Tamra Judge probably doesn’t mind having more dirt on Jennifer Pedranti’s now-fiancé, Ryan Boyajian. After all, Tamra did spend most of Season 17 of The Real Housewives of Orange County accusing Ryan of being the “town whore.” However, it looks like white-collar crime is where Tammy draws the line when it comes to the type of drama that belongs on RHOC.
Filming for Season 18 of RHOC had already wrapped, but it picked back up when Ryan was implicated in a $16 million MLB theft and gambling case.
Just like last season, Jenn’s standing by her man. Tamra, on the other hand, recently expressed her disgust regarding the situation, sniping that she “didn’t sign up for Mob Wives“.
Tamra on Ryan’s alleged scandal: ““This is dark.”
If you aren’t caught up, reports emerged earlier this month that exposed Ryan’s alleged involvement in the scheme, along with Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.
Basically, Ryan, or “Associate 1” as he’s been identified, was implicated as a middleman between Ippei and an illegal bookmaker. Ippei is accused of stealing money from Shohei’s bank accounts to pay off gambling debts.
Sources suggested that Ryan’s been given immunity for his cooperation in the investigation.
On Monday, Tamra took to her and Teddi Mellencamp’s podcast, Two Ts in a Pod, to share her reaction to the whole ordeal.
“I didn’t sign up for Mob Wives. I signed up for ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County,’” she began.
She added, “This is dark. This is heavy. This is disgusting.”
Alluding to RHOC filming resuming in light of the scandal, she shared, “You guys, it’s bad. I’m not the one that actually brought it up on the show…originally.”
Ryan’s lawyer responded to Tamra’s podcast comments
Ryan must be a Two Ts listener, because his lawyer, Steven Katzman, promptly responded to Tamra’s comments via Page Six.
Steven’s statement read, “While we continue to take the position that we cannot comment in light of the active investigation of which my client is cooperating, I will state that I suspect Ms. Judge does not know anywhere close to all of the facts, mischaracterizes in podcast what she does with inflammatory rhetoric and should refrain from commenting publicly on the same until she does.”
This all begs the question: what did Mob Wives ever do to Tamra? It’s a classic; show it some respect! Besides, has Tamra forgotten that Jen Shah, Teresa/Joe Giudice, and Tom Girardi exist?
Season 18 of The Real Housewives of Orange County should premiere later this year on Bravo.
TELL US – WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON TAMRA’S COMMENTS? ARE RYAN’S ALLEGED CRIMES BEYOND THE TYPE OF DRAMA THAT BELONGS ON A HOUSEWIVES SHOW?
