The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fans have been wondering for months why Erika Jayne’s husband Tom Girardi and his $15 million lawsuit haven’t been featured on the show. A company is suing the 79-year-old for not paying back an enormous loan that they claim he used to “maintain Mr. Girardi’s lavish lifestyle and to keep his prominent law firm financially afloat.”
Erika, 47, has been tight-lipped about the case, and her plotlines on the show have focused narrowly on her life as an entertainer and her extravagant lifestyle. Fans have questioned why she keeps her personal life so secret, when her costars’ husbands are often front and center in the show’s drama.
In a new interview, the Pretty Mess author finally addressed her husband’s legal troubles and why she keeps their May-December romance off screen. Click through the gallery for all the info on Erika and Tom’s life together.
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According to
The Blast, Law Finance Group sued Tom for allegedly failing to repay a loan of over $15 million that was meant to fund his law firm. They also said he used this money to support his luxe life.
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They claim he didn’t make any efforts to repay the money.
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Tom told The Blast the claims weren’t true. “I have not taken one penny from the law firm in the past three years. I have devoted everything to assist in the cases that we have here,” he said.
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“Further, the money that was borrowed, we agreed to repay in approximately two weeks before the lawsuit. It is slanderous that the money was for my ‘lifestyle’ … every penny went for costs in cases that the firm is handling,” he explained.
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Erika told
Entertainment Tonight that Tom hasn’t been on the show because being a lawyer is his “first responsibility.”
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The singer said the legal issue hasn’t been on TV because it’s in arbitration. “You can't show those things on television, simple as that,” she said. “You can't show legal issues on TV. You can show trials. We're not in trial!”
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Andy Cohen previously asked Erika about the case on
Watch What Happens Live, and she gave the same answer. “It's a lawsuit, and you can't comment on it,” she said.
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And if fans criticize her for not showing the “real” her, she said her life as her performer is her reality. “My performance life, it is my life. That is my home life … That is my job,” she said.
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What do you think of Erika’s comments about her husband’s lawsuit? Sound off in the comments!
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According to
The Blast, Law Finance Group sued Tom for allegedly failing to repay a loan of over $15 million that was meant to fund his law firm. They also said he used this money to support his luxe life.
They claim he didn’t make any efforts to repay the money.
Tom told The Blast the claims weren’t true. “I have not taken one penny from the law firm in the past three years. I have devoted everything to assist in the cases that we have here,” he said.
“Further, the money that was borrowed, we agreed to repay in approximately two weeks before the lawsuit. It is slanderous that the money was for my ‘lifestyle’ … every penny went for costs in cases that the firm is handling,” he explained.
Erika told
Entertainment Tonight that Tom hasn’t been on the show because being a lawyer is his “first responsibility.”
The singer said the legal issue hasn’t been on TV because it’s in arbitration. “You can't show those things on television, simple as that,” she said. “You can't show legal issues on TV. You can show trials. We're not in trial!”
Andy Cohen previously asked Erika about the case on
Watch What Happens Live, and she gave the same answer. “It's a lawsuit, and you can't comment on it,” she said.
And if fans criticize her for not showing the “real” her, she said her life as her performer is her reality. “My performance life, it is my life. That is my home life … That is my job,” she said.
What do you think of Erika’s comments about her husband’s lawsuit? Sound off in the comments!
