Overview

• On August 17, Judge posted on Instagram that she "maybe should of gotten a DUI to feel compassion," a comment widely read by outlets as alluding to Shannon Beador’s 2023 arrest.
• Gretchen Rossi condemned the post in a series of Instagram messages, accusing Judge of hypocrisy and a lack of empathy while citing past tragedies and alleging lies and plotting.
• In an Us Weekly interview, Judge said she temporarily quit during a New Orleans trip because she was overwhelmed by Mellencamp’s stage-four brain cancer diagnosis and admitted mixing Xanax with alcohol.
• Judge said Andy Cohen and executive producer Alex Baskin asked her to take a week off and return if she felt ready, describing their outreach as supportive.
• She criticized Emily Simpson and Gina Kirschenheiter for offering no compassion and praised Heather Dubrow, and her Instagram post followed a preview showing castmates questioning her accountability.