Tamra Judge is set to face off in court with Alexis Bellino's ex-husband, Jim Bellino, after she refused to settle.
According to court documents obtained by Radar Online, the former Real Housewives of Orange County star recently informed the judge she is ready for trial. The court scheduled it to begin on November 8, 2021.
In 2018, Bellino sued Tamra Judge and Shannon Beador for defamation over comments they made about his divorce and accused them of defaming his name and businesses when they appeared on a live taping of comedian Heather McDonald's podcast, The Juicy Scoop.
Beador was dismissed from the case and was awarded $137,340.25 in the defamation lawsuit filed against her by Bellino. According to court documents obtained by The Blast, the award will cover Beador’s legal bills.
Beador recently released a lien she filed against his home after he coughed up the money.
Bellino also filed a lawsuit against McDonald in June 2019. He accused her of defaming him by allowing Tamra Judge Shannon Beador to talk about his divorce from Alexis and his trampoline business and then publishing the allegedly defamatory statements on her podcast.
Jim sued McDonald for damages in excess of $1 million. In June 2020, McDonald and Bellino said in a joint statement via TMZ that they came to “a settlement of the dispute on mutually satisfactory terms.”
The joint statement also said Heather “never intended to cause any of the damage” to Jim's reputation or that of his business.
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