Oh Victoria! I was really hoping that you knew what you were doing with this Brooks character. But apparently, you should have listened to your kid. Now he has gone and got you in a legal dispute over your Vodka business. Oy Vey.
How will you get out of this one, Vicki? Y’all click through for the tea… sigh..
UPDATE: It Looks like Vicki has deleted her Twitter and Facebook accounts…
In court documents filed on Friday, obtained exclusively by RadarOnline.com, professional poker player Robert Williamson III alleges Gunvalson, 51, breached contract, committed fraud, failed to live up to good faith dealings, misrepresented herself and conspired to unjustly enrich herself and Brooks who is also named as a co-defendant in the suit.
The story goes Gunvalson gifted 16.67 percent of Vicki’s Vodka to Ayers without the knowledge of her business partner Williamson. Ayers then went crying to the business partner saying that he needed to sell his interest in the business to pay is child support and back taxes. So the poker dude bought Brooks’ percentage for $50,000 in March of 2013. Allegedly, Brooks and Vicki had used this purchase as a way to obtain additional money from RW III in bad faith without the intent to honor the intent of the transaction.
Williamson allegedly that Gunvalson then demanded that ownership be returned to a 50-50 split between them. Essentially, this would mean that he just gave Brooks 50K for no reason and remains a 50/50 partner and Ayers and Gunvalson essentially committed fraud. According to the documents, Gunvalson and Ayers have not acted in good faith to create a successful business and refuse to cooperate with Williamson and come through with their promises. Some of the promises included discussing the product on The Real Housewives of Orange County and promoting the product on Watch What Happens Live where Vicki had promised to be the bartender.
My initial reaction to this is that Vicki is not this stupid. She runs a successful insurance company by herself and knows business law. This sounds to me like Brooks has managed to fuck up her Vodka business and that she may not have even know what was happening. It really doesn’t matter though because the guy has already invested 250K in the venture and he’s not just going to call it a loss and walk away.
Her deleting her twitter and fb reads as guilt. The number of women who get into legal trouble for their men is shocking. I thought she wouldn’t be a stupid as some tweaker girlfriend who goes along with the boyfriend when he says, just say it’s your stash, they’ll release you tonight. Alas, she isn’t. She may not end up in prison, but maybe she could lose her licence to sell insurance? Yes, I watch Cops and Lockup.
good point — so many women in prisons are there because they would do anything for their loser man. she’s acting the same. glad her daughter does not emulate her.
I don’t interpret disabling her twitter & facebook as guilt.
She gets slammed with tons of negative tweets on any regular day.
Imagine the tsunami of negativity coming at her.
Who can handle that every minute 24/7?
Plus anything she says after this point could be used as evidence for lawsuit.
I would have done the same.
Excellent point Ms. Franklin. Hadn’t thought of that!
Just don’t log on, wait until it blows over and delete all. Easier than deactivating. Besides, she surely has a social media expert who manages her accounts.
If this is true, it shocks me, too. While I did think he was slimy and couldn’t believe she did not see it, I never thought she would leave herself vulnerable in the finance department. Not only because she is an intelligent and talented business woman, but also because through the years she has shown that her secure relationship with her money takes precedence over any other relationship she has.
WTF? Why do smart people become such idiots when it comes to love? I don’t think there is anyone in the country who trusts this man except Vicki. Time to wake up and smell the vodka, Vicki. Remember when she was adamant that Brooks didn’t have access to any of her bank accounts? Well, apparently he doesn’t need to, if she blindly gives him shit he doesn’t earn. Sheesh. Listen to Brianna, Vicki!
Love makes you do many a stupid thing….
She left up @vickisvodka.
It cannot be taken down yet because it is in a legal dispute, the man that is suing her will file an injunction to prove his case. It may be taken down after all case information is gathered, that can take a few minutes to a few months. The more hits it gets, the more damages the complainant can claim. I only know this because my ex is an attorney, he filled me in on the legalities.
Thanks for the insider info!
Ughhh…. So sad to read this. Everyone tried to warn her about this man and she just wouldn’t hear it. I hate talking as if I know all the details, but I honestly just can’t imagine Vicki coming up with something like this and doing it on her own. He definitely seems responsible.
No offense to gentlemen who might read here, but I see this over and over. Women who have good jobs or adequate income take on some guy who can only pull them down. I just don’t get it. I guess I like my own company better than some tag along man who cannot and shall not contribute. Maybe Brooks is not included in her insurance business, but why would she have included him in any business deal? Smells of desperation to me.
Vicki has to have a man to tell her she’s wonderful, beautiful, and perfect at all times. That’s why she left Donn-cuz he wouldn’t do that. She went right out and bought herself a guy who will tell her what she wants to hear. It’s sad.
And part of me is wondering if all this is just a “story line”….THAT’S even sadder!
Team Vicki! Ain’t no d!ck that good Ms Gunvalson!
Too funny!!
I have been listening/watching (most of the time I am listening while working on the desktop adjacent to the flat-screen) this show for three years now. (David) Brooks Ayers is a typical Southern slickster who no doubt will stick his pecker in anything that he can when his woman isn’t looking. Probably sells used cars or is a local politician…. not smart enough to get through the first year of pre-law.
My take
Manny
You said it, buddy! hit that nail right on the head. now that we’re into July and this is old news (dismissed case, and all) We are now hearing the rumor of his playtime of late.
I have never liked him.
He manipulates her.
He caused a canyon between her and Tamra (evil eye) and tries to manipulate the Briana situation when he says he can’t be with her if her family doesn’t accept him.
He says everything she needs to hear…
He’s a snake.
Wonder what his ex’s say about him…I wonder why they haven’t tried to sell their stories yet. Oh..probably cuz they have kids with him. Good enough reason.
He is a liar.
You can tell he’s a liar.
Vicki has been warned.
She is soooo needy…and he got in her head. She’s menopausal, too, probably…
Some good meds would help.
NOT team Vicki. She makes me sick, really. I can’t stand chicks who are that insecure. She is annoying in more ways than one.
Too bad Vicki is not as smart as she professed to be about both business and men. I think she has lied all along and pays for his living arrangements and phony gifts to her. She has been paying to try to set him us as a legitimate person, and apparently out of jail. He is not even handsome. I don’t get how she could not find a better man or even a cute user gigolo.Too bad this news comes out on the heels of slanderous gossip from sour puss Lauri. She married a brute for the money, but at least he has it.
Vicki works too hard allow this freeloader to compromise her future and character completely. She is not all good, butbetter that this boat anchor Brooks.
When something or someone is too good to be true, it/they usually are. Brooks likes to come to Vegas frequently. This is completely hearsay BUT one of my neighbors works at the Bunny Ranch and swears Brooks has been her client. She has claimed to have serviced a number of the HW husbands/boyfriends. To me she has no reason to lie, but I have no proof that what she is saying is true.
wow, Isabella! That was your lead story! 🙂
It has taken everything in me to not say that before, my neighbor says her best client is one from BH, he has been in the news quite a bit for seeing a certain DOM MISTRESS in LA…..
OH MO! I mean um, OH NO! 🙂
On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Tamara Tattles
Say it ain’t Mo…. but it is.
C’mon — you mean nobody here didn’t see that coming from miles away? I always thought his wife was his Dominatrix. Maybe she got tired and he looked elsewhere for that riding crop and red ball.
Dang!!!!
Another reason why I love you, TT! Your blogs are witty and entertaining AND your reader’s have inside info as well. Love love love all of the juicy details about my least favorite housewife and her hubby – still in shock over her outing her alcoholic sister on nat’l tv. Unforgivable, especially with Kim’s fragile mental state.
the only ones who will profit from all this is the lawyers. anyone with a lick of sense would work this out privately.
I was thinking something similar. Why not just give the dude his 50K back, leave Brooks out of the business, he is made whole and she can promise to work harder.
On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Tamara Tattles
Amen TT, I hope she is okay aging can be hard on some people. Remember
When everyone was about the same age and Jo was the youngest and they
Would be at the country club having fun and drinking.
No the only ones that would out this publicly are the injured parties or someone with an axe to grind…. think SLADE. The attorneys, even here in Vegas are normally tight lipped about this, they are paid to make your problems go away.
It was probably the plaintiff. It was just filed yesterday so there was very little time between filing and someone contacting ROL. Then again, if Vicki told Tamra and Tamra told Gretchen… you know ROL Is the California gals tabloid of choice.
On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 3:37 PM, Tamara Tattles
Maybe they’ve tried to work it out privately and lawsuit is his last recourse….he may have leaked it himself to get Vickie to fold… Maybe he is calling her bluff?! 🙂
Everyone, I mean EVERYONE, could see this man was a snake eccept Vicki. I want to feel sorry for her but can’t. There are women (and men) who are struggling just to make it in this life with so much less to work with, and here she is truly blessed to be in the position that she is in (and yeah she worked for it) and she jeopardizes it all for this sleazy guy. I don’t really think Vicki likes (or loves) herself very much. She seems to be her own worst enemy.
I agree eg, except I feel Vicki actually feels good about herself and her accomplishments, and that’s why she doesn’t take what *everyone* else has had to say about Brooks. Because she *knows* better
I don’t think Vicki knew anything about Brooks selling his percentage ahead of time because obviously having 50% ownership was really important to her. Brooks probably sold behind her back for some quick cash and the business partner jumped on it. Then Vicki found out, was pissed and tried to twist the guy’s arm into undoing it all. She probably didn’t put up any money, her contribution was the publicity so it didn’t cost her anything (she thought) not to push the vodka like they’d agreed. Not a huge fan of Vicki’s but she is a hard worker who has earned her success. Now she’s let Brooks tank not just the vodka business but put her “real world” legitimate insurance business in jeopardy too. The industry doesn’t have the best reputation to begin with, and who wants to buy insurance from someone accused of fraud? That’s why she took down all her accounts. This could be really serious.
From a legal source.. Vicki’s hands are NOT clean in this whatsoever.
Usually there is an “Operating Agreement” that governs how a sale of an owner’s interest can be sold. Most of the time the other partners have to agree to sale. Sounds like Vicki doesn’t want this guy to have a controlling interest — e.g., control over her. When that happens, usually the “minority owner” — in this case, Vicki, stops working until they get what they want. They are probably in a “stand-off” which is why the guy went ahead and sued. Brooks may have screwed Vicki by selling his shares back to Williamson w/o her knowledge & w/o understanding that gave him a controlling interest.
I stand corrected — Vicki did know about the sale. There was a contract (as posted by another website), so I will assume that’s her signature, for now. She’ll probably claim Brooks was going to do some “consulting work” for the company, which is why she wanted Brooks to have a stake, rather than paying him a salary. Where Brooks goes, controversy follows.
I’ve never cared for Vicki and I don’t feel sorry for her now. She’s had too many people who truly care for her try to warn her but she chose to act like a know-it-all teen and she got burned. Vicki is too needy and ingy for my taste. I can’t stand a woman who had to have a man to define her. Her low self-esteem cost her her face and now her ego and needy ways may cost her $ and maybe even hurt her business reputation.
*clingy
Karma, Karma
I can’t believe Vicki is only 51. Everytime I read that I think it MUST be a typo.
I hope I never look like that at 51, I hope I have the good sense to put my younger hair, makeup and clothing away and age with a shred of grace or dignity.
This is definitely something that someone says and then, later at the old age of 51, regrets it when she looks in the mirror one morning. LOL
Hahaha that may be true. But im not saying she looks bad because she is wrinkled or shows signs of NATURAL aging, i think natural aging is beautiful. I think she looks bad because she tries to fit into teenagers clothes and do a smokey eye.
Not that older women cant feel stylish but just… Tone it down. Shes just doing too much. And its not a good look.
Vicki should never have gotten the face lift, 51 is too young for this. I know OC is all about looks but she had striking features, she was unique. I get it, I am 44 and at 40 started with the botox, fillers, whatever I could use to not look my age. It is scary when you see those big numbers on the outside but inside you still feel 16. And let’s face it, the world today puts a premium on appearance. But Vicki needs to see her beauty is on the inside, on her kindness and her strength as a woman. We all want to be loved, to have someone tell us we are beautiful, to have a real man/woman value us, but first we have to value ourselves. Here is hoping that this scandal reintroduced Vicki to herself and she sees just how magnificent she truly is.
I liked Vicki until she got with Brooks. She is still one of my favorites, bc she has been there from the beginning, but he has really thought her down. Or else she is having some kind of midlife crisis/nervous breakdown that has been going on since she filed for divorce. Her behavior on the show this past week and the preview for the next is really just sad to me. She is making a fool of herself and this is just not the real Vicki. This is the post Don, my daughter eloped, im a grandmother essentially living on my own, Brooks-led Vicki ya’ll! This is not the real Vicki! I think she has so much going on with her right now. She will figure it out and be just fine soon. I hope.
So he’s been a wheelin dealin. Hmn, no shock there. Vicki needs to step back and cut ties with him before he takes her down.
Hey Tamara, Glad you got my comment from last time.
Changed the user name for obvious reasons.
I agree with you, something does not sound right.
However; ” he intent of the transaction. Williamson allegedly that Gunvalson then demanded that ownership be returned
to a 50-50 split between them. Essentially, this would mean that he just gave
Brooks 50K for no reason and remains a 0/50 partner and Ayers and
Gunvalson essentially committed fraud.”
I know Vicki and Brooks are off and on again, but, wouldn’t that be protocol if someone were to sell their share? Split 50/50 ? I am assuming Vicki did not invest, usually in a case as such — Vicki would be the face of the Company. In other words use her celebrity status.
How did Brooks become a partner in the first place?
I can not see Vicki doing this, but if she did demand a 50/50 portion, she had to know Brooks sold his portion.
Two things Vicki should have not done was:
Make promises to be on Watch what happens live and feature the product. She has no control (unless she decides to sponsor? ) Guest bartending? She would need to work that out beforehand.
She should not have shut her accounts down like that. She is back, but doesn’t look good.
The season just started. Kind of. Maybe Vicki found out it will not be featured.
Love IS blind! So Vicki got what was coming to her and too bad she had to find out the hard way. Lets see if she smarten up. What a train wreck, but it does makes good “reality” TV…
In the spirit of Tamara’s Compassion 2013 policy, which is loosely recognized by me and everyone else, I am getting really annoyed with all the harsh negative comments about Vicki’s appearance here and in other HW related blogs. There are many things that can be discussed about Vicki or anyone else, but appearance should not be one of them
It’s fine to bash her relationship with a sketchy guy & her storyline drama. But it has become so tiresome & redundant to read all the comments about Vicki’s appearance since she has had cosmetic surgery. People stop it with the insults. Really it is so dumb to comment about it. IT”S NOT YOUR FACE. The last couple of years, before recent “enhancements”, she endured extreme negativity about her appearance, and it was even a storyline on RHOC. How humiliating it must have been to experience that.
I am sure most of you are no natural beauties either ( I don’t claim to be either ).
So here she is on tv and too soon after the surgery for which she is still in recovery mode with swelling , and she is still being degraded for her appearance. Don’t you all think she notices the difference too when she looks in the mirror. Please shut the fuck up about it. It is just rude and wrong for adults to continue this systematic barrage of insults about appearance. Poor Mama Elsa is subjected to same nastiness, and I always pledged defense & my adoration for her regardless of her looks. It’s called maturity sprinkled with compassion.
My sensitivity to this subject is at all time high this weekend because my 21 yr old adult nephew had to have reconstruction surgery this past week because he was born with Craniofacial Syntosis. He has had dozens of surgeries through out his life with progressive positive results. The condition is too complicated to explain here, but the treatment & surgeries involved were medical & cosmetic in nature, and they were very traumatic physically & emotionally for him and our family.
Last summer he had surgery on his skull which was cracked open and reshaped. The surgery that he had this week involved reconstruction of his jaw. As a result he had to have a chinoplasty (like Vicki did) to give his face better proportions. Some people have to have this procedure for medical reasons because he was having dental issues because his jaw was too small to accommodate all his adult teeth. He is currently still in the hospital, swelled up like a beach ball, and is fed with a syringe, and fighting and small fever. So I know his physical pain & emotional pain first hand as a result from all his childhood bullying, insensitivity, ignorance, & lack of compassion from other kids & some adults too. So all this appearance bashing about adults from adults his hitting close to home…
.As a infant, child, & teenager he was always bullied & ostracized because he looked a little different because of the this birth defect. Yet he is a well adapted, productive, and very smart young man who in the fall will be a senior in College with an Engineering degree in his future.
Ok so much for my recognizing of Tamara’s Compassion Policy of 2013, I will fall off my soap box now.
Wishing all the best for your nephew and a speedy recovery. And thanks for the #Compassion2013 reminder for us all.
For me, there is a big difference between those who mock the housewives because of a particular action or poor choice that they have chosen to air to the world, and those who come here solely for the purpose of ridiculing everything and everyone about their looks from head to toe across every franchise. I don’t understand the latter group. They seem to be spending a boatload of time watching show that they don’t “love to hate” but rather they just hate everything in the universe as we know it. That must be very draining on them, I know their posts can be draining on the rest of us.
Anyway, your nephew is lucky to have you as a defender. Be sure to take care of YOU as well.
xoxo
tt
On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Tamara Tattles
I will keep your nephew in my prayers and I would like to apologize if I was part of the problem or offended you or anyone else, that was never my motive.
Thanks for the courtesy ladies.
I was directing it to the forum community in general. I wasn’t personally offended, just frustrated…
It’s just the appearance bashing in general.
I am a huge offending bitch when it comes to ragging reality tv/celebrity folks on blogs, but I try to only mock bad attitudes, stupid choices & ridiculous behavior & fuckery. I rarely mock looks unless it is a poor choice of wigs or a certain platinum blonde clip on style.
Ruh roh Ms Urethra. I agree mostly, but I have a tendency to mock the makeup and the hooker clothes and the surgery. If you blow up your lips, put in the hair the extensions, and rock the mini skirt even though you look like a mid-life crisis, you’ve got it comin..lol
…and my prayers and best wishes to your family as well.
I agree, well said!
There is a huge difference between your nephew who needed the surgery and a woman who claims to be strong and independent woman getting surgery because someone made a joke and called her piggie.
In my opinion, Vicki didn’t need the surgery. She did not look a pig. Now, she looks terrible. There are more current pictures of her out there and I still say her jaw looks terrible, her mouth looks like its full of ill-fitting dentures and her hair is fried. She may need corrective surgery, I don’t know, but her hair is an easy fix. Somebody get Vicki some conditioner, STAT!
I wish nothing but the best for your nephew. I hope he recovers quickly and has long, full, successful and happy life ahead of him.
Yes, we heard you. You think Vicki looks horrible. We have all made a note of that.
point……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………you.
Yes there is a difference between elective surgery by personal choice and required medical surgery. But both scenarios can have severe psychological effects of neurosis that can really fuck a person up.
I think we all have been traumatized by a remark that triggered deep emotional neurosis/scars because someone vocalized out loud that you have a funky nose, a wonky eye, blubbery abs, crooked teeth, acne, or just simply called you ugly.
This pain & anxiety is the same for everyone. Some people can handle it , some can’t. I don’t want something tragic to happen to anyone because of negativity about a new face.
Brillke, with regards only to your 2nd paragraph, SYFH. (shut your face hole)
I seem to have annoyed you and TT. My skin is very thick, got my ass called out, I can take the heat. Just wish my words hasn’t been taken so personally. Nothing I can say to un-annoy (is that a word?)still wish your nephew the best.
It was dumb of Vicki to let this nonsense get out in public, her business rep is her meat and potatoes, not RHOC trainswreck.
She should have sucked it up and bought back the shares to return it to a 50/50 split.
I agree with you Tamera in the event that Vicki is way smarter than that to allow all of this to happen and she actually KNOW ab it as each item plays out.
What I think happened: Vicki was being swooned by Mississippi mud head. She gives him a piece of her percentage of THAT business for Brooks to have some type of income. Brooks finds that the income coming this is not as profitable as he imagined and the IRS n Child support is looking for their coins. He assumes he can go and sell the price that Vicki gave him to get some cash and then assumes as well that he can woo Vicki into not being mad ab it. He goes to other business partner, business partner prob does not like brooks to begin with and of course he buys it off of him to secure his hard work into the business back into the two of them and now he owns majority. He prob then calls Vicki n tells her, pissed, then Vicki is pissed at Brooks who prob Is like idgaf, and then in another convo Vicki prob approaches business partner with honest explaination and hopes to be able to turn business back into 50/50 and business partner is like um no n then is prob still so upset he wants all his 250k back even tho the season just started he can’t imagine her being on WWHL she is not the HBIC of Bravo n also again I don’t think this was a good business venture to begin with I doubt there was any reasonable profit.
Anywho I hope after this Vicki leaves him completely alone and repossess those teeth she bought him (lol) but most importantly she needs to relax and get focused bc if this hits the fan she is a due up to lose profit in her insurance business, her license to sell insurance, and even criminal charges! Wonder what wines by wives will do ab this.
And shame on Brooks. He needs to be extradited to Mississippi to remain
All of this trouble over her love tank. SMH.
LOLOLOL
Lolol exactly she should of linked up with Kandi and drained/filled up her love tank with one of those buzzing lipsticks lol
I believe that is exactly what happened, I can’t believe that Vicki would think this would fly and the only reason she tried to get the 50/50 is because she thought she could explain the thing away that Brooks whatever shouldn’t have done it. Now here’s something to consider in that call to her partner from Vicki. When she asked for the 50/50 split again did she say that she would pay him the 50,000 for what Ayers sold him? Either Vicki didn’t want to make right or the guy saw this as a business opportunity because of her stupid boyfriend and her incompetence. I can’t wait to see the reunion on this.
Exactly!! I have a feeling a lot was left out… Why would she just demand a 50/50 with no offer to get it back? I think Vicki is too aggressive to have just doe business that way and it be simple n just result to a lawsuit. She’s done legit business with her insurance for 20+ yrs n it’s that simple to just throw it all away like that? I just don’t get it, and I hope to hear her side soon.
I’d love to hear how it plays out too on the reunion but I’d REALLY love to know/see Brooks be punished for his doing. Such an asswipe
I hope Miss smart businesswoman realises that regardless of her having deleted her Facebook and Twitter, they are not really gone. The evidence is not deleted that easily.
According to her, she didn’t delete anything. She was hacked, and the hacker deactivated her accounts. They are back up now.
According to ROL this morning and their posting of the doc of the sale, Ms Vicki was in on it and her signature is on th doc. So all this speculation in numerous posts about her not knowing and being duped is soooooo wrong. It blows my mind how folks make up whole scenerios to support or diss a particular person when there are no facts to base it on and then others start to accept that as truth. Well in this case the proof is there and Vickie is up yo her eyeballs in shit.
Further it sounds like the company is structured as a c-corp. if this is the case, as an officer of the company she’d be in violation of SEC laws. If found guilty of securities fraud, this could have serious implications for insurance business as well. My guess is she’s frantically offering to pay Williamson (off) his $50K back to keep it out of court. But if she’s unfamiliar with c-corp governance and how stringent SEC is about fraud then she’d be compounding her problems.
If I remember correctly the document that was signed was the “gifting” of the percentage to Brooks, not a document saying he could sell it to the other business partner. Why would she sign it when she could of went along with him and offered him to buy it from Brooks?
Nope the documents was between Brooks and the other guy. It is signed and notarized by Vicki, brooks, and the other dude.
Things don’t look good for Victoria. 🙁
aw damn. but still a piece of the story is missing. if she came asked for 50/50 then why didn’t she just get it when Brooks went to sell to him?? why not just buy it without the other guy being involved and then call it 50/50 then?? idk Tam this seems so weird :\