Randall Emmett Breaks His Silence on Lala Kent Split: ‘There’s Always 2 Sides to Every Story’

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Randall Emmett Breaks His Silence on Lala Kent Split: 'There's Always 2 Sides to Every Story'

Choosing positivity. While addressing his split from Lala Kent for the first time, Randall Emmett revealed that he intends to always respect his ex. "She's the mother of my child. No matter what happens in life, I will never disparage or talk ill about her because she's Ocean's mom," Emmett, 50, who shares 12-month-old daughter Ocean with Kent, 31, said during an interview on GG Gharachedaghi's "Genuinely GG" podcast on Wednesday, March 23. The director, who also shares daughters London, 12, and Rylee, 8, with ex-wife Ambyr Childers, noted that cordial coparenting is his No. 1 priority. "I have two other kids and I coparent with Ambyr and in that world I never said one negative thing and vice versa," he added. "At the end of the day, I am not that comfortable in this whole thing, but the truth is that I just have to always look at the big picture." Emmett was previously married to Childers, 33, from 2009 to 2017. One year after their divorce was finalized, the filmmaker proposed to Kent in September 2018. Emmett and the Bravo personality welcomed Ocean in March 2021. After postponing their nuptials amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Vanderpump Rules star sparked split speculation in October 2021 when she erased all traces of Emmett from her Instagram feed. One month later, Us Weekly confirmed that the pair had called it quits. In the wake of her broken engagement, Kent has been candid about her tumultuous relationship with her ex-fiancé and explained why she was choosing to discuss their issues publicly. [jwplayer xMq3KmGy-zhNYySv2] "There are so many times where people are sending me messages about what I’m choosing to share. And for me, I want my daughter to understand what a healthy, respectable man looks like,” the reality star told Page Six in December 2021. “That is my job as her mother, to create that for her, so when she goes out and it’s time for her to find a partner, or it’s time for her to raise a son, that she knows what values a man should possess.” In response to the Give Them Lala author's claims, Gharachedaghi, 40, came to her longtime friend's defense, writing in a comment on the outlet's Instagram post, “If someone (Randall) is being their authentic-self and it's all being referred to as 'red flags', why does the person (Lala) wait until they've experienced so many of these 'red flags' before they walk away?" Kent later argued that it was "inappropriate" for the Shahs of Sunset star to weigh in when she doesn't have all the details about what went wrong. "She knows nothing about what is going on and how deep and dark and disgusting everything is," the Utah native explained on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen in January. "As someone who is a single mom, I would think you would take a [second to] pause and have compassion. I just thought after [the split] I don't need the negativity." Gharachedaghi, for her part, questioned Kent's decision to continue publicly addressing her breakup on Twitter when "one day all of ur anger will disappear," but the "horrible things" that were said about Emmett will "always be there." Scroll down for everything Emmett shared with Gharachedaghi about his status with Kent post-split: [podcast_block]

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Randall Emmett Breaks His Silence on Lala Kent Split: 'There's Always 2 Sides to Every Story'

Choosing positivity. While addressing his split from Lala Kent for the first time, Randall Emmett revealed that he intends to always respect his ex. "She's the mother of my child. No matter what happens in life, I will never disparage or talk ill about her because she's Ocean's mom," Emmett, 50, who shares 12-month-old daughter Ocean with Kent, 31, said during an interview on GG Gharachedaghi's "Genuinely GG" podcast on Wednesday, March 23. The director, who also shares daughters London, 12, and Rylee, 8, with ex-wife Ambyr Childers, noted that cordial coparenting is his No. 1 priority. "I have two other kids and I coparent with Ambyr and in that world I never said one negative thing and vice versa," he added. "At the end of the day, I am not that comfortable in this whole thing, but the truth is that I just have to always look at the big picture." Emmett was previously married to Childers, 33, from 2009 to 2017. One year after their divorce was finalized, the filmmaker proposed to Kent in September 2018. Emmett and the Bravo personality welcomed Ocean in March 2021. After postponing their nuptials amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Vanderpump Rules star sparked split speculation in October 2021 when she erased all traces of Emmett from her Instagram feed. One month later, Us Weekly confirmed that the pair had called it quits. In the wake of her broken engagement, Kent has been candid about her tumultuous relationship with her ex-fiancé and explained why she was choosing to discuss their issues publicly. [jwplayer xMq3KmGy-zhNYySv2] "There are so many times where people are sending me messages about what I’m choosing to share. And for me, I want my daughter to understand what a healthy, respectable man looks like,” the reality star told Page Six in December 2021. “That is my job as her mother, to create that for her, so when she goes out and it’s time for her to find a partner, or it’s time for her to raise a son, that she knows what values a man should possess.” In response to the Give Them Lala author's claims, Gharachedaghi, 40, came to her longtime friend's defense, writing in a comment on the outlet's Instagram post, “If someone (Randall) is being their authentic-self and it's all being referred to as 'red flags', why does the person (Lala) wait until they've experienced so many of these 'red flags' before they walk away?" Kent later argued that it was "inappropriate" for the Shahs of Sunset star to weigh in when she doesn't have all the details about what went wrong. "She knows nothing about what is going on and how deep and dark and disgusting everything is," the Utah native explained on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen in January. "As someone who is a single mom, I would think you would take a [second to] pause and have compassion. I just thought after [the split] I don't need the negativity." Gharachedaghi, for her part, questioned Kent's decision to continue publicly addressing her breakup on Twitter when "one day all of ur anger will disappear," but the "horrible things" that were said about Emmett will "always be there." Scroll down for everything Emmett shared with Gharachedaghi about his status with Kent post-split: [podcast_block]

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Where They Stand

While Kent and Emmett aren't on the best terms, the Florida native explained that the "most important thing" is the well-being of their daughter. 

"When I think about all the chaos, I just try to think, you know, we have this beautiful girl and she wouldn't be here if it wasn't for us," he said on Wednesday. "That is worth all of the turmoil and the heartbreak and the pain that has gone on. I'm not saying that I'm happy about any of it. I'm not. I'm sad, but at the same time, I have Ocean, she has Ocean, and I think we both would say that we have her out of this and how can we not be grateful?"

Ocean marked her 1st birthday earlier this month, and Emmett noted that the former couple are still working on being able to celebrate milestones together.

"We are not at that place. By the way, I could be at that place but I have to let Lala make that call," he shared. "I am optimistic that one day we will be at that place and she will be open to that. I respect however she wants this to be."

When it comes to his own love life, Emmett revealed that he is dating again but not seeing anyone "exclusively" at the moment. The filmmaker explained that his priority is to be a "single dad" who provides for his children and focuses on his career.

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His Response to Her Comments

After their split, Kent accused Emmett of infidelity, which he chose not to address publicly. 

"I am never going to comment on any of that stuff. I just feel like what I am going through and what I have gone through — my mistakes and my accountability. She also has a side to it which I will never go into but we have Ocean," the Midnight in the Switchgrass director pointed out. "I just can't talk badly about the mother of my child. I just can't do it. No matter what is said about me."

Emmett went on to say that he didn't find it "appropriate" to discuss his private matters with Kent outside of their relationship.

“I’ve made mistakes, she’s made mistakes, but I’m never going to bring that to light because that’s just not right,” he added. “I can’t tell her what to do. She’s a strong woman, and I just hope that in time that kind of all mellows out.”

The Gotti producer stated that it didn't "feel good" to be at the center of drama, saying, "I am working to provide for my family and my children every day. At the end of the day, I just try to keep my head up and hope that eventually that stuff subsides and people move on to something else."

Emmett added: "There's always two sides to every story. But I am just not going to ever take that to the public. I can't get involved in that — it is never going to be who I am."

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What He Is Worried About

"I am more upset that my 12-year-old [daughter] has access to stuff on the internet. That's the worst part for me," Emmett revealed during the podcast episode, noting that he has received hateful messages online about him and his children. "They don't know me. They never met me. They know nothing about my life or my childhood or my upbringing and things I've been through, the struggles that I've gone through as a young person and even today. And they just sit at a computer and fire, like, the nastiest, most evil stuff I've ever seen."

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How The Situation Has Affected His Career

"I think it has affected me emotionally. It's hard when your mother sends you an article or your friends do," Emmett admitted, adding that no one knows what goes on behind closed doors. "We are given a blessing and, unfortunately, no one is perfect. Sometimes we think everyone should be perfect and we have to be forgiving. And we all have made mistakes. Not everybody owns all of their mistakes."

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His Thoughts on Katie and Tom's Split

The Irishman producer revealed that he has only stayed close with a select few of Kent's costars, including Jax Taylor and Tom Schwartz, who announced his split from Katie Maloney earlier this month. Emmett weighed in on the divorce, noting, "I don't want to see anybody go through anything. My heart goes out to Tom and Katie."

He continued: "For the record, Katie is very strong. I think any time people break up, it's a sad and tough thing. I'm sure they're both going through a really difficult time, honestly."