The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills executive producer Alex Baskin shut down rumors of a cast overhaul for season 16.
On Friday, May 23, rumors circulated that Dorit Kemsley was being put on pause for next season after clashing with longtime friends Kyle Richards and Erika Jayne in the season 15 reunion.
Per a blind item, Kyle, 57, 54, Erika, Sutton Stracke, Bozoma Saint John and Rachel Zoe were all “locked in” for season 16, with Jennifer Tilly returning as “friend of the Housewives.” Plus, the blind item alleged that Bravo offered controversial newbie Amanda Frances a new contract and that RHOBH alum Crystal Kung Minkoff was “back in the mix.”
Alex, 45, quickly denied there was any validity to these latest rumors, dismissing them as “not true” via his Instagram Story on Friday.
Dorit, 49, is currently in the middle of a messy divorce with husband PK Kemsley, with the couple battling this month over allegations that she spent more than $1 million — calculated to be 80 percent of her available funds — on luxury items over the past year.
Dorit reacted to PK’s allegations during an Extra interview on Thursday, May 21, promising that she would “have a response to it” in court soon.
“When you’re in litigation, you have to sort of follow the legal process,” she explained. “I think there will be answers to everything. When you hear one version or one narrative, there’s always another side.”
Dorit added, “Do I love fashion? Yes. Do I spend a lot of money on clothes, expensive clothes, designer clothes? Yes. It is my choice. It is also my money. It’s my money that I earn, that I work for. Not his money. However, once PK and I can finish and have an agreement, what I choose to spend my money on and what he chooses to spend his money on, it’s our own choice.”
Dorit Kemsley Charles Sykes/Bravo
“I think, right now because we’re sort of intertwined, there’s a sort of feeling like you can have a say about what the other is spending,” she concluded.
Dorit’s extravagant spending was a major point of contention during RHOBH season 15, as Kyle openly questioned whether her frenemy was acting out because of her marital issues. Kyle warned at the recent reunion that it was “a lot of money [Dorit] is spending” during shopping sprees on RHOBH.
“Being judged by you [hurts], having you go and speak to the girls about, ‘That’s a lot of money she’s spending.’ Kyle, especially from you of all people,” Dorit vented.
Kyle clapped back: “By the way, I’m not in the same financial position as you, I’m sorry.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs on Bravo and streams via Peacock.
