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Erika Jayne is opening up about how tough her life has been within the midst of estranged husband Tom Girardi‘s authorized battle over embezzlement allegations.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star is the main target of a two-hour documentary which debuted Wednesday on Peacock. In the doc, referred to as Erika Jayne: Bet It All on Blonde, the 52-year-old will get distressingly candid about her psychological well being.
Of course, Tom is the now-disbarred lawyer accused of stealing greater than $15 million value of shopper funds from the Lion Air Flight 610 crash settlement for his private use. As his authorized battled bubbled up over the past couple years, Erika has been within the thick of it. And the fact TV veteran hasn’t favored it one bit.
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Speaking candidly within the new doc, Jayne disturbingly reveals that she thought of suicide “many times” amid her divorce, the lawsuit, and the embezzlement allegations:
“There was nothing hopeful on the horizon for years. That’s when you’re like, ‘well, why am I here?’ I thought about killing myself many times. I would talk to my son, I was like, ‘I don’t want to do this. I don’t want to be here.’”
OMG…
Thankfully, Erika’s 30-year-old son Tommy Zizzo, who she had from a earlier relationship, sat her down and really explicitly talked her out of it:
“He was like, ‘here’s what you’re going to do. You’re gonna dig your heels in and you’re going to fight like a motherf**ker and you’re going to show everyone that they were wrong and you were right and then we can have this conversation after that.’ But until then, you’re going to fight.’”
Wow. Clearly he loves his momma lots.
Of course, Erika has lengthy denied that she had something to do with Tom’s embezzlement. In August of 2022, that denial was made official, because it had been, when she was cleared of wrongdoing within the legal case. But that also hasn’t stopped the feelings from overflowing. And she’s nonetheless combating some civil battles, resulting in the courtroom of public opinion nonetheless being foisted upon her.
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Nowhere was that felt extra acutely than within the twelfth season of RHOBH when Erika infamously informed her forged mates that “I don’t care about anybody but me.” That did NOT sit properly with Garcelle Beauvais, Sutton Stracke, or Crystal Kung Minkoff, all of whom had been incredulous over whether or not Erika had any sympathy for the victims of Tom’s alleged crimes. Looking again on that testy Bravo alternate within the doc, Erika mentioned “none of them [the cast members] would survive in this environment that I’m in,” and added:
“I don’t think those girls really cared about how I felt, grieving a marriage and a person you were married to and the idea of that person. They care about their own skin. There was a whole lot of judgment and accusations, repeatedly, over and over again. I had to defend myself every day.”
Clearly, tensions have NOT cooled among the many Housewives. Not that we’d have anticipated them to…
Regardless, we’re heartened that Erika seems to be by essentially the most mentally difficult elements of the ordeal. Say what you’ll about her, and about Tom’s alleged crimes, however our hearts break at any time when we hear about anyone coping with suicidal ideas. Sending love and light-weight!
If you or somebody you recognize is considering suicide, assist is obtainable. Consider contacting the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, by calling, texting, or chatting, or go to 988lifeline.org.
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