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Come step ‘Behind The Velvet Rope’ with all your favorite TV stars and pop culture icons with host David Yontef as he asks his guests all the pressing questions YOU want answered!

David’s relaxed, friendly interview style has welcomed a wide variety of guests — from Real Housewives, musicians, comedians, actors, reality stars, designers, Bravolebrities and more!

Behind the Velvet Rope has been mentioned in publications and media like Vanity Fair, The Today Show, Variety, The Wall Street Journal People, TMZ, Page Six, OK! Magazine, Us Weekly, Entertainment Tonight, ExtraTV, Billboard Magazine, Telemundo, Marie Claire, the Wendy Williams Show, Life & Style, Access Hollywood, Perez Hilton, The Daily Mail, Radar Online, Bravo Daily Dish, E!, The Sun, Just Jared, InStyle, Watch What Happens Live, Architectural Digest, Fox News, Hollywood Life, Too Fab, Rolling Stone, USA Today, MSN, The Drew Barrymore Show, Yahoo Online, The Mirror, Women’s Health and more!

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Teresa Allegedly Bullies Bloggers Over Tax Bill, Bethenny Slams Luis' Fake Money, Dolo Claps Back & RHONJ’s Future Effected - I Mar 30, 2025

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Earlier this week, Luis Ruelas $2.7 Million Dollar Tax Bill came to light. We chatted about this shocking revelation. Since then, many new facts have arisen regarding Mr. Ruelas which we discuss here today and break down exactly how one man ends up with a 2.7 million dollar tax lien. Also, since then, Teresa Giudice has been hit with a 300k tax lien, leaving this couple with over 3 million dollars owed to the IRS. We go fact by fact addressing the mounting financial and legal troubles that currently exist against the Ruelas-Giudices. In other news, Luis has gotten an extension on a $1 million dollar loan he took out last year, just took out an additional $250K loan and seems to be asking for money on TikTok. Allegedly. Bethenny Frankel weighs in slamming Tre, Luis and the entire RHONJ franchise. Jen Fessler claps back. Shockingly, so does Dolores Catania and, in a strange turn of events, this could all have a very unexpected effect on not only RHONJ’s future, but the possibility of a Teresa / Luis spin off. Way to bury the lead….

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Real Truth Behind Garcelle's Exit, Dorit Claims Sutton Buys Her Friends & Sutton/ Garcelle's Friendship Ends Mar 29, 2025

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Garcelle Beauvais is leaving RHOBH. We break down the reasons for her exit, the casts' reactions, Andy’s thoughts, Erika and Boz’ shady WWHL appearance regarding Garcelle, Garcelle’s next move, Sutton's friendship and answer the question on everyone’s mind, whether she resigned or was asked to leave. Dorit slams Sutton as someone who buys her friends. The public comes for Boz based on her reaction to Garcelle’s exit. In other RHOBH news, Kyle cozies up to Morgan in France, Erika goes after Jennifer Tilly, Sutton longs for Kyle’s friendship hardcore, Kathy remains Kathy and announces to Kyle, and the world, she may be a lesbian too, Erika faces setbacks as Tom Girardi is sentenced and so very much more as this season of RHOBH concludes, we look ahead to the three part reunion which begins next week and, most importantly, discuss what is expected to happen with the RHOBH cast when the show begins filing season 15 later this year.

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Louie Ruelas Accused of New TikTok “Scams”, Nene Leakes’ Good /Bad News & Candiace Dillard’s RHOP Return Mar 28, 2025

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Nene Leakes is having a good and bad month all at once. Her new podcast has already been shelved, stopped and put on the back burner. That said, Miss Leakes has announced her new very own solo YouTube show. We have been down this road before with Nene but so far the show seems to be going well as Nene’s bid to return to RHOA grows stronger. Speaking of RHOA, this new season continues to shine with Shamea the fan fav breakout, Brit shunned by the cast and fans and Kenya promising we have not seen the last of her. #staytuned Rumors gain traction that Candiace Dillard will be returning to RHOP when it is taken off pause. Louie Ruelas is accused of new TikTok “scams”, a whole slew of new Bravo shows are expected to drop next month and Ryan Reynolds makes a motion to dismiss Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit against him as more strange facts about Blake Lively arise by the hour.

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Morgan Wade Meet Up, Erika Slams Garcelle’s Double Standards & Bethenny Frankel’s Unsolicited Advice Mar 27, 2025

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Last week we had a run in with Morgan Wade, a sighting out in the wild. Today, we break down that tete a tete, discuss the Kyle and Teddi of it all and explain what happens next. Speaking of Miss Wade, Garcelle continues to question Kyle to come out, come out wherever she is and tell us, because you are on a reality show, what is really going on. Erika Jayne points out that Garcelle shares nothing about her own life and the rest of the diamond holders continue to break up and make up which leads to our discussion on just who will and will not be back next season on RHOBH. Terry Durbow reveals shocking new info, Tamra Judge continues to film the new season of RHOC and last, but certainly not least, Bethenny Frankel offers divorce, co-parenting and life advice to Kim Kardashian as Kim’s situation with Kanye gets stranger and more bizarre by the day.

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Tamra Judge's Staged Drama, Craig Conover Becomes The New Teresa Giudice & Lala Kent / Ex Assistant Update Mar 26, 2025

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In a move that we certainly did not expect, Craig Conover becomes the new Teresa Giudice with a cast, as evidenced by the Southern Charm Reunion, that is afraid to work with, speak back to or cross him. It is Craig’s way or the highway and that seems to apply not just to his SC cast mates but to ex GF Paige DeSorbo who is spilling the piping hot tea on what dating Craig was really like. Tamra Judge is back to work on the OC as if she never had a breakdown, claimed her mental health was at jeopardy and ran away from a cast trip as fast as you can blink. What really caused Tamra’s exit and was it all staged for attention and publicity? Four new Bravo Pods have dropped and we have the tea on all of them. Erin Lichy, Brynn Whitfield, Gia Giudice and Michelle Saniei, we are taking to you. Lala Kent and her ex assistant are speaking out again regarding their breakup and we are so here for it. Finally, RHOM is on the verge of returning with a new cast and trailer that is expected to drop in 3,2,1…

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Andy Cohen Answers Rumors of Bravo Exit, Luis & Teresa’s Huge Unpaid Tax Bill & Kathy Wakile's RHONJ Return Mar 25, 2025

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Andy Cohen breaks his silence, responds and makes his official statement regarding the rumors, and nastiness, that he will be stepping down from Bravo next month. Louie Ruelas is rumored to be hit with a new $2.7 million dollar tax bill, receipts and all. Teresa fails to respond to these new alleged financial and legal woes of her loving husband, but does talk more about her RHONJ future come early next year. Speaking of RHONJ, Kathy Wakile hangs out with Margaret Josephs and, with everything else in her life going fine, leaves the internet to wonder, is she ready for and preparing to return to RHONJ. Joey Gorga faces set backs this week but solves his problems rapidly, RHOA continues to dazzle with Shamea the star and Sonja Morgan talks new BS which, shocker, does not make any sense at all.

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FLAVOR FLAV (on Heidi Montag, Taylor Swift, Flavor Of Love, The Masked Singer & Public Enemy) Mar 25, 2025

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Flavor Flav steps Behind The Rope. Fresh off his stint as Space Ranger on The Masked Singer, Flavor Flav is here to mention it all. Flavor talks about the early days of Public Enemy and what it felt like to burst onto the music scene with Chuck D in the mid 80s. Labeled “King Swiftie” by The Swifties, Flav talks about where he first discovered his love for Taylor, his fav Taylor song and what it means to be embraced by the community of the largest Pop Star in the world, friendship bracelets and all. Flavor also talks about being the ultimate “hype man” whether it be for the USA’s National Women’s Water Polo team from last years Olympics or for Speidi whose viral TikToks helped Heidi Montag get to number one with “I’ll Do It” after losing her home earlier this year. Flavor talks Flavor of Love, I Love New York, The Surreal Life, Brigitte Nielsen, The Hills and a brand new upcoming Reality TV Project coming later this year. Finally, Flavor talks new music with Chuck D and heading out on the road later this year with Public Enemy and Guns N' Roses.

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Gretchen Rossi's Revenge, Tamra Judge's Resilience & Erika Jayne's Season 14 Salvation (w/ Patrik & Pol) Mar 24, 2025

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Everyone’s fav Jeff Lewis Live Chumps, Patrik and Pol, are back. With the RHOC back and filming in full effect, there has been no shortage of reported drama surrounding the return of Gretchen Rossi who, along with Jennifer Pedranti, has come for Tamra Judge hard core. Tamra Judge is not one to go down without a fight and knows how to play this game better than almost anyone as one of the longest standing housewives, well, ever. Is she is? Is she out? Let us get to the bottom of it. Lala Kent says to leave Tom Sandoval alone and let him live. He may have been the brunt of the joke on The Traitors, but Lala demands peace for Mr. Sandoval as he tries to figure out the next move now that The Traitors is over. Erika Jayne emerges as RHOBH fan fav. Teresa Giudice and Tamra seem to still be fightin’. Last, but not least, with White Lotus based on Southern Charm, the chumps break them both down with incest, fake accents, break ups, make ups, friendship fall outs and much more.

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Dirtiest Housewife Secret Ever About To Be Revealed, Kyle Slammed As Liar & Tamra Judge’s Warning To Bloggers Mar 23, 2025

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Tamra Judge returns to filming the upcoming season 19 of RHOC, slams reports that she is leaking info to outside bloggers “Teresa Giudice style” and declares war warning the bloggers who are accusing her of unethical practices, “I know who you are”. Kyle Richards slams reports that she walked out of the RHOBH reunion, is slammed by cast mates as a “liar” and explains why next season she should be given a break. Margaret Josephs speaks out about her RHONJ future, the future of the show, The Traitors upcoming Season 4 and who she will never, besides Teresa, speak to again from her cast last season. Finally, the biggest, most shocking, dirtiest, egregious Bravo Housewife secret is about to be exposed, rumor has it, which could save this woman’s job.

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MARLO HAMPTON (on Kenya Moore, RHOA Drama, Cast Mates & Miss Nene Leakes) Mar 23, 2025

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She may have always had the juice, but now she has the peach, honey. Miss Marlo Hampton steps Behind The Rope. First she had the juice, then she had the peach after a ten year long epic run as everyone’s favorite “friend of” on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. With Season Sixteen of RHOA finally signed, sealed and delivered back on our Bravo screens, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Miss Marlo Hampton. Marlo chats peach holders past and present - Porsha, Drew, Kenya, Cynthia Bailey, Kandi, Sheree, Kim Zolciak and last, but certainly not least, Miss Nene Leakes. Marlo talks RHOA seasons long highs, lows and drama and, in true Marlo fashion, nothing is off the table.

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