Kyle Richards has a lot on her mind. After part two of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 9 reunion aired on Tuesday, July 23, Kyle fired off a whopping 29 tweets about the cast’s drama.
“Have you seen The Real Housewives? The Real Housewives follows a group of women’s lives and how they navigate through their friendships,” the 50-year-old tweeted. “We are followed by cameras that capture what we say and do. We are expected to be honest and say how we feel about any given situation. The Real Housewives is NOT Lifestyles Of The Rich and Famous. It is not Sex In The City. It is not scripted. It’s our reality. I have been on this show many years now. We just finished season 9 to be exact. There have been many tears and a lot of laughter over these 9 years.”
Kyle noted that “some seasons were so stressful” that she “cried the whole way through,” and along the way, she has “made mistakes, made good choices, made bad choices, learned a lot and grown as a person.”
“This season has left me so frustrated at times. Frustrated that people don’t always seem to see the obvious. No, It’s not editing. It’s people who are good at ‘the game’. Bad people can be good at it and good people can be bad at it,” she continued, seemingly referencing accusations that Lisa Vanderpump leaked a story about Dorit Kemsley’s dog to the press. “People who have spent their entire life treating life as a game and ‘winning’ at it have had lots of practice. When I was told to go to Vanderpump Dogs way back at the beginning of the season, I knew right away what was going on.”
Kyle tweeted that she believes the PuppyGate scene at the top of the season made Dorit, 43, “look bad for entertainment purposes … but that’s part of reality television.”
“Dorit made a mistake. She should have turned the dog back into Vanderpump Dogs,” the former American Woman producer wrote. “There is no disputing that. Maybe it was the $5,000 return policy that made Dorit think finding a good home for Lucy on her own was a better choice.”
Kyle then shifted the spotlight over to LVP’s husband, Ken Todd, who slammed the RHOBH cast’s “vicious nastiness” in a tweet on his birthday earlier this week.
“Ken is angry because the cast ‘bullied’ Lisa when she was going through a hard time. Forgetting the fact that being honest isn’t bullying AND the fact that I resisted using any adjective in that realm when Ken got up in my face,” Kyle tweeted. “However , I DO understand that was a difficult time for Lisa. I had many conversations with her over this time .I also understand that she signed up for 2 realty shows during that time and one of them she had already shot [Vanderpump Rules].”
The Little House on the Prairie alum went on to accuse Lisa, 58, of “scheming about how to make your friend look bad,” calling her behavior “a pattern that you would think would stop because she WAS going through a hard time. This pattern many of us had seen for so long it was hard to ignore.”
“It’s ironic to me that Ken said in his birthday tweet , that we were all talking about Lisa and what she did because we didn’t want to talk about what’s ‘really’ going on in our lives. Let’s talk about THAT… we talk about what is going on in our GROUP,” she continued. “Amongst the women in the cast. We talked about something that happened ON CAMERA. Something that couldn’t be ignored because it changed the dynamic of the group. Our children and husbands are not signed up or paid to be on the show. Sorry, Ken – Only women the get to hold 💎).”
Kyle pointed out that several lawsuits that she and her castmates have been involved in were mentioned on the show, but “over these 9 years we never discussed Ken’s and Lisa’s lawsuits … we also never got into Lisa’s family , where she comes from or her background.”
“It seems Ken bringing up all of this stuff is to distract what started all of this in the first place,” she tweeted. “But bringing up things that are not relevant to what is going on in the group is a cheap shot.”
Kyle then defended her reaction to Camille Grammer accusing Lisa of having bad breath, comparing it to a “nervous laugh. Like when you laugh in church – when you know you shouldn’t laugh but you can’t help it.”
“I am sorry for that,” she wrote. “I honestly could not believe my ears and then was even more shocked when I saw the complete 180 Camille made when interacting with Lisa. HOWEVER, I never said ‘keep going Camille, it’s true.’”
The New Celebrity Apprentice alum also denied Camille’s accusation that Kyle talked to her off camera about Lisa’s breath, tweeting, “If I had said the things Camille CLAIMS I said on camera, it would have been used. TRUST ME. … Camille came into the Reunion guns blazing. I honestly do not know why she was so angry.”
“She uses twitter as a gauge to see what the audience thinks and throws out things she thinks people will support her about,” Kyle wrote about Camille, 50. “Like I said, some people work hard at the game of life. Especially when they have been doing it so long. The way Camille treated everyone was mind blowing. Denise looked utterly shocked and hurt. And I don’t know what I did to Camille to warrant that behavior.”
Kyle ended her rant by acknowledging that there may be “backlash … coming my way for being honest.” But “until then,” she added, “check mate !”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs on Bravo Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
Read Kyle’s full Twitter thread below:
Have you seen The Real Housewives? The Real Housewives follows a group of women’s lives and how they navigate through their friendships . We are followed by cameras that capture what we say and do. We are expected to be honest and say how we feel about any given situation.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
The Real Housewives is NOT Lifestyles Of The Rich and Famous. It is not Sex In The City. It is not scripted. It’s our reality.
I have been on this show many years now. We just finished season 9 to be exact. There have been many tears and a lot of laughter over these 9 years.— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
Some seasons were so stressful it seems I cried the whole way through ( hence the internets nickname for me “Kryle” -ironically, that makes me 😂) I have made mistakes, made good choices, made bad choices, learned a lot and grown as a person.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
This season has left me so frustrated at times. Frustrated that people don’t always seem to see the obvious. No, It’s not editing. It’s people who are good at “the game”. Bad people can be good at it and good people can be bad at it.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
People who have spent their entire life treating life as a game and “winning” at it have had lots of practice. When I was told to go to Vanderpump Dogs way back at the beginning of the season, I knew right away what was going on.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
I was brought there to unknowingly be a part of making Dorit look bad for entertainment purposes I suppose. Trust me , I know you think she didn’t need much help. I read the comments, see the preception of her from people that have never met her.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
But that’s part of reality television. You get to decide who you like , love or hate. Even though we have never met in person. We “signed up for it “. When I was a child on Little House On The Prairie I worked with many amazing people.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
I was often so confused how so many people would tell me how they disliked Mrs. Olsen or Nellie Olsen because they were “mean” when I knew they were SO nice. And the people the audience loved were the ones that actually were not that nice (NO, not Michael Landon. He was amazing)
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
Oddly enough reality TV can be like that too. Dorit made a mistake. She should have turned the dog back into Vanderpump Dogs. There is no disputing that. Maybe it was the $5,000 return policy that made Dorit think finding a good home for Lucy on her own was a better choice.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
I don’t know. I only mention that because Ken referenced it in his “birthday tweet “ I do know that a dog not working out in someone’s home does not make them an “animal hater”. And I am an animal lover. Now let’s get back to what the #RHBH is about and Ken’s “birthday tweet”
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
Ken is angry because the cast “bullied” Lisa when she was going through a hard time. Forgetting the fact that being honest isn’t bullying AND the fact that I resisted using any adjective in that realm when Ken got up in my face .
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
However , I DO understand that was a difficult time for Lisa. I had many conversations with her over this time .I also understand that she signed up for 2 realty shows during that time and one of them she had already shot.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
With that said … if you’re going through a hard time then you would think you would be coming from a different place. Not scheming about how to make your friend look bad. Your close friend. The problem is it was not new behavior due to her having a hard time.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
It was a pattern that you would think would stop because she WAS going through a hard time. This pattern many of us had seen for so long it was hard to ignore.
That combined with the fact that we ALL “signed up” to be honest about what is going on in the group.— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
If we aren’t being honest then we get called out for not being honest. If we are honest and you don’t like what someone is saying , you’re being “mean”.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
It’s ironic to me that Ken said in his birthday tweet , that we were all talking about Lisa and what she did because we didn’t want to talk about what’s “really” going on in our lives. Let’s talk about THAT… we talk about what is going on in our GROUP.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
Amongst the women in the cast. We talked about something that happened ON CAMERA. Something that couldn’t be ignored because it changed the dynamic of the group.
Our children and husbands are not signed up or paid to be on the show. Sorry, Ken – Only women the get to hold 💎)— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
Over these 9 years we never discussed Ken’s and Lisa’s lawsuits (one came up briefly last year and I actually defended Ken and shot it down) we also never got into Lisa’s family , where she comes from or her background.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
It seems Ken bringing up all of this stuff is to distract what started all of this in the first place. But bringing up things that are not relevant to what is going on in the group is a cheap shot. Especially when bringing up what someone’s child has gone through.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
Once again, they did NOT sign up for this. Where Ken is right is regarding comments Camille made about Lisa on camera that were mean and humiliating. Did we laugh? Yes. Nervous laugh. Like when you laugh in church – when you know you shouldn’t laugh but you can’t help it.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
I am sorry for that. I honestly could not believe my ears and then was even more shocked when I saw the complete 180 Camille made when interacting with Lisa. HOWEVER, I never said “keep going Camille, it’s true …”
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
I don’t even want to repeat what she claims was said or what she said that night because to keep putting that out there is mean and keeps fueling the fire. I will say that if I had said the things Camille CLAIMS I said on camera, it would have been used. TRUST ME.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
We don’t get away with anything around here. Have we shared things off camera? Of course. Everyone of us have said things off camera. But saying something on camera that has nothing to do with what’s going on in the group and is just a mean, reckless comment
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
that would humiliate someone is a low blow. Camille came into the Reunion guns blazing. I honestly do not know why she was so angry. We of course are going to address the stuff she said and did. That’s what the Reunion is about.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
When she constantly contradicts herself I find myself thinking “doesn’t she know there are cameras? This is going to be played back!“ Camille, in an attempt to distract from her actions , pretends she thinks we just were mad she said nice things about Lisa.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
That way she can get a little support from trolls. By calling us Mean Girls. She uses twitter as a gauge to see what the audience thinks and throws out things she thinks people will support her about. Like I said, some people work hard at the game of life.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
Especially when they have been doing it so long. The way Camille treated everyone was mind blowing. Denise looked utterly shocked and hurt. And I don’t know what I did to Camille to warrant that behavior.
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
The only thing l have said about Camille up until now, is that she plays both sides of the fence and is a people pleaser. Both things that she admits to herself.
So yeah, this is not Lifestyles Of The Rich and Famous. This is reality.— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
With all the bumps and bruises that come along with it.
Moe, excuse me while I prepare for what backlash is coming my way for being honest. Until then … check mate !
Kyle XO 😘— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) July 24, 2019
