Brandi Glanville’s blog is four pages long this week. You know how I sometimes take two hours to write a RHOA blog because there is a lot of funny dialogue I need to recap? I don’t usually edit my recaps because I learned long ago you guys want them fast more than you want the grammatically correct with perfect spelling and no typos. But on those long complicated ones, if you pay close attention, you will notice that the sentence structure and clarity sometimes gets worse toward the end. That a sure sign that I am sipping some vino throughout the process. I think this might explain Brandi’s blog this week.
She starts off being oddly complimentary for Brandi. She talks about how pretty Lisa Rinna is and how she loves that Lisa likes porn. She compliments Kim Richards and Yolanda Foster for their grace in dealing with major illnesses in their families. She throws a little shade Kyle’s direction by saying she will not say anything about how others choose to raise their children. She throws some strange shade at Eileen when she wonders why she would be on a reality show if she didn’t love the attention.
The wheels really start to come off at the end when she talks about Lisa. It’s clear she is infuriated with Lisa over her relationship with Scheana. Especially Lisa’s involvement with Scheana’s engagement and wedding. And then the wheels break all the way off the wagon with her last sentence:
So, here’s my take or example or whatever: Do you think any of Princess Diana’s really “good” friends ever threw catered engagement parties at their big houses for Camilla Parker-Bowles?
This doesn’t even begin to make sense. In her scenario, LeeAnn Rimes would be in the Camilla Parker-Bowles spot, and Brandi would be dead.
But the most perplexing part of the blog was her rant against Eddie. I may have to take this line by line.
I am really trying to find peace and happiness in my life, even when it comes to my ex husband. It’s been five long years since we split, and I would really like the fighting to just stop.
So stop.
Eddie decided after my second best-selling book Drinking and Dating was released, that he had overpaid me in child support and alimony over the past five years and would like to be reimbursed for the back payments–already spent on rent, food, and clothing to raise our children.
He can’t do that. If he thinks there has been a significant increase in your income, he can file for a modification. The date that the payment amount would change would be from the date of his filing not the date of the change in income. If any retroactive refunds of overpayment are allowed, they would be repaid by future decreases in the percentage of payment until the overpayment was repaid in full.
Since I didn’t have the cash lying around, he was happy to take it from my tiny retirement fund, a small $114k. I had no choice but to hire a lawyer to fight for my retirement. Although I’m not going to just roll over and let him take my retirement account, I’m also bummed that this fighting continues.
I don’t recall anything in any of your books about you having a job during your marriage. Models and department store clerks don’t usually set up a retirement plan. So I’m going to assume this is your portion of Eddie’s retirement plan. But it makes no difference because that is not the way it works. You’re either lying or you and or your lawyer is stupid.
One thousand a month in L.A. is kinda sad for a guy who can earn $300k a year only working part time. So, now you know.
As much as you want to make it sound like Eddie only pays $1000 a month for two boys in Beverly Hills no one believes you. What I believe is happening is he wants to reduce his future payments by $1000 a month to recover an overpayment. Only the courts can decide if that is justifiable. In the meantime, it is ridiculous that someone making at least $200K working part-time would make that kind of comment about Eddie. Is an income reduction of $12K a year really worth all the drama and fighting and lawyer fees?
You’re being ridiculous, Princess.
You are right about her retirement fund being the portion she received from Eddie’s retirement fund. She talked about it during one of her Twitter rants when this first started happening. And I agree with everything you said above. She needs to get over herself. She also needs to learn to move on! I’m not sure who is worse about talking about all this, her or Leann but enough already!!
I am so sick of this woman and her trashy behavior. It might be tolerable if she added anything positive to the show but she doesn’t. This is a low class bitch who we would have never even heard of had she not married a B-list actor who dumped her ass. She is a drunk and a liar and she is an embarrassment to women. Why is she still on television? Why does she have a pod-cast? Although her first book was interesting she ran out of material for the second one yet kept on writing about stuff that no one cares about. I feel sorry for her children and wonder why Eddie doesn’t try to get custody since Brandi obviously has a drinking problem. I would worry that she might drive the kids in a car after drinking and tweeting (probably at the same time as driving). You nailed her personality in your blog and I appreciate it since many people still seem to feel sorry for her. She and Kim Richards deserve each other.
Brandi and her half-truths. Always telling the “truth” by leaving a bunch of things out. She’s always whining and/or complaining about something. Ugh.
You mean her truth-cannon?
lol
The only thing that comes out of her “canon” is fecal matter.
Reminds me of her claims that Paul & Adrienne were “suing” her. In reality they had just given her a cease & desist letter.
Princess Diana? Really? As if she is as popular and famous as Di. As if she is even in the same league (planet) as Princess Diana. This woman is beyond disgusting and I have no idea why anyone sticks by her and wants to be her friend unless they are equally as disgusting and full of crap. That brings me to her two BFFs on the show…Kim and Yolanda. Kim is weak and ridiculous and Brandi can lead her around while pretending that Kim is her mentor. Yolanda is a nasty, fake woman who is only on this show to promote her daughters and her husband (who was famous long before he met and married Mohammed’s cast-off. They make a perfect pair and each one can be sneaky. If anyone gets Brandi to do her dirty work it’s Yolanda (her encouraging Brandi to go after Lisa V. and gang up on her). It’s one thing to have a beef with someone but quite another to pile on someone. Whether Lisa is right or wrong, Brandi was a total bitch to her and Ken and he certainly didn’t deserve what she dished out to him during her “let’s get Lisa” plan. Everything this idiot does backfires on her because she never thinks anything out and acts like an impulsive teenager with over active hormones.
Lisa’s relationship with Scheanna is none of Brandi’s business because it’s work related and has nothing to do with a personal friendship. As a boss, we often do nice things for our employees but then Brandi has never been anyone’s boss so she wouldn’t know how to separate the two relationships. If you don’t do everything for Brandi and put her first she is angry and out to get you. She is an immature child with fried brain cells and way too much filler. It must have affected her already pea sized brain.
Brandi and Yolanda can go anytime and I wouldn’t miss them. As a matter of fact, I would look forward to the show so much more without them.
I forgot to add that Kim RIchards and any future appearances by Kathy Hilton should also be erased from this franchise. They bring nothing but stupidity and confusion to the show and neither are entertaining to watch. I would bet that Hilton absolutely hates Mauricio for not only leaving her husbands real estate kingdom, but for being successful in doing so. Kathy Hilton (Paris’ mother) is NOT a nice person; and speaking of raising children poorly….she is the model for that one.
Tamara is she needing to jump start a story line for next year? She really needs a friend to run these ideas past first, everyone knows retirements are only up for grab during the divorce settlement not after. Also if you have $114,000 you can cash in now why can’t you keep up your rent? I know everyone wants to retire comfortably but if I had to decide whether to keep roof over my kids head now or cash in my kids will have a home. I understand Eddie doesn’t want to overpay but this might be one of those instances where $1000 is a small price to pay for a small bit of peace.
I don’t think she gets eddie’s retirement until he is eligible to withdraw it. Otherwise there would be huge penalties.
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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TT, in some states, you can modify child support if you can show that the parent has fraudulently reported their income or intentionally misrepresented it. In other words, Eddie may be alleging that Brandi lied about her income from the book and that the court should retroactively modify the support based on her true income during that period. I don’t know if Cali is one of those states, but it sounds like that is what’s going on here.
Only in the most egregious of circumstances is a RETROACTIVE modification put into place. Almost never. Even if Brandi had a change of income, it’s up to Eddie to file the modification of support. The vast majority of times the change in support is effective from the date of filing not retroactive and never a lump sum repayment.
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 2:21 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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It is and it does. Eddie himself doesn’t earn much these days and LeAnne is NOT responsible to pay for his kids in any way and can’t be ordered to contribute unless she wants too. As a step-parent she has absolutely NO standing in any legal matters regarding the children.
Oh TT I sooooooo agree with you. You and I both know that she will never get over anything even remotely connected with Eddie. Eddie is happy and it gripes Brandi to no end. As far as Lisa is concerned with Scheana that is Lisas business. I can’t understand why Brandi is so in Lisas face with the Scheana thing. I think she (Brandi) is so jealous she can’t see for looking. Brandi clearly doesn’t like Lisa so what should it matter what Lisa does for an engagement or wedding for someone else. Brandi needs to get off it and learn to be a grown up. She is acting like a 2 year old. This stuff isn’t even high school anymore it jr. high.
Thanks for the recap you always do a great job. Have a sip or more of that vino for me too.
I don’t think Eddie is happy. At All.
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Agreed. Or Leann. All 3 of these people are completely miserable.
Whenever I watch Leanne and Eddie I don’t see happiness – I see a guy riding the gravy train of a rich needy woman dysfunctionally in love with him. I feel cynical for thinking this so I watch them longer but the longer I analyze the more emotionally fragile she appears and the more practiced he appears. It is like its an indefinate acting job for him but real life for her.
Dang. Well said.
Whenever I watch Leanne and Eddie I don’t see happiness – I see a guy riding the gravy train of a rich needy woman dysfunctionally in love with him. I feel cynical for thinking this so I watch them longer but the longer I analyze the more emotionally fragile she appears and the more practiced he appears. It is like it’s an indefinite acting job for him but real life for her.
Its drunk babble, not worth analyzing. Would be interesting to find out the true story behind Eddie and his money.
I cannot stomach another story about the never-ending Brandi/Eddie/Leann feud bullshit. Get over it already. I love how Brandi thinks she is mother of the year when she moves every few months and can’t even keep a stable home location for the boys despite having the money to do so with her own income. She is so pathetic. A true Beverly Hillbilly.
Lisa throwing an engagement party at her mansion for Scheana? WTF? I know it’s a just a tv show and they have no real story line. They have to film something, but seriously, the notion that a millionaire restaurant owner is so personally involved in waitstaff lives is running it into the ground and breaking it off. Let’s see, who is going to screw who’s boyfriend in the closet at the party and who is going to get into a fist fight? Nothing new here.
If they give up…or surrender the fight, then that means the relationship is over. Obviously they’ll never be “done” because of kids…but…couldn’t they just find a way past? Forgiveness and #fixitJesus.
Brandi has no credibility so it’s hard to know what to believe. I feel for her if Eddie keeps messing with her legally and financially but she is definitely a perpetuator of this Leanne/Eddie/Brandi shit show. I want to move on…fight on twitter…I want peace…another twitter post…blah blah. Never ends. I am a first time poster – long time reader. Thanks for the site TT – it’s been a Godsend during endless sleepless nights caring for my terminally ill Mom.
Hmmm where are the Branditards defending Brandi and stating that Eddie is using her for fame and that she just wants to be left alone? The ‘issues with the ex’ storyline is so old. I’m bored. When Brandi starts working with a charity dismantling old landmines then I may start to care what she has to say. Till then she and her string can FO.
I know to some people what I’m about to say is crazy. Making 300k in LA is actually not a lot of money.
That’s his pocket money. He married an ATM. 🙂 300K is plenty enough to pay a decent child support.
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I understand your point…L A is pricey and if you want a nice house in a really nice neighborhood 300K doesn’t go far.
Princess Brandi….I am dying (Di-ing) with laughter. Shut up already, Brandi. Think of your children, stop the twitter wars with your ex and his wife.
If RHOBH really want drama close to RHOA, Lisa should invite LeAnn to some events so we can watch Brandi set a record for the drunkest housewives ever on reality TV! It was so shameful when Brandi revealed Adrianne’s personal information. She really crossed the line and I believe she’s got one coming to her for that!
Ha! I would love to see that! Then Brandi could really bitch about Lisa being evil for hanging out with the “mistress” and betraying their friendship!
TT — thank you so much for explaining about any over payments in child support being “paid” back via reduction in future support. I’ve been lucky enough in my life to never have to deal with those kinds of issues, but when I read Brandi’s blog I thought to myself that it couldn’t be the way she was explaining it (i.e., her having to fork over the $$ at all once or give up her retirement fund). Big surprise — Brandi’s lying to garner sympathy.
Anyway, thanks again.
I read Brandi’s book I understand her! She’s the underdog I like her. Lisa she is shady I feel Brandi’s pain. That whole sheenna thing was a bit much! Why did lisa go threw that trouble for her? I mean that’s not her daughther!! Shady
Just her daughter’s friend/cast member of her new show/employee. Here we have a Branditard in its natural habitat, espousing hate for Lisa Vanderpump. You guys need a new plan of attack. This is getting old. That was soo last season.
ATTACK? You’re really irrational when it comes to RHOBH and Brandi/Kim/Yolanda. There’s really no major supporters of any of them but you’re always raising a call to arms against hypothetical people that may hypothetically enjoy watching them on TV.
Hypothetical? In all of the Beverly Hills posts there are many people who talk shit about Lisa Vanderpump and preach about Kim/Yolo/Brandi. You and JD are just a couple off the top of my head lol. There are plenty of major supporters. You must not be reading the comments very often. Others do show up.
I’m not raising a call to arms, now who is being irrational. This is just a post about a trashy show. Calm your tits.
That’s exactly my point – your general consensus is usually “it’s just a show/production is behind it” etc etc but when it comes to the franchise you personally feel ..impassioned..by you’ve continuously written rather angry/volatile things.
I read the comments in every post. I’ve NEVER seen massive tirades from people defending Brandi, yet this isn’t the first time I’ve read some form of “now here comes the Branditards to defend…”
Except they never come…because they don’t really exist.
Branditards are elusive like unicorns… There is ‘rica and JD and well you… 🙂
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 11:52 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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25% of viewers of WWHL apparently side with Brandi. So…yes…yes they do exist. I actually responded to one in this very post. Then you, another Branditard arrived to tell me that Branditards do not exist. Do you see the lack of logic here? They do exist. You are evidence of that. Just because we don’t see flocks of Nene lovers here doesn’t mean they do not exist. TT usually just moderates their comments as only a handful of Nene fans are literate. Not sure what else you want from me.
Oh and by the way, I do believe production heavily influences these shows. I also believe that Brandi is crying victim and I can’t wait until she is fired from the show. I hope Eddie gets every scent/child support credit he is looking for. 😀
“Branditard” here! I still maintain that if Brandi were as rich as the other ladies on RHOBH then she would get a major pass on a lot of her antics. She is no worse, if not less worse, then most of the chicks on this show. She’s hustling. She’s trying to make it. She’s starting over with 2 children and a psycho step mom forever in her shit. She’s not that bad.
I agree if she was rich and lived in Beverly Hills she would get a pass. The problem is she is not and has no accomplishments or a job other than the show.
Um..she is an AUTHOR!!
Shirley, you would benefit greatly from a remedial writing course.
SHE IS NOT AN AUTHOR. She’s someone who told an author about her sexual escapades and he wrote them down for her. I’m not even sure she can read.
She had a ghost writer, who she gave credit to on the book. And it was a “she” not a “he.” Leslie is actually quite talented, even if you don’t agree Brandi has any talent or brains. Now, I’m getting a bit impatient about my place on Lake Como. Are you saving your pennies? 🙂
Call me crazy, but I didn’t know what income a mom makes would have anything to do with the amount the dad has to pay. I cant fathom why it would.? I thought it was only based on his income. Lots of uber rich pay high child support payments to an equally rich ex. Then the retirement: I’ve personally known two women who won a percentage of their husbands, and both had to fight later to keep it. They were basically frivolous lawsuits, as both ex wives got to keep them. Some men Really resent losing a portion of their retirement, and one ex tried making every deal he could think of to get her to give in. It wouldn’t have mattered as he passed before drawing a dime.
Just my 1 & 1/2 cents worth. : )
Oh just heard Kim gave Kingsley away, sure hope its true.
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On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 4:32 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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The incomes of BOTH parents are taken into consideration when determining child support and or spousal support. If Brandi earns a good living than she too must contribute to the support of her children. Her earnings are factored into what the court orders Eddie to pay. There is a set scale for child support payments in every state and many things are taken into consideration.
Breelee, what does having a penis have to do with supporting your children? You seem stuck in the 50s. If the kids are living with the father all or half time, and he has a low paying or no job to be able to be there to care for the kids, why wouldn’t a mother with a high paying job be responsible for paying child support??
Scheana is Lisa’s daughter’s good friend of 5+ YEARS. And, her castmate of VP. Nothing wrong with an engagement party or wedding for her daughter’s good friend. This isnt LEANN Brandi. Also, Brandi sat down with Scheana who apologized and Brandi accepted it. Wtf? Brandi has been “letting it go” and “moving on” for years. I will believe it when I see it.
Scorpio’s are notoriously possessive and jealous by nature. They can also be great, loyal friends..as long as you don’t cross them in anyway. In Brandi’s mind, she was a great friend to Lisa. I guess she took this Schenna thing as the ultimate betrayal. Scorpio’s will haunt you to the ends of the earth if they believe you wronged them. They will make it their mission to hurt them like you hurt them. I don’t agree with Brandi at all. It’s just the person she is. She’s not mature enough to try to fight the negative parts of herself..she just completely gives into them. It’s sad.
Ahhh, she is a Scorpio. Makes sense. The promiscuity
I think you’ll see that change over time now that her Saturn return is almost over. The worst of her suffering (and concomitant bad behavior) was in the last 2 to 2-1/2 years.
TT Diana allegedly did very poorly on the math portion of her a-level exams.
Brandi is holding on the Scheena thing because that is her excuse/reason to be a victim in the Lisa situation. She knows she opened her mouth crossed the line again and again with Lisa. She is now renting another expensive house and will have to move. Why not take some of that book and put a down payment on a house in a neighborhood you can afford so your kids won’t have to move once again??? Brandi is an idiot.
I liked Brandi when we were first introduced to her.. In fact, I rooted for her. Last year my feelings moved to blah, and this season I just don’t care. With that said, my feelings for LVP are the same. The only person I think I like is Kim- she’s like the cooky aunt everyone has. Doesn’t always make sense, a heart of gold and usually a fun time.
Okay so I just read a document from an attorney sent to Brandi and Eddie back in January.
Basically, it says that Eddie’s retirement fund was not divided yet so currently Brandi has NONE OF IT. It was not divided up at the time divorce as some sort of set aside fund to be divided last after all the tallying up of funds in either direction. It was held in the event of an over payment or an underpayment of support and alimony.
Eddie has hired someone to determine if he over or under paid and that person said he overpaid by approximately 114K That is the amount of overpayment according to her side no the amount of the retirement fund which was not stated.
At the time of the divorce Eddie was working a TV show (one of the CSI type ones I think) and had a monthly salary of 40K a month. When that job ended his income dropped significantly making the initial support payments too high to continue. It seems this guy is still trying to finalize the initial support order which was never officially entered into the court. That is what they are trying to do now. The division of the insurance was always meant to be held until the end based on the final support agreement to offset any overpayment or underpayment.
This means Eddie is not trying to “take her retirement” because she was never awarded a share of the retirement. It just means that she may not be entitled to a share of the retirement or may be entitled to less than half of the retirement depending on the value of the retirement account today. If the retirement account is less than the $114K overpayment, Eddie keeps the account and calls it even.
All of this was decided in 2010 and for some reason the documents were not filed with the court yet. This is not news. The letter states that if Brandi disputes the overpayment she should submit her own set of figures.
It sounds like one of those divorces that has ongoing court processes to complete even after the actual divorce is decreed.
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:54 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Wow! Thank you! So once again she is twisting the truth, for sympathy and to publically disparage the father of her children.
Yup, he was on CSI: Miami for a season. Was my favorite franchise of the CSI series and he helped ruin it.
i know in washington state if a mom has custody and wants more support they only take the dads income into account. if the dad goes back to court to get it lowered and he is married they then also take the new wifes income into account (less any child support she gets from her ex if any). not sure if any of leannes income will be taken into account at all. had a friend that her ex tried to get his suport lowered from 650 and month, my friend was a hair dresser. he and his new wife were both machinists at boeing and they make bank. so after taking the new wifes income into account as well as his, his child support went to 1600 a month. he was pissed. it was funny and he was torn up by the judge. anyways probably not useful here but anywho
Sorry but in no state is the parent’s new spouses income considered. They have no financial obligation to the child. It was a fun story though. Okay not really.
On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 12:35 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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It’s the same way in Louisiana, and I’m speaking from experience. My husbands child support order was modified due to my income. Also, when we first got married and filed taxes together, a portion of the $ was garnished directly from that.
Actually, not a family law expert, but Washington’s child support form requires a spouse to disclose the income of his or her second spouse. And if the spouse who remarried seeks a modification of the child support order, then the non-parental spouse’s income will be considered by the courts. 😛
If a petition is made to modify child support because the ex has remarried, the new spouse’s income is considered in California. That new spouse is not “paying” child support but the support generally increases. The thinking is that the lifestyle of the ex has been enhanced by the additional income and if the child was living with the ex the child’s lifestyle would naturally be enhanced as well.
*big sigh* Brandi is sounding more like Teresa Giudice to me every day. Half truths, nothing is ever totally my fault, vindictive, and vicious! Does every RH franchise have to have someone like this in its cast?
I thought she was gonna stop talking bout this shit. Didn’t she say that?
I’m glad you showed that picture of Brandi from last year. I forgot why I disliked her so much,she’s an amoral spoiled brat!
I am a Branditard! A unique unicorn
Girl spell my name right before I confiscate your horn! 😉
Brandi just tweeted “deserved thanks to the California Family Court System. Case closed! 😉 “
To clarify, the wink in the above quote is Brandi’s, not mine.
So either Brandi got what she wanted, or she is pretending she did to save face?
Brandi has no comprehension about the entire process.
On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 12:57 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I really hope she gets destroyed (yes I appreciate that my hate for her is probably mostly unfounded). Lucky the nonexistent Branditard unicorns wont read this as they don’t exist…
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TT, re-read your summary of the letter. I think Brandi and her attorneys are very much aware of the process. Eddie lost. He didn’t get what HE was asking for. The process was not initiated by Brandi. And Micheal? I understand your feelings — how you feel about Brandi is identical to how I feel about LeAnn but I think my feelings are Not Unfounded. Besitos!
The process was initiated by the judge in the course of the divorce. The QDRO was the final item in the property division. Eddie submitted his independent payment calculations to the QDRO attorney who is mediating the division of the retirement account. Brandi was asked to either agree with his or submit her own independent accounting. The $114K or $114,738 if you insist, retirement account was the last remaining item to be segregated by a QDRO after all the other nonsense was said and done. Any over/under payments by Eddie would be resolved in this final order.
As of January the QDRO had no been completed because Brandi had neither agreed to or disputed Eddie’s calculations. I have not bothered to read the most current (priviledged) communication between the QDRO attorney and his two clients (Brandi and Eddie jointly).
I’m not sure what background research you have done on this particular legal matter, or the laws of the great state of California, but you might want to do some rereading. I am as always willing to argue points of law with you. I just think you may need to have your paralegal do a bit more investigating.
Besitos!
On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 6:46 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I knew Brandi came in already hating Eileen! Stupid woman probably can’t tell the difference between fiction and reality. As if Eileen were actually Kristen.
Brandi is nothing like prince Diana. That’s an insult to her legacy. Brandi is vile and all mouth
I am really sick of Brandi, who, what is she? She brings nothing but her drunken self, fake friends, whine about her terrible life and all the people she f–ked over who don’t want anything to do with her. And that hair, always looks greasy and dirty. Plus she has the worst hair extensions ever. She is a really nasty person. Why did she have to do that to Adrienne? Yolanda makes me sick, sick, sick, she is so full of herself, just wait your getting older lady, Hubby is going to dump you. Then you’ll be back in the Netherlands riding your farm horses. Kim, I just feel sorry for and I know she needs the money so I say keep her just for that. At least she did have talent (un-like Brandi). Ewww how and why did they pick Brandi anyway?
Never liked Brandi ….she’s a crybaby …always woah is me …