Overview

• Gina Kirschenheiter asserts Katie Ginella’s secret audio recording of Shannon Beador left cast members feeling unsafe and claims it was played for other housewives
• Katie Ginella acknowledges taping Beador during a Season 18 photo shoot and apologizes but insists she only shared the file with her husband, Matt Ginella
• Heather Dubrow publicly denies researching Katie’s custody battle, explaining she merely circulated existing media articles among co-stars
• A deleted anti-Asian video by Jennifer Pedranti and Gretchen Rossi has deepened cultural tensions and heightened backlash against Ginella
• Season 19 production remains unsettled as Tamra Judge briefly quit and Shannon Beador continues to refuse filming alongside Ginella, underscoring fractured alliances