Andy Cohenis addressingErika Girardi’s future onThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsafter the release of the ABC News Originals documentaryThe Housewife and the Hustler.
During his SiriusXM showAndy CohenLive, the Bravo stalwart weighed in on the documentary, which examines Erika’s estranged husbandTom Girardi’s legal troubles and what she knew about them.
“I don’t think that documentary will affect her future on the show,” Cohen told a caller on Wednesday.
He went on to question the doc’s inclusion ofReal Housewives of New JerseyalumDanielle StaubandReal Housewives of Beverly HillsguestDana Wilkey.
Erika Girardi, Andy Cohen.Jerritt Clark/Getty; Bryan Bedder/Getty
“I will say the idea thatDanielle Stauband Dana Wilkey are the experts in this documentary about Erika is questionable at best,” Cohen said. “So I kind of realized I wasn’t going to learn anything new from them about Erika.”
As for the case itself? “The Tom Girardi stories continue to be deeply disturbing, and we have to see how this plays out,” he said.
The Housewife and the Hustler— streaming now on Hulu — explores Tom and Erika’s ongoing legal issues.
A never-before-aired deposition tape of Tom is featured in the special as well.
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Tom came under fire shortly after Erika, 49 — whom hewed in 1999— announced their split last November. A month later, he and Erika weresued for allegedly using their divorce to embezzle moneyintended for the families of victims killed in the 2018 plane crash.
Erika and Tom Girardi.Steve Eichner/AP
While Erika has not been charged with any crimes, the documentary questions how much she knew about her husband’s legal woes.
“Tom and Erika, they’re stuck together in these bankruptcy proceedings. A lot of these debts, that they owe in bankruptcy proceedings, [they] owe together, possibly,” said Brandon Lowrey, a reporter at Law360. “It’s going to be hard for her to say to she didn’t know that anything was going on.”
On Tuesday, Erika’sRHOBHcostarKyle Richardsspoke withAccess Hollywoodabouthow her friend has been doingsince the documentary was released.
“I mean, you know, obviously it’s a hard time,” Richards said. “But she’s doing okay.”
source: people.com
