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Tamra Judge slams Vicki by sharing strange, shocking, dark new info about The OG of The OC that we are still trying to make sense of.  Speaking of Tamra, she explains why Shannon Beador should thank Alexis Bellino, we discuss why Shannon should thank Producers and what we expect to happen the rest of this RHOC season.  In other news, Jeff Lewis’ ex Gage Edward slams Jeff, Jeff’s psychic predicts m...

Renee and Jenn Graziano step back Behind The Rope. Renee returns and brings big sis Jen to, as we like to say, mention it all.  Renee and Jenn discuss the early days of Mob Wives, castmates Drita, Karen, Carla, Big Ang and what it was like to work as creator (Jenn) and talent (Renee) while balancing being sisters outside of the show. Jenn and Renee talk about the ups and downs in their relationshi...

Louie Ruelas’ company, Digital Marketing Solutions (DMS), filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy last week. We break down the facts that led up to this declaration, discuss what this means for the business and where Mr. Ruelas goes from here. We next discuss Teresa - what she knew, if anything, her new goals in life and how she feels about this declaration of Bankruptcy, her husband and the public’s reac...

Jax and Brittany’s divorce moves forward, he is served on camera, she goes on the cast trip solo, he talks about being a soon to be amazing ex-husband, he details how much he loved rehab and we wonder how and why The Valley Season Two is shaping up to be one of the best reality shows out there. In other Valley news, Kristen Doute is engaged, Michelle brought her new man on the cast trip, he bonded...

Renee and Jenn Graziano step Behind The Rope. Renee returns and brings big sis Jen to, as we like to say, mention it all.  Renee and Jenn discuss the early days of Mob Wives, castmates Drita, Karen, Carla, Big Ang and what it was like to work as creator (Jenn) and talent (Renee) while balancing being sisters outside of the show. Jenn and Renee talk about the ups and downs in their relationship thr...

RHONJ casting news has arisen this week and been exposed. We break down the RHONJ casting news and separate fact from fiction as this fractured, on pause franchise looms on. Nene Lakes returned to the NBC family earlier this week to host the E! Emmy’s after party. We discuss what this means for Nene, the rumors that she is returning to RHOA and how her hosting alongside Ariana - still America’s fa...

Braunwyn Windham Burke steps Behind The Rope. Braunwyn is here to chat about her experience before, during and after her two season run on the OG of them all, The Real Housewives of Orange County. Braunwyn breaks down the highs and lows of her time on RHOC and all that she faced during this time in the public eye - coming out as gay, revealing she is an alcoholic and showing what society still con...

Teresa and Melissa are at it again. For everyone wondering, the RHONJ pause to cure the toxicity of this once fav franchise does not seem to have taken effect quite yet. Teresa warns that America is not done with her yet, Melissa clarifies past comments that she will quit the show if Tre is back and much more from this past weeks RHONJ top headlines. Heading west, we break down the latest episode...

Last week we had an epic night out with both Kathy Hilton and Sutton Stracke. As we prepare for the new season of RHOBH - coming soon - for everyone who wants to know the details of that night out… here ya go.  Rachel Fuda claims she is unemployed. Vicki Gunvalson comes for Tamra and Teddi once again as they clap back and so on and so forth. Katharina Mazepa and Lenny Hochstein break up and the ne...

There is really only one main topic to break down today. After gathering all of the facts of she said, she said, we break down the epic war that seems to be getting worse by the day between Tamra and Vicki, no last names needed. Who could have ever predicted this? After feuding all season, off air, Vicki slammed Tamra as a bad mom who does not care at all about daughter Sidney, has martial problem...

Sharing an episode of a podcast we're loving. On Pop Culture Moms, longtime friends and pop culture enthusiasts Andie Mitchell and Sabrina Kohlberg seek the best advice and most valuable insights from the fictional moms we love most from TV and movies. Each week Andie and Sabrina sit down with fellow “scholars” of pop culture to explore the highs and lows of parenting. And they talk to some of our...

So many changes in the VanderVerse, so little time. Today we try to make sense of it all.  Jax and Brittany move forward with their divorce, engage in on line shade, film The Valley - separately, continue the Pod - separately and everything and anything else in between as she goes on the cast trip while he sits this one out. Jax is diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and PTSD, Brittany is seen breakin...

Danielle Cabral claims she is not sure if she can handle another RHONJ season like this past, details the hardest parts of the job and discusses her and the show’s future as the RHONJ long pause remains in full effect. Margaret Josephs has a message for Danielle Staub and Siggy Flicker, discusses Teresa’s grudges, slams ex-friend Jackie Goldschneider, discusses the fall out of Tre’s friendship wit...

Tim Murray steps Behind The Rope. Comedian, Actor, Multifaceted Performer Extraordinaire. Tim is here to chat about the return of his comedy hour Witches, which begins shows the states this month. As an ode to its return, we talk some of our fav witches throughout the decades in pop culture - Charmed, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, the Craft, Wicked and last, but certainly not least, what we feel is t...

Chef Stu returns to help us break down all that has been going down in the BravoSphere over the past week. Andy Cohen recently weighed in, again, on the future of RHONJ, fans react, and we discuss what we think will happen regarding this once top rated franchise. RHOSLC returns next week, the cast is already slamming each other on social media and fans speculate about Jen Shah’s future role on the...

Andy Cohen tripled down this week on the fact that we should not ask about, think about or expect RHONJ casting news any time soon. That said, it seems to have been a busy week in RHONJ land. Louie Ruelas posted a warning to his enemies which seems to double down on how he feels about Margaret’s son, suggest he was not at all sorry despite his on line apology and imply that he is still as conflict...

The Real Housewives of Orange County's Lynne Curtin steps Behind The Rope.  Lynne takes us back to when she was first cast to step behind the gates of Coto de Caza in Season Four of the hit Bravo show. Lynne walks us through how she was cast on RHOC, who she knew before being cast and some of the story lines we saw regarding her life as they played out on national television. We discuss how The Re...

For everyone who did not attend our live show, which lasted over three long hours, no question was off limits. Having just watched one of the most toxic seasons of RHONJ a lot of questions were about RHONJ past, current and, most important, future. Who will return - Teresa or Melissa or Neither? We break all of that down in this Final Part Three of our live show which sold out earlier this month w...

With RHONJ over and done, a lot of the cast is spending time together while other possibly former RHONJ seem to want nothing to do with each other. We discuss which friendships are real and which of our fav Garden State ladies will probably never speak again now that the season has come to an end. In other news, Tom Girardi is found guilty, Erika Jayne reacts and we, the viewing public, await his...

Vicki Gunvalson had a near death experience, Housewives fans have mixed reactions and Kelly Dodd made the scary encounter all about her. Shocking, we say sarcastically.  Speaking of Kelly Dodd, she had some family drama of her own which we break down and discuss. In other news, a new potential villain has emerged over in the VanderVerse as Brittany Cartwright files for divorce days after Jax exits...

Attention Behind The Velvet Rope listeners. I’m jumping into your regularly scheduled listening to tell you that the biggest names in entertainment share with actress Cush Jumbo the stories that made them who they are today. From the most influential figure in fashion, Anna Wintour to Golda Rosheuvel of Bridgerton and David Schwimmer of Friends to many more, I think you’ll really enjoy hearing the...

As rumors about the future of RHONJ continue to swirl - some true, some semi true and some pure fiction, we break down where we are with this fractured cast and whether any can return months, if not years from now if the show does indeed return. In other fractured show news, we discuss the likelihood that anyone from the current cast will continue, whether Scheana and Lala will make their desired...

It’s that time of the month again. Everyone’s fav Pop Culture Connoisseur returns. That’s right, Melissa Rivers is back for our monthly Pop Culture round up. First things first, we break down all of the latest drama in RHONJ land. Melissa, Teresa, Marge, Dolo and the rest of the the gang have been talking, interviewing and revealing many tidbits about the future of the show and whether they want t...

Another day, another bunch of fake RHONJ rumors about Tre, Mel and the future of the show. In other RHONJ news, Teresa has a very stern new message for Frank Catania, shares shocking news about her brother Joe, urges for a certain past RHONJ to return and much more in a series of recent interviews. The fans react, share their thoughts and scream loud that they will not watch RHONJ if the Tre Hugge...

James Harris, from Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, steps Behind The Rope. James is here to chat all about his Bravo Million Dollar Listing experience covering all the highs and lows.  Of course, James talks about his MDLLA counterpart, David Parnes and how they ended up at Mauricio Umansky’s “The Agency”. James discusses the challenges of filming and doing deals in real time on air, that real...