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RHOC’s Slade Smiley Accuses Tamra Judge of “Lying About Autism” and Mentions Her Son, Plus He Says Gretchen Supported LGBTQ+ Community Before Heather

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Slade Smiley claims Andy Cohen has chosen to support Gretchen Rossi due to “overwhelming evidence” against Tamra Judge.

In a comment to a post about the Real Housewives of Orange County reunion, which accused Gretchen, 47, of being a supporter of President Trump, 79, declared that she was “not a victim,” and pointed out that there was no proof of Tamra, 58, leaking stories to bloggers, Slade, 52, went on a rant against Tamra and signaled her past behavior.

“The reason Andy supported Gretchen is that there is overwhelming evidence against Tamra and her little network of accounts, seems like you may be included in that network. Tamra has been caught in possession of screenshots of fake posts that have been altered by putting Gretchen’s name on it,” Slade began, as seen in a screenshot shared by Real Housewives Zone on Instagram.

According to Slade, Gretchen has stood up for the LGBTQ+ community “her entire life,” and not just once it became normal — or because she had children come out.

“She supported this community long before anyone on this cast did including [Heather Dubrow],” he wrote.

He then took aim at Tamra’s past use of a potential gay slur and “liking” of her son Ryan Vieth‘s “anti trans rant,” saying she only “back peddled when she got caught.”

While the RHOC finale and reunion left more questions than answers for some, Slade teased a report that has been viewed by not only Andy, 57, but also Bravo.

“The report is clear and the truth will come out. The report was done by a very well known company that does government research. Andy and the network have seen it all,” he declared. “None of this would have ever been an issue this season but it was orchestrated by Tamra, the embellished lie about Gretchen being drugged by Tamra orchestrated by Tamra. She is the one who brought it all up.”

Also in his rant, Slade said Tamra was “the obvious cancer infecting the authenticity of the show.”

“For gods sake she got caught lying about autism. She swore on the life of her children she didn’t do it. How gross is [that] the podcasts are all coming [forward] with proof she did,” he added.

In separate posts shared via screenshots by the Real OG of the NYC on X, Slade featured an article Reality Blurb shared in a January 2019 post, titled, “RHOC Star Tamra Judge’s Son Ryan Vieth Goes On Transphobic Rant Amid Transgender Controversy and She ‘Likes’ His Post, Does She Support His Views?”

In the since-deleted post, Ryan had said, “LET’S BE F**KING REAL, THE WORLD IS F**KED. COMPLETELY F**KED,“ with a screenshot of a news article, which was titled, “Britain’s first transgender family reveals son, 5, is also transitioning.”

Ryan also included a comment from someone who said, “The only thing that kid should be transitioning into is being a 6-year-old. Anything else is abusive brainwashing.”

In another post, Slade included a link to a video Zack Peter shared on X in which he claimed that Tamra had “absolutely been leaking things for months.”

“I’ve known the info she’s been leaking about the show since July, when she was trying to prevent people from interviewing Gretchen. On a personal note, I like [Tamra], I like [Teddi Mellencamp], I like [Scheana Shay], I like Gretchen. But I’m always going to call out BS when I see it,” Zack stated.

Here’s the truth about RHOC — yes, Tamra’s absolutely been leaking things for months. I’ve known the info she’s been leaking about the show since July, when she was trying to prevent people from interviewing Gretchen. On a personal note, I like Tamara, I like Teddi, I like… pic.twitter.com/YsL3Ln0Ox7

— Zack Peter (@justplainzack) October 31, 2025

No word yet on when production will begin on The Real Housewives of Orange County season 20.

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November 25, 2025
Gretchen Rossi Denies Slade Was Behind RHOC Blogger Finale Call Controversy, Addresses Homophobic Posts She’s Accused of Liking as She’s Seen With Trump Hat in Resurfaced Clip

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Gretchen Rossi is speaking out amid claims that Slade Smiley was the person behind the distorted male voice heard at the end of the finale episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County.

After the unidentified person accused Tamra Judge, 58, of leaking stories about the show, Gretchen, 47, addressed the rumors in a comment after Zack Peter, of the No Filter with Zack Peter podcast, alleged that it was “1,000 percent true” that Tamra had been in touch with podcasters and bloggers throughout season 19, and had leaked information about what was going down behind the scenes.

“I can say that with full conviction. I’ve known about this since at least July,” Zack began in a video shared to Instagram on October 31.

According to Zack, he believed the finale phone call and the DMs that preceded it likely came from a producer.

“This happens in reality TV a lot, where producers will get info and they’ll leak it through like a DM or through like an anonymous Q&A question or something, and it’s to push the storyline forward. It happens in reality TV all the time,” he explained.

Whatever the case, Zack said he can “guarantee” that “Tamra’s absolutely been leaking things for months.”

“She’s been reaching out to podcasters, she’s been telling them not to have Gretchen on their show, not to interview Gretchen because, ‘Just wait. At the finale, Gretchen’s gonna be exposed. There are these homophobic posts, and Gretchen’s been ‘liking’ them.’ I can probably name at least five people that have gotten this info from Tamra over the last several months,” he stated. “She’s absolutely been planting seeds all summer long.”

Zack then criticized Teddi Mellencamp, 44, for dragging Scheana Shay, 40, into the storyline by suggesting she was involved in the passing on of the rumor regarding the supposed drugging and hospitalization of Gretchen.

“She knew exactly what she was doing by throwing Scheana Shay’s name into the mix because the Bravo fans already hate Scheana that it was just a greater adversary for them to direct their heat onto, and they got their pitchforks, and the fans loved it, and they came for Scheana’s neck,” he suspected.

Following the sharing of the post, someone suggested that the voice heard on the finale was that of Slade.

“They all leak stuff to the bloggers. In all the franchises. However the difference with Tamra is when every podcaster or a blogger interviews her she straight up comes out and says what she has to say boldly … We see it in the replays. Why would she ‘leak’ things that she says out right? Even on their Two Ts in a Pod. Gretchen and Slade clearly set this up and that voice sounds like Slade,” they alleged.

But Gretchen denied it, suggesting there is proof to the contrary.

“It’s not Slade [and] all the cast [and] production can verify that,” Gretchen replied.

Another fan said that while they didn’t believe that Gretchen had “liked” the homophobic and anti-abortion rights posts, they didn’t understand how the screenshots could’ve been manufactured.

“If you watch they said they found the original posts and they were not showing Gretchen liking them, I think it gets exposed at the reunion that the [screenshots] had been faked,” someone replied.

And after seeing the second fan’s comment, Gretchen confirmed, “Yep.”

Then, after Scheana reacted to Zack’s video with a series of clapping emojis, someone else asked, “So are bloggers going to be the main topic on every housewives show now?”

“It’s a fabricated post, I didn’t like that … and that is NOT Slade on that phone call,” Gretchen insisted.

Another IG user asked why Tamra was getting heat for “leaking” Gretchen’s supposedly “liked” posts when it was Gretchen who reportedly “liked” them.

“Because as we spoke about this morning, those posts are old. Tamra has known about them for a long time but strategically waited until the finale to use them against Gretchen. Tamra’s circle is surround by MAGA people. But suddenly she takes issue with it, to jab at Gretchen? And then leak it MONTHS before airing?” Zack shared.

Meanwhile, in another video shared on Instagram by Bravo OMG, Gretchen was seen with a Trump hat in a years-old video as she held her daughter, Skylar Gray, now 6.

“Go Trump, go! I got a Trump hat!” Gretchen declared.

Then, after Slade warned her of a Biden hat, she added, “No, burn that one!”

The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 reunion begins next Thursday, November 6, at 8/7c on Bravo.

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November 3, 2025
RHOC’s Jo De La Rosa Calls Out Jenn for Pretending Not to Know Her & Leaks Their Texts, Plus Details Past Friendship With Gretchen & Unaired Fight as Jenn Claps Back

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Jo De La Rosa called out Jennifer Pedranti and Gretchen Rossi after the latest episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County.

In a “fact-checking” post shared to her Instagram Story, Jo, 45, reacted to Jenn, 48, asking, “Who’s Jo,” on the RHOC: After Show. She also fired back at Gretchen, 46, who downplayed their past friendship and accused her of being “desperate” to regain her position on the Bravo reality series.

“What’s wild to me is I literally met Jenn at the season finale last year at her engagement party. I thought she was the sweetest, nicest person. I used to work for [Ryan Boyajian]. I got her number. I said, ‘It was so nice to meet you.’ And then I was trying to get together with her for lunch because I had some things I wanted to tell her.”

She continued, “So we have text messages, trying to figure out a time to get together. So I just think it’s wild when she’s asking Gretchen who I am because she knows who I am,” Jo explained, showcasing a text exchange between them.

Moving on to Gretchen, Jo said they’ve had a “very long and messy journey.”

“We started out years ago as friends — even though she claims we weren’t friends. So maybe that was my mistake. I thought we were,” Jo admitted. “She was literally in the back of my music video back in the day when I used to do music, and I invited all my friends to be there. I had gone on a double date with her when I was with [Slade Smiley]. She had come to an iHeartRadio event with me. In my head, that’s definitely more than an acquaintance.”

Jo even “tried to be there for” Gretchen amid her legal drama with ex-boyfriend, Jay Photoglou, whom she accused of defamation years ago.

They were even friendly at a BravoCon event years ago, where they presented Vicki Gunvalson, 63, with the Wifetime Achievement Award.

“I went up to Gretchen after years of not talking to her, and I just said, ‘If there’s anything that I ever said, I’m sorry. I just want to start over,’” Jo recalled. “[And] all I was looking for in that moment was an apology back. I never got it. Fine. But I truly felt we were starting over again.”

But amid filming on RHOC season 19, Jo learned Gretchen had been trash-talking her on podcasts, “talking about how desperate [she was] … to get back on the show.”

Gretchen also accused Jo of “calling all the housewives” to try to get back on the show. However, when Jo created a group chat for the cast, she did so in an effort to gather donations for one of her friends, who had been impacted by the recent fires in Los Angeles.

As for claims of calling production, Jo said she did call one of her producers, whom she’d known for years, to tell her she enjoyed being on the finale and would be open to future appearances.

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that, considering I was first season cast,” she reasoned. “[Gretchen’s] continuing to spin a narrative that’s not true. I’ve stayed quiet long enough.”

“Her and I are not good, and there was actually an entire argument that happened at [Heather Dubrow]’s party that never got shown,” she continued. “An entire blowout happened. Slade jumped in at one point, which, I’m so sorry. Gretchen doesn’t need a mouthpiece. You don’t need to speak for her. She can defend herself. It just, it got ugly. It got messy, and at one point, Gretchen grabs Jenn and brings her in to try to make her point, and I’m just not down with the whole gang up.”

Lastly, Jo took aim at Gretchen for calling her “Slade’s ex.”

“My name is Jo. You can call me one of the original cast members on housewives, and we can call your husband ‘Joe’s ex,’” she declared.

Following the sharing of the video, Jenn clapped back at Jo, wondering why she felt the need to make her claims against her in public, rather than reaching out in private.

“Hi Jo- girl you still have my number!!” she began. “I thought the EXACT same thing about you! I felt like you were so sweet and kind! I absolutely loved meeting you- I have not watched the after show.. but if I said who’s Jo — to be honest when you showed up at my filmed engagement party last year that was the first time I met you.. hence why I said ‘who is Jo’ … You are correct- since then.. we’ve had a couple of lovely text exchanges. Truly, I don’t see the need to make a TikTok so [Tamra Judge] can go repost it. You could have easily used the number you have for me and we could have had a discussion. Now.. wanting back on the show and doing whatever you need to do to position yourself is a different story.. I can respect that. And if that’s your wishes I truly hope it works for you!!!”

“You have my number, please call me if you want to chat,” she added.

The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 airs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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September 8, 2025
Katie Ginella’s Husband Matt Details Slade’s Frantic ‘911’ Text Amid Gretchen Drama, Slams Jenn & Ryan for Protecting Couple, and Shades Emily as a “Mall Cop” Lawyer, Plus Accuses RHOC Cast of “Relentless” Bullying

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Katie Ginella‘s husband, Matt Ginella, detailed a “911” text and phone call he got from Slade Smiley during a podcast appearance last week.

As he looked back on the fallout involving Katie’s claims about what Gretchen Rossi, 46, had or hadn’t told her about the moments that followed her “naked wasted” ordeal with Tamra Judge, 57, Matt recalled the moment he was contacted by Slade, 51, amid the Real Housewives of Orange County cast’s girls’ trip to New Orleans.

“I get a 911 text from Slade. It gives me chills saying this right now. I was like, ‘What has happened to my wife?’” Matt shared on the August 29 episode of Don’t Let It Stu.

Although he was initially worried that something had happened to his spouse, Matt learned after calling his co-star that Slade’s concern was in regard to a dinner date he and Katie, 41, had with Slade, Gretchen, Jennifer Pedranti, 48, and Ryan Boyajian, 49, months prior.

“These are his exact words: ‘Katie might have just sealed her own fate … She told Kiki Monique what we told you guys the night of Maestro’s, and now it’s getting back out to the group. This is really bad. You need to call Katie, and you essentially need to have her hold the line and say it wasn’t said,’” Matt shared.

According to Matt, Slade informed him that he was on the other line with executive producer Alex Baskin, claiming he was “pissed” about the suggestion that Gretchen had allegedly said she was roofied and hospitalized.

“[Slade] was in like, full backpedal, and I’m like, again, this guy started [RHOC]. I don’t know what his connections … I don’t know what his relationships are with top production or whatever. I don’t know if he’s on with Alex Baskin. I just know that I know Alex Baskin is important. He’s powerful, and apparently, he’s pissed,” Matt continued.

But after calling Katie and asking her if she’d spoken to Kiki, Katie denied it.

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Matt also recounted what had gone down at Maestro’s during their group dinner, alleging that Slade was there only to make sure that he and Katie would join him in being “anti-Tamra.”

“This story was told to us. We didn’t ask for it. We’re sitting there going, ‘Wow, that’s crazy. That’s some crazy sh*t,’” he revealed.

As for why Jenn has denied Katie’s claims about what Gretchen said that night about the “naked wasted” incident, Matt accused her and Ryan of “covering and pretending” on Gretchen and Slade’s behalf because they “hate Tamra so much.”

Matt then described how the story evolved as it was passed on.

“A credible journalist gets told this story by Katie, apparently. Kiki said multiple times that it’s off the record, and I love hearing that now, she’s saying that she had an off-the-record conversation with Dave Quinn, who I guess took it to Tamra,” he stated. “The panic button was hit, and Slade was like, ‘Oh sh*t, that whole little embellishment I was doing for whatever reason…’”

Moving on to the other women, Matt pointed out that Jenn and Katie “were real friends.”

“This was a true friendship. Katie rode for Jenn, supported Jenn, believed Jenn, backed Jenn to the other women. She did everything that I think she thought Jenn would do for her, and Jenn didn’t,” he said.

As for Emily Simpson, 49, Matt poked fun at her legal career.

“For this mall cop of a lawyer to hire a lie detector when she knows it’s not admissible in court, the whole scene turns on a dime. It’s all a light, happy, ‘Oh, that’s not true.’ ‘Okay, that’s fine.’ But here comes Katie. Goes last. Misses all of them. ‘No one believes you.’ ‘You’re a horrible person,’” he recalled.

“This has been a nonstop, relentless projection and assault and bullying of grown women to a grown woman. [Shannon Beador]’s storyline? Katie. Jenn’s storyline? Katie. Gretchen’s storyline? Katie. [Gina Kirschenheiter] and Emily’s storyline? Katie,” he concluded.

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The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 airs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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September 1, 2025
Tamra Judge Says Jenn is the “Janet” of RHOC, Explains Calling Slade a “Deadbeat Dad” and Shares Regret Over IG Feud With Gretchen

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Tamra Judge compared Jennifer Pedranti to Janet Caperna during an interview on Lala Kent‘s podcast on Wednesday.

As she also shared new details about her troubled past with Gretchen Rossi, 46, explained the reasoning behind her “deadbeat dad” statement against Slade Smiley, 51, and revealed what she regretted about their recent Instagram feud, the 57-year-old Real Housewives of Orange County star looked back on her FBI drama with Ryan Boyajian, 49, and spoke of how Jenn, 48, was cast on the show.

“[Jenn] was a Janet. She wanted to be on the show,” Tamra declared on the August 20 episode of Give Them Lala.

As fans of The Valley may have heard, Janet was accused of being a “fan” of Vanderpump Rules and plotting a run-in with Scheana Shay, 40, which ultimately got her on the show.

As for how Jenn was cast on the show, Tamra said that she asked several women, including Jenn, who frequented her former gym, CUT Fitness, at the prompting of the producers.

“They reached out to her, they passed on her, and they brought [Braunwyn Windham-Burke] on … At the time [she was still married to William Pedranti]. So I never gave her name ever again, never said anything to casting about anybody, and then years later I get a text message saying, ‘Hey, the show’s reaching out to me,’ and I’m like, ‘Oh, well, try out. It could be good for you.’ I know that’s what she’s always wanted, and I didn’t have any hard feelings for her … we just weren’t close,” she said.

After Jenn joined RHOC in 2023 for season 17, it was suggested that she was a “best friend” of Tamra’s. However, according to Tamra, that wasn’t the case.

“I’m like, ‘I invited you to a few things and you came to my gym … But by no means were we best friends,’“ she clarified.

Reflecting on her comments about Jenn wanting to be her, Tamra said that the on-camera conversation was tricky because she was trying to explain herself without breaking the fourth wall.

“I feel like she kind of honed in on me and started going to my gym and doing all these things,” Tamra noted.

She then stated that she never called the old image she shared of Jenn a “fatty photo.”

“She’s not fat. She had been coming to my gym. I met her at my gym … she was heavier than she is now, but by no means fat … She’s always had an amazing body, but now she’s very, very thin,” Tamra explained.

Although Tamra acknowledged that Jenn had become “more vocal” in her confessionals, she didn’t note that as a good thing. Instead, she suggested Jenn used her interviews to paint a certain narrative.

“[Jenn] and I are a lot different. She likes to play victim on things and drag things out,” she explained.

Moving on to another castmate, Gretchen, Tamra said that despite her efforts to turn over a new leaf, she and Gretchen were unable to get to a better place amid filming.

“I try all season long to get to a better place with her, and you’ll see as it goes on,” she teased.

While Tamra has been accused of trash-talking Gretchen and her longtime fiance, Slade, Tamra insisted that she’s only repeated widely-known reports.

“The only time I’ve ever said anything is when his son passed away, and the mother put out a statement on TMZ, and [Teddi Mellencamp] read it in our headlines. That was it … I made zero false allegations against Slade in my podcast … Teddi read the headlines,” she explained.

Tamra also said she “never called” Slade a “deadbeat dad” before noting that she repeated the information found in the press.

“‘Deadbeat dad?’” she asked. “It was in the press. If my husband wasn’t paying child support and it was in the press, do you think no one’s gonna bring it up?”

“I also said, ‘This is Slade’s son, and that’s hard and it’s sad.’ I promoted the GoFundMe and Teddi, and I donated $1,000,” she continued. “[But] I feel like when people get stuck on things from the past, it’s because they’re true.”

Looking back on her recent IG feud with Gretchen, Tamra said that when she called for more compassion from her castmates, she was not referring to Gretchen.

“I don’t expect it from Gretchen or Jen .. Where I want it from like [Emily Simpson], Gina, and [Heather Dubrow], and Heather’s been very, very kind to me and has been through the process with me, and [Dr. Terry Dubrow] being a doctor, he got on the phone with me in the beginning when Teddi got sick and talked to me about things,” she revealed. “They were always there for me.”

Tamra then admitted to regretting the post that sparked the feud, which saw Gretchen suggesting she was hypocritical for wanting sympathy when she didn’t give it to her when she went through hard times.

“After I posted it, I’m like, ‘Why did I do that? I shouldn’t have done that. It was too impulsive, but now it’s out there. Sh*t, what do I do?’ By midday, I’m like, ‘Take it down,’” Tamra recalled of the message that additionally gave a nod to Shannon Beador‘s DUI.

Also on Lala’s podcast, Tamra looked back on her FBI feud with Ryan, saying, “With the FBI, I didn’t just pull it out of my a**. It was out there. It came out.”

The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 airs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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