The “Pumptini” king has always been the sinister jester of Vanderpump Rules, with James Kennedy rarely apologizing for his actions. The English DJ broke into the series by dating Kristen Doute. It also helped that James had a hell of a temper, which was often fueled by his love of alcohol. Watching James was like watching a train crash; you couldn’t look away, no matter how bad it got. Below are some James Kennedy’s worst moments that truly stand out.
James Told Tom to Cheat on Katie
Even though it was clear that Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney would most likely not live out their days together, James still felt it was okay to encourage his friend to be unfaithful to the SUR server.
It was no secret that James and Katie never quite got along, but the advice seemed shameful even for James. The DJ claimed he urged Tom to cheat because he detested Katie, but the motive was clear: James wanted to hurt Katie badly.
James Fat Shames
During both Season 5 and Season 7 of Vanderpump Rules, James came hard for Katie, even choosing to fat shame her after she opened up about her body image issues.
During an argument, James went as far as to yell, “Lose some fu*cking weight” to Katie during one of his drunken outbursts. He also asked if she was pregnant and noted, “Those shorts aren’t working for you” during an 80s-themed pride event.
James Flicks His Cigarette
During one of their many messy breakups, James took his mean streak too far again when he decided it was okay to flick a lit cigarette onto Kristen Doute. After discovering he had kissed Lala Kent, Kristen turned up at SUR and was taunted by James, who told her she would never have his “pretty, young’ body ‘ever again.”
The hookup occurred just hours after their umpteenth split, but Kristen was pissed nonetheless. After what seemed like hours of fighting, James finally flicked his lit cigarette at Kristen, hitting her while he walked away.
James Rage Texts
James doesn’t only have face-to-face battles, as he has been known to partake in rage text sessions. After a long night of drinking, Rachel Leviss shared how she had blacked out but was awoken by several nasty text messages from her boyfriend.
In a drunken frenzy, James had apparently sent a plethora of vial texts, including calling Rachel a “whore, slut whore” and ending with “fu*k you. Where are you? I’m breaking up with you.” What a winner, right? It became quite clear that James was emotionally abusive.
James Chugs Fireball
In a less than impressive move, James turned up to a cast night out only to chug a waterfall of Fireball. After the OGs had a go at him, all he could muster up as a response was, “Whaaaat.” Not knowing his limit was a huge turnoff to the group as he yelled, “I’m from the 60s,” while wearing a Beatles wig. His over-the-edge antics led to some nasty words, and it just solidified that alcohol was not his friend.
Between spitting on doors, calling people names, and acting verbally and, at times, physically abusive, James is a real handful and not someone you want as an enemy. James very much made himself the bad guy, with Stassi Schroder once noting, “If you took a bad James Bond villain and like made him sweaty and drunk on fireballs and then like had him played by an emaciated muppet, that would be less annoying than James Kennedy.”
Even though he has aged, James seems to be getting a bit better as he has learned lessons along the way. However, he still very much has issues with his temper and authority. Season 10 showed James putting his powers of evil to good use as he mocked Tom Sandoval through the entire reunion. For now, we will still be keeping an extremely close eye on James, as he is bound to slip up during Season 11 and piss someone off with his sassy behavior.
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