Producers of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills were recently served a subpoena for unseen footage of housewife Erika Jayne amid her legal turmoil. Erika and her estranged husband Tom Girardi are the subjects of numerous lawsuits related to Tom's shady business dealings as a top Los Angeles attorney. The now-disgraced lawyer is accused of embezzling millions from the tragedy victims he represented in court. Tom's legal firm announced bankruptcy, and lawyers allege Erika's entertainment company, EJ Global, LLC, received millions from her husband's firm.
Fans believe RHOBH season 11 is the juiciest in years as Erika's divorce and legal drama play out on screen. Throughout the season, Erika's co-stars have questioned how much she knew about Tom's wrongdoings to his clients. New housewife Sutton Stracke voiced her hesitation about supporting Erika because of inconsistencies in her story. The RHOBH housewives wondered if they would be involved in Erika's lawsuits due to their proximity to her on the show. Now, Bravo and RHOBH are becoming entangled in Erika's legal woes.
Lawyers involved in one of the lawsuits against Erika and Tom recently served a subpoena to Bravo producers to obtain unseen RHOBH footage of Erika (via Fox News). Attorney Jay Edelson, who previously worked with Tom Girardi, believes the network has hundreds of hours of footage, along with documentary evidence, that directly relates to the lawsuit he filed against the reality TV star. Edelson said Bravo has chosen to use the scandal of Tom's embezzlement from disaster victims to increase its ratings and make a profit. "We are hoping that Bravo changes course and decides to stop protecting Erika and its own bottom line and not make a bad decision to impair our investigation and help us recover much needed money for the victims," Edelson said.
Erika attorney, Evan Borges, called the subpoena of Bravo's footage a "fishing expedition" or "desperation move" if it is directed at Erika personally. Erika's lawyer stated there is no "hidden treasure" in the subpoenaed footage and argued they have supported that claim by providing counsel for the bankruptcy trustee with all the financial information related to the case. "There’s only a small amount of additional information that I need to provide to the trustee, which, along with everything else we’ve provided, shows that Erika’s divorce filing was for legitimate reasons, and she has been trying to make it on her own," Erika's attorney said.
As fans are counting down to the explosive RHOBH reunion, Erika continues to grab headlines with her legal controversies. Co-stars agree Erika has remained suspiciously tight-lipped about the details of her legal drama, so many anticipate the reunion will bring about some answers from the housewife. While viewers may get a taste of the truth at the upcoming reunion, there's no telling what the unseen The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills footage may reveal about the secrets of Erika's life.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.
Source: Fox News