Kyle Richards The family drama is over.
During a Amazon live Tuesday session, the 55-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star opened up about the ongoing drama surrounding her family and recent comments made by his 43 year old niece, paris hiltonabout her 53-year-old ex-husband, Mauricio Umanskyand his Netflix show, Buying Beverly Hills.
Richards revealed that he had not directly discussed Hilton’s social media comments about Umansky with her. “She talked to her cousins and they cleared everything up,” Richards said, indicating her desire to avoid further controversy. “I really thought, ‘No. Please no more.’ I can’t take anything else.”
The drama unfolded after Netflix released a preview of the second season of Umansky’s reality show, in which he discussed the fallout with his brother-in-law, Rick Hilton, Paris’ father. Umansky’s comments about his business dealings with Hilton and Hyland sparked backlash, leading Paris to publicly criticize him on social media.
Responding to the preview, Paris expressed her frustration, stating, “My father is the consummate gentleman and has always taken the high road. He would never speak negatively about his family – especially in the press.” She also accused Umansky of leveraging the Hilton name to promote his “lame” program.
Reflecting on the recent spate of drama, Richards admitted to hoping for a lull after the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The season 13 reunion aired earlier this month. “I’m a little tired of hearing everything over and over again,” she commented during the Amazon Live session. “For me, it was like, ‘Ahh, the meeting is over. Thank God. I can exhale and relax a little.’ But no, not anytime soon, Kyle. There’s more stuff coming.”
In an exclusive interview with ETBrice Sander, Umansky addressed the backlash, acknowledging Paris’ reaction. “Look, it’s sad that she was so upset about this, but at the end of the day, it’s two businesspeople making two business decisions,” he said.
“I felt like I deserved something. I asked for something, he didn’t want to do it, and so I chose to go it alone. I wanted to take care of my family, I wanted to be successful, I wanted to move forward, I wanted to do as much as I could, and at the end of the day , I made this decision just to move forward with this. There’s certainly no hard feelings on my part.”
Richards, a central figure on reality television, expressed uncertainty about her future in reality television. When asked about her plans regarding O Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsshe replied, “I can’t answer that today.”
Acknowledging the challenges of being in the public eye, Richards emphasized the toll it takes on her and her family. “My family is in the public eye and it’s a weird thing,” she shared. “It’s a lot. What can I say?”
Despite the uncertainty surrounding her TV future, Richards mentioned keeping in touch with some of her co-stars since filming wrapped, including Sutton Stracke, Erika Jayne, Garcelle Beauvais, Crystal Kung Minkoff and Annemarie Wiley. However, she noted that she has yet to meet up with any of them, highlighting her need for time to decompress away from the spotlight.
Meanwhile, the second season of Umansky’s reality show Buying Beverly Hillswill premiere on March 22 on Netflix.
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