Tamra Judge Expresses Displeasure with Shannon Beador Following Thanksgiving Fallout
RHOC's Tamra Judge confesses to a strained relationship with co-star Shannon Beador, revealing their fallout just before Thanksgiving The tension between the two reality stars has left Judge feeling far from content
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Tamra Judge is putting her friendship with Shannon Beador on pause this holiday season.
Judge, 56, revealed to Access Hollywood at the 2023 Variety Women of Reality TV dinner on Wednesday, November 29 that she and a certain individual had a falling out. "I'm not going to go into details, but I'm not pleased with her at the moment," she said. Despite their disagreement, Judge is hopeful that they can resolve their issues. "We had a disagreement before Thanksgiving, and I haven't spoken to her since then," she said, adding that this individual is the only cast member she is currently not in communication with.
Three weeks after Beador, 59, publicly thanked Judge and their former costar Vicki Gunvalson for supporting her after her arrest for an alleged DUI hit-and-run earlier this year, she shared a status update on their friendship. "These two have been an incredible support system to me," she told We at BravoCon 2023 on November 4. "Tamra was leaving for [Peacock’s] The Traitors [in Scotland] on the day that my DUI became public, and she didn’t even want to go. She honestly was there [for me]."
Judge also expressed her shock and disappointment on her and Teddi Mellencamp’s “Two Ts In A Pod” podcast, stating, “I just wanted to lay in bed with her and watch TV. And then order up room service.” The incident in question occurred when Beador reportedly drove her car onto a residential property while intoxicated on September 16, leading to her arrest. Judge revealed that she had spoken to Beador afterwards and was surprised at the lack of communication on the matter.
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Beador has finally broken her silence through her Instagram Story on October 17. She stated, “At the moment, I'm not able to comment. But there will come a time when I can, and I fully intend to be open, honest, and authentic.” Following this, she was officially charged with hit-and-run, DUI, and hit-and-run with property damage misdemeanors by the Orange County District Attorney on October 27, and was later sentenced to 3 years probation on November 2.
"I am thankful that no one else was harmed besides me in this incident," Beador stated to We after her sentencing. "I have gained valuable insights from my grave error that night and understand that driving under the influence for any distance is unacceptable."
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Beador's attorney, Michael Fell, informed Us that the Bravo personality managed to avoid jail time by making complete restitution to the homeowner and confessing to her actions early on. Fell also stated that she took full responsibility for her actions and agreed to the judge's sentence, which included 40 hours of community service, 9 months of alcohol classes, and three years of unsupervised probation.
During the legal turmoil, Kelly Dodd, a star of The Real Housewives of Orange County, criticized the Judge for how she treated Beador after her arrest. Dodd, 48, made these comments on her "Daily Smash" YouTube show on September 19, praising Vicki Gunvalson for being a supportive friend to Beador during this time but expressing that Tamra had not been as supportive. Dodd also mentioned that she had personally shown support for Beador by delivering food to her house, without providing further details.
