Filming for Season 14 of Real Housewives of Orange County only recently began, but there may already be bad blood brewing between two members of the cast.
Following accusations of pushing her own mother down the stairs, RHOC star Kelly Dodd fired shots off at castmate Tamra Judge, who she believed spread the rumor. Dodd denied hurting her mother and called Judge a "known liar" in an interview with People magazine released Monday.
"My mom would be happy to go on record and say I never pushed her down the stairs. She actually wants to sue [Judge] for this," Dodd said.
A clip of Judge talking to fellow castmate Shannon Beador surfaced online on Saturday. In the video, Judge can be heard telling Beador, "She pushed her mother down the stairs."
Although she didn't mention Dodd's name at first, Judge goes on to say, "Kelly Dodd is the common problem."
#RHOC An old rumor surfaced when Tamra mentions during filming that Kelly had an alleged altercation with her mom and a set of stairs. When you throw a bomb at Kelly, she’ll throw a nuke back... pic.twitter.com/iEyqHeiwmB
— LoveAndyC (@LoveAndyC) April 13, 2019
Dodd did admit to having an argument with her mother, but said it didn't result in violence. "We had an ongoing disagreement, but it didn't mean [I pushed] her down the stairs," Dodd told People.
After Judge's comment went viral, Dodd shared an Instagram photo of her mother and brother, whom she was previously estranged from, proving the family was on better terms. "I am so happy to have my family back!! It's lent and it's all about forgiveness," she wrote alongside a selfie snapshot of the pair.
She added: "My Mom hates @tamrajudge always tolf me to be careful!!"
Dodd's relationship with her family began to sour after she kicked her brother Eric Meza out of her home in 2017, while in the midst of divorcing ex-husband Michael Dodd. Things continued to worsen between the siblings last year when he suggested Kelly had used drugs in the past in interviews with tabloids just as the RHOC star was being accused of having a cocaine habit by castmate Vicki Gunvalson.
Dodd has long denied ever using narcotics.
The RHOC Season 14 premiere date has yet to be revealed.
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