Denise Richards Calls Lisa Rinna ‘Merciless’ Amid ‘RHOBH’ Drama

Calling her out! Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Denise Richards is addressing her former costar Lisa Rinna’s habits on season 12 of the Bravo sequence.

“I watched #RHOBH final night time,” the Wild Issues star, 51, wrote by way of Instagram on Thursday, October 20. “Whereas I’ve empathy for Lisa Rinna dropping her mother, what’s her excuse all the opposite years on the present for being so merciless & so vindictive?”

All through the course of the season, Rinna, 59, has had outbursts and even lashed out towards her fellow Housewives — primarily Sutton Stracke — as she mourned the loss of life of her mom, Lois, who handed away in November 2021.

In the course of the second episode of the three-part reunion particular that aired on Wednesday, October 19, the Emmy-nominated discuss present host admitted it “perhaps would’ve been higher” if she had “taken the day off” to course of her grief after viewing a montage of her dramatic moments from the season.

“While you’re in that deep of ache — I’ve executed the most effective I can. I’m sorry for being loopy and a maniac and screaming and doing what I’ve executed,” she mentioned. “I’m actually simply attempting to stroll via life.”

The Days of Our Lives actress has acquired a combined reception from followers of the fact present. Whereas at BravoCon 2022, Rinna was met with a really adverse response in the course of the RHOBH panel.

“They booed me. I cherished it. It’s fabulous,” The Movie star Apprentice alum solely instructed Us Weekly after the panel. “Effectively, I’d by no means been booed earlier than. I form of thought it was the best factor ever. It’s like being a wrestler. I cherished it.”

Richards, who hasn’t been a part of the franchise since season 10, was not invited to the New York Metropolis occasion and took to social media to handle the obvious snub.

“I heard a couple of ex housewives have been requested to be at #BravoCon @BravoTV @TheRealCamilleG,” the previous style mannequin tweeted on Friday, October 14, tagging fellow RHOBH alum Camille Grammer. “Surprise why we weren’t requested to be there? Followers didn’t need us?”

A number of followers took to Twitter to assist the Blue Mountain State alum, teasing that — had she been in attendance — they wouldn’t have booed her arrival. “Thanks a lot,” she replied.

Richards joined the RHOBH forged in season 9 after showing as a visitor star throughout season 5. The Love Unintentionally actress exited the sequence in 2020 following fellow alum Brandi Glanville’s accusations that the 2 had an affair, which Richards has regularly denied.

“I completely don’t remorse occurring the present. I actually cherished working,” the Actual Lady Subsequent Door creator solely instructed Us in July. “I like the moments that we had touring and dinners with one another. And there’s an incredible camaraderie with the womanhood on the present. And that’s one thing that I feel is actually optimistic.”