The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum NeNe Leakes is revealing how former costar Kim Zolciak is faring amid her son Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr’s arrest and disturbing allegations of sexual assault and having sex with a minor female relative.
“I recently spoke to Kim, I think it was last week,” Leakes, 58, said while appearing on the Friday, September 11, episode of the “Big Tigger Morning Show.”
“I just hit her up, wanting to know how she’s doing, congratulating her on [her daughter] Brielle [Biermann] and making sure she was okay with what her son [KJ] is dealing with — I know that’s a tough time and I know she’s not okay,” Leakes continued. “So I wanted to reach out. And I did, okay? I reach out to a lot of these girls. We just reach out to each other. But we’re not in contact on the daily basis.”
Zolciak’s 15-year-old son KJ was arrested in August on aggravated sexual assault and aggravated sodomy charges over an alleged incident with an unidentified minor female at a local gym. He was subsequently indicted on charges of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated sodomy, false imprisonment and three counts of sexual battery against a child under the age of 16.
“The allegations being made against my son are nothing short of reckless and deeply troubling,” Zolciak, 48, said in part of a lengthy statement to Us on August 21 in the wake of her son’s arrest. “He categorically denies ever being involved with this woman or engaging in the conduct she has alleged. My son voluntarily took a polygraph examination regarding these allegations and passed. Additionally, an examination was conducted, and no DNA belonging to my son was found.”
Following KJ’s arrest, investigators discovered footage on KJ’s phone that showed him and an unidentified family member under the age of 12 engaging in sexual activity, according to Deputy District Attorney Caitlin McGillicuddy. Per prosecutors, they allegedly also found evidence of “multiple encounters” where KJ used “predatory [and] derogatory” language toward the victim.
KJ has not publicly addressed the latest accusations. Us has reached out to his lawyer for comment.
In addition to revealing she reached out to Zolciack in the wake of her son’s legal troubles, Leakes also gave an update on where she stands with all of her former costars and current Housewives.
“I’m cool with Kim,” she revealed. “Friend? You know, when you say the word friend, that’s just a serious word to me so that’s just… Friend? No. Associates? Yes.”
She continued, “If I need to call Porsha [Williams], K. Michelle, any of them on the show they all will answer. I don’t have no beef with them to the level that they won’t answer my call. Girls from the past, If I called Shereé [Whitfield] right now she would answer. Damn if I called Kandi [Burruss] she would answer. I don’t have enough beef with them where they’re just not going to answer my call. I’m not fighting with anybody — I call Kenya [Moore], she’s answering. Marlo [Hampton], she’s answering. Cynthia [Bailey] — I just spoke to her, like, two days ago. We just don’t have a beef. We’re just not close like people would think that we are but we don’t have a beef.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
