Fueling the fireplace! Vanderpump Guidelines alum Billie Lee fired again at Kristen Doute after the comic’s loyalty to Ariana Madix was referred to as into query.
Doute, 40, referred to as out Lee, 39, over the weekend after her former costar was noticed leaving Tom Sandoval’s home on Friday, April 14, within the wake of his break up from Madix, 37. (Us Weekly confirmed in early March that the TomTom cofounder and the Florida native referred to as it quits as information broke that he had an affair with Raquel Leviss.)
The “Intercourse, Love and What Else Issues?” podcast cohost claimed earlier this month that Lee was a hypocrite since she “cried at Ariana’s home” days after the scandal made headlines.
“Ya I used to be crying as a result of they BOTH are my household!” Lee wrote within the feedback part of the preliminary Instagram publish, which was shared by fan account @Cici.Loves.You. on Monday, April 17. “It was unhappy and nonetheless is!”
The stand-up, who left Pump Guidelines in 2019, then clapped again at Doute’s alleged first response to Sandoval and Madix’s breakup.
“What have been you doing whereas I used to be crying!?” she requested, earlier than claiming she was “[Literally] taking selfies with everybody together with Ariana. Like who does that!?”
The previous TV persona confessed that “it felt like a funeral” when the Schwartz & Sandy’s co-owner’s relationship with Madix ended and his months-long hookup with Leviss, 28, was made public.
Lee additional alleged on Monday that Doute was “taking selfies” and did not “learn the room” because the Shopping for Again My Daughter actress was processing her breakup. “You’re [sic] friendship is faux and performative,” the previous SUR employee concluded.
Doute, for her half, was fired from Pump Guidelines in summer time of 2020 after her previous racially insensitive remarks resurfaced. Whereas she hasn’t been on the present since season 8, she agreed to movie scenes for season 10 to point out assist for Madix.
“I instructed [Ariana], ‘I’ve nothing to realize from this. I, in reality, will in all probability seem like an opportunist or thirsty,’” the Michigan native revealed throughout a March look on the “Viall Recordsdata” podcast. “I particularly stated to her, ‘This has nothing to do with the community, the manufacturing, the rankings, no matter. What do you want? Since you’ve additionally now needed to discuss this one million occasions with so many individuals, on and off digital camera. So if this is only one extra time you don’t wanna try this, I don’t have to do it.’ She needed me to, so I did.”
The James Mae founder has been vocal about being on Group Ariana from day one — as have a lot of her former Bravo costars, together with Katie Maloney and Scheana Shay. Sandoval, for his half, has continued to have assist from his BFF Tom Schwartz, whereas Leviss has been seemingly left with out an ally.
Amid the drama, Us confirmed on Friday that the previous pageant queen checked in to a psychological well being facility to course of her current ups and downs. “Raquel and her household determined earlier than the connection was found that she would enter a voluntary facility for psychological well being counseling,” a rep for Leviss instructed Us.
Whereas a few of her castmates, together with Peter Madrigal claimed by way of social media that Leviss is at a “spa resort,” a supply completely instructed Us on Monday that’s “completely not” true.
Sandoval, in the meantime, was noticed at Coachella shortly after spending time with Lee on Friday. Madix was additionally on the music pageant — and was seen kissing Daniel Wai.
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“Ariana is single and is having the time of her life,” a supply completely instructed Us on Monday, noting that the Fancy AF Cocktails coauthor is “open” to seeing what occurs with Wai. “She’s having fun with her freedom and being single for the primary time in years.”