Erika Girardi will address her divorce from estranged husband Tom Girardi on the upcoming eleventh season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
“Erika will address her divorce on the upcoming season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Legally, there is only so much she is allowed to say, but she has been advised on what she can put out there,” one insider told Us Weekly. “Viewers will also finally hear the other Housewives’ thoughts on Erika and Tom’s divorce.”
According to a second insider, the “Painkillr” songstress is “not holding back” while filming season 11 with Dorit Kemsley, Garcelle Beauvais, Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna newcomer Crystal Kung Minkoff and “friend” of the Housewives Kathy Hilton.
“She’s going to tell her story and she’s not going to hold back. In the past when they filmed, Erika protected Tom at all costs, but this time around is going to be different,” the source says, adding that “Rinna has been her biggest support among the cast.”
Last month, Erika filed for divorce from Tom last month after more than two decades of marriage. She then accused the 81-lawyer of having an affair with a California judge in a now-deleted Instagram post.
“This is Justice Tricia A. Bigelow. She was f–king my husband Tom Girardi and he was paying her Saks bill and paying for her plastic surgery,” Erika wrote alongside a series of alleged text messages between her estranged husband and Bigelow.
After Erika deleted the post, Bigelow’s attorney released a statement to the Los Angeles Times on December 22, saying Erika’s “actions in maliciously doxxing the Justice were nothing short of criminal. We are considering our options to protect Justice Bigelow from further harassment.”
Meanwhile, Tom is currently under fire as he is facing multiple lawsuits, including a class-action case filed by Edelson PC against both him and Erika. According to court documents obtained by the publication, the spouses have been accused of embezzling settlement money for families of the victims of Lion Air Flight 610, a 2018 crash that killed 189 people.
A judge has subsequently frozen Tom’s assets and Erika has been asked to stop selling her used clothes through the French company Vestiaire.
“There’s an asset freeze,” the judge told Erika’s lawyer in court on December 22. “His assets are frozen. I think you need to convey that to your client. … If she is selling assets that are property of Tom Girardi, you need to inform her of the danger that puts her in [of being in contempt in court].”
Erika’s attorney, Matt Wasserman, went on to question her role in the case. “Erika was completely unaware of the very serious allegations that were being made against Tom in court. Tom always handled all of the finances and that was how they handled things,” one source said. “She is just reeling from all of this but, make no mistake, Erika is a tough cookie and she isn’t stupid. She will get through this.”
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