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'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Kyle Richards says costar stormed out of her house after 'big fight' in 'tumultuous' season 12
"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kyle Richards has teased that season 12 of the hit Bravo reality show is about to get even more "tumultuous" as viewers will see her have a "big fight" with one of her fellow housewives.
"There's just a lot going on, a lot of drama, a lot of arguing, a lot of jaw-dropping moments," Richards teased at a special screening event hosted by Hayu, which airs "RHOBH" internationally, in London earlier this week.
The original "Beverly Hills" housewife said that in upcoming episodes, one of her costars will be seen storming out of her house after an argument.
"I clashed with people that I care about. There was some stuff going on with some of the girls — one of them, we had a big fight and she left my house," Richards said.
"I think the viewers will like it a lot. Whenever I say it's a great season, it's not great for us — it's great for the viewer. It feels so weird to say that: 'It's so great! We're all so tormented! You're gonna love it!'"
Richards, whose husband Mauricio Umansky also made a surprise appearance at the London event Monday, didn't reveal which of her costars she clashed with, but things have been pretty tense in "RHOBH" land this week.
On Tuesday night, Richards responded to criticism after two preview clips from this week's episode of "RHOBH" had fans on social media in an uproar.
In one clip, Richards appeared to minimize costar Sutton Stracke opening up about past miscarriages, telling Stracke: "I love you, but this feels like bullshit."
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In a second clip, Richards, Umansky, costar Dorit Kemsley, and Kemsley's husband, PK, appear to laugh off Erika Girardi cursing at Garcelle Beauvais' 14-year-old son, Jax.
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Richards explained her version of events on her Instagram Stories, telling fans that she had "obviously had a few drinks" when talking to Stracke "and didn't express myself clearly."
"I was disappointed in the way I handled myself altogether," Richards continued. "When I woke up the next morning I thought about what happened and I realized that maybe Sutton was sharing her story with Diana to connect with her in some way. I immediately called Sutton and apologized to her. I consider Sutton a close friend and care about her a lot. Sutton accepted my apology and we moved on."
Responding to the second clip, Richards said she hadn't witnessed Girardi telling Beauvais' son to "get the fuck out" of his mom's birthday party, and clarified comments she made about Girardi's behavior being "funny."
"I meant Erika being drunk was funny, but what she said to Jax was not," Richards wrote. "I hope you know me well enough by now to know I certainly do not condone speaking to children like that."
Richards added that she felt "absolutely terrible" watching the clips that have been circulating online.
'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Kyle Richards reacts to Diana Jenkins saying she'd head butt Sutton Stracke: 'You can't justify that'
"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" season 12 took a dramatic last week when new cast member Diana Jenkins declared she was ready to be the "new villain" in an argument with Sutton Stracke. Now, original housewife Kyle Richards is telling Insider all about the blowout.
In season 12, episode eight, Jenkins and Stracke got into a back-and-forth at Garcelle Beauvais' birthday party, with Jenkins calling Stracke "boring" and "fake," and Stracke calling Jenkins "soulless."
At one point during the conversation, Jenkins told Stracke: "Do you want me to butt head you?" Jenkins used similar language in the previous episode, too, while describing an altercation with Stracke to costars Kyle Richards and Dorit Kemsley. "She could have gotten headbutted," Jenkins said.
The drama between Jenkins and Stracke stemmed from the cast's trip to Punta de Mita, Mexico, in the previous episodes. In a heated dinner table scene in episode six, Stracke shouted down Jenkins in order to finish making her point, prompting Jenkins to cry. Later, in episode seven, Stracke claimed Jenkins didn't allow her to sit with her on the plane ride back to Beverly Hills.
Fans on social media have criticized Jenkins' use of threatening language, and now Richards is weighing in.
"Obviously, someone saying head butting, you can't justify that. Never," Richards told Insider exclusively.
"I can't justify a lot of things people say and do on this show," the reality TV star added, explaining that a lot of the events on the show are a matter of perspective.
"That's the thing. When the burglary with Dorit happened, you saw Sutton's reaction," said Richards. "She said she had her designer coming in. In a situation like that, I was like, 'Wow, that was offensive to me.' And some people were like, 'Well, you can't expect her to feel the way you feel.'"
Kyle Richards feels "bad" for Diana Jenkins after episode eight of "RHOBH."
Jenkins appeared to take the mantle of the new "RHOBH" villain, telling Stracke in episode eight: "You need a new villain? Here I am."
Richards said she is aware that Jenkins is "getting a lot of hate after last week's episode" on social media, but explained to Insider why she feels bad for the new cast member.
"The thing is with reality television, you can love someone who is not such a great person, and hate someone who is actually a decent human being," Richards said. "I always feel bad… Diana's new to the show, I don't know if it doesn't always translate well on camera, or what it is exactly… all I know is, me personally, she's been nothing but kind and lovely, thoughtful, and extremely generous to my charities."
Richards added: "I just feel bad when someone's new and I'm like, oh my gosh, you signed on to do this and you're just being dragged, and these people have never met you."
The conclusion of the argument between Jenkins and Stracke will air this week after episode eight ended on a cliffhanger.