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Ken Todd is being sued by the supervisor of the property the place his recently-shuttered restaurant, PUMP Restaurant Lounge, was positioned.
As her husband stands accused of failing to repay the lease for the area, the place PUMP first opened in 2013, Vanderpump Guidelines star and Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Lisa Vanderpump is celebrating after being included in Forbes’ prestigious 50 Over 50 record.
“Thanks [Forbes]! No less than there’s some profit to getting older,” Lisa wrote within the caption of an Instagram submit on August 3, which featured a screenshot of Forbes’ article on her.
In Forbes‘ article, it was famous that Lisa was an unique forged member of RHOBH, having starred on the sequence for 9 seasons from 2010 to 2019. The article additionally famous that she’s been featured on two spinoffs, together with Pump Guidelines, which started airing in 2013, and Vanderpump Canine, which was launched in 2021.
It was additionally famous that Hulu just lately made a deal to stream 10 episodes of Vanderpump Villa, a actuality present primarily based out of her residence in Beverly Hills, Villa Rosa.
Along with that, Lisa was praised for her life-style weblog, line of alcoholic drinks, homewares line, and pet equipment line, Vanderpump Pets, in addition to her charitable and philanthropic work.
Though Lisa definitely has quite a bit to be happy with, her husband has his fingers full with a brand new lawsuit.
In line with courtroom paperwork obtained by The Blast on August 2, Ken owes greater than $250,000 in again lease, and his former landlord desires to gather what he’s owed.
Within the property supervisor’s authorized paperwork, it was famous {that a} deal was made with Ken to have PUMP “take occupancy of the Premises for functions of working a bar and restaurant for a base lease of $42,500” in 2013, and the venue “continued to occupy the Premises till on or about July 13, 2023, at which date PUMP surrendered possession of the premises.”
The paperwork went on to state that the $250,000 in again lease for PUMP doesn’t embody late charges and different bills, they usually famous that the property supervisor is asking for $950,000 in damages. It additionally accused Ken of refusing handy over the venue’s liquor license, which is valued at $150,000.
As RHOBH followers might know, the closure of PUMP got here as Lisa, who was not named within the landlord’s case, and Ken confronted a sequence of authorized and monetary issues, together with a reportedly suspended liquor license.
“It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that the lease at Pump Restaurant is expiring, and we will probably be closing its doorways on July fifth, after 10 years of gorgeous evenings beneath our olive bushes,” Lisa and Ken mentioned in a press release concerning the finish of the highway for PUMP.
They went on to say that whereas they cherished managing the restaurant, they have been unwilling to resume their lease on the property as a consequence of a “enormous enhance in lease.”
“We’re additionally at the moment increasing our empire and will probably be opening two extra eating places with Caesars Palace,” they defined.
Vanderpump Guidelines season 11 is at the moment in manufacturing and anticipated to premiere on Bravo someday later this yr or early subsequent yr.
