The Bravo webmaster finally got around to putting up some current blogs. I shall post and comment on them for you here. This week Lisa Vanderpump is making her feelings very clear about who is on her friend’s list and who is not. It seems to me the only person who is really on the list right now is Eileen Davidson. Lisa Rinna seems to be tolerated and the rest are on her shit list. And for once she doesn’t hold back at all. So let’s get to it.
On Brandi:
I decided to go to the party as I knew–and from seeing this footage of the group–that if I didn’t, I would be the topic of conversation, so arriving with a bottle of champagne stops it in its tracks.
Smart move.
Now the conversation with Brandi’s parents I thought was sweet–the way they were obviously aware that our relationship was no longer a positive one. Her mother, who I had invited to join us at dinner previously, a sweet woman, gently tried to explain how Brandi works, hurting feelings and then apologizing. It’s just unfortunate at this time. I am not interested. The friendship was not deep enough to weather that kind of storm. In regard to Brandi’s generous offer at my clothing event as she abused my beautiful olive tree, was supposed to shock, but no it was harmless. Words are just that. It didn’t offend me, but as usual, it was a classless example of somebody trying to garner attention.
Oh the shade of it all. “I’m not interested…the friendship wasn’t that deep in the first place. She’s a classless attention whore.”
I would say contrary to the little bitchy comments about holding a grudge, I would like to explain my sentiments. I believe if someone truly hurts you, unintentionally of course, you can forgive them, but if somebody calculatedly tries everything In their power to destroy your reputation, I would say forgiveness is not an option. One would be foolish to embrace them into your life again. It is not a grudge, it is knowledge, as long as you don’t hold onto the anger, which would breed bitterness, and that has no place in your life. That is why I can interact, even playfully tease. There is nothing at stake anymore. Hindsight is 20/20, but foresight is better. Forewarned is forearmed.
More Brandi shade with a stab at Kyle for her “little bitchy comments about holding a grudge.”
As far as her feelings on Yolanda go…
Yolanda mentions yet again that I failed to invite her to another important event in my life, the opening of PUMP, and that if we were friends, I would’ve done so. Correct. At that time, to invite all those women could not have been furthest from my mind. Also the whole Vanderpump Rules group would be there, which, as you know, Scheana was part of, bearing in mind that she was working for me for years before I was friends with Brandi, before anyone was aware that there was a connection. So knowing that, even if I was closer to any of them, I would not put myself in that position again. I would never question why I was not invited somewhere. I wouldn’t want to go to a party that I wasn’t invited to.
Some people dwell on the negative, especially when they are looking for something. I would be happier if after what has gone down between us all, some would just say, “Well I am glad we are here now, and yes, I can see how hard you must have worked to open this place. I now understand why last year maybe you couldn’t make some events…” Now that would be a move in the right direction.
Yes, love is a big word, and that hurt to see that. I don’t use it flippantly. I love Mohammed and Yolanda’s children. Of that, I am sure. Many,many weekends and lunches with them and Mohamed have created that bond. I have always been hopeful that Yolanda would be included in that equation.
Who had that the real issue between Yolanda and Lisa in the blog pool. Yolanda knows Mohammed is much closer with Lisa than she is with him. She is also probably livid that Lisa and Shiva hang out and go shopping and that Lisa fully embraces her. Jealousy. It’s a bad emotion.
About the comment Brandi made about Scheana…
I hadn’t seen any of these women, and I am sure since Puerto Rico and the final party, there had been many events. I had not heard from them, and I was fine about that. When I see once again the attempt to suggest that Scheana Marie–a waitress, friend of Pandora’s, and a member of Vanderpump Rules–is my best friend is ludicrous, but I understand where they are going with it…Not patronizing anybody, but I move in different social circles and don’t need to be best friends with somebody 30 years younger than me. She is one of my employees for six years, who is close with my daughter, but knowing her, she is a lovely young woman who made a mistake, but categorically not my best friend.
Which leaves us with the ones she likes this season, Lisa and Eileen…
I appreciated the fact that Lisa and Eileen were kind enough not to be dragged into the negativity. I have enjoyed getting to know Eileen for sure. I do feel there is a divide between women who are fulfilled and happy in their lives, stimulated by their careers or the demands of motherhood and are not searching for something negative. That is a woman I bond with for sure.
So basically she says that she and Eileen, and possibly Lisa Rinna have lives and the rest of them are just negatively seeking attention. Hmmmm, if you think about it. She’s kind of right. All this shade sent Brandi’s way is going to hurt her feelings and piss her off.
I’m kind of shocked that Lisa is going there so early in the season. Are you? Also what do you think about Lisa’s writing abilities?
I think the comments are spot on with what we saw play out in the episode. The only thing she left out was how Kyle sat there with a silly look on her face as Brandi spouted out that hyperbolic statement about her being best friends with Scheana when she knew it wasn’t true. It took nothing out of Kyle to simply say that’s an exaggeration or that she was Pandora’s friend. But as LVP said in Season 3, she’s come to realize that Kyle is not the type who will come to her defense and she accepts the relationship as that.
Brandi also bs’d making her problem with Lisa all about Scheana, a young girl who her ex lied to about being separated to get the kid into bed. Brandi made Sheana so important to her that is was twisted in so many ways, Brandi should have been angry that this young girl was used by her sceevy ex, wasnt Scheana like 20-21 back then? They hardly had anything resembling a good marriage, but I guess it’s easier to blame someone else for the mess of it.
I’ve always thought the same.
Scheana has been a famewhore since forever. She was giving interviews about her and John Mayer.
But I believed her when she said that Eddie told her he was separated. Brandi tries to make her out to be some vicious homewrecker when I don’t really buy that at all. I get why Brandi is mad and hurt, and if Scheana knew that she was fooling around with a married man whose wife was clueless, then yeah, she’s awful. But I believe her when she says that he told her they were separated and were in the process of getting divorced.
Nor did Kyle confirm Brandi’s statement. It was a typical exaggerated statement by Brandi who had just come away from offering to eat Lisa’s pussy. Why is Kyle suppose to fight Lisa’s battles? Lisa claims she doesn’t want or need the help. Everyone at the table knew it was untrue.
That’s true — Lisa accepted the fact to not ever expect Kyle to speak up in her defense. It’s what their whole confrontation in Paris was about season 3 when Kyle was crying over Lisa feeling their relationship had changed — it had. Prior to season 2, Lisa thought that Kyle was the kind of friend who would speak up in her defense; after season 2, she knew Kyle was not.
In season 1 Lisa defended Kyle quite a bit when Kyle was under attack by Camille. I recall Lisa jumping in and defending Kyle at the reunion when Kyle was called a bully.
Kyle never did the same for Lisa and I think Lisa was hurt by that.
Kyle doesn’t have to fight Lisa’s battles, but a comment on the validity of Brandi’s statement would have been good at that point. Kyle will NOT stick up so to speak for Lisa ever. Doesn’t that say a lot for the realness of Kyle’s friendship with Lisa? Of course on the flip side of that Kyle wants Lisa to always stick up for her in anything that may go down, and if Lisa doesn’t say just the right thing Kyle is all bent out of shape so to speak. This is my opinion but Kyle is a Lisa wannabe. Kyle’s husband is doing very well now and I guess Kyle’s store is also doing well so she has more money than before. Just notice the things Kyle does and buys for her house, they all have a touch of the Lisa V in them. Even the catering of a bar-b-q. I think Lisa does more hands on for her parties than Kyle. I think Kyle feels the more she spends the better she is and the higher she is on the food chain. Kyle will never be as elegant and classy as Lisa is, no matter how hard she tries. She may have been a child star and still be in soaps now and then, but if you have to remind people how important you are, you aren’t !
Kyle should have defended Lisa for Kyle’s own credibility. Yes, Lisa doesn’t expect it and probably doesn’t care at this point, but Kyle clearly cares about viewer popularity and she knows that viewers will know what Brandi said was demonstrably untrue. It makes Kyle look foolish not to jump in and correct the record and would, I think, be a huge boost to her with viewers if she acted like a sober adult in these situations rather than continue to be a mean, smirking girl.
Kyle is a snake. I’ve been saying that since season one. The way she treats her sister is abominable.
It is about picking one’s battles. No one believes Brandi when she says Scheana is Lisa’s best friend-why poke a stick at the crazy one? Why can’t Lisa just speak to the Scheana issue on her own she doesn’t need someone to do a play by play for her.
Lisa’s writing skills vary. Her “wry and engaging” is preferable to her “literary arpeggio with occasional howler”. I’m not sure she realises she should tell her ghostwriter that this is something up with which she will not put, and that unimprovement equals unjob.
This wasn’t written by a ghostwriter. Too many errors and too much awkward phrasing.
Same style on her website. That’s how I knew it was her, too. Thanks for the delicious recap. And Happy New Year.
Lisa can write naturally. When the blogs are written in a stilted and intellectual way, it appears to be written by someone whose second language is English.
Lisa writes as she speaks. Lots of run-ons and way too many commas, but I feel like I can hear her saying it as I read it.
I’d say Lisa’s blog is very well written and very insightful. She’d nobody’s dummy. She is pretty cool, but I just detest that Vanderpump Rules show and it colors my feelings about her in a negative way that’s probably not warranted.
And yes, Brandi will be spitting revenge when she sees this. Hopefull, she will do something so vile they will have no choice but to fire her. It’s hard for her to reach any lower than she already has, however.
I am no English major so I could not comment on her writing skills, but what I do know is that Lisa is way above all of the housewives when it comes to class. Its funny to me that none of the HW’s don’t stay in touch with one another during the off season, but try to act like they are best friends when the new season starts. Phony & fake. Even on the social circle Lisa is above all of them by leaps and bounds. Off season she probably wouldn’t be caught dead by the likes of Brandi, Kim or Kyle. Koo dos to Lisa for keeping it real and classy.
EDIT! Off season she probably wouldn’t be caught dead with the likes of Brandi, Kim or Kyle.
Just who is it that Lisa hangs out with tin the off season that is so classy? Lance Bass? I agree about hanging with Brandi but they are called cast mates.
I’m so glad that Lisa isn’t falling for those silly ladies’ shenanigans! They are so jealous of her happiness- her life, her wealth, her success and her peace. It’s so obvious!
I’m glad that Lisa HAS FINALLY seen the light and accepted it as truth.
Happy New Year TTattles to You and your blog followers. I thoroughly enjoy your blog/website. Thank you for your humor and commentary! 🙂
I love how Yolanda’s incessant whining is portrayed, but am stupefied that she thought there’d be no consequences to her behavior and subterfuge last season. Silly Yolanda.
I agree Katherine. Yolanda must be heartbroken each time she goes to her mail box and still . . . . no invitation from Lisa. Silly Yolanda.
Me too Katherine! She was egging Brandi on all of last season and I couldn’t believe how critical she was of Lisa after the Puerto Rico debacle. She said something like “how dare she leave the resort without calling any of us! And we come to find out she didn’t even leave Puerto Rico, she went to another resort, that’s not a real friend!” Why does it matter if Lisa went back to CA or to another resort after they drove her off with pitchforks? Who can blame her for wanting to salvage the trip and not take on the added expense of changing her flights? She was just looking for any thread to pick, it was really over the top. She’s lucky Lisa took her back so quickly/easily.
I wish people could read between the lines lolol Lisa can’t either?? Saying SHE’d never want to go to a party she wasn’t invited to?? RLY?? And Yolanda DOES??? I think Lisa knows better…
Yolanda could give a rats ASS that she wasn’t invited to Lisa’s events….really put some thought into it! To the opening of Pump?! Can’t people at least TRY to remember this woman is married to DAVID FOSTER?!! Her social calendar shits on Lisa’s events. EVERYthing is strategic, actions AND words, she’s just using the fact Lisa didn’t invite her to events to FURTHER cement her “Lisa is unable to forgive or move past anything she’s a stubborn old mule. Lisa is a “bad friend” Lisa has zero of the class she has all of you thinking she does!!”
More importantly in regard to the post…gotta tell ya lol the very thought of Yolanda being jealous that Lisa shops with Shiva made me spit my coffee out in laughter.
Yolanda?
Jealous of Shivas friendships?
Yolanda?
Believes that LISA is “closer” to Mohamed than SHE IS? What the…Yolanda is the mother of THREE of Mohamed’s beloved children & ONLY SON. Mohammed & Yolanda have an impenetrable & eternal bond that Lisa WISHES she could infiltrate…those two spend EVRY holiday together with the children & extended families, Mohamed & David are VERY GOOD friends, Yolanda still decorates & stages Mohamed’s homes for sale…LISA will NEVR be closer to Mohammed than Yolanda. Lisa blogging about “all the weekends” she spends with her ex & their kids has to be THE MOST pathetic attempt at making another woman/housewife jealous in the history of Bravo blogging!!!
My word.. Lisa you’ve sunk to a new level of pathetic…
Lisa was friends with Mohammed before Yolanda and has been after. Clearly, Yolanda never liked that or she would be friends with Lisa now. Mohammed’s relationship has been constant despite is frequent changes in wives.
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 11:49 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
>
In addition to Tamara’s comments, which are spot on, if Yo could “give a rat’s ass” about not being invited to two of Lisa’s events, why bring it up? Since Yolanda’s social calendar is so full why would she care? Just something petty for Yo to bring up in front of others to make Lisa look bad. Hence, Yolanda is a petty woman in a gorgeous package.
Re: Yolanda and Lisa. Of course Yolanda cares whether or not she is invited to Lisa’s events. That’s why she brings these slights up constantly. Plus, to imply that because she is married to David Foster she is way too busy for Lisa’s events is absurd. 1. it’s hard to find anyone in Los Angeles who hasn’t been married to David Foster, and 2. If she doesn’t care, why has she brought it up twice on camera? She cares very much, and while David is out and about being the King, she is at home wishing only to be married to him longer than any of his “other wives,” again-these are her own words. Other than his obvious talent and incredible career, the nicest thing Yolanda has ever said about him is that he is “so good to all of his ex-wives.” Lol. High praise for any husband, indeed. What a lucky girl!!
Love the blog. I think Lisa decided she still needed RHoBH to promote her restaurants, and so she would do the show, but do it her way. I have a lot of respect for her. She’s not perfect, and the first to admit it, but she works very hard and is passionate about what she and Ken create. I enjoy watching their easy loving partnership. I think discovering Brandy is crazy as snakes, and Yolanda’s an insipid, whining and jealous fool, took Lisa by surprise last season. Now that Lisa’s had time to think it through, she is apparently drawing a line in the sand and saying go ahead and cross it, I need the practice.
I love that, “go ahead and cross it, I need the practice.” Well done.
Thanks. 🙂
You’ve nailed it!
Thanks! 🙂
If I had to chose to be Lisa or Kyle, I’d choose Kyle in a heartbeat. I have no interest at all in running a restaurant and then coming home to swan shit on the gangplank of my moat.
And I like kaftans. And Mauricio is hot but busy working a lot which would be great. I’d probably farm Portia out somewhere.
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
>
“swan shit on the gangplank of my moat”! haha Omg! I love Lisa’s moat. lol I love her glass house too.
You don’t fuck with LVP. And Yolanda buzzing around like an annoying horse fly attacking Lisa for not inviting her to a few events, or attending Yolanda’s painting party for Gigi, was reminiscent of Kim attacking Lisa for not attending her daughter’s graduation party – after RSVPing a big no. These woman all act “so hurt.” What they really are is royally pissed that LVP didn’t grant them the relevance and film time they were so desperately seeking. They are both so pathetic and transparent. And Brandi is damn straight – Lisa knows exactly what she’s doing. Big burn baby!
I had forgot that Lisa was close with Mohammed till reading this, makes Yo’s comments have a different tone completely.
And yet….Lisa has made ZERO appearances in Mohammed’s Instagram. Such “besties” and yet, still I NEVR see LISA Vanderpump in any of Mohammed’s life photos…Yolanda & her kids make MANY appearances.
Lisa & Ken? Pffft.
Please. Mohammed being closer to LVP than the beloved mother of his kids makes me LMFAO.
Lookers, perhaps Lisa was the one taking the pictures, lol
Mohammed tweets about Lisa all the time. Hete;s his latest, retweeted by Shiva. ” the secret is out.we are the worlds best friends..realshivasafai and Ken are Ok with it.I love my friend.”
LVP is the MVP with this blog entry. I can feel the burn and smell the smoke coming right off the page. It is effin’ glorious.
Yolanda looks like a marginalized ninny. Lisa has dismissed her AND put her in the same “classless” category as Brandi. (And the pix in my head as Yolanda as an annoying buzzing horse fly? Priceless—thanks G-Sister!)
And this blog is a damn good shot across Kyle’s bow. It is a pretty accurate preview of the lovely British accented verbal whopping SHE will receive if she gets out of line.
Smack down with a smile and false eyelashes. Just love this gal!
Well, just remember that Mohammed defended Lisa to Yo when Yo was complaining about her last year. And Yo has stated several times during the show that she and Mohammed have “issues” but try to overlook them for the children’s sake. Everything is not sunshine and lollipops in Lemon’s world, she just tries to pretend it is. Ex who is extremely grateful to David Foster for taking Yo off his hands, thinks his daughters would be better off pursuing an education instead of modeling, a cold, distant husband who would rather drop names and play with his piano then spend time with his wife, daughter doing soft porn, another daughter acting out and a son that lives in the shadows of his mother’s world. She would be better served if she would have a little insight. Mohammed is very good friends with Lisa and Ken. And of course, he does knows Yo better than any of us, he did go looking for something different.
Yes, when Yo is angry with Lisa, Mo takes Lisa’s side every time we have seen.
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
>
Let’s see roll things forward to September and no Lisa Vanderspump at the David Foster Foundation Gala, which raised 8.2 million and had performers like Babyface, Jennifer Hudson and Steven Tyler. I guess Kyle and Brandi got their invitations and went to Calgary. Lisa must have been busy writing her thank you notes to the stars she did invite to the PUMP opening. People like Slade Smiley and Carlton Gebbia are really hard to come by.
So, Yolanda is fabulous because of her husband’s extraordinary career? The man who she’s been married to for 3 years but who’s career began in 1971? BTW, If I were dedicated to a particular cause, I wouldn’t let my personal feelings get in the way of inviting a “Hollywood friend” with deep pockets to an event!
Well written or not, game, set, match to the fabulous LVP. I happen to believe she wrote it, too succinct and on point and sounds just like her. With one little blog she has shown she can outclass Yo, Kyle and Brandi without breaking a sweat or lose one little piece of glitter. Well done, you
Repartee is Lisa’s medium, not prose. I think she ad libs to a secretary/PA who does their best. If she’s doing the writing herself, it’s a reach too far – she should stay in her comfort zone of badinage and double entendres. Twice she says “for sure” when “certainly” would be more native, for instance…
Why do you care so much? Whether she dictates it to an PA or sits down and types it herself, its her thoughts. I believe every word she wrote are hers, and not adlibbed.
Lisa’s blog isn’t Shakespeare and certainly will not be winning any literary awards. But it does seem like she isn’t using a ghostwriter as it sounds like her, so I do give her props for actually writing it (or being smart enough to find a ghostwriter who can so closely imitate her “style”). Faint praise, but it is better than most of the other HWs’ blogs in consistency and content.
Love Lisa..she is not being dragged into the little girl games.
I wasn’t surprised Lisa went there so soon as she is responding to shade from fellow cast mates who conspired together last season to confront her on perceived slights and worse crimes they perceived Lisa had committed. And then in Puerto Rico when they again conspired to all call her out on them at the same time while she was relaxing on a lounge in the sun, she was surprised and hurt. And she is back this season and has thrown her gauntlet down.
I like how her deadpan British humor comes through especially in the Yolanda section. Paraphrasing, Lisa says, if we were friends, I would have invited you to Palm Springs. Then she follows up, “Correct.” She doesn’t literally say that she and Yolanda aren’t friends, but we have to draw that conclusion. Is she suggesting Yolanda and/or dimwits in general won’t get that? I humorously think so. Then she follows that zinger with an effusive rhapsody about her friendship built over years of weekends and luncheons with Mohammed and Yolanda’s children. She follows this up with “I have always been hopeful that Yolanda would be included in that equation.” Using the present perfect tense here suggests that Lisa has been long suffering in her hopes for friendship for as many years as her friendship with Mohamed and Yolanda’s children, a long suffering that makes Yolanda’s whining that she wasn’t invited to Palm Springs look paltry in comparison. Lisa is having fun and suggests that messing with her brings how witty barbs in her. How the less gifted will get gutted!
Rrrrright.
She’s the head effin cheerleader of the games.
Read Between the LINES guys.
Just Bc she can “read” with the best of them doesn’t exclude her from being petty. Exclusion from petty comes with ignoring these people all together & not having a minute to even bother reading them!! THAT would make her too cool for it all. Not spending an hour or more writing a blog to strangers to get them to sees it from her strategically planned point of view.
I think Lisa is PISSED she got caught off guard at the reunion last season, I think she’s SUPER pissed anyone had the “audacity” to call her out on camera when she was unprepared to respond..hence the running AWAY in Puerto Rico with the phoney ass crying.
Oh boo hoo.
Please.
She ran away because she wasn’t prepared to respond & couldn’t think of good responses to the women. Period.
So sick of seeing that satisfied smirk on Kyle’s face every time she hears something negative about Lisa. Nothing has changed!
I completely agree with Lisa! Some of these women are just so negative. I am so sick of Yo and her Fu….. Lemon Cleanse, EVERYONE in LA has done it! She is thin enough; what is she actually cleansing? It is supposed to be a ten (10) day cleanse, not something you do on an airplane! She is pushing her girls so hard into modeling because it wont be long b4 Mr. Foster dumps her, then she can live off her daughters. Brandi should not be of RHW of BEVERLY HILLS. How bout Real Ho’s of The Valley (mainly Van Nuys). I miss UF! But love you still Miss TT! HappyNew Year!!!!
Happy New Year Pandy. I will be back next week because AHS returns.
Yeah, I can’t wait for both! How many more episodes do we get? Hope it’s more than three. Happy New Year, you are one sexy dude!
Love, Pandy
There are only 3 episodes left. Next week is #11
Did you read Finn’s latest interview when he said Dandy isn’t gay or a villain? He is just a performer.
Pandy – I’m amazed you mentioned Van Nuys since I could have sworn Brandi’s rental has the same view and backyard as my former next door neighbor in the Sherman Oaks hills overlooking the Valley (namely Van Nuys – high school alumni here – that Eileen’s husband, Vince, and also OC Hubby Dr. Terry went to years back and yes, I was there and knew both). Didn’t Brandi make a huge deal that LVP had a property or something in the Valley and acted like that was so horrible? (Million dollar homes in the hills there can’t be that bad!)
It looked like a valley view to me for sure. In Brandi’s book she talks about how much she hated living in the valley when she was married, but she continues to keep moving into houses in the valley. It is a beautiful view for sure, but I don’t get complaining so much about the valley and then staying there. If I were her I would buy a cottage in West Hollywood (I used to have one and I loved it)! I was two miles out of Beverly Hills, an adorable 20’s Spanish, real VanderPump rules territory. If she saved money she could actually afford to buy house there, albeit a cottage, but a big cottage!
Van Nuys is the ghetto of the Valley. It’s seedy and you have to be careful when your in that neck of the woods. I didn’t say Encino, Sherman Oaks, etc., etc.,. Nothing wrong with the Valley, except Van Nuys. It’s trashy, seedy………Brandi would fit right in. Lisa “supposedly” lived in Calabasas which is a beautiful area, with many expensive homes.
The Tea sipping is good here on New Year’s Day! I really like Lisa and her style of writing is good with me. It reads like a conversation she might have with herself after an encounter with her “friends”. lol I love her mindset. Go Lisa don’t take any crap this year. She should do what’s comfortable for her this season. Shake it off as soon as it happens. Thanks for the TEA Tamara. Happy New Year.
Happy New years TT thank you for the awesome blog! I can’t live without ur posts!
Lisa whateves! Girl bye!
Well it looks like our lady just opened an elegant can of whoop arse.
I surely prefer the aggressive, put-them-in-their-place, verbal tongue lashing Lisa to the you-hurt- me- so- much- in-Puerto-Rico Lisa.
My favorite part is how she takes Yolanda’s cutting remark about “love” and turns around and rubs in her face how much she loves Mohammed and the children. For years. She might have well come out and said “Step aside and have a seat Yolanda. Its me that knows and loves your ex-husband, his soon to be new wife and your own kids.”
Wow. Just wow.
I agree. I think Yolanda is the who comes across as the “fake” or “hollywood” friend. I don’t think she even likes Lisa, and is jealous of Lisa’s friendship with her ex husband. If you recall, Yolanda accused Ken of slapping her arm, when in fact he did not. We all seen it. Seems as if Yolanda has an issue with Ken for calling her stupid.
I think Yolanda filled Brandi’s head with negativity about Lisa in the last two seasons, and that’s why Brandi turned on Lisa.
I’m *so* glad that you mentioned the fictitious and slanderous “arm slapping” incident in which Yolanda tried very, very hard to impugn Ken’s honor at the Beverly Hills Party. That was despicable of Yolanda. Fortunately for Ken, the cameras didn’t lie, even though Yolanda did. No wonder Lisa and Ken have their shields up and ready! Yolanda’s a walking lawsuit waiting to happen.
All of those lies that Brandi tried to spread about Lisa and Ken, for pity’s sake, who would want to renew that friendship? Brandi cursed at Lisa, Kyle and Kim cursed at Lisa and Ken, Yolanda lied about Ken, Brandi lied and lied and lied, and Brandi, Kyle and Kim all yelled at Lisa. In public. On international television. Disgusting, venomous display. Now the whining, You didn’t invite me, You pushed me away. Pulleeze.
Love Lisa’s blogs; they’re honest and spot on. I believe she writes them all. She also tweets her followers and seems to be an altogether fine person who does a lot of good in the world.
I was just rewatching the “arm-gate” episode. I think that what happened, is when Ken made the “if you’re husband ever shows up” comment, Yolanda lost it. She is, as many have pointed out, insecure about her marriage, and I really believe this comment hit too close to home. The hurt on her face is palpable, but knowing that Ken’s comments were true, she couldn’t say much. Thus, the “but you hurt my arm!” comment. She was hitting back, like a child. Or, like Brandi.
Lisa has been forthright in her blogs for awhile now. She hasn’t been mincing her words. So glad she gave Yolanda a taste of her own medicine. Yolanda has wrote blog after blog talking negatively about Lisa. Yolanda feels she is the voice of reason, and her opinion is the gospel. WRONG!
I never felt there was a true closeness between Lisa and Yolanda. There may have been one during her marriage to Mohammed. Not all peripheral relationships survive divorce unscathed. It appears Lisa has been more aligned with Mohammed. They may have been acquainted prior to his marriage to Yo. It is clear that Yolanda wants to be Lisa’s #1.
Brava, Lisa and Ken! Lisa clearly expressed the esteem that she holds for last season’s pride of feral housewives, earned as a result of their jealous attacks upon her and Ken. Each housewife also was politely made aware of their “persona non grata” status, so they may understand what fruit their actions bore.
The new housewives also are made aware of what occured from LVP’s perspective, so they may understand how the others operate, and how they may be viewed if they decide to join the feral housewives’ ranks. They’ve also learned that Lisa and Ken take relationships seriously, and that loyalty and forthright communication are both nonnegotiable musts. My sense is both Eileen and Lisa R will find that LVP and Ken are superior to the others.
You said it.
Well said Tasos826! I totally agree with you. Your comment is on point! 🙂
Thanks, asana!
Nailed it.
Just like you do, too, Falina_G!
Just as you frequently do yourself, too, Falina_G! Thanks!
I love the explanation of why Lisa can’t get past Brandi’s betrayal. It annoys me when Kyle and others keep saying she holds a grudge, especially since she has moved on with all the other ladies. I had a similar falling out with a good friend – I have always been sarcastic but she suddenly starting taking offense to things I said when I was clearly joking. I explained that I would never hurt her intentionally and that I would try to be more sensitive since it bothered her, but she quickly “went there” with me after 15 years of never having a problem with each other. She said the kind of things you can’t take back, talked mad trash about me to all our common friends, and told them all things I had discussed with her privately like how one friend’s husband treats her poorly in front of me and it makes me uncomfortable. Sometimes friendships end, but I feel true friends don’t just napalm the bridge when they feel hurt or have a misunderstanding, which is what Brandi did to Lisa. It’s like a pet that has bitten you too many times, you may still have love for it but eventually you will have to maintain a safe distance. Fool me once…
Lisa just doesn’t like the sound of hold a grudge and then spends the better part of a blog explaining why she will continue to foster resentment towards Brandi. Her feelings that sound a whole lot like nursing a grudge.
Lisa gets upset over being called calculating and manipulative and she continues to write these types of blogs and she and Ken spout off their nonsense in their conversations and talking heads. Lisa is calculating. Lisa is unable to sit down and have a conversation with anyone because she is slow on the uptake without her carefully prepared responses.
Off topic TT…. What’s up with Jodi arias ?
Well…..Lisa didn’t invite her to Palm Springs either.
Back Monday I think. But I will probably be busy with Teresa going to jail on Monday. So, we’ll see.
On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
>
Wow, I’d forgotten all about that..
Hey, it’s_shane. Jodi is still evil and totally screwed. Perryville will have a new prisoner in some way, LWOP or DP, soon. Penalty phase resumes on Jan 5.
All this talk of does Lisa write her own blogs or have a ghost writer or a PA makes me wonder…why does Kyle have a LadySitter and Lisa does not? I don’t think I’ve ever seen Lisa with an assistant or intern. Oh there is a thought! Can I intern for Lisa? LOL that would be fun! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE! May the year be full of foolish people on TV that we can make fun of!
My hand is up. I’d intern for Lisa in a heartbeat. The connections you make alone are priceless. That is why Brandi screwed herself. If she didn’t fuck over Lisa, I’m sure she would have introduced Brandi to a lot of important influential people which equals opportunities. Silly Brandi.
I’m glad we are seeing a bunch of stuff before the final episode and more importently, they haven’t filmed the reunion yet. Seems like in years past all the good stuff is shown on the shows after the reunion is filmed and then not really discussed during the reunion. This year’s reunion has promises of being a doozy. Lisa has plenty to go straight at the witches coven with and I think think this blog is putting everyone on notice – including Andy.
I think that the HWs have mentioned before that the remaining episodes of the season are sent to them before the reunion so they can be prepared.
Obviously Lisa is looking to piss off Kyle and Yolanda so she can hold to her gang up claims. Between her talking heads and her blogs she has proven once again-every move is calculated. Lisa is good for the show but she needs to understand what nursing or holding a grudge is. I agree with her some actions are unforgivable-it is called holding a grudge. Maybe she would be more comfortable with resentment.
Interesting she remarks about not being able to forgive someone who intentionally tries to damage one’s reputation. Wasn’t that exactly what she and Ken did to Mauricio for two season? Seems to me they apologized and Kyle and Mauricio moved on.
Holding a grudge means harboring ill will or resentment toward someone else. Not forgetting how someone treated you/actions another took and going right back to the *exact* same position in a relationship with that person *before* he/she took that action/treated you that way isn’t the same thing. Lisa is actually making the correct distinction. Kyle and the others are the ones who are not.
Cosign. The ‘Lisa is holding a grudge’ storyline is annoying.
How did Ken and Lisa go after Mauricio for 2 seasons? All I remember is Lisa saying Kyle will be your best bud in order to persuade you to hire Mauricio to list your house. Dig at Kyle. Lisa making a joke about Portia being the girl he’s been seen around town with. Lisa saying she has no idea if Mauricio cheated or not. Can’t think of one thing Ken said about Mauricio.
Valley View? Brandi and her gay manbag live in the Valley right? Maybe this is him.
I am pretty certain that Lisa and Ken both went after Mauricio’s reputation as a realtor-the very thing they apologized for. That is far worse than anything anyone has accused Lisa of doing. Ken said Mauricio had no idea what Mauricio was talking about when it came to dealing with a lawsuit. Funny thing–Ken is the one with a judgment against him and defendant after his name. Oh and the lawsuit was made up buy their good friend Brandi. So Ken has been pretty nasty.
Ummm…what are you talking about? I don’t remember anyone ever going after Mauricio’s reputation as a realtor. Well Kim did say that they stole her house. What lawsuit was made up to buy Brandi? I guess I missed a whole season!
Valley View likes to state a lot of things as “facts.”
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 10:54 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
>
I disagree and you will find that most people disagree that Ken and Lisa damaged Mauricio’s career or reputation. There were rumors of him cheating on Kyle for quite some time. Being a realtor and seen out with clients, I am sure it can appear he is cheating. Personally, I don’t care if he did or did not. If you are talking about the incident where Lisa joked about Portia being the younger woman seen with Mauricio, it was a joke and I thought it was a very cute and light humored joke…. meaning the entire “cheating rumor” was ridiculous. I have noticed that you often attack Lisa in your comments so I usually don’t bother to read your comments, but did this time to try and understand why you don’t like Lisa. (still don’t see your point at all)
The idea that the slams to his reputation did no damage is irrelevant. They said with the intent to disparage him. I really don’t care about the cheating rumors but the comments about him only befriending people for their listings was out of line.
I have never said I don’t like Lisa, I think she is good for the show when she is not walling in self pity. She chose Brandi as a friend and needs to see it was an error in judgment and stop with this crappy tit for tat stuff with Kyle and Yolanda (to some degree). I personally, would like to think she is above that but she seems to keep playing the same song.
Nobody said that Mauricio only befriends people to get listings. Lisa stated that KYLE will be your best friend to get your listing for him. That was a dig at Kyle. I don’t think that “damages” Mauricio’s rep. Know anyone in real estate? It’s all about connections.
There is a big difference between being “calculating” and being smart. One is an planned move and one is reactive. Yolanda is calculating, using every move to garner a reaction. Lisa on the other hand is simply reacting, and doing so that she won’t be hurt again, which nobody can deny, is a very shrewd move.
Excellent point, Falina_G, since this matter when one gets to the bottom of it, it hinges on the intentional malicious bullying that the other Housewives’ did against Lisa.
On the other hand, Lisa’s reaction was limited to protecting herself, Ken and their personal and business interests counter to Brandi’s malicious mischaracterization of Lisa’s relationship with a loyal employee of 6 years, who also happened to be Lisa and Ken’s daughter’s friend. There was no misunderstanding about this, because the relationships were defined several times for Brandi’s benefit. Brandi evidently refused to accept the facts, and quite out of place, demanded that Lisa terminate that loyal employee. Naturally, since Brandi’s demand was beyond inappropriate, they refused.
In my opinion, Kyle is the one who holds onto grudges!
Kyle wore out her welcome a very long time ago.
I think Lisa writes very well, and her thoughts are quite clear. What I took from most of what she said concerning Brandi, was, if someone is not contributing to your life and space in a positive way (frequently) cut them out of your life. It doesn’t make any sense to keep trying to interact with them and you never know when they will “come for you” for no reason, and then ‘apologize’. At some point you have to say enough is enough and keep it moving.
I have a feeling that LVP is pushing hard for Shiva to replace Yolanda.
I’d also like to see that happen.
Sounds about right to me.
I second that!
I think if Shiva had a personality she would have been cast by now. The woman is certainly beautiful but other than ordering something off the menu what has she ever said of interest? Far better was casting the two new ladies. I have seen enough of Mohamed.
I too would like to see Shiva become a cast member. After all, they are chums, who enjoy each other’s perspectives and humor, and it also appears that Shiva views and respects Lisa as a big sister/mentor, which is nice to note considering their joint allegiance to Mohammed. Seeing them become good friends must be very pleasing to him.
I have been reading RH blogs for several years. Lisa is the queen of writing Bravo blogs. Her biting sense of humor and double entendres are lovely. This was my favorite blog as she totally blew the ladies out of the water. I get so tired of the walking on eggshells around the crazy ones (Brandi and Kim) that I just want them to say what they mean and be done with it. I did noticed a few words that seem out of character for Lisa, but I feel like it reflected her feelings 100%. I adore Lisa and always will. I am a ride or die kinda girl.
A few years ago, my new year’s resolution was “be less forgiving” and it ended up working out pretty well.
There are certain situations that are forgivable but why? Maybe sometimes people need to stew for a bit in the mess that they made before the situation is forgiven and forgotten. When one of my family member behaves like a shithead to everyone, we like to make them suffer one humiliating holiday before it is dropped. It works pretty well in making sure it doesn’t happen again.
It takes more power to forgive someone and move on than it does to hold a grudge. YOU will be the bigger person as the forgiver. How does the saying go? Holding onto anger is like holding onto a burning log and expecting the other person to get burned. Only small basic people need to try and hold others down in order to prop themselves up. I believe that is where Lisa is coming from too.
Lisa clearly isn’t holding onto anger. She just doesn’t want Brandi in her life anymore except to the extent she must to fulfill Bravo requirements. Forgiveness doesn’t mean you have to welcome a snake back into your bosom and making sure you keep more than arms length from a rattler isn’t the same as “holding a grudge.”
Kyle allowed Ms. Portia to discuss adults and asked her mom who she likes more. How would a child know so much about adults unless her parents talk constantly about them in her presence yet Lisa can’t make a joke in her presence. Also, I love Kim she knows Kyle is full of it and always gives a positive spin to Kyle’s stirring the pot comments. Kyle wants to have the money and responsability that Lisa has but she never will so she would rather appear to be neatral when deep inside she’s envious. Yolonda is mad about Lisa’s friendship with Mohammad which explains the constant “if were friends”
Brandy is a hot mess and ovious she wants to do something to Lisa or she wouldn’t of offered! Ken can’t look her in the face because he wants to tell her she’s full of it and pay him back his money we all know they loaned her when they were so supportive of her. Remember Brandy saying how Lisa and Ken are so giving to her?
Lisa writes excellently, she is clearly a very intelligent woman and totally confident in herself in all aspects. She is in a league above all of these women, even the nice ones. Brandi’s desperation is embarrassing and her top lip and the way it doesn’t move annoys me so much it’s all I look at (other than the stuffed hamster cheeks) and that bright red lipstick looked awful. I think she came across really low class in the last episode with the various references to how many people she had slept with, and that awful podcast! Is the constant referencing her bed partners an attempt to keep her place in the group? And as for breaking off a branch from that beautiful olive tree! Has she any idea how much those trees cost Lisa? On Lisa, I loved seeing her in a couple of black outfits for a change. I hate that hot pink she wears all the time.
I don’t think Brandi cares if you “hate” her so much. You seem to be supporting all of her business ventures by listening to her podcasts. I would imagine you bought the books too. You know looking for more things you hate about her.
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
>
I wonder about this year’s reunion, since Lisa put all but the two new Housewives on notice that each are ‘persona non grata’. They may complain, though Lisa may retort,’What did you expect? I went as far as making a pointed statement about all of you, with the exception of Lisa R. and Eileen.
Since, Yolanda was slow on picking up and we’re so much more close to Mohamed, I was more specific to the point of angering ‘Lookers Miss…’ er, sorry, Yolanda, “guys”, because my relationship with Mohamed and his daughters are all exclusive of his ex wife and his children’s mother. Not one of you should have been surprised or clueless about where I stood with you or why.’
I recall that Mauricio called Lisa “bitch” on the beach before he walked away in Puerto Rico. Did Lisa not mention him, because he’s not a Housewife, or because she could not care less for him, and he will get his own portion when he learns he wasn’t selected to represent them for their real estate transaction?
Clearly the Yolanda friendship situation went like this: At the time of their marriage, Lisa and Ken were friends with Mohammed and his wife Yolanda. They divorced, and now Lisa and Ken are close to Mohammed and his soon to be wife Shiva. David, as we know, can’t be bothered. And Yolanda can’t handle it. Of course, it’s all Lisa’s fault. I just wish someone would let Yolanda in on it so she can focus on her Lyme’s and stop making a fool of herself on TV.
I don’t think Lisa and Ken met Mohamed until after he divorced Yolanda. I don’t think Lisa has ever really cared for Yolanda and probably with good reason but she was very gracious to her for two seasons. I am wondering just when is the big Shiva/Mohamed wedding?
Well said, Falina_G! I personally find it remarkable, as hard-struck by Lymes as Yolanda is, that she protested about LVP’s decision to not invite her to her star installation and withstand 100°+F temperatures for about two hours, or to cope with crowds of young high-spirited drinking partiers, who, in spite of imbibing in alcoholic beverages, still managed to not maim PUMP’s expensive exotic landscaping during PUMP’s grand opening.
Yolanda also shared about how Lyme’s riddled her memory, and subsequently slowed her speaking, yet throughout the course of last season’s reunion, and thus far during this season, Yolanda has demonstrated that she is quite capable of recalling LVP’s supposed trespasses, of arguing their validity, and in offering a mini seminar about constitutes a “Hollywood friendship” (like her and husband’s invitations to dinner parties and other occasions whenever dearest David is promoting a project, a performer, or a professional award celebration). Yolanda exemplifies Hollywood friendships, and yet she dares to attempt to include Lisa and Ken in spite of the fact that they work and socialize with the vast majority of people, who are not Hollywood types. The closest they come to it is Lisa R., Eileen, and Lance Bass, all three ‘Bravolebrities’, who either retired, or do not choose to run with ‘Hollywood friends’. It is NOT the case with Yolanda, who has been noted to drop names to enhance her status among peers, and she told viewers recently how she kicks Brandi to the curb essentially whenever she behaves like Brandi, a spoiled child, I believe to gain favor with LVP fans and others who dislike Brandi. Odd she critcized LVP for mothering Brandi, but essentially called Brandi a child and gives Brandi time-outs whenever Brandi is too Brandi. Now who is Mama AND a practitioner of do-as-I- say-, not-what-I-do?
Whenever Yolanda has brought up Lisa to him, he absolutely does not consider what she says. Mohammed dismisses what she says, and reminds her that Lisa and Ken are his close longtime friends, whereas he and Yolanda communicate as the result of her conceiving his children. Two are out from under her, and the third shouldn’t be too far from leaving the nest. Mohammed’s association with Yolanda and David can be nearly nil in the next few years, as his frienship with Lisa and Ken will grow and deepen as it ages.
” It is not a grudge, it is knowledge, as long as you don’t hold onto the anger, which would breed bitterness, and that has no place in your life.”
She is completely right here. I do this, too. I am a loyal friend, but once stabbed in the back, that person no longer exists to me. They are phantoms…ghosts. I don’t hold a grudge, and don’t waste time being bitter. I just move on with my life. I will be cordial, but that’s it.
Exactly.
Way to go!
LVP is always calculating. She is very shrewd and wants Shiva as a housewife. She and Brandi will never be friends again and she and Kyle will remain frenemies. There is something about her friendship with Lisa Rinna that I question.
I thought what Lisa had to say in her blog about Yolanda was much more shocking than what she had to say about Brandi. I think neither she nor Ken could give a flip about Brandi at this point. But, Lisa and Yolanda do run in the same circles – or at least somewhat overlapping circles – so taking a very big shot across her bow and invoking Mohammed was quite something. I think Yolanda’s accusation against Ken at the end of last season was more hurtful to them than the things Brandi did and this blog says that Yolanda is more in Lisa’s scope than Brandi this season.
As an aside, I thought it funny that Lisa didn’t mention Kim at all. (I think the only one she didn’t even implicitly mention). Since, Kim made that silly “British-accented” point of saying she hoped Lisa noticed her or something to that effect.
Is anyone else sick of Kim mimicking Lisa’s accent? Especially when she complains about Lisa leaving her out of things. Well no wonder she does Kim, especially as you keep on mocking her and being a whiney annoyance.
No, no I am not sick of it. But I was watching some lesbian porn, um I mean this movie the other day…. and it was set in… Okay I have already forgotten… some British county that is well known. And the lesbians and everyone else had such clunky accents. It was not posh at all.
I’m just saying. We only like the la dee da dee accents not the blue collar ones.
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 12:07 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
>
How could anyone NOT be annoyed by Kim and her ANYTHING??!
Her rambling, her dog,
her………eyebrows.
Totally agree, Run_Dmc. What Yolanda said about Ken hurting/grabbing her arm & then telling everyone such bull-shit and prior to that Kim yelling at Ken attacking him at dinner, well Lisa has now gone into Mama Bear protect mode. She was very upset they went after Ken last year & Yolanda is now paying the price, with Lisa barely tolerating Kim. Oh well, paybacks a bitch…
And I wish Kyle had said to Brandi, at that table w/all the ladies talking about Scheena, something she said to Camille in the 1st season, with 1 name change:
“you’re such a fucking liar Brandi”
Yay Lisa! I hate innuendos and “you’ll have to watch and see”. Just tell me, tell me now!
If I recall correctly, Mohammed said that Lisa was the most amazing woman he’s met or something like that last season. I know he gave her some sort of high acclaim right in the face of his fiancee and the mother of his children. Now if Lisa has been friends since before Yo & Mo relationship, it’s possible that he had Lisa on that type of pedestal during their marriage. He also cheated on Yolanda throughout their marriage. Maybe Lisa was privy to that knowledge and did not warn her as a woman. Yolanda’s passive aggressive demeanor with Lisa could have originated during that time. Of course, this is all just speculation and thinking out loud.
As much as Mohammed adores Lisa and respects Ken, I doubt that he would involve them in his extramarital deceit of Yolanda and their children, which may imply that Lisa and Ken were knowing co-conspirators.
I suspect that Mohammed appreciates that involving them (by making them aware of his infidelity), would offend LVP’s and Ken’s senses of integrity, and possibly compromise their reputations to onlookers, which ultimately would introduce a risk of losing his dear friends; a risk that Mohammed would not take. I would not be surprised to learn that the three may operate under their own (conscious or unconscious) version of “Don’t ask. Don’t tell.”
puhLEASE. Lisa and Mo are both aware of the others ginormous faults. Mo’s well known serial infidelity and Lisa and Ken ongoing legal issues… That’s the don’t ask don’t tell part of their relationship. I imagine Lisa has sipped many a martini with Mo as they discuss their less than savory ways…
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 11:07 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
>
There’s no reason for Kyle to jump in and defend Lisa against Brandi. On one hand Kyle is a pot stirrer, and on the other, she doesn’t defend her friends. She’ll never win. Kyle doesn’t have the same expectations from other people that they do of her.
The only time Kyle pulled that pathetic “defend me ______” act was in season 1 where Kim didn’t step into her feud with Camille.
Lisa goes in hard on the ladies this week. Everything she said about Brandi was true. In terms of Yo, they are simply Hollywood Friends and that’s that.