The Real Housewives of New York City's Luann de Lesseps claims costar and longtime friend Dorinda Medley criticizes her drinking "to make herself feel better" about her own drinking.
In 2017, the former Countess de Lesseps was arrested in Palm Beach, Florida, for battery of an officer, disorderly intoxication, making threats against a public servant, and resisting arrest. She entered an alcohol treatment center and vowed to stay sober. In April 2019, Luann failed an alcohol test and was taken into custody for violating her probation. She completed all terms of her probation in August 2019 and, in January 2020 revealed she had begun drinking again. Thursday's episode of RHONY showed Dorinda bring up de Lu's 2017 arrest (again) during an argument in Mexico about Ramona Singer. Dorinda brought it up after Luann told her Singer was judging Medley's drinking. "Judging me on my drinking? You went to jail for your drinking! She doesn't judge you? You went to jail on your drinking. You faltered your probation and almost went to jail again," Medley screamed.
On Thursday's episode of Watch What Happens Live, the Countess said she doesn't think Dorinda brings up her drinking in order to hurt her. "I just think it says a lot about her that she has to make someone feel bad about themselves and shame them in order to make herself feel better," she said. "I don't think it's about me; I think it's really more about her." Medley previously brought up de Lesseps' mugshot during a fight on RHONY ("You drunken fool. You have a mugshot of your drunkenness") and said on WWHL in July that she "felt terrible" about her remarks. "It was just all very emotional, and I think we're horrible day drinkers," Medley said.
The Countess also discussed that she is drinking again. Fans remember her taking a sip of a vodka soda earlier in the season when she thought it was water. She expressed that she had been sober because of her probation. "When I got through to the other side, I really had the choice myself to decide if I wanted to drink or not. I felt in a good place and I felt I was back in the driver's seat," she said. "Now I don't have anyone watching over my shoulder except for me."
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Source: WWHL