This was just sent to me from someone who says it was posted in a closed Facebook group. It is allegedly and text exchange between Jeff Lewis and David Beador. It apparently happened shortly after Jeff Lewis read some of the texts that David had sent to Shannon during the divorce proceedings. Not too long after that David was in Chicago with the girls for some reason. So this seems credible to me, but I have no way to verify it. I have no idea how a Facebook group would have access to Jeff or David’s texts. I will say that it does seem like Jeff was making sure he was squeaky clean in the process, so perhaps the texts came from his side of the conversation. I can’t see David wanting any of this to be released. Because he looks BAD in these texts, just like he did in the texts that were read on Jeff’s show. Also, David seems to like emojis when he comments on his new conquest’s Instagram. So the [four poop emojis] which cracked me the fuck up referring to Jeff and Jenni and Shannon and… I think Gage was on the show too…also lends credibility. Again, for legal reasons, I’d like to state that this is apparently something going around on Facebook and I am unable to determine if it is an actual transcript or a parody. But it is a fun read on Friday night.
DB: Famewhores. You Bravo people. Joke. You’ll do anything for money. And ratings. Yeah, Jeff, you’ll do anything for ratings. Some people call it prostitution—what do you call it?
JL: We just read the texts. You wrote ‘em. I personally would never put what you said in writing.
DB: When I want your advice, I’ll ask for it. I personally, knowing Shannon and I have kids, would NEVER discuss the things Shannon has done to me with an IDIOT out to get ratings for money like you. But both are what you are, aren’t you? Guess I was right. The almighty dollar drives you two. Pretty disgusting. Put THAT on your show, bigshot. You got the balls to do that?
JL: Your aggressive and nasty fighting via text is the problem, If you don’t do it, no one is going to report it or talk about it. Just exercise some self control.
DB: Happy to discuss it man to man, but you won’t make any money on it, so I know you’ll pass.
JL: I’m really not interested in perpetuating this.
DB: Of course not — no money in it for you. And you know I’m right, you piece of [poop emoji]. Jeff, read these texts on air, you prostitute. Such a scumbag you are. I knew it from the start.
JL: This is unbelievably self-destructive. You could benefit greatly from some self control. You get that it’s hard to empathize with you in these ugly fits of rage. The name calling doesn’t help either.
DB: Again, Jeff, when I want your advice, I’ll ask for it. Don’t hold your breath. I don’t give a shit you’re on a TV show. You’re just another person who thinks they’re more than they are—funny. But you take a [poop emoji] every day like the rest of us, so you don’t fool me.
JL: Just treat people, including your wife, with respect and it will alleviate most of these problems. Hopefully you and Shannon can both move on and live separate and happy lives. Have a good time in Chicago.
DB: [money sign] Prostitute.
JL: Safe travels, David.
DB: [Poop emoji] Jeff? You happy? How much money you make, you piece of shit? Happy, proud of yourselves? You guys all silent? You guys are f-ing scumbags. [4 poop emojis] Maybe someday you can put me on your show to rebut the comments.
JL: I don’t know what you would say to justify those comments. You could apologize and never do it again. I know that you appreciate my advice [smiley face emoji]
DB: It was April Fool’s, Jeff. I leave the fame and the fortune to you guys [wink emoji]. Jeff, went over texts you read on air. Funny how you left out all the texts and how they occurred over several texts and days so there’s no possible way it could have been an accident. The attempt to destroy my reputation for your financial gain is pretty disgusting, but not surprising. Have a nice day. I’ll keep working hard, like I always have, to support my family.
JL: We read excepts from your texts to Shannon and I don’t think we took “fuck you” out of context. In regards to your reputation, you’ve done a great job of damaging it on your own. I’m glad to hear you’re going to work. I think that is time best spent. Have a good day. Jeff
I feel bad for being irritated by Shannon and her outbursts now. Like really bad. Thoughts?
Oh…… my…….so sad. What a complete POS
For me – this is legal tender. David needs to stop drinking and texting.
This is nothing compared to what he texted Shannon. I heard this show and it was ugly. David is a monster and it’s no wonder Dhsnnok behaved as she did.
Shannon behaved
(I have no explanation as to why that other name showed up )
Russians have control of your phone! ?
Omg Jim I just laughed at that hard lol
Thar is funny
Lol I was trying to figure out if that was a new nickname
Jeff read these text messages on his radio show today on Radio Andy. Sounded credible to me.
Thanks so much Carole Ann Elizabeth. I wasn’t given any context for how they were obtained, but I agree they did sound credible.
So Jeff had Heather McDonald on his Radio Andy show today and she read out David’s texts and Jeff read out his own. The above text is accurate, as far as what Jeff said was sent.
I heard it, awesome! AND I thought that Jeff was beyond fair to David.
I don’t think David Beador was “out of line” in his messages to Jeff Lewis
TT, what do Shannon’s outbursts have to do with these ?
Is the inference that David was abusive to Shannon in a separate set of messages ?
Jeff and Gage have a Friday radio show on Radio Andy. Last week Shannon was on and there was a reading of vile text messages David sent to Shannon. The above texts between Jeff and David were read today. They are mild in comparison to what David texted to Shannon.
Yes, SashaV you are absolutely correct. I heard both these shows. Jeff needs to stay out of this though.
I don’t think he should have read out the ones between David and Shannon, but he has every right to read out messages that are sent to him.
I agree Jen.
David isn’t very bright is he? I would think any barn animal would know not to give fodder to Jeff.
I don’t think David out of line. Don’t like him and I so love Jeff but I can’t believe they put those texts out there. Only people hurt are those kids. Idc how rude or nasty they were no one should have made them public it was so obviously planned by Shannon and Jeff and Jenny. Come on. Think about those kids and not yourself. Don’t feel bad for any of the “adults”.
exactly – this only hurts their girls. shame on david & shannon, they both need to put their kids first.
If only. Must be awful for those girls. You know they can’t be off social media and not exposed to it. I think that’s impossible.
They may be happier with the chaos gone, but a shame that the situation is so ugly.
Parents can be such idiots and selfish. No text fighting is just common sense.
Personally, I think taking a season off would be the best plan for Shannon, but I guess she feels differently.
What Shannon is doing by calling out David’s abusive texts IS A GREAT LESSON TO HER DAUGHTERS to not cover up for the abuser. Those girls know about David.
TT I totally agree
I was thinking more of letting the girls talk to a therapist to guide them before it’s on the radio.
I think it’s better for them to know how to handle before others have opinions, that’s all.
I’m not insinuating to hide it.
Hopefully, she has them getting guidance to deal with the public aspect.
My ex of 10 years sends me much more vicious and threatening texts than the ones David sent, and when I don’t have my ex blocked, I don’t read them anyway and I never respond. But my kids are still aware of them because the A-hole goes into another room and yells into his phone (instead of writing).
He’ll also blast the kids if they’re close to getting a B in a class or they don’t do enough working out or eat enough protein. Is this normal “Dad” behavior to raise successful boys (mine are 12 and 15). I grew up with all girls and haven’t witnessed anyone else like him. Your thoughts?
No!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s horrible and you will end up with boys that don’t know how to be good husbands and fathers. Why do parents insist on treating their daughters like fragile butterflies but feel it’s okay to abuse boys?
Completely agree Ktina. Sadly I know this situation too well. My brother was a much more sensitive child/person than me but unfortunately my father was hard on him to make him “strong” I was treated like a “fragile butterfly” we literally had completely different experiences as children and I’m lucky that my brother and I recognized this was our parents issue and overcame the resentment and rivalry that easily occurs in these cases. People don’t do this to your children.
Naomi —No it’s not right. His out bursts and demands will cause your boys life long problems.
My three sons have varying relationship problems because of the abusive language they heard. Just today I had appointment with a phychiatrist trying to find a way to get my middle son into therapy before his relationship is toast. He repeats what he heard his dad say to me and this generation of women will not stay around that. This is my fault my son can not be happy.
Most California courts today would pull visitation from your ex.
Please protect your sons future better than I did my sons. I thought they would know better, it doesn’t work like that.
I know this is not going to be a popular idea, but secrets are destructive to families. If not reading the texts would make a situation not exist, then I think that would be best for kids. But digging deep holes and covering up abuse (physical, mental, etc) seems to not actually make anyone better. I admit, I like a man calling out another man for doing this- I think it’s healthy and shows children that it is not normal or ok. You don’t want them to grow up and keep abuse hidden.
It’s a popular idea with me. I agree completely.
Shannon is fortunate to have so many people standing by her. This divorce is going to be very ugly.
David is vile. The texts he sent to the mother of his children were vile. Good for her making them public. Too many women stay silent when men become abusive. His behaviour not only since they split but also what we saw on OC was and is unacceptable.
Meh….those texts are childs play compared to what my ex sends me. David is stupid to try and defend himself to a guy who has already proven he will share texts. But I am sure that David did not think those texts were bad bc bullies like him never do.
Those texts are child’s play compared to what my mother sends me on a regular basis and I don’t act like a loon everyday like Shannon does.
the problem is I am sure what was said in person to her face was much worse than what was said in the texts
In light of the fact that Jeff read David’s texts to Shannon, David was stupid for having a text war with Jeff — did he think it would remain between the two of them?
David sounded irrational. Jeff remained polite and mild IMO.
Messy. Is David a mean drunk texter? Or just a garden variety abuser?
I don’t condone the texts. I would also like to see her texts to him. I heard the radio programs. David claims she spends money like water and has no concept of money. She claims to need 50,000 a month to live. That seems like a lot. David was fat shaming her yes , I think he resents her and has for years and was probably trying to stick it out as long as he could for the sake of the girls since he seems to have so much animosity towards Shannon. David claims she often stayed in her Pajamas all day, and that she would sleep until 2:00 in the afternoon. David also stated that he had issue with Jeff, which Jeff was aware of, feeling that Jeff spent a ridiculous amount of money on the new furniture for the rental house. It will be interesting to see how the judge reacts to all of this being made public.
While I agree with you in theory, $50,000/mth is a lot, there may be justifications here for requesting that amount. Tamara has reported David brought little to the marriage, it was Shannon’s money that helped him start his business. The marriage lasted 17 years, they were life partners during that time, any monies earned and future earnings should be shared. If David is earning $100,000+/mth through that business now, and it appears he could be, she is most definitely entitled to half.
$5,000 A month is not a lot to live in the OC or much of anywhere with two kids if you have a mortgage etc really BUT Shannon has money. She doesn’t need his. Shannon prob spends $5,000 on a single shopping trip.
$50k a month… not $5k
You continue to post numbers that are false or misleading, PLEASE STOP THAT.
Me? That’s the first time I’ve ever posted a figure and that’s because it’s in the post above.
I died at “you piece of [poop emoji]”
I try to curb my cursing in front of my kids and often say “oh..poop emoji.”
Eh, after Shannon’s constant emasculation of David on the Flagellation Tour she had him on for lo these past seasons, I’m surprised he hasn’t vented much worse at her.
And since she adamantly screamed at Vicki that she was most definitely NOT abused by him, it’ll be amusing to see her try to walk that back.
You should maybe learn a little more about the cycle of abuse before you give credence to a women still in a marriage claiming that she was not abused. She may be telling the truth, she may be in denial, or she may be protecting her abuser. Women (or men) in abusive situations typically protect the abuser and hide the abuse. It is textbook and they do it for a variety of reasons. I have long suspected that David was in fact abusive. At the very least verbally. His texts are abusive. There is no way to dress them up and pretend that they are not. He is responsible for his own bad, abusive behavior. Shannon’s behavior at times has reminded me of women I have known who seemed to be lashing out or losing it, got away from abusive situations, and went back to being completely rational, calm happy women. Don’t ever underestimate the power of gas lighting, manipulation, or abuse to make some feel and act like they are on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
In my experience abused, scared and intimidated women don’t drag their mate around to talk shows or put their “counseling “ sessions on tv for the purpose of humiliating him.
While she was doing that, THAT is when her children were being embarrassed, and she didn’t give a shit, she was collecting her pound of flesh.
I just saw behavior from both of them that made it clear there was more to the story than we were seeing. Everyone was saying poor emasculated David but David seemed to enjoy the lime light at times. I also am very familiar with the man who goes along and does things in public but behind closed doors is a different animal. All of it aimed at garnering the sympathy of the outside world–“See what an awful b***h I live with, I know she’s crazy but I put up with it beacuse I love her so much, etc.” My ex-BIL did that with my sister. He would tell everybody how whipped he was. How he did everything for her and put up with it because he loved her. Behind closed doors he was choking her, hitting her, verbally abusing her, controlling finances, etc. Eventaully it all cam,e out and we saw physical proof. He sent texts like David. I am just saying, we don’t really know what goes on behind closed doors. They are getting divorced and he has hardly been behaving well at all.
I know for a fact, if you are being abused, you will try to hide it from everyone, bkz you are embarrassed that you got yourself into the situation, and everytime it happens, … you hope, this was the last time, he will turn back into my loving prince this is just a one time thing, soon you are caught up in a cycle, and then when you finally try to tell people what is really going one no one wants to believe it.
I agree Tabaccorhoda. “Gaslighting” and “abuse” are used in just about every situation I read online when actually the guy is just a dick. She was not abused. No angel but not abused. He’s a dick. Just because a guy is a massive piece of poop emoji doesn’t make him abusive or gaslighting his partner. People need to reach for a dictionary every so often.
Tell that to Taylor Armstrong…… her counselling sessions were recorded for the show. Does that mean she wasn’t abused?!!
I’m not talking about Taylor. I’m talking about Shannon. Shannon is whom this post is about.
Jen my reply was in the wrong place, it was to tobaccorhoda who insinuated that abused women don’t televise their counselling sessions. The Taylor Armstrong tale tells a different story. I am just pointing to a parallel which shows different.
Remember Shannon telling the story of David barricading himself in one of their daughter’s rooms trying to get away from Shannon? I think she said she actually broke the door trying to get to him.
I don’t like Shannon or David. But I really like Jeff and I wish he would stay out of this. I think Shannon is using Jeff to tell the world what David says to her so she can say “look what David is saying/doing to me” without actually saying or doing it herself. I wish Shannon and David would grow up and think of their kids.
I smell a cease and desist or gag order coming on David and Shannon’s divorce proceedings.
I hope so. For their girls sake anyway.
Divorces can make you do things you NEVER thought you had in you.
Our two, my man and I now laugh about how crazy we got, but it’s been 30 years since the first one.
Thank god there was not social media. I’d probably be located on Google, and not in a good way, lol.
She’s a bitch and he’s an asshole. Oldest story ever. Why don’t they listen to Dorinda? “Say it forget it-write it regret it”!
LOVE
This is child abuse. shannon and david need to settle their differences in private. This is totally unfair to their children
I’m just here to say I want to be in this friend group now that Shannon and David are out.
He is a vile POS but I still do not blame him for all of their problems.
Also from the beginning I found it shitty that Shannon shared her texts on air. With a friend..okay. Shannon now wants to play the victim *enter Marsha Brady gif here* sure Jan.
Sounds like some major drunk texting!
I have no doubt that these texts are legitimate. Jeff Lewis is known for being brutally frank and honest. David Beador is not a nice person – case closed. Anyone who would cheat on his wife and repeatedly take the mistress to his parents’ home for dinner (where they encouraged the affair), is a bone fide POS. Shannon might have been high maintenance, but he had known that for years. If he had any sense, he’d stop this rubbish, gather together what shreds of dignity he has left, and show respect to Shannon and their girls.
Shannon should fair ok. She has her new Real food line coming on out on QVS in a couple of weeks. . Hopefully she can move on and not be so bitter.
QVC.. sorry typo
I have a pretty good understanding of Shannon and her outbursts now. She has been verbally beaten down. Of course, there was also that dv arrest several years ago. I really hope she didn’t have to deal with physical abuse, the emotional aspect is pretty bad on its own. I also feel for her children, living with that toxicity.
I really believe these husbands of the housewives become very annoyed, frustrated, bitter angry, etc etc etc when the wives get a taste of money and fame they change. I doubt a lot of those changes are positive. I’m not excusing his behaviour but the husband divorcing and doing something vile and it becoming public is SO old news with all of these housewives. An exception Peter never said much about Cynthia negative in the press or on a show, etc. David’s texts to Jeff actually even tell him he wants nothing to do with money hungry fame which is about 97% of housewives behavior. Just a thought.
I’m just not certain about something. Jeff and Shannon read David’s texts.
Jeff read his and David’s texts.
Were any texts of Shannon read?
I wondered that too. Shannon is no wallflower and I’m sure she said her share of nasty things. Ever since the things she did to Kelly in the very beginning of Kelly’s season and even in the last season I think Shannon is very good at playing the “who me?? I’d never do that” game when she is caught.
I guess ol Vicki was right about David. Now maybe Shannon can understand her hanging on too long to a bad man.
sounds like this is going to be the second version of tamra/simon or bethenny/jason. i wonder if tamra is giving her any “advice?” david and shannon should both know by now that it will be a horrible, long, drawn out divorce if they keep letting this kind of stuff get out. they need to stop playing this out online and on the air…..for the sake of their daughters and their own sanity. not giving either of them a pass at this point.
Very inappropriate to read those messages to the public in a passive way to get back at David.
Shannon should teach her daughters the lesson of not tolerating abusive behavior in private. I’m not sure how airing this out to the world is going to help their daughters.
Shannon and Jeff are selling their souls by going this far.
David had the look of an abuser so I’m not surprised and he is repulsive but this dirty laundry for our entertainment is just vile.
Jess is so messy and passive with his antics, too.
How is reading abusive messages publicly different from the stuff being made public in the “me too” movement? The idea is that women will not be afraid to say “no” or “no more.” Maybe those messages are the tip of the iceberg of David’s verbal and other abuse.
Agree, thill. I’m sure, given what we’ve been privy to, that the girls have seen and heard worse. And they aren’t small. They’ve likely deduced what they haven’t seen. The best thing for them is for Shannon and David to live apart.
The difference is those girls will be taunted at school and those Orange County entitled kids are not so nice. For the girls sake, they can be taught in private. Also, the judge told them to stop damaging the girls
I absolute unequivocally believe Vickis claims from last year now – without a doubt.
?? anyone else notice that David Beador’s initials are DB aka “douche bag”. That’s all. You ladies have a wonderful week!!
I understand people are concerned for Shannon’s kids with these texts being made public, but the thing is, the kids would have already known very well that their father was verbally abusive to their mother, and I’m sure the shame and trauma of it was deeply painful for them, as is the pain of being caught in the middle of fighting parents. Just a guess on my part, but perhaps having it out there gives them a little peace in that it publically vindicates their Mom. The guy is an abusive, fat-shaming gas-lighter. He sowed it, now he’s gotta reap the whirlwind.
The only thing those Newport Beach kids know about “Me Too” is getting a Mercedes or BMW like the other kids and getting there own ” Me Too” Black AMEX card with no limit like Mom and Dad. BTW one of their daughters just got a new BMW X3 from Dear Dad.
Jeff needs to stay out of it, it’s clearly none of his business.
Probably, Shannon’s passive aggressively shared the texts with Jeff. Many people fight dirty and say horrible things when thy are forced to share their children and their money with someone for whom they lost respect and love. That is the nature of divorce.