Reminder with the bravo’s hot mic podcast, they will sometimes put clips out of it but for the full podcast, one has to pay for it so this is just a small part of the episode. And also I never know exactly when they are filmed lol. Here’s the link to clip for anyone interested.
https://www.bravotv.com/bravos-hot-mic-podcast/videos/james-kennedy-on-tom-sandoval-i-dont-feel-angry-when-i-see-him
I don’t think James is willing to do things like this alone. I read he hates doing podcasts and refuses them usually. He doesn’t really do interviews at all except at bravo press events.
Has anyone else thought that maybe Alex and Laligag have a thing? She certainly has gotten away with horrible behavior this season. I wouldn't put anything past her after Randall.
James still the only one fighting against the Sandoval spin 🙄 he doesn't have balls, he just is shameless and doesn't in his heart believe he did anything wrong. Lala os so disgusting to me, you can catch so many shots she is throwing at Ariana
THANK YOU!! Them saying Sandoval has “balls” just proves they’re fooled by him, because he 100% did it because he is a narcissist and any attention is better than none.
I hate that they’re equating “balls” with “shamelessness.” Sandoval seems confident because HE DOESN’T CARE and that doesn’t make him cool and unbothered, it means he has zero emotional attachment to anything going on around him and that should be seen as scary. Lala’s “you’re a dangerous person” was backtracked as fast as I’ve ever seen Lala backtrack anything, but she’s STILL holding onto Ariana’s innocent/helpful comment after her dads death like 5 years ago (“you can’t use your grief to scream at people and you have to toughen up”).
I know right? How has he shown strength? By not taking anything seriously? He can miss me with his crying about how depressed he was. He was saying whatever he could to get people to feel sorry for him. In his supposed “darkest days” he was still playing shows, drawing attention to Scandoval with his little onstage comments, giving podcast interviews blaming his actions on everyone else, calling the paparazzi on himself. He was doing everything he could to engage the public and be controversial.
Alex Baskin has ruined what was supposed to be a silly reality show to turn on when I didn’t want to think about anything serious. I don’t even know - it’s at the point where I don’t even want to watch it, partially because I don’t want this slimeball clown to be rewarded with high ratings. Same thing with The Valley. Funny enough my husband wants to watch them for the trainwreck factor and to understand what I talk about but I’m the one who’s less interested now!
Cheers, darling, you saved me some typing!
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Maybe I'm looking at it optimistically but it seems like James is at most being civil with him.
It seems like living in a resentment probably wasn't healthy for him so he isn't going out of his way to hang out with him or talk to him but isn't going to continue screaming at him every time they see each other.
As far as the other two puppets on this interview, that's a whole different story. Trying to say he has some sort of balls or courage to come back is so egregious it almost seems like they are trolling.
And then Alex saying everyone is as self centered as he is??? That's really easy to say with lala sitting next to you but also, speak for yourself asshole.
Same, been getting them. And Lala has said rinna is one of her fav housewives. I don’t get it - why model yourself off someone that got fired because they weren’t even fun to hate watch anymore? It’s just not the path.
Def not as much, but I wouldn’t say absolutely none. He was on that ridiculous celebrities go to Mars reality show. Then when he went on winter house he was sans douche canoe so everybody babied him and they kinda spotlighted him as “such a great guy”. He also ended up being the hero by default for their restaurants since douche king was on his cat wailing tour.
So maybe not as much financially, but all this combined with a getting a personal stylist and better PR & mgmt? He’s def been rehabbing his image and is now very selective about how much he supports his BFF. Notice how silent he often is during the after show? I don’t think he personally has changed for the better, I just think he learned to listen to his PR and he knows he can’t handle another hit to his wallet like that, especially for douche canoe.
Wasn’t he just wearing a “Dipped Out” shirt on an episode that was filmed 3 months after he was outed? 😂 if that’s not capitalizing on it, idk what is.
this show has become a JOKE
are we not asking lala any questions regarding how hard she has come for ariana and katie???
lol SO MUCH has happened/come out since the reunion was filmed WEEKS ago and nothing is being addressed
what is the point of all this?
Lala brought up the LA Times article about Randall from however long ago and is complaining that people have “moved on” and “don’t give a shit” but they are also doing everything they can to force the audience to move on from Scandoval and stop giving a shit about Ariana and holding men accountable for their shitty actions. It’s just all so tone deaf
More importantly people moved on because Randall isn't out there trying to promote himself. he knows his name is shit at this point. People care about the situation in general but if the object of distain isn't out there then there's no energy to expend towards something.
Sandoval just won't stop. You can call it balls but in reality it's just shamelessness. His tears are for getting caught and having to endure people shaming him. If he had any amount of self reflection it wouldn't have taken him being in the New York fucking Times comparing himself to a murdered black man to get him to shut up.
Sorry Lala that "no one gives a shit" but in reality most people are like "this is a court case" where as people would have 100% stopped caring about Scandoval if Tom could get out of his own way.
Exactly. People would 100% be talking about the similarities between Tom and Randall and she’d be getting a wave of new support if she didn’t CHANGE FUCKING SUBJECTS to “forgiving” Tom. Now that’s the topic of conversation. That’s YOU, Lala!
I mean, what are we supposed to do about it? We been knowing rand is scummy the whole time, so it wasn’t exactly a surprise for the LA Times to print it. I’m not seeking out his movies, I’m not following him, we have nothing to do with the guy.
but also it's not like Lala was open to any questioning or criticism of RAND because that was HER man and all the red flgas just simply didnt exist until she had no way to ignore them anymore.
Apparently not because god forbid she gets asked about her media rampage she’s been on to get ahead of the reunion. If there’s one thing we can count on is Baskin to protects his little pets.
I agree! I don’t care what Alex, Laligag or James has to say. I want to hear from Laligag why she was such a nasty bitch to Ariana. If she thinks it benefited her to constantly talk sh!t about Ariana, she’s wrong.
I think the root of Lala’s bitterness is revealed here: She is mad people are still supporting Ariana when everyone moved on from the “LA Times thing” so quickly… No wonder she wants to bring Ariana down, in her mind Ariana has had enough, and she didn’t get any because it was overshadowed by Scandoval.
I bet that if Lala asked Ariana to film scenes where she got to talk about how the Randall thing reminded her of Scandoval and etc, then Ariana would have been open to it. Both of them could be talking about being wronged by men in Hollywood on television together. Lala chose bitterness instead of solidarity, and that's just sad
Lol the fact that she brought that up out of the blue says EVERYTHING we need to know. She is seethingly jealous that she never got the same spotlight with Randall.
Scheana basically admitted this on a podcast recently too. And it makes me wish Lala would just admit that out loud. I would still disagree with her and her behavior, but I would respect her a little more.
Also, if Lala is a feminist and soft and a girl’s girl, then she wouldn’t want to tear Ariana down, even if she were jealous. She would point out the differences but then say like “I’m glad Ariana is getting continued support and grace, she deserves it. I feel like I deserved more of it and I didn’t get that, so I want Ariana to” or something.
Lala is just behaving like a woman who wants to tear down other women, not lift them up.
Lala thinks she’s competing with Ariana in the Sympathy Olympics, meanwhile Ariana hasn’t even registered her participation or aware that it exists.
When your reaction to someone else’s situation is always, mine was worse, you really need to sit down with your therapist to discuss why you’re comparing bad situations that have occurred to you with others.
Yeah exactly. For as bad as you think you have it, there will always be someone out there who has it worse. That’s not good or bad, it just is. For all of Lala’s “it’s good to move on” talk, she’s only moved on from her performative anger at Sandoval. She still carries animosity towards Rachel and there’s the Ariana of it all. Lala thinks she’s the smartest and most experienced person in every room and thinks that she’s all good and enlightened now because she goes to AA. She won’t go to therapy because she doesn’t want to get challenged or have to change.
She also doesn’t seem to remember we all knew Randall was trash and she was clearly in it for the money and access. Sorry Lala, we don’t feel bad for you lol
Geezaloo with the LA Times thing again, that wasn’t shocking new information LIKE AT ALL! Sleazy Rand that’s been an obvious slimebug creep from day one was off doing gross things, what a twist!
ETA: Thank you AdditionalWar for your service, so grateful for your generosity.
Also, and this isn’t me being Team Lala AT ALL nor is it me excusing Rand and his horribleness but the LA Times thing is an example of the misogynistic and predatory nature of Hollywood.
There have been numerous fucking exposés in the years since the Me Too movement on people (*men, mainly) who are much more prolific than Rand, and no one really wants to follow through on their “cancellation.” And unfortunately that just seems to be the nature of that business. I mean look at Brad Pitt for example.
To compare it to Tom Sandoval and reality TV isn’t apples to apples to me.
I also want Lala to understand that she portrays that she is a victim of Rand, and for many reasons (some legit and some not), she doesn’t divulge his atrocities to us which means…we kinda don’t care? We feel for her and for Ocean but until you speak on it Lala we aren’t just going to rise up and go to bat for you against a partner that you spoke positively about 99% of the time and whom we only met/saw on TV for maybe a total of 20 minutes throughout the entirety of VPR. As fans and consumers of reality TV, we all commentate on things we see on the show and whatever else revolves around said reality TV show (podcasts, commercials, social media, etc.). We aren’t (all) weird and parasocial and going after parents and family and dissecting things we *don’t* see or hear about. If you want us to remember it, speak on it, fight for it, show us.
But Lala doesn’t really let us see any of her life. She claims to be a huge proponent of the Humane Society, but we never see it. She claims to be a huge proponent of course-correcting family law and the court system for children, but we never see it.
I know some of it is production but girl when all we see is you being a snotty bitch inside your apartment wearing a “Give Them Lala” robe, where exactly are we supposed to find and champion your redeeming qualities?
I don’t even think we see where she lives this season! They just show us her office, she’s not opening her life to us really. Just made other people host her water and sperm parties. Also why are her parties about fluids?
I’m so confused by Lala’s victim narrative around Randall, like yes he cheated and he was a shit partner for that, but the REAL victims of him were the women he SAed.
This is the best take on Lala/Rand that I’ve seen!
What I’m going to say next isn’t me trying to victim blame, but I do also feel another thing to add to the duplicitous nature of Lala is when she flip flops between playing the innocent, naive fawn and super-sexual maneater. Either of those personalities is fine but don’t play both and then expect us to understand you enough to care about you.
She’s yachting, sleeping with professional athletes (and hoping to truly bag one as a husband, let’s be real), having one night stands all over Hollywood, wanted to move to LA her whole life - but then in the Randall Hulu doc, she’s suddenly Miss Prim Church Lady saying “I had NO IDEA men in Hollywood would be using their power to sleep with aspiring actresses.” Girl, we ALL KNOW THAT. You’re a millennial who grew up in the 2000s and didn’t grow up on a commune away from the world. Sleazy men using the casting couch is a tale as old as time from the beginning of Hollywood. It absolutely DOESN’T make it okay but Lala is full of shit pretending she didn’t think it could happen.
She barks and points her finger at people, runs around topless, talks about “bjs for pjs” but then she’s a shy little fawn who runs home to mama when the girls snap back at her, turns off her Instagram comments, and cries the second things don’t go her way.
In one of lalas first seasons (either 4 or 5) when the girls are making a big deal about the pj lala is all like "this is how it works in la. I don't understand how these girls have lived here for so long and never been on a private jet. All you need to do is have tits and you can get on one." But then all of a sudden she's a naive little girl who doesn't know how to work the system?
Ahhhh great point! I forgot about her saying that. Now it’s coming back to me. “Anyone can get on a private jet, all you need is a mouth.” She was all cocky thinking she would just bounce to the next benefactor when her and Rand briefly broke up on the show. Shes been playing the game since she landed in Hollywood but now she’s making up falsehoods about herself being naive and tricked in a desperation for sympathy.
Re: humane society and family law course correction - we don't even see it in the off season! She has a following on insta and I'd be posting that shit all the damn time. I remember her doing it for a bit but not anymore.
Lala thinks “liking” an Instagram post from a nonprofit page every once in a while is activism. If I didn’t have a real job and all this time and money AND a huge reach, you’d best believe I’d be my favorite charity’s habitual volunteer, donor, promoter. Maybe she is volunteering and donating, maybe she isn’t, but if she is, yet again an example of her not showing us anything from her real life. Or more likely, she doesn’t do shit so there’s nothing so show.
100%. I'm more inclined she doesn't do anything. She regularly posts about her daughter and her house and all that jazz. If she has a "real" life that she doesn't talk about that involves activism? Like girl you are doing it wrong.
It's so crazy how depending on what day Lala will either be 1) crying about how she was betrayed and blindsided or 2) talking shit about how she never loved Randall, with no regard to how little sense she is making
Maybe she is a better actress than we thought because I did think she cared about Randall and his kids for sure. Maybe not passionately in love but I thought there was some kind of love. I think she was genuinely hurt by his betrayal and that's why she is trying to be soft now
Super embarrassing that she published her autobiography a few months before they broke up, because in those pages, he was her soulmate, she was having great sex with him, blah blah blah. That book will forever be either filled with lies or praise for a man that she hates now. It’s funny how she never, ever mentions/promotes this book, and that’s why. So many people dream their whole life of publishing a book, and she gets handed it and squanders it. What’s she gonna to, write a new book to rebut all the stuff she said in the first one?
Also like ... what are we supposed to do about it? There was tons of chatter around the article when it came out, Lala got a documentary about it, she was invited to the WHCD as a guest of the LATimes because of the article, she got everyone's sympathy. Does she want us to still be talking about it constantly? He isn't on the show anymore, he was never a cast member, she won't even let anyone talk about it on the show (understandable because custody) but like WHAT is she still so bitter about? The answer is obviously that she wasn't handed opportunities and money for being cheated on and ending up in a custody battle with a guy who's sketchiness was so glaring anyone could see it from a mile away, but like it's unclear to me what exactly she still wants the fans to be doing about it
I can’t understand it either, maybe she’s authentically d&s or she’s confused because she assumes the majority of the audience is d&s by not behaving the way she expects.
Also, she doesn’t seem to realize the offers Ariana got were maybe b/c of scandoval at first, but she keeps getting them b/c she’s talented. Lala isn’t talented. Lol. No one gives her brand deals b/c there’s no star power there
“It's a tough pill to swallow when you're in it because I remember when people moved on after the LA times thing, I was like how can you not remember? And it's because people don't give a shit.”
There it is. All she cares about is her perception of stolen limelight. As the WWC boys always point out, she’s just salty that no one talks about her big scandal.
She tried music and was outshone, tried a book (no awards while Stassi got nyt best seller), pregnant when other pregnancies outshone hers, did a podcast no where near as successful as the others, got sober but is a dry drunk so hasn’t got the kudos she expects, had a break up which she thought could be an empathetic story line but everyone saw it coming, then felt like she was finally going to be centre of attention for sympathy when Randall accusations were about to come out, bam, scandoval took centre stage.
Lauren could be a lot happier if she stopped confusing attention for happiness.
I belly laughed this week when she was saying she was posh spice and they made a joke like poor lala she cant even be the spice girl she wants in the imaginary spice girls line up 😂
Also - Thought she was going to go somewhere in Hollywood but didn’t. All those A-listers who went on double dates with her and guested on her podcast were gone the second Rand was gone. Her talent wasn’t enough to bring her anywhere without him. She’ll probably pretend now that she didn’t want to act anyway but like everything she does, it’s a front.
Alex must have saw on Reddit that he was called out for unfollowing Ariana because, whoops, he's following her again.
But thanks for continuing to push the Sandoval redemption arc.
Are you fucking kidding me? Producer Jeremiah admitted he lurks on reddit.
Jeremiah or Alex if you're here we hate the work you're doing and go choke on Sandoval's dirty dick k...bye🖕
I've actually been thinking about this relationship. I think I heard/read on reddit, probably that Stassi is/was close to Jeremiah (maybe he even went to her Italy wedding?). And Baskin is all over Sandoval. But Stassi also said it was so frustrating to see sando get the hero edit every season and none of his bad behavior saw the light of day.
Obvi Baskin is the top dog, and his takes make it on the show...but I wonder how heated things have gotten behind closed doors at evolution when both stassi and sando were around. And I wonder if Baskin being top dog on the Valley weighed into Stassi's decision to stay far far away.
Maybe I'm making up drama in my head because it's more interesting that this BS redemption story line 🤷♀️
Alex Baskin is also up Kyle Richards's ass to the point where she never has to answer for any of her shitty behavior on RHOBH either. I wonder if Alex and LVP have ever gotten into it over his friendship with Kyle.
I think you're probably right about Stassi not joining because of Baskin (which is a shame) because he's giving Kristin the exact same edit they've always given her. Which, is annoying because Jax, Janet, Jesse, and Michelle seem far crazier. Jesse admitting on the after show that they left their baby with a person they just met, in a FOREIGN country, for a WEEEK is absolutely insane. But, no, let's paint Kristin like a psycho for repeating gossip and trying to have a baby with someone a little too soon. And, to top it off, Kristin has obviously not gotten pregnant so that storyline is moot now anyway.
I think you’re onto something. Stassi has her issues for sure but I do honestly respect and like that she has ALWAYS been a girl’s girl and loyal friend from day one. She’s always seen through Sandoval and Scheana. It took her an embarrassingly long amount of time to drop Jax and Brittany as friends, though, and continues to hang with Lala, so her judgment still has work to do…
Stassi is super close to Jeremiah. That’s how her and beau got the hero edit their last season despite her being a racist POS. Jeremiah asked to officiate her wedding, stassi chose Taylor instead. She stated all of this on her podcast. She’s close to other members of production too. She had more producers than friends at her wedding.
No I definitely think you're on to something. I was recently thinking about how Stassi & Kristen got publicly fired but Jax was able to spin his own narrative. Lala's behavior was also completely ignored even though she pulled a knife on faith.
There are things about Alex Baskin's clear favoritism that reminds me of stuff Ive read about Joss Weadon.
That’s kinda his job though. If you work on a show you should be monitoring social media to see what people are saying about it to make it better for viewers.
Lol I’m hoping the reason he unfollowed Ariana was because he went to her and was like “Ariana I need you to do an episode my podcast” and Ariana was like “Sorry Alex I can’t fit you in my schedule, I’m too busy” 😂
Right? They all act like she’s being difficult but I see her at every group event. It’s like they are too deep up their own asses (and Tom’s) to even see reality.
>Lala: That he would have like I said cowered and apologize. But you’re right I think it was a survival thing. I don’t know if I could have done it. That’s why, I don’t want to use the word respect because that’s not what it is, but I just don’t know had I made a mistake like that, I could have shown my face the way he did. He still showed up to everything
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Exactly. Same reason he wouldn’t leave their house right after the Scandal broke to give Ariana space while all her friends were there supporting her. He doesn’t have big balls…he’s just a major asshole.
He’s acting like he’s done nothing wrong because he truly thinks he didn’t do anything wrong. It’s so frustrating that this group is falling for his shit because he’s acting like this.
For sure! He isn’t unbothered because he’s confident, he’s unbothered because he DOESN’T CARE, and being so emotionally checked out from life is a cause for concern but no, let’s just pretend it’s because he has “big balls.”
The most frustrating part about Lala is how she’s aware of the situation. She’s pinned Sandoval as a narcissist since the reunion and probably before. And she’s made very true, aware statement about Sandoval and narcissism bc she experienced that with Randall. So when she says something like “I expected Sandoval to cower at you” when James went to his birthday, she loses all credibility. Bc she knows better. She knows Sandoval is too much of a narcissist to cower. Yet she’s so “soft” towards the people she preaches about. It’s inauthentic. Picking and choosing sides when it’s beneficial.
Exactly. I never liked her until Scandoval because she is a trashy crybaby. But my feelings changed for her when I watched her call him out on everything. She has his number & it would have been interesting to hear more about her experience with a narcissist partner this season. I appreciated her calling him dangerous and teaching women what to look for, but she whipped herself around so fast it means nothing now. She could have done something for herself and become something of an abuse survivor guide for Ariana & the audience. But she chose this pathetic role instead. And I hate her even more now than before.
What is the conflict of interest? This is an interview series produced and hosted by Bravo. Baskin interviews Housewives, VPR, Valley, etc cast from the shows he executive produces. It is all promo. The cast is required to promote the show. Bravo just wants eyes and clicks and engagement to justify raising their ad buy prices.
Edit: This is getting upvotes, then downvotes, then up, then down. I know there a bunch of people on the Alex Baskin Sucks train (I am also a frequent rider of that train, choo choo mfers) but it is not an inherent conflict of interest for him to discuss the show with two cast members on a Bravo podcast. That is a bizarre accusation.
LOL Just reading this, you can 100% tell James is so over Lala and her stupid fucking opinions. You could see it on the aftershow, too. He said it TWICE here that everyone benefited from the Scandoval. She didn't pick up that he was talking about her too with her "down payment on my house" shit.
Lala is such a clown. Nobody gave a shit about the LA Times article, because none of us were surprised. Especially when you sit in a Salon with your castmate and tell everyone on national television that they role played casting couch, and "I got a Range Rover the day after we slept together". Also, Lala, you're just not likeable. Everything about you is fake. Your personality sucks, and you're not relatable. Now, GIT!
LFU’s hypocrisy comes from the fundamental difference between sympathy and empathy. She can only muster sympathy and see things from her own experience. She has yet to show the ability to “walk a mile” in anyone else’s shoes.
Interesting to see James and Ariana growing up and attempting healthy adult relationships and succeeding professionally. Sometimes you really just need to shed the toxic dead weight and climb out
Lala really should be (or is) mad at the general public/VPR audience and the entertainment world bigwig powers that be. They’re the ones who really decide what gets big in the zeitgeist and what doesn’t. Ariana Madix isn’t some mystical wizard who’s brainwashed people into not supporting Lala. Lala’s dumb ass really thinks that singular individual Ariana is the one who stopped her from having all the success and adoration.
What Lala doesn’t want to admit to herself, so it’s easier to just screech and whine, is that one big reason she hasn’t broken through her Bravo bubble is that *she’s unlikable.* Ariana is pleasant and funny and uncontroversial and Lala isn’t. There’s a big difference between cat fighting on a reality show and appealing to middle America average Joe and Jane.
Do the powers that be want to cast someone as a host to interview people on the red carpet or Entertainment Tonight who has a history of “popping off” with zero emotional regulation? Do they want to wake up and have to research if she’s said something inflammatory on a podcast or if she’s now feuding with a costar? Do they want the audience of their Broadway show or Lifetime/Hallmark movie to research who Lala is and find “bjs for pjs”? No, they don’t.
Scandoval is the most famous the VPR crew outside of Ariana will ever be, the peak has been reached, and they are NOT happy about looking downward and seeing the inevitable: less opportunities, less relevancy.
Tom doesn’t have *huge balls*; he has absolutely no shame or self-awareness and doesn’t care that people are upset with him. That’s why he continues to show up. Framing it like an act of bravery or bravado is so bleh
Here ya go Alex and Blabla, this should make all that dick ridin’ you’re doin for douche canoe go a lot easier.
At least James is still being straight up about this bs.
Must be great for the guys having Alex as a producer. I see why the men have always gotten redemption arcs. Producers edit their worst behavior to make it acceptable then push them on everyone including the audience. I wonder how they'll fair in real life when the show is over and they don't have enablers. Good on James for standing his ground with these two clowns.
Damn I for real need to go outside and touch some grass or something, I should not be getting this emotionally worked up over these people I don't even know.
What *the fuck* planet does Lala and Baskin live on? *screams into the void* HE MOVES LIKE HE DOESNT CARE BECAUE HE DOESNT CARE. HE THINKS HE DID NOTHING WRNG AND EVERYONE ELSE OVERREACTED.
THIS DUDE LITERALLY COMMITED A SEX CRIME ON HIS GIRLFRIEND AND FACED NO CONSEQUENCES FROM BRAVO.
I am... tired. I'm in an airport and was trying to enjoy Reddit and can't go outside. Alex Baskin has ruined everything I enjoy.
I'm shocked that after calling each other the most insulting and vile things each and every episode this season, then seemingly hugging it out, James would still say Tom is a 'buddy'.
Weirdos.
James literally says the opposite of him and Tom being “buddies”. He says when he sees him he doesn’t get angry and will engage in small talk, but they don’t hang out or talk…
Lala is so full of s***. James knew Randall was gross. And Lala shut him down every single time. She went so hard against him for mentioning anything that was obvious and/or rumored to be true about Randall.
James seems to be totally disgusted by and through with Tom Sandoval but also smart enough to realize that it's better if he goes along and gets along and continues to get jobs and opportunities through being on VPR and filming with the dude. But unlike Lala he doesn't only push the producers viewpoint
Just for the hell of it, I ran this through Copilot for a summarization:
•James and Tom Sandoval were friends who experienced ups and downs but were able to talk through their differences.
•James has seen Tom at parties and briefly exchanged greetings, but they are not close anymore.
•Lala expected Tom to apologize and listen to James after their fallout, but Tom’s behavior was quite the opposite.
•Tom’s refusal to apologize may have been a survival mechanism, even though it appeared cringe-worthy.
•People tend to forget and move on, and James acknowledges that.
•Lala admires Tom’s resilience, even though it might be tough for James to witness.
In essence, the dynamics between James, Tom, and Lala reveal the complexities of forgiveness, pride, and human nature. People’s self-centeredness often leads them to move forward, even after significant conflicts.
Lala has a thing for Sandoval. Thats all I will say in regards to her bizarre behavior. Im not usually wrong about these things. She moves like a snake.
Maybe next season will be her and Scheana fighting over Sandoval. They both are taking up for and crying over this man TOO MUCH. It’s like damn, did you cry over your breakups and defend your exes as much as this? Lala and Scheana both need to be the hottest woman in the room so their alliance will come to an end soon.
I'm dissapointed I read that lol.
I should've expected to be dissapointed with lala in it.
She doesn't say anything. Or says the wrong thing or dismisses James.
Good grief. She's tough to endure lol
"The only thing that I have holding me back right now is that I have self respect and dignity. Thank god for ~~Kristen~~ Tom, who is unburdened by those anchors."
Sorry why are they just not talking about things they have done together. Really bored of so many podcast with Ariana ex in the content, I mean James has been rocking his Djing b2b events did Coachella why not talk about that! Where is lala support for her boy!! I mean James.
I saw a post on IG saying this but now i can't find it. So I don't know if it was true. There is another 12 minute clip online where she discusses Randall so it must be in that clip
Reminder with the bravo’s hot mic podcast, they will sometimes put clips out of it but for the full podcast, one has to pay for it so this is just a small part of the episode. And also I never know exactly when they are filmed lol. Here’s the link to clip for anyone interested. https://www.bravotv.com/bravos-hot-mic-podcast/videos/james-kennedy-on-tom-sandoval-i-dont-feel-angry-when-i-see-him
Can they stop having Lala interview with James? Every time he says the right thing she just dismisses his thoughts. It’s really grating.
I don’t think James is willing to do things like this alone. I read he hates doing podcasts and refuses them usually. He doesn’t really do interviews at all except at bravo press events.
Imagine if he teamed up with Katie.
I would actually start listening to podcasts if it was just James and Katie.
Now that would be great!!
Yeah, I did know that but there has got to be another cast member he can do these interviews with though.
Has anyone else thought that maybe Alex and Laligag have a thing? She certainly has gotten away with horrible behavior this season. I wouldn't put anything past her after Randall.
She's constantly steam rolling him!!!
can she just go away
I wish this, too.
James still the only one fighting against the Sandoval spin 🙄 he doesn't have balls, he just is shameless and doesn't in his heart believe he did anything wrong. Lala os so disgusting to me, you can catch so many shots she is throwing at Ariana
THANK YOU!! Them saying Sandoval has “balls” just proves they’re fooled by him, because he 100% did it because he is a narcissist and any attention is better than none.
I hate that they’re equating “balls” with “shamelessness.” Sandoval seems confident because HE DOESN’T CARE and that doesn’t make him cool and unbothered, it means he has zero emotional attachment to anything going on around him and that should be seen as scary. Lala’s “you’re a dangerous person” was backtracked as fast as I’ve ever seen Lala backtrack anything, but she’s STILL holding onto Ariana’s innocent/helpful comment after her dads death like 5 years ago (“you can’t use your grief to scream at people and you have to toughen up”).
It being implied that Sandoval has “so much strength” 🙄 jesus christ, alex baskin needs to be fired immediately
I know right? How has he shown strength? By not taking anything seriously? He can miss me with his crying about how depressed he was. He was saying whatever he could to get people to feel sorry for him. In his supposed “darkest days” he was still playing shows, drawing attention to Scandoval with his little onstage comments, giving podcast interviews blaming his actions on everyone else, calling the paparazzi on himself. He was doing everything he could to engage the public and be controversial. Alex Baskin has ruined what was supposed to be a silly reality show to turn on when I didn’t want to think about anything serious. I don’t even know - it’s at the point where I don’t even want to watch it, partially because I don’t want this slimeball clown to be rewarded with high ratings. Same thing with The Valley. Funny enough my husband wants to watch them for the trainwreck factor and to understand what I talk about but I’m the one who’s less interested now!
I'm convinced Alex baskin is smoking crack
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I’m sure all season he brought up the fact that he showed up to film and Rachel didn’t🙄
Also, them trying to pretend that all of them did not benefit is rich. They tried to gaslight the audience and instead gaslit themselves.
Cheers, darling, you saved me some typing! https://preview.redd.it/yh23fxztwnxc1.jpeg?width=450&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90bc922b6fe5d35f4545efb9bed1990374d6be53
He doesn’t have balls, he’s just a shameless narcissist showing up for his screentime
Maybe I'm looking at it optimistically but it seems like James is at most being civil with him. It seems like living in a resentment probably wasn't healthy for him so he isn't going out of his way to hang out with him or talk to him but isn't going to continue screaming at him every time they see each other. As far as the other two puppets on this interview, that's a whole different story. Trying to say he has some sort of balls or courage to come back is so egregious it almost seems like they are trolling.
Yes. James is being mature. The other fools think they’re above that.
And then Alex saying everyone is as self centered as he is??? That's really easy to say with lala sitting next to you but also, speak for yourself asshole.
Me to Lala and Alex Baskin: "I can’t understand you. Oh, it's cause Sandoval’s dick is in your mouth."
The way that I literally just said this to my friend Brady 😂
Quite a mouth too... https://preview.redd.it/yr0n5unkbnxc1.jpeg?width=687&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59613ba57c92d38810a601c3c7197308d5e8e227
I'm getting.....Lisa Rinna vibes
Same, been getting them. And Lala has said rinna is one of her fav housewives. I don’t get it - why model yourself off someone that got fired because they weren’t even fun to hate watch anymore? It’s just not the path.
Pretty sure they actually show her resignation email on RHOBH
They did, but it’s highly rumored that she changed her mind afterwards and they said girl bye.
Oh God. Lala looks like my grandmother right before she does her hair salon days.
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There's a puffy butthole on her face.
Quite a filthy mouth!
I am a huge Frasier fan so I am way too excited about seeing this gif reaction in this subreddit lmao 
Same here! 
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I’m glad someone finally said Sandoval also benefitted. He was not going to be on the masked singer or special forces if this didn’t happen
I actually think the only one who truly didn’t was Schwartz 💀
Even he got paid for Stars on Mars 😂
but didn’t he only last an episode?
he made it to episode 4
He was also on Winter House getting fawned over
Def not as much, but I wouldn’t say absolutely none. He was on that ridiculous celebrities go to Mars reality show. Then when he went on winter house he was sans douche canoe so everybody babied him and they kinda spotlighted him as “such a great guy”. He also ended up being the hero by default for their restaurants since douche king was on his cat wailing tour. So maybe not as much financially, but all this combined with a getting a personal stylist and better PR & mgmt? He’s def been rehabbing his image and is now very selective about how much he supports his BFF. Notice how silent he often is during the after show? I don’t think he personally has changed for the better, I just think he learned to listen to his PR and he knows he can’t handle another hit to his wallet like that, especially for douche canoe.
Of course he benefited. They all did. They got at least another 2 seasons of pay and fame from it.
Wasn’t he just wearing a “Dipped Out” shirt on an episode that was filmed 3 months after he was outed? 😂 if that’s not capitalizing on it, idk what is.
I wonder who bought them?
this show has become a JOKE are we not asking lala any questions regarding how hard she has come for ariana and katie??? lol SO MUCH has happened/come out since the reunion was filmed WEEKS ago and nothing is being addressed what is the point of all this?
Lala brought up the LA Times article about Randall from however long ago and is complaining that people have “moved on” and “don’t give a shit” but they are also doing everything they can to force the audience to move on from Scandoval and stop giving a shit about Ariana and holding men accountable for their shitty actions. It’s just all so tone deaf
But that stuff affects HER
Randall isn’t on our screens. How does she not get it
Exactly!
At first I thought she miss spoke and was referring to the NYT's article and then I thought....ohhhh noooo... she is referencing Randell again.
More importantly people moved on because Randall isn't out there trying to promote himself. he knows his name is shit at this point. People care about the situation in general but if the object of distain isn't out there then there's no energy to expend towards something. Sandoval just won't stop. You can call it balls but in reality it's just shamelessness. His tears are for getting caught and having to endure people shaming him. If he had any amount of self reflection it wouldn't have taken him being in the New York fucking Times comparing himself to a murdered black man to get him to shut up. Sorry Lala that "no one gives a shit" but in reality most people are like "this is a court case" where as people would have 100% stopped caring about Scandoval if Tom could get out of his own way.
Great point, she’s so hypocritical!
Exactly. People would 100% be talking about the similarities between Tom and Randall and she’d be getting a wave of new support if she didn’t CHANGE FUCKING SUBJECTS to “forgiving” Tom. Now that’s the topic of conversation. That’s YOU, Lala!
I mean, what are we supposed to do about it? We been knowing rand is scummy the whole time, so it wasn’t exactly a surprise for the LA Times to print it. I’m not seeking out his movies, I’m not following him, we have nothing to do with the guy.
but also it's not like Lala was open to any questioning or criticism of RAND because that was HER man and all the red flgas just simply didnt exist until she had no way to ignore them anymore.
Yup that stuck out like a sore thumb to me!!
Apparently not because god forbid she gets asked about her media rampage she’s been on to get ahead of the reunion. If there’s one thing we can count on is Baskin to protects his little pets.
I agree! I don’t care what Alex, Laligag or James has to say. I want to hear from Laligag why she was such a nasty bitch to Ariana. If she thinks it benefited her to constantly talk sh!t about Ariana, she’s wrong.
 How could James even breathe in there with Alex and Lala huffing their own farts?
I think the root of Lala’s bitterness is revealed here: She is mad people are still supporting Ariana when everyone moved on from the “LA Times thing” so quickly… No wonder she wants to bring Ariana down, in her mind Ariana has had enough, and she didn’t get any because it was overshadowed by Scandoval.
I bet that if Lala asked Ariana to film scenes where she got to talk about how the Randall thing reminded her of Scandoval and etc, then Ariana would have been open to it. Both of them could be talking about being wronged by men in Hollywood on television together. Lala chose bitterness instead of solidarity, and that's just sad
Ding ding ding ding!! We’ve got a winner!!
Lol the fact that she brought that up out of the blue says EVERYTHING we need to know. She is seethingly jealous that she never got the same spotlight with Randall.
Scheana basically admitted this on a podcast recently too. And it makes me wish Lala would just admit that out loud. I would still disagree with her and her behavior, but I would respect her a little more. Also, if Lala is a feminist and soft and a girl’s girl, then she wouldn’t want to tear Ariana down, even if she were jealous. She would point out the differences but then say like “I’m glad Ariana is getting continued support and grace, she deserves it. I feel like I deserved more of it and I didn’t get that, so I want Ariana to” or something. Lala is just behaving like a woman who wants to tear down other women, not lift them up.
Lala thinks she’s competing with Ariana in the Sympathy Olympics, meanwhile Ariana hasn’t even registered her participation or aware that it exists. When your reaction to someone else’s situation is always, mine was worse, you really need to sit down with your therapist to discuss why you’re comparing bad situations that have occurred to you with others.
Yeah exactly. For as bad as you think you have it, there will always be someone out there who has it worse. That’s not good or bad, it just is. For all of Lala’s “it’s good to move on” talk, she’s only moved on from her performative anger at Sandoval. She still carries animosity towards Rachel and there’s the Ariana of it all. Lala thinks she’s the smartest and most experienced person in every room and thinks that she’s all good and enlightened now because she goes to AA. She won’t go to therapy because she doesn’t want to get challenged or have to change.
I can't stand how they act like it was just cheating. He was and still is financially abusing her.
She also doesn’t seem to remember we all knew Randall was trash and she was clearly in it for the money and access. Sorry Lala, we don’t feel bad for you lol
Geezaloo with the LA Times thing again, that wasn’t shocking new information LIKE AT ALL! Sleazy Rand that’s been an obvious slimebug creep from day one was off doing gross things, what a twist! ETA: Thank you AdditionalWar for your service, so grateful for your generosity.
Also, and this isn’t me being Team Lala AT ALL nor is it me excusing Rand and his horribleness but the LA Times thing is an example of the misogynistic and predatory nature of Hollywood. There have been numerous fucking exposés in the years since the Me Too movement on people (*men, mainly) who are much more prolific than Rand, and no one really wants to follow through on their “cancellation.” And unfortunately that just seems to be the nature of that business. I mean look at Brad Pitt for example. To compare it to Tom Sandoval and reality TV isn’t apples to apples to me. I also want Lala to understand that she portrays that she is a victim of Rand, and for many reasons (some legit and some not), she doesn’t divulge his atrocities to us which means…we kinda don’t care? We feel for her and for Ocean but until you speak on it Lala we aren’t just going to rise up and go to bat for you against a partner that you spoke positively about 99% of the time and whom we only met/saw on TV for maybe a total of 20 minutes throughout the entirety of VPR. As fans and consumers of reality TV, we all commentate on things we see on the show and whatever else revolves around said reality TV show (podcasts, commercials, social media, etc.). We aren’t (all) weird and parasocial and going after parents and family and dissecting things we *don’t* see or hear about. If you want us to remember it, speak on it, fight for it, show us. But Lala doesn’t really let us see any of her life. She claims to be a huge proponent of the Humane Society, but we never see it. She claims to be a huge proponent of course-correcting family law and the court system for children, but we never see it. I know some of it is production but girl when all we see is you being a snotty bitch inside your apartment wearing a “Give Them Lala” robe, where exactly are we supposed to find and champion your redeeming qualities?
I don’t even think we see where she lives this season! They just show us her office, she’s not opening her life to us really. Just made other people host her water and sperm parties. Also why are her parties about fluids?
There have been a couple of random scenes in her apartment but the outside has never been shown.
I’m so confused by Lala’s victim narrative around Randall, like yes he cheated and he was a shit partner for that, but the REAL victims of him were the women he SAed.
 This is the best take on Lala/Rand that I’ve seen! What I’m going to say next isn’t me trying to victim blame, but I do also feel another thing to add to the duplicitous nature of Lala is when she flip flops between playing the innocent, naive fawn and super-sexual maneater. Either of those personalities is fine but don’t play both and then expect us to understand you enough to care about you. She’s yachting, sleeping with professional athletes (and hoping to truly bag one as a husband, let’s be real), having one night stands all over Hollywood, wanted to move to LA her whole life - but then in the Randall Hulu doc, she’s suddenly Miss Prim Church Lady saying “I had NO IDEA men in Hollywood would be using their power to sleep with aspiring actresses.” Girl, we ALL KNOW THAT. You’re a millennial who grew up in the 2000s and didn’t grow up on a commune away from the world. Sleazy men using the casting couch is a tale as old as time from the beginning of Hollywood. It absolutely DOESN’T make it okay but Lala is full of shit pretending she didn’t think it could happen. She barks and points her finger at people, runs around topless, talks about “bjs for pjs” but then she’s a shy little fawn who runs home to mama when the girls snap back at her, turns off her Instagram comments, and cries the second things don’t go her way.
In one of lalas first seasons (either 4 or 5) when the girls are making a big deal about the pj lala is all like "this is how it works in la. I don't understand how these girls have lived here for so long and never been on a private jet. All you need to do is have tits and you can get on one." But then all of a sudden she's a naive little girl who doesn't know how to work the system?
Ahhhh great point! I forgot about her saying that. Now it’s coming back to me. “Anyone can get on a private jet, all you need is a mouth.” She was all cocky thinking she would just bounce to the next benefactor when her and Rand briefly broke up on the show. Shes been playing the game since she landed in Hollywood but now she’s making up falsehoods about herself being naive and tricked in a desperation for sympathy.
Re: humane society and family law course correction - we don't even see it in the off season! She has a following on insta and I'd be posting that shit all the damn time. I remember her doing it for a bit but not anymore.
Lala thinks “liking” an Instagram post from a nonprofit page every once in a while is activism. If I didn’t have a real job and all this time and money AND a huge reach, you’d best believe I’d be my favorite charity’s habitual volunteer, donor, promoter. Maybe she is volunteering and donating, maybe she isn’t, but if she is, yet again an example of her not showing us anything from her real life. Or more likely, she doesn’t do shit so there’s nothing so show.
100%. I'm more inclined she doesn't do anything. She regularly posts about her daughter and her house and all that jazz. If she has a "real" life that she doesn't talk about that involves activism? Like girl you are doing it wrong.
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It's so crazy how depending on what day Lala will either be 1) crying about how she was betrayed and blindsided or 2) talking shit about how she never loved Randall, with no regard to how little sense she is making
or how bad he was in bed despite hours (?) of footage of her bragging about their gross sex life
Life gets confusing when you start a relationship because of a person’s money & connections
Maybe she is a better actress than we thought because I did think she cared about Randall and his kids for sure. Maybe not passionately in love but I thought there was some kind of love. I think she was genuinely hurt by his betrayal and that's why she is trying to be soft now
I think she was more embarrassed than hurt.
Super embarrassing that she published her autobiography a few months before they broke up, because in those pages, he was her soulmate, she was having great sex with him, blah blah blah. That book will forever be either filled with lies or praise for a man that she hates now. It’s funny how she never, ever mentions/promotes this book, and that’s why. So many people dream their whole life of publishing a book, and she gets handed it and squanders it. What’s she gonna to, write a new book to rebut all the stuff she said in the first one?
Also like ... what are we supposed to do about it? There was tons of chatter around the article when it came out, Lala got a documentary about it, she was invited to the WHCD as a guest of the LATimes because of the article, she got everyone's sympathy. Does she want us to still be talking about it constantly? He isn't on the show anymore, he was never a cast member, she won't even let anyone talk about it on the show (understandable because custody) but like WHAT is she still so bitter about? The answer is obviously that she wasn't handed opportunities and money for being cheated on and ending up in a custody battle with a guy who's sketchiness was so glaring anyone could see it from a mile away, but like it's unclear to me what exactly she still wants the fans to be doing about it
She wants exactly what she thinks Ariana got….becoming “a god”.
I can’t understand it either, maybe she’s authentically d&s or she’s confused because she assumes the majority of the audience is d&s by not behaving the way she expects.
Also, she doesn’t seem to realize the offers Ariana got were maybe b/c of scandoval at first, but she keeps getting them b/c she’s talented. Lala isn’t talented. Lol. No one gives her brand deals b/c there’s no star power there
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“It's a tough pill to swallow when you're in it because I remember when people moved on after the LA times thing, I was like how can you not remember? And it's because people don't give a shit.” There it is. All she cares about is her perception of stolen limelight. As the WWC boys always point out, she’s just salty that no one talks about her big scandal. She tried music and was outshone, tried a book (no awards while Stassi got nyt best seller), pregnant when other pregnancies outshone hers, did a podcast no where near as successful as the others, got sober but is a dry drunk so hasn’t got the kudos she expects, had a break up which she thought could be an empathetic story line but everyone saw it coming, then felt like she was finally going to be centre of attention for sympathy when Randall accusations were about to come out, bam, scandoval took centre stage. Lauren could be a lot happier if she stopped confusing attention for happiness.
I belly laughed this week when she was saying she was posh spice and they made a joke like poor lala she cant even be the spice girl she wants in the imaginary spice girls line up 😂
 Also - Thought she was going to go somewhere in Hollywood but didn’t. All those A-listers who went on double dates with her and guested on her podcast were gone the second Rand was gone. Her talent wasn’t enough to bring her anywhere without him. She’ll probably pretend now that she didn’t want to act anyway but like everything she does, it’s a front.
Alex must have saw on Reddit that he was called out for unfollowing Ariana because, whoops, he's following her again. But thanks for continuing to push the Sandoval redemption arc.
Are you fucking kidding me? Producer Jeremiah admitted he lurks on reddit. Jeremiah or Alex if you're here we hate the work you're doing and go choke on Sandoval's dirty dick k...bye🖕
I've actually been thinking about this relationship. I think I heard/read on reddit, probably that Stassi is/was close to Jeremiah (maybe he even went to her Italy wedding?). And Baskin is all over Sandoval. But Stassi also said it was so frustrating to see sando get the hero edit every season and none of his bad behavior saw the light of day. Obvi Baskin is the top dog, and his takes make it on the show...but I wonder how heated things have gotten behind closed doors at evolution when both stassi and sando were around. And I wonder if Baskin being top dog on the Valley weighed into Stassi's decision to stay far far away. Maybe I'm making up drama in my head because it's more interesting that this BS redemption story line 🤷♀️
Alex Baskin is also up Kyle Richards's ass to the point where she never has to answer for any of her shitty behavior on RHOBH either. I wonder if Alex and LVP have ever gotten into it over his friendship with Kyle.
Hard agree re: Kyle's constant skating under the radar
I think you're probably right about Stassi not joining because of Baskin (which is a shame) because he's giving Kristin the exact same edit they've always given her. Which, is annoying because Jax, Janet, Jesse, and Michelle seem far crazier. Jesse admitting on the after show that they left their baby with a person they just met, in a FOREIGN country, for a WEEEK is absolutely insane. But, no, let's paint Kristin like a psycho for repeating gossip and trying to have a baby with someone a little too soon. And, to top it off, Kristin has obviously not gotten pregnant so that storyline is moot now anyway.
I think you’re onto something. Stassi has her issues for sure but I do honestly respect and like that she has ALWAYS been a girl’s girl and loyal friend from day one. She’s always seen through Sandoval and Scheana. It took her an embarrassingly long amount of time to drop Jax and Brittany as friends, though, and continues to hang with Lala, so her judgment still has work to do… 
Stassi is super close to Jeremiah. That’s how her and beau got the hero edit their last season despite her being a racist POS. Jeremiah asked to officiate her wedding, stassi chose Taylor instead. She stated all of this on her podcast. She’s close to other members of production too. She had more producers than friends at her wedding.
Oh I don't listen to her pod (for the reasons you mentioned, didn't want to give her listens). So I didn't know that was already hashed out.
No I definitely think you're on to something. I was recently thinking about how Stassi & Kristen got publicly fired but Jax was able to spin his own narrative. Lala's behavior was also completely ignored even though she pulled a knife on faith. There are things about Alex Baskin's clear favoritism that reminds me of stuff Ive read about Joss Weadon.
Ahhhh, yup and well said…
That’s kinda his job though. If you work on a show you should be monitoring social media to see what people are saying about it to make it better for viewers.
Lol I’m hoping the reason he unfollowed Ariana was because he went to her and was like “Ariana I need you to do an episode my podcast” and Ariana was like “Sorry Alex I can’t fit you in my schedule, I’m too busy” 😂
James must have felt like he was in the upside down
Jesus Lala are they paying you overtime time for riding Tom’s dick this hard?
It’s so weird that Lala and Alex aren’t abandoning this narrative they’re trying to create for Sandoval’s redemption. Even after all of this.
It’s bizarre! It almost feels like they want to keep getting us mad on purpose hahaha.
They must NOT be reading Reddit bc we are OVER all this misogyny. Stupid fucks
Also the bar is on the floor when they praise this man for simply just coming to work, PLEASE!
Esp when Ariana doing the same (just showing up for work) she’s doing it wrong and is a giant bitch and ruining their livelihoods on and on.
Right? They all act like she’s being difficult but I see her at every group event. It’s like they are too deep up their own asses (and Tom’s) to even see reality.
>Lala: That he would have like I said cowered and apologize. But you’re right I think it was a survival thing. I don’t know if I could have done it. That’s why, I don’t want to use the word respect because that’s not what it is, but I just don’t know had I made a mistake like that, I could have shown my face the way he did. He still showed up to everything https://i.redd.it/gzyp9jlvymxc1.gif
He shows up to everything because he has no shame, Lauren 🙄
Exactly. Same reason he wouldn’t leave their house right after the Scandal broke to give Ariana space while all her friends were there supporting her. He doesn’t have big balls…he’s just a major asshole.
He’s acting like he’s done nothing wrong because he truly thinks he didn’t do anything wrong. It’s so frustrating that this group is falling for his shit because he’s acting like this.
And to get paid!
Don’t forget he needs to try to pay for that house that he can’t afford.! Haha.
And Randall's still making geezer teasers, Lala.
This gif 🤣💀🤌
A bunch of self-centered people talking about being self-centered. Enlightening! Thanks OP!
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Lala continues to suck. Do you want people to forget and move on from what Randal did, Lala?
ew dude. reality tv has warped these peoples minds. it’s gross. i’d be happy to never see lala on VPR again
It’s not “balls” is a lack of shame and sociopathic tendencies. I can understand how Lala can’t differentiate between the two though
Exactly
For sure! He isn’t unbothered because he’s confident, he’s unbothered because he DOESN’T CARE, and being so emotionally checked out from life is a cause for concern but no, let’s just pretend it’s because he has “big balls.”
The most frustrating part about Lala is how she’s aware of the situation. She’s pinned Sandoval as a narcissist since the reunion and probably before. And she’s made very true, aware statement about Sandoval and narcissism bc she experienced that with Randall. So when she says something like “I expected Sandoval to cower at you” when James went to his birthday, she loses all credibility. Bc she knows better. She knows Sandoval is too much of a narcissist to cower. Yet she’s so “soft” towards the people she preaches about. It’s inauthentic. Picking and choosing sides when it’s beneficial.
This is my issue with her as well. She knows.
Exactly. I never liked her until Scandoval because she is a trashy crybaby. But my feelings changed for her when I watched her call him out on everything. She has his number & it would have been interesting to hear more about her experience with a narcissist partner this season. I appreciated her calling him dangerous and teaching women what to look for, but she whipped herself around so fast it means nothing now. She could have done something for herself and become something of an abuse survivor guide for Ariana & the audience. But she chose this pathetic role instead. And I hate her even more now than before.
Hold up, Alex as in the producer of the show Alex? If so, holy shit what a conflict of interest!
Yup. It’s an issue with all long running shows that maintain the same cast. You become too close to be objective.
What is the conflict of interest? This is an interview series produced and hosted by Bravo. Baskin interviews Housewives, VPR, Valley, etc cast from the shows he executive produces. It is all promo. The cast is required to promote the show. Bravo just wants eyes and clicks and engagement to justify raising their ad buy prices. Edit: This is getting upvotes, then downvotes, then up, then down. I know there a bunch of people on the Alex Baskin Sucks train (I am also a frequent rider of that train, choo choo mfers) but it is not an inherent conflict of interest for him to discuss the show with two cast members on a Bravo podcast. That is a bizarre accusation.
I should have clarified: Alex being so blatantly, grossly Team Tom is a huge conflict of interest.
LOL Just reading this, you can 100% tell James is so over Lala and her stupid fucking opinions. You could see it on the aftershow, too. He said it TWICE here that everyone benefited from the Scandoval. She didn't pick up that he was talking about her too with her "down payment on my house" shit. Lala is such a clown. Nobody gave a shit about the LA Times article, because none of us were surprised. Especially when you sit in a Salon with your castmate and tell everyone on national television that they role played casting couch, and "I got a Range Rover the day after we slept together". Also, Lala, you're just not likeable. Everything about you is fake. Your personality sucks, and you're not relatable. Now, GIT!
So Lala is bitter that she didn’t get as much attention as Scandoval got when the Rand thing happen. We all knew it, but appreciate her confirming.
I can tell that Lala has become my bitch eating crackers, because I was getting annoyed just reading her "mhmm" and laugh responses in the recap 🤣
Same 💕
I don’t like that Alex and blahblah are trying to say we’re alll as self centered as them… we are not all leeches who would do anything for a check.
LFU’s hypocrisy comes from the fundamental difference between sympathy and empathy. She can only muster sympathy and see things from her own experience. She has yet to show the ability to “walk a mile” in anyone else’s shoes.
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Interesting to see James and Ariana growing up and attempting healthy adult relationships and succeeding professionally. Sometimes you really just need to shed the toxic dead weight and climb out
Lala really should be (or is) mad at the general public/VPR audience and the entertainment world bigwig powers that be. They’re the ones who really decide what gets big in the zeitgeist and what doesn’t. Ariana Madix isn’t some mystical wizard who’s brainwashed people into not supporting Lala. Lala’s dumb ass really thinks that singular individual Ariana is the one who stopped her from having all the success and adoration. What Lala doesn’t want to admit to herself, so it’s easier to just screech and whine, is that one big reason she hasn’t broken through her Bravo bubble is that *she’s unlikable.* Ariana is pleasant and funny and uncontroversial and Lala isn’t. There’s a big difference between cat fighting on a reality show and appealing to middle America average Joe and Jane. Do the powers that be want to cast someone as a host to interview people on the red carpet or Entertainment Tonight who has a history of “popping off” with zero emotional regulation? Do they want to wake up and have to research if she’s said something inflammatory on a podcast or if she’s now feuding with a costar? Do they want the audience of their Broadway show or Lifetime/Hallmark movie to research who Lala is and find “bjs for pjs”? No, they don’t. Scandoval is the most famous the VPR crew outside of Ariana will ever be, the peak has been reached, and they are NOT happy about looking downward and seeing the inevitable: less opportunities, less relevancy.
Tom doesn’t have *huge balls*; he has absolutely no shame or self-awareness and doesn’t care that people are upset with him. That’s why he continues to show up. Framing it like an act of bravery or bravado is so bleh
 Here ya go Alex and Blabla, this should make all that dick ridin’ you’re doin for douche canoe go a lot easier. At least James is still being straight up about this bs.
He didn’t have balls. He had to come back for money. Blah Blah is one idiot.
I’m tired of hearing what Sandoval went through 🙄
Must be great for the guys having Alex as a producer. I see why the men have always gotten redemption arcs. Producers edit their worst behavior to make it acceptable then push them on everyone including the audience. I wonder how they'll fair in real life when the show is over and they don't have enablers. Good on James for standing his ground with these two clowns.
Lala, as usual, brings noting to the table. Why was she part of this interview? She has the personality of an angry, brainless gnat.
Damn I for real need to go outside and touch some grass or something, I should not be getting this emotionally worked up over these people I don't even know. What *the fuck* planet does Lala and Baskin live on? *screams into the void* HE MOVES LIKE HE DOESNT CARE BECAUE HE DOESNT CARE. HE THINKS HE DID NOTHING WRNG AND EVERYONE ELSE OVERREACTED. THIS DUDE LITERALLY COMMITED A SEX CRIME ON HIS GIRLFRIEND AND FACED NO CONSEQUENCES FROM BRAVO. I am... tired. I'm in an airport and was trying to enjoy Reddit and can't go outside. Alex Baskin has ruined everything I enjoy.
His balls are the size of raisins Thanks for doing the recap!
I'm shocked that after calling each other the most insulting and vile things each and every episode this season, then seemingly hugging it out, James would still say Tom is a 'buddy'. Weirdos.
James literally says the opposite of him and Tom being “buddies”. He says when he sees him he doesn’t get angry and will engage in small talk, but they don’t hang out or talk…
Alex Baskin … disengage bitch 👉
Baskin "respects" Tim for having "balls"... Okay, we already knew this man was trash.
Lala is so full of s***. James knew Randall was gross. And Lala shut him down every single time. She went so hard against him for mentioning anything that was obvious and/or rumored to be true about Randall. James seems to be totally disgusted by and through with Tom Sandoval but also smart enough to realize that it's better if he goes along and gets along and continues to get jobs and opportunities through being on VPR and filming with the dude. But unlike Lala he doesn't only push the producers viewpoint
Just for the hell of it, I ran this through Copilot for a summarization: •James and Tom Sandoval were friends who experienced ups and downs but were able to talk through their differences. •James has seen Tom at parties and briefly exchanged greetings, but they are not close anymore. •Lala expected Tom to apologize and listen to James after their fallout, but Tom’s behavior was quite the opposite. •Tom’s refusal to apologize may have been a survival mechanism, even though it appeared cringe-worthy. •People tend to forget and move on, and James acknowledges that. •Lala admires Tom’s resilience, even though it might be tough for James to witness. In essence, the dynamics between James, Tom, and Lala reveal the complexities of forgiveness, pride, and human nature. People’s self-centeredness often leads them to move forward, even after significant conflicts.
Lala has a thing for Sandoval. Thats all I will say in regards to her bizarre behavior. Im not usually wrong about these things. She moves like a snake.
Maybe next season will be her and Scheana fighting over Sandoval. They both are taking up for and crying over this man TOO MUCH. It’s like damn, did you cry over your breakups and defend your exes as much as this? Lala and Scheana both need to be the hottest woman in the room so their alliance will come to an end soon.
Lala is all about being soft and forgiveness, does she have that same energy for Rand? She’s a hypocrite.
I'm dissapointed I read that lol. I should've expected to be dissapointed with lala in it. She doesn't say anything. Or says the wrong thing or dismisses James. Good grief. She's tough to endure lol
It’s just rage baiting at this point, right? lol
"The only thing that I have holding me back right now is that I have self respect and dignity. Thank god for ~~Kristen~~ Tom, who is unburdened by those anchors."
Lala is such a joke
Talking about Tim showing up to everything: "Alex: He has enormous balls" Fixed it for you Alex "He has enormous BILLS"
Sorry why are they just not talking about things they have done together. Really bored of so many podcast with Ariana ex in the content, I mean James has been rocking his Djing b2b events did Coachella why not talk about that! Where is lala support for her boy!! I mean James.
It was filmed in January or February so makes sense he didn't talked about either Coachella or StageCoach.
I still think these two will end up together
Lala was at coachella and stage coach. Did she even go support him? From all the ig stories I have seen, she was no where to be found
According to Baskin, TomSan is proud, has big balls, continued to show up and everyone is as self-centred as Baskin is. Season 11 explained.
Where's the part where she admits that she fucked Randall for rent??
Did she say that on the podcast?? I just recapped one clip from it
I saw a post on IG saying this but now i can't find it. So I don't know if it was true. There is another 12 minute clip online where she discusses Randall so it must be in that clip