The door is always open. And Padrante says, I respect Alexis's decision and I wish nothing but the best for her and John. And, you know, I did get the disinvitation. And I just want to say thank you so much. Thank you so much for thinking of me and reaching out.
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Thank you so much. I appreciate it so much. Much. Thank you so much. Speaking of Jen Pedrante, Mike in the chat just said that Dawson fainted during his Marine graduations. During a Marine graduation? How? He already graduated. I feel like he just got in there. What is it? Quick. But he fainted. Fainted. And I guess he. I guess it has something to do with, I don't know, some illness or whatever, but this guy is kind of having a tough run of it.
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Huh? Geez. Poor guy. I wonder what's going on.
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Yeah. Two faints. Like a tattoo fainting. Because everyone. People were kind of, like, joking, like, after the tattoo thing, like, oh, well, good luck in the Marines. But now he's actually fainted. It's like, can we look into this a little bit? Poor guy.
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Yeah. You know, it is kind of worrisome, that whole tattoo scene. I thought, what's going on here? I mean, I would have been freaking out if I was in there. I would have been like, what did.
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You do to him?
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You get him out of here.
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You're trying to kill my son.
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You know, like, I would have been throwing a fit. I almost threw a fit just as a viewer watching it. But the commenters were like, nah, it's no big deal. It happens when you get tattoos. It triggers something. And some people where the fear of needles turns into a thing, and they're, like, totally used to it. And I'm just surprised because I've literally never seen the Internet be so calm about anything. Like, the Internet's where you go to find people being as dramatic as possible. It's like, oh, my God, what could this be? And, like, list 30 different diseases that this could be. And, you know, this is. This is, like, the one thing that I've ever come to the Internet to read comments about that. People are like, no bigs. No bigs.
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Yeah. I was surprised because it was, like, very scary for me to watch. I mean, he, like, his face became ash and, like, when he passed out and his body went lip. And it just, like, his face had this look And I was like, oh, my God, this is terrifying.
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Seizure or something. I don't think he just fainted. For me, fainting is when you just fall over. I fainted. Remember when I fainted was not good. I fainted on a stepladder in my house and I woke up draped over it, like, crumpled. Crumpled. I look like a crumpled doll. Yeah. Because I was taking blood pressure medication and I think it went too low. Who knew? I mean, it'll kill you if you don't take. It'll kill you if you do.
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Yeah. Everyone continues. There are a lot of people who are like, yeah, it happens right here in our chat. They're like, it's, you know, something that. That goes on. You know, I just thought it was funny that it was like this very serious scene. And they, they promote. They, they teased it last week. They teased it coming up, and I was like, oh, God, he's going to faint soon. Oh, my God, it's going to happen. It's going to happen. I'm, like, sitting there, I'm like, on the edge of my seat because I know something, something terrible is going to happen. He faints, they wake him up, and then the music's back to like. I was like, no, you do not give us casual music. This person had a medical emergency in front of her eyes. You can't go back to, like, the fun, sassy, going to Zen stations afterwards music.
A
Yeah, agreed. So what do you see in the news that you would like to discuss today, honey?
B
What would I like to discuss? Well, can we discuss this spate of Bravo stars quitting Special Forces? I'm not watching this show. I think we talked about it recently. I was like, I. I'm not. I'm not drawn to this show. I know. I know people watch it. I don't know anyone who does watch it, but I know people watch it. But to me, it sounds awful. And I'm like, I have this thing. I don't like reality shows where people have to be medevaced off or quit constantly. Like, my least favorite seasons of Survivor are the ones where like, seven people get injured. Because it's like, I came. You can't, like, dangle a personality in front of me and then have them get, like, injured on episode three and be gone the rest of the time. So I'm like, wondering, why is this show doing this to our Bravo stars? This is wild.
A
Well, especially when we know they can't handle it because we all watch the Traders and whenever the Bravo people get to the challenge parts, they quit. Most, they just quit. You know, all those physical challenges on the Traders, they're like, nope, can't do it. I'm not doing it. Can't do it, Won't do it. How about that?
B
Yeah.
A
And so they always lose those. And so now there's a whole show dedicated to just watching them quit and stuff, which is weird. Now that show does look like bloody hell I wouldn't go on in the first place. I mean, the paycheck must be good, because I can't believe you can even get Teresa Giudice onto that show. Even though she had her whole, like, workout. She works out a lot, so she's in somewhat decent shape. I think what would be harder for Teresa is being having the truth yelled in your face a lot, because that's one of those shows where it's like basic training. So they're yelling things at you like, you went to jail, you goddamn loser. This isn't where we get to be quit criminals and run off, okay?
B
This.
A
We're going to pay your dues. You think you were paying your dues by being in there sewing ponchos with Martha Stewart? No. Get down. Give me 20, criminal. So, I mean, I imagine I didn't watch it.
B
Yeah, I don't. I don't. It makes me uncomfortable. But apparently Teresa quit because they had some sort of challenge where they had to, like, beat each other up. Like, that's like. I guess you have to punch each other in the face for, like, a minute or something like that. And when was Gia's time to. To enter the fray? Teresa's like, no, I'm not gonna do this. I'm not gonna just sit here and watch my daughter, like, and. And just not do anything. Which I actually think was admirable. I'm like. I think that was like a. Like I say, like, I salute you. Think that you're. You're gonna just sit there and watch your daughter get punched in the face just for a paycheck on reality tv? I know some people would say yes, but, like, I think I would just. I mean, I would have just, like, quit after five seconds of this entire show, to be honest.
A
Well, you know, people. I read some comments on this when this story was happening, and people were saying, well, you know, as a mother, that really is hard to watch your kid fight. Okay, well, if it's that hard, then take your kid home to be like, you're getting in the car with me. I'm not watching somebody beat you up. Get the hell out of here. It's not worth the money. But if you're gonna let them stay and fight, then you need to stay and you need to, like, call the other person that she's fighting names. Like, that's what a good mother does. Like, you're never gonna win this fatt. You know, you need to get, like, my mom out there. It's, like, threatening to kill their mother who's right next to him. Like, really? You think your son's so tough?
B
You want a piece of me, bitch? You want a piece of me?
A
That's how to be a good mom, you know, not just leaving her there. So weird, because, you know, Gia probably needed to feel supported. I mean, she helped raise Theresa's kid when she got thrown in the clink. The least she could do is, like, stay there and root her on while she gets her ass kicked by somebody from celebrity rehab.
B
I'm sure Gia was fine, because she probably said, okay, we can do this fight, but let's do it at my mom's house. She's got a pool, and they're like, we don't want to go all the way to New Jersey. Well, okay, but that's where I'm going to be.
A
All right, so that's one person who quit. And then Eva Marcel was on there, and she quit because she almost drowned while they were swimming. And her partner, Jussie Smollett. Good Lord. What is happening on this show? And why are we as Americans allowing this? That's my, that's my question. I'm asking that about the actual real news and also this show. Why are we standing around watching, like, this happen in this country? Why are we putting Jussie Smollett on a TV show and then trying to drown him with Eva? Just drown Jesse. He's the one who deserves it. Leave Eva out of it.
B
Yeah, I, I, I'm like, what? See, this is why you don't sign up for these shows, because basically, they were put into, like, a submerged boat, and they have 20 seconds to, like, swim and to, like, a door. And then Jussie led them to the wrong door, and then they emerged, and then she basically, like, went unconscious. So they had to, like, you know, medevac her out of there.
A
Yeah, correction. She did not quit. Sorry, everybody, because we don't watch this show. I just am going off headlines. So she did not actually quit. Katie says she got a medical withdrawal. They kicked her off, so she didn't quit. So sorry, that was bad phrasing on my part, but a Bravo star didn't last, I guess. It just goes under the category of early, Early Departures by Brav.
B
I just think. I think it's, like, too much for. For a TV show. I mean, call me crusty, but, like, I don't know. Like, let's not put people in submerged. Submerged boats and then ask them to swim out of it and be like, hey. Or follow Jussie Smollett to safety. I don't know why that does not feel like a safe thing to do.
A
They're like, oh, my God, your finger hurts. Trust me, if you want your finger to feel better, stick into this light socket. Trust me. Trust. No. Why are you having me do that? I'm not doing this. I'm quitting the military.
B
That sounds really scary. Someone said that Eva actually went through the correct door, but I guess Jesse went through the wrong door. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know what it is, but that sounds terrifying. How many. Like, it's too scary. Like, let's do the tightropes or whatever and the bungee jumping, but, like, do not put our celebrities underwater. Like, it's not going to work out. Well, this is not a place for celebrity. Celebrities to thrive.
A
And the other person who. Well, I shouldn't say quit, because she didn't quit, but this person did quit, and that was Brittany on day one. Brittany was out of there in two seconds, and she was saying, wait a second.
B
She was. Hey, wait a second. Why can't. Where's the. Where's the Thousand Island? What are you talking about? This is Special Sauces, right? No, it's Special Forces. Oh, I don't want to be here.
A
I'm out of here. It's hard. And she was saying, you know, when she got there, there were clips in her confessional or whatever of her saying, oh, yeah, my. My ex was telling me, you can't do this. You can't do this. Two seconds. You're on this for about five seconds. And then she didn't. She didn't last more than five seconds. And I hate when Jax is right about stuff, but they're just, you know, like, look, you want people to believe in you, I guess, right? That's like a normal human emotion. You want people who know you to believe that you can do it. But I know my limits, and I have to say, everyone that knows me knows my limits. And I'm not really surrounded by delusional people who would be like, you know what, Ronnie? You should do it. I think everyone I know would be like, ronnie, you will die. Do you understand how many push ups you have to do? You're gonna have people screaming at you in your face and calling you a weasel and everything else. They're going to be mean to you, Ronnie. You're going to poke them in the eyes, get arrested, and then quit crying, okay? They don't have ho hos at training camp, Ronnie. Like, someone just needs to be honest, you know?
B
I don't need to prove to anyone that I'm tough. I'm not tough.
A
I'm not.
B
And that's okay. I'm not tough. Like, why do we have to be tough? I don't need to get a Ford F150, okay? I have my Kia. I drive her around. I go to Whole Foods. I'm not tough. And that's okay. Okay? Because if we're all tough, then no one's tough. Sorry, everyone. No need to, like, I don't have a void in my life where I have to prove I'm tough. I literally am not tough. I am the. I'm a soft, sweet man, and I don't need to be yelled at on TV by some drill sergeant just to prove nothing to no one.
A
Yeah, I agree with you. I wouldn't do it. When the going gets tough, I get going home. Because I'm not going to stay here anymore because it's tough. I'm not going to do it. Huey Lewis said it, I think, right? Who said it? I'm the going.
B
No, I think that was Billy Ocean. Billy Ocean going.
A
When the going gets rough, Run is in his car. In his car. I'm not here for that.
B
Hul said I need a new drug.
A
Well, that's. That's one I really relate to, too. Why don't we have better drugs? One that won't make you sweat.
B
Bethany Frankel compares living in Connecticut to a prison. I need a new house. I need a new house. One that won't make me bored. One that won't make me feel like I'm trapped in Connecticut. I need a new beach.
A
I need a new view.
B
I need to live down in Miami so I could be like, connecticut was awful. I hated it. I hate everything about Connecticut. Nothing against state. State's beautiful. But I was trapped. I was trapped. It was my lifestyle. I was trapped. I would just sit there. I'd go on nature walks. I hate my nature walks. Now I can go to the beach. I can walk in the beach because the beach is different from Nietzsche. Okay? You see what I'm saying? If you. If you want to not be trapped Go to Miami.
A
Okay. It was stifling. It was depressing. It was soul crushing. I almost died. I could have died, basically. Like, I. I can't. I can't with, I can't with Connecticut. Connecticut. I can't. The real place is Florida. Now. That's where everybody's at. Like, all the cool people, they're in Florida. The Hamptons. It's over. It's over. The Hamptons is over. Florida's where it's at.
B
Wow. I'm so proud of Bethany for discovering little known secret hidden gem of America. Miami, Florida. That is such an amazing discovery by her. I am proud of her and I'm glad she finally ridded everyone and herself of the national scourge that is Connecticut.
A
When did she go to Connecticut anyway? I don't remember her being. I didn't even know.
B
Yeah, well, I wanted to go there because of the nutmeg state. And I like, I like nutmeg. But then I realized I hate nutmeg. Who likes nutmeg? Who even puts a nutmeg into their margarita? I had to get out of this awful state. They're terrible. Take me to the margarita state.
A
Now. Every day I jump in the ocean. I'm just in the ocean. I'm in the salt water. Okay. I walk in the sand. Okay. I feel sand in my feet. That's what I feel. What is that? Sand. It's sand. It's in my feet. Okay. It's. I can't believe this is my life. Like, this is what connects me to the earth. Sand. Okay. Some people love mountains. Some people love lake. Some people love a desert. Some people love a cactus. Some people love an open field. Like, love what you want. What am I going to do? I'm not going to tell you to love. I'm not going to tell you who to love.
B
Love is love.
A
I love sand. That's it. You can marry another man. I can marry sand. That's it. I'm marrying sand. I'm.
B
I have to say, I. This, this was eye opening for me. I. I never thought that moving to a tropical paradise next to like turquoise seas and lot and amazing restaurants and nightlife would actually be a great place to live. I mean, I was like, oh, how boring living in Miami. There's nothing to do there. Just, you know, international art festivals, beautiful people, fancy cars, fair. Who needs it? I want to take me back to the Northeast where it's freezing cold in the winter, hot and humid in the summer, and nothing but mosquitoes and Lyme.
A
Disease everywhere you go yeah, yeah, Connecticut. I mean, Connecticut I've always thought was very pretty, but living in the city and not having a car or anything, whenever I did go to Connecticut, it was very rare, but it was usually with someone else, like to do a catering gig or something like that. And so just coming from, you know, the hovels that I lived in in the city, in the boroughs was my impression of Connecticut was like, oh, my God, it's so beautiful. There's trees, you know, Like, I saw green in the sky.
B
Connecticut's, like, beautiful.
A
And I thought, it's beautiful. I always thought Connecticut was very beautiful. So I don't get the Connecticut slander.
B
I mean, geez, I. I grew up on the Connecticut border, so I spent a lot of time, and I continue to spend lots of time in Connecticut. Dom is from Connecticut. I am married to a Connecticut person. I'm not really married. I just sort of theoretically married. But, like, the truth is, you are.
A
Common law disappearing right in front of your eyes.
B
Yes. Look at you. Wow. But like, it. To me, it's just so funny. Connecticut is a beautiful place, but fine. You don't like it, fine. And I. And you know, like, Connecticut's beautiful, but the Northeast is a little tough to live in. But Bethany, like, making this proclamation, like, she's figured it out. She's figured out how to live life better. It's like, yeah, you went down to the beach. Like, this is news. This is news that the beach is better than, like, I don't know where she was. New Canaan. I don't know.
A
Person who moves, she. She makes a decision, and then she has to shit all over the place. She was just at, you know, she can't just move and be like, I was ready for a change. It has to be like, Connecticut, it's terrible. It's disgusting. Like, Ramona. You know, what is happening to New York City? It's disgusting. Now. So many people on the street asking for money, asking for. Like, she had a big rant a while back. Like, if you want to go to Florida, just go. You don't have to talk everybody into it. Like, everywhere else doesn't suck just because you decided to make a change. Just go. Just go.
B
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B
I don't know. I. I saw something very briefly yesterday that said that Gen Z is like something that's like viral that's happening is that Gen Z is pushing the limits of when ice cream season can be. It's like, it's like, I guess Gen Zers eating, like taking pictures of themselves eating an ice cream cone in October and like, look, ice cream's great even when it's cool out. I'm like, you fucking idiots. Ice cream. Everyone knows ice cream is great year round. That's why it's stocked year round. And we all keep on buying it. Like this me, this is like Bethany's ice cream is great even when it's cool out moment. It's like, of course your quality of life down by the beach is better. Of course ice cream is still great in October were it's delicious. I'm sorry, I'm still. I'm so mad about that. That trend. I'm so mad.
A
Of eating ice cream.
B
No, I'm mad. I know. You clearly were not listening. I was like, I was looking up a link. There's no way that you would have had that relaxed reaction. There's no way what I just said. I'm so, so triggering. And you should have been furious.
A
I know. Well, one thing that I furious about it, I was like, oh no. What did I miss?
B
What you missed was Gen Z. Gen Z. They are like a viral thing is them taking pictures of themselves eating ice cream in October and saying like, wow, ice cream is like good even in cool temperatures. Like, even in cool weather, it's still good. Like, they're challenging the idea that ice cream season only has to be in the summer. Like we've all. Everyone knows that.
A
Everyone knows that. Yeah. You feel like you invented something new by liking ice cream when it's cold outside. Come on. Have you think if you haven't stories stay open year round because people need comfort. You know, you get it when it's cold outside. You eat it when it's warm inside. What's hard to believe around here about that?
B
If you. If like. Let me tell you something. I am like the post office when it comes to ice cream. I don't rain or shine, snow, storm, hurricane. I am going to Jenny's and I'm gonna get myself darkest chocolate. Does not matter what time of the year or what the weather is. Two things you can rely on with me are me going to get some ice cream, and I don't even. Honestly, there's no other thing that's as reliable as that. That's it. It's just one.
A
I'll eat ice cream anytime. I'll be eating ice cream when I'm dead in the grave. They'll be like, well, that is the first corpse we've ever seen binging on ice cream. It's gonna be me. Okay? I will eat that. I don't care. But congratulations, Zumas. You figured it out. All right, we need to get to the biggest story of the week, which is this fallout between Sheena and Lawler. It's bad, you guys. It's, like, really bad. So much thirstiness because Lala is now shooting the Valley. The rumors are that Sheena was not asked to shoot the Valley, that they chose Lala over Sheena. Then there were rumors that they did offer to Sheena, but they offered her a friend of and didn't want to give her any money, so she decided not to do it. Of course, Sheena is coming out and saying, no, it's totally my choice because, like, it's my choice to be, like, bigger and, like, do something else. You know what I mean? And of course, it's paragraphs and paragraphs of Sheena blather. How else do I say it? But apparently she got in a fight with Lala. It's hard to get through either one of their diatribes about it because it's Sheena and Lala, you know, And I don't keep up with either one of them outside of their shows, so it's kind of hard to follow from what I'm getting. It seemed like it started when Sheena was officially hired for the Valley, but it really happened because apparently Lala told Sheena, told Lala about Brock's affair and confidence. And then Lala told Brittany or somebody or Brittany or Zach, who ended up spreading it around. And it never even got back to Sheena that people knew. But when Sheena found out much later that Lala had done it, she felt super betrayed by Lala and that's not women supporting women. And so then they got in a big fight. And so it's like really. It's like really deep, you guys. It's like a big deal. Please listen to both of their podcasts non stop to find out what's happening.
B
Yeah, yeah, it's. It's a tragedy. It's a tragedy. You have to know that they're with them.
A
Well, here, I'll read these quotes. I'm taking it that you don't. You were like, why are we not talking about ice cream anymore?
B
No, it's because when I went and.
A
You ruined it with Cena.
B
No, I read. I read these articles earlier and I just was like. I was literally. I was like, this is Sheena creating her own news cycle or trying to. I was like, no one cares about. If you and Lala are not on good terms, someone is always bound to be on bad terms with Lala at some point. And you're bound to be falling out with someone at some point. So to me, this is just. I don't know what to believe. She even says, she says in her book that they manufactured a fight at that engagement party in order to distract away from something. Another. I think it was like the engagement. And then now she's saying how she and Lala, she. Even though she was really mad at Lala, she pretended like she wasn't mad at Lala to keep up public appearances. So honestly, she's sort of confessed now twice that, like, what you see isn't always what you get with Sheena. Shocker. And so, like, I never know what she's doing, really, just to drum up attention for her book and what she's doing just to be Sheena. So it's hard.
A
And then all of the interview and all of the things that I've read, the clips from her podcast, the clips from other podcasts that she's gone on to talk about, because, you know Sheena. So she's booked herself everywhere. She's talking about it everywhere. Everywhere. She's like, well, you know, like now as an author, I'm like, is it about my book? Is it. It's not about your book. Can we stop acting like you're the new Sydney Sheldon? Just stop. Yeah, like, it was another Bravo book that came out and was gone within one week. News cycle. Okay. Where you made an ass out of yourself and admitted to faking storylines and all of this other crap. I just. It's just hilarious. In every single thing. She's like, oh, my God. Well, there's an author. I can say this. No, no, Sheena, like you just voiced voice to texted some shit out to a PR person like, stop it. So Sheena hinted that she was upset at several friends, including Lala, after they didn't post anything public showing their support of her memoir, My Good side. Oh my God.
B
Here's what Sheena, here's what Sheena doesn't understand. Sheena does all these things. Like, like someone, if Katie were to drop a single, you know, ounce of anything entertaining, she would like, you know, she would be like, girl, support my girl Katie. And then like if Britney does something like support my girl Britney, she's on special sauces or anything. But when it comes to her, they don't, they're not going to support you. And like that's why it's frustrating that she knows like she'll always say, well I'm a people pleaser, which is very self serving. And we always, I like to always bring up the, the, the, the, the drama triangle, the Kaufman drama triangle. And like she is like the martyr in that one. And she will, she will do all support all her friends knowing that they're not going to support her back. And then the moment that they don't support her back, she can be like, no one supported me. And she can sort of use that as ammo. And I'm just like, you just have to move on from these toxic people. You're not on the same show with them anymore. You're not going to be a cast member of season three of the Valley and you have a child at home and, and a husband and you guys should just like work on having a peaceful, lovely family at this point.
A
Well, that's weird that her, she didn't post about her book though, isn't it? I mean if they're like, they move into the same neighborhood and they're raising their kids together, but Lala's transactional.
B
Lala's totally transactional.
A
Seem weird that she wouldn't. But I mean, why wouldn't you just call her and be like, hey, would you post about my book on your Instagram? I mean we have friends who do it all the time. They're like, we have a thing coming out. Will you post about it? You know.
B
Oh, and by the way, to that end, our friend Cedar, remember I mentioned that she has crystals that you guys should all, if you're a crystal person, you should check out her Instagram. She sent us crystals, Ronnie.
A
Oh yeah. Stories.
B
Do you want me to open up the box? I have the Box right here. I'll go get the box.
A
Okay, so I'll keep reading.
B
That's very convincing.
A
No, no, I'm just trying to get through this Lala story. Well, no, now I want to see the damn crystal. I'm excited for it.
B
Well, you continue on.
A
Apparently, she told. So she told this gossip. Lala, she told Brittany, which Sheena's, like, totally fine with. Okay. Because, like, Brittany doesn't have bad intentions. I wanted to tell her myself, but, like, I didn't have a chance to. And then the one she can't get over is Lala telling her mutual friend. Dun, dun, dun. You guys. Wait for it. This is a shock. Jenna, my friend Jenna, who I've not been on good terms with since last season. What? Jenna is really just clawing her way into this show. She's clawing her way. She's gonna be on the show.
B
Could you just imagine being in a friend group where there's so much, like, being on bad terms with people at all times? Like, I just. I feel like with my friend group, it's just not like that. I mean, maybe when you're in your 20s, it's like that, but I feel like you sort of a certain age, you just have your friends and, like. Like to have this revolving door of, like, oh, well, now we're not talking to each other. Oh, now we are. Now we're on good terms, but now we're not talking. I just think it's crazy. I guess that's just part of, like, being in LA and having being, like a reality star, right?
A
And being a Bravo person. You're just used to it. And their story, you know, they are still storylines because, like, Lala's on the show. Sheena's probably gonna, you know, friend of or whatever. Who knows? So she continues. I mean, Lala just told Jenna to humanize me because Jenna was going so hard on me that she wanted to. To tell her about what I was actually going through. Now I understand. It's not malicious. I mean, that's malicious if you're. If you're talking to somebody who hate. You're talking to somebody who hates Sheena and you're like, oh, my God, be nice to Sheena. Her husband's cheating on her. That's not nice. You're giving that girl all this ammo, you know? So it was very heartbreaking for Sheena, you guys. And then, you know, she has all these feelings and blah, blah, blah. We'll have to read her next book to know. But she was very offended that Everybody spreading all these rumors about her trying to get on the Valley. So she went. She had Alex Baskin, the producer, on her show, and she just went crazy. She's like, okay, is everybody saying that I'm trying to get on the Valley? Could you please. Have I ever. Have I tried to get on the Valley? Have you begged me to be on the Valley? He's like, well, we have been in discussions for a long time about how we could fit you into the Valley. It's like, see, I told you. They're basically begging me to be on the Valley. So they're that. Okay. And then people are saying, I'm trying to get on Orange County. Like, have I ever asked to be on Orange County? And he's like, no. Yeah, it's because I was at Bravo Con and someone said, you should be on Orange County. And then Tam was like, yeah, you should be on Orange County. And then Brock said something like, well, I don't even think he said this, but maybe he says something like, that's Sheena's dream or something. And then it just, like, spirals. So, like, I don't even care because, you know, like, it really hit me, like, Paige to Sorbo left Summer House. And, you know, someone asked me a question, like, was that a mistake? And I said, yeah, it's a mistake. But then I changed my answer, and I was like, no, it's not a mistake. Because I, like, really respect her. Because, like, she decided to do something different. It's like she could have just done Summer House, but now look at her. She's like. She's, like, doing Dunkin Ads. So, like, I'm really into it. So, like, I'm basically like, page to sort by now, and I'm, like, making a new thing for myself. Sheena, you are not getting. You can spend as many paragraphs as you want. You are not going to convince me that your ass is not trying to get on Orange county and. Or the Valley or you're not just giving us reality TV to do something new. You're not going to be coming out with a 10 book series. And you know what? That's okay. Shishu you. I love you for who you are. Just stay who you are. Stay thirsty and get yourself on that show. Backstab whoever you have to get and go get your. Go get your show, girl.
B
Well, also, like, just her trying to kind of, like, sort of quietly, like, hitch her. Hitch her ride to Paige's horse, You know, like, yeah, you're like, with all due, as Andy would say, and you know, I do love me some shishu because this is so classic Sheena. I love this about Sheena. Like I love Sheena, but you are not Paige Desorbo. I'm sorry, you're not. Like, you guys are in very different lanes. I have a question. Is there. I was looking on Instagram like a week ago, I was like driving in the car or something and I looked down and it's, there was like an image of like Lala and Tom Schwartz together and it was like soft launch. And I was like, is, is this a soft launch? Are they dating? And is she teasing it? And so I just looked it up right now because I was like, oh, we should maybe talk about that. That and on Entertainment now, earlier today, like five hours ago, Lala Kent gives Tom Schwartz relationship and update amid soft launch drama. So of course there's drama because she started it. And it looks like there's a screenshot and looks like she's on like doing a video and there's a caption that says, who are you still close with from VPRcast? Oh, you're really putting me in a tough position here. And all the self reflecting we've been doing, I know that there are like times when they go like, hi, I'm the problem. It's definitely me, but Schwartz and Sheena and I will be fine. We'll be good as gold, as she would say. But she seems to be like teasing this like Schwartz situation. Do we think that.
A
No.
B
That sh, that Lala and Schwartz are.
A
No, not for one second. She, they faking it. She needs something to do on that show and so does he. But I think it's fake. I, I, I think she's just trolling people. Cuz there were rumors like, oh my God, they're probably dating. And so she was fanning the flames of the rumor by like doing a joke soft launch or whatever.
B
Can't. But what's your crystal? Do you want to see your crystal?
A
Yes, I want to see my crystal. Let's end it. Let's end this with crystal viewing.
B
Okay, I'm opening up the box. Okay, so first of all, shout out to Art House Crystals, our friend Ceda. This is her company, she sells crystals on basically on the web or on Instagram. Okay. Taking out the paper. All right. I don't know if one does is is designated to us or not. Oh, there's, oh, there's a bunch. Damn. There's like three for me and three for you.
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Five for me and one for you. That's so Nice.
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Honestly, do you want me. I'll open up one of yours. I'll let the other two be a success.
A
Oh, there's. She specified which ones go to who.
B
Yeah. Oh, you know what? This one's for Dom. Sorry.
A
Oh, so I get two and you get three and Dom gets one. I'm.
B
Oh, no, no. The three of us each get two.
A
Okay, so Dom gets none and we get three. Okay, let me see.
B
Okay. Oh, this one's getting real heavy.
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Crystals I haven't even seen.
B
Okay, this one's really heavy. Okay. Okay. Okay. I'm putting the box down. Make this easier.
A
That's the one I'll use on intruders.
B
Yeah, it's really heavy. This might be. I mean, watch me break it on the Internet. That'd be so bad. Okay, I'm gonna open it up. This is. This is captivating. Okay. I'm cutting the bubble wrap to it. I'm trying. She does a really good job with packaging. This is a really good endorsement of packaging skills.
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Ceta's Instagram is. Is Art House Crystals. So go to Art House Crystals to check out her. Her stuff.
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Oh, damn, Ronnie, this is so nice.
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Oh, that's beautiful. Yeah, that's a stunner.
B
It looks magical.
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Wow.
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Oh, my God.
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To my heart, that's beautiful.
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It feels like this is. Oh, my God. It feels like it's magic. It feels like it's gonna glow and I can, like, look into it and see the future. I see the future. And in the future, China and like, Lala are like, totally fine now. We're basically like sisters. Oh, my God. Thank you, Crystal.
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Thank you, Sita. And thank you everybody for being here for Crappy hour. We're here every other Monday at 5:30 Pacific Time. We're going to skip over to the portion where we talk to you guys on video chat. I'm going to put a link up right now for everybody on audio. Thank you so much for being with us. We'll see you in a couple of weeks. Bye. Bye.
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Hosts: Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam
Podcast Theme: Hilarious, unfiltered commentary on Bravo TV’s reality universe, especially Real Housewives and Vanderpump-world.
Ben and Ronnie celebrate the start of the Bravo fall season with their signature blend of mockery, affection, and razor-sharp wit, diving headfirst into Bravo-world highlights: Alexis Bellino’s “rustic chic” wedding to John Jansen, Real Housewives of Potomac breath drama, fainting spells in the Marines, Special Forces Bravo quitters, Bethenny Frankel’s take on Connecticut vs. Miami, and the juicy fight between Sheena and Lala. They also showcase their love of fan gifts (crystals!) and mock influencer “news cycles”—all while keeping the banter real.
Ronnie joyfully kicks things off: “It’s been a really heavy Sheena week, which means Sheena comes on to explain things and it’s like a lot. Like a lot of paragraphs with no commas...” [03:33]
Ben celebrates the Potomac premiere: “That show is so funny, and I’ve been chuckling about it all day. Chuckling, I say.” [03:50]
Main focus: The RHOP storyline shaming Stacy for bad breath. Ronnie empathizes, while Ben remains pragmatic but slightly cynical:
The episode is playful, biting, loving, and above all, loaded with inside jokes and Bravo-centric references. Ben and Ronnie’s banter moves effortlessly between deeply “inside baseball” mockery and accessible commentary for casual Bravo observers.
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Essential Takeaway:
No Bravo moment, product launch, or reality TV catfight is too small for Ben and Ronnie’s loving lampooning—making this episode both a must-listen for Bravo diehards and a treat for lovers of sharp pop culture humor.