Friday, February 9, 2024

Emily Simpson and Teddi Mellencamp Respond to James Kennedy Abuse Claims

Emily Simpson sitting on stage at BravoCon 2023 wearing a white dress in front of a purple backdrop
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The Two Ts In A Pod have expanded their podcast footprint, and their latest entry is called Popping Off with Teddi Mellencamp and Emily Simpson. It’s a Vanderpump Rules podcast. They’re only two episodes in, and they’re already getting messy. In their latest episode, they weighed in on the abuse claims levied against James Kennedy.

James recently catapulted himself into the coveted position of “number one guy in the group,” but allegations about James date back to his romance with Kristen Doute. The VPR alum cryptically hinted that his “dark” truths would come to the surface one day.

Meanwhile, Rachel Leviss has also shared various allegations about James. More recently, she suggested that Bravo rehired Kristen for The Valley to keep her from opening up about James’ alleged abuse. She compared Kristen’s casting on the new VPR spinoff to paying someone “hush money.” On the podcast, Emily and Teddi shared their thoughts.

Emily and Teddi’s hot take on James Kennedy “abuse”

In Pump Rules Season 9, Rachel returned her engagement ring to James during the reunion. She said she did it because it felt like the safest way to have that interaction. Emily and Teddi played the clip from that moment, and then they weighed in on the recurring allegations. Emily theorized that “where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”

“You can only have so many allegations all the time before there has to be some truth rooted in these,” Emily explained. “You can’t just have all these different accusations and they are all just fabricated.”

Teddi agreed, and she called out the rest of the cast for propping James up and elevating him as “the number one guy.” Why would the rest of the cast want to keep an alleged abuser in their midst?

Teddi explained, “When it comes to James and any of these physical abuse allegations when it comes to Kristen or Rachel … all of the women while filming Vanderpump Rules last season supported James.”

“I feel like this is all getting to a point where when you’re in tunnel vision you’re only talking about what is making good TV at that moment and not necessarily thinking of the other situations and not putting past history involved,” Teddi explained.

Meanwhile, on Season 11 of Vanderpump Rules, James has settled into his new position. He’s DJ’ing all over the country. He and his new girlfriend Ally Lewber seem as happy as ever. Still, these allegations of abuse continue to haunt him. Even if the current VPR cast doesn’t acknowledge it.

New episodes of Vanderpump Rules air on Bravo, Tuesday nights at 8/7c.

TELL US – DOES IT SURPRISE YOU TO HEAR TEDDI AND EMILY SPEAKING ABOUT THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST JAMES? SHOULD THE OTHER CAST MEMBERS HOLD JAMES ACCOUNTABLE?

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Love Is Blind Season 6 Trailer Sees ‘Messy’ and ‘Emotional’ Connections

Contestants on Love is Blind Season 6 hugging each other
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Love is in the air, and drama is in the forecast because Love is Blind Season 6 is right around the corner and we’ve been gifted a second trailer! Netflix’s hit dating show is headed to Charlotte, North Carolina for the upcoming season, where a new batch of daters will have the opportunity of a lifetime to find their soulmate.

Netflix previously shared a trailer for Season 6 that teased a love triangle and a whole bunch of awkward connections. The latest trailer gave us a closer look at the cast and their journeys for love. Of course, it looks like there are going to be some tears shed, both the good kind and the bad kind.

Love Is Blind Season 6’s second trailer revealed

We’re six seasons into Love is Blind, but watching singles struggle to find love never gets old. It’s all fun and games until you’re engaged to someone you’ve never really hung out with in person. In the trailer for the upcoming season, we got a glimpse of how that plays out for some of the Season 6 daters.

“It is scary. This is the rest of my life,” one contestant emotionally admitted in the trailer.

Meanwhile, another person from the pods felt unsure if monogamy was even the right path for him. He told his partner, “I want this to work. It’s just the marriage thing. Can I just be with one person?”

Of course, in typical Love Is Blind fashion, some of the couples partner up but then struggle to actually get down the aisle. One of the daters named Amber “AD Desiree seemed to fall into that category. At the beginning of the trailer, she excitedly shared, “Being engaged is like a crazy feeling. I just want to relish in this moment.”

Then, by the end of the promo, her tone sounded a little less confident. Meekly, she admitted, “Time will tell if I’m bride-to-be or bride-to-be-not.”

This is the kind of mess we live for, so shout out to these daters for putting their love lives on the line for our entertainment.

Love Is Blind Season 6 premieres on Netflix on February 14th. So, if you didn’t already have Valentine’s Day plans, now you do.

TELL US – WILL YOU BE WATCHING LOVE IS BLIND SEASON 6? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE LATEST TRAILER?

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Erin Lichy Thought RHONY Legacy Was ‘Cute,’ Denies Cast Mixing

Erin Lichy in The Real Housewives of New York City
Photo by: Sean Zanni/Bravo

There’s been a lot of chatter regarding casting for Bravo staples like The Real Housewives of Atlanta and The Real Housewives of New York. After RHONY’s successful season with their new cast, including Jenna LyonsSai De SilvaBrynn WhitfieldJessel TaankUbah Hassan, and Erin Lichy, fans are curious who among them would make it back to the party. 

Will It be the same cast? Could the network bring back former Housewives from earlier seasons? Bravo hasn’t confirmed anything yet. However, Erin spoke briefly with Housewives Nightcap about the future of the show and shot down at least one rumor. 

No chance of blending “cute” RHONY Legacy with the New Era, says Erin

Now that RHONY 14 and Legacy are off the air, fans are hopeful the next season of the flagship series could feature some familiar faces. But according to Erin, Sonja Morgan stans can let that dream go. 

“I could tell you that we’re not joining forces with Legacy,” she said. “It’s not happening.” 

Although the Manhatten native believes the idea of working with veteran Housewives on an explosive season “would be cool,” she noted it wouldn’t make sense for the audience. 

“If it’s going to be us and them, it’s going to feel like two separate groups that are, like, almost battling each other,” she said before saying they “wouldn’t be woven [together].”

“I think they’ve had a show for so many years, and now we have a show. It just doesn’t make sense.” 

Season 4 of The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip, featuring popular former Housewives, including Ramona SingerDorinda Medley, and Luann de Lesseps, hit Peacock in December 2023. Want to know what Erin thought of her predecessors reliving their glory days in St. Barts? 

“I thought it was cute, right?” she asked. “It was cute.”  

Stream previous seasons of RHONY and RHUGT on Peacock. 

TELL US — WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MIXING THE CAST? DO YOU WANT THE OG CAST BACK ON TV? 

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