It's been reported that former Real Housewives of Orange County star Gretchen Rossi and her longtime fiancé Slade Smiley have agreed to testify against Shannon Beador and Tamra Judge on behalf of Alexis’ ex-husband, Jim Bellino.
According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Jim filed paperwork on Monday, September 25, claiming he was contacted by Smiley, who told him he and Rossi want to help him in his lawsuit against Beador and Judge.
Jim said in the documents that Smiley told him the couple will “provide testimony regarding the anger, hostility and ill-will that Defendants harbor with respect to Bellino.”
Smiley also allegedly told Jim he and Rossi can provide evidence that “the Defendants have a pattern of making up stories to create notoriety for themselves in the media,” per court documents via the publication.
As previously reported, Jim filed a $1 million lawsuit against Judge and Beador in July. He claimed in a cease and desist letter in June that the two current RHOC stars made “morally corrupt” comments about his relationship with Alexis.
“He was very crusty … I almost sent her a message saying, ‘I’m so sorry,’ but then you sent me that text saying ‘Do you think that he’s trying to protect her? Do you think possible that he’s in trouble and she can’t testify against him if he’s in trouble,’” Judge said about Jim during an appearance on Heather McDonald’s live “Juicy Scoop” podcast in June.
Multiple blogs also reported at the time that Beador alleged “people get paralyzed” at Jim’s trampoline park business and Judge said she had a “theory” he was “going to jail.”
Meanwhile, The Blast reported earlier this month that Beador and Judge both filed responses to Jim’s lawsuit, asking for the case to be dismissed.
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