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<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>\u2018Vanderpump Rules\u2019 Cast’s Biggest Scandals and Controversies<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tThe cast of Vanderpump Rules are no strangers to controversy. The staff of Lisa Vanderpump\u2019s West Hollywood restaurant SUR made their debut on Bravo in 2013 as part of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills spinoff. The season 1 cast included Vanderpump, Stassi Schroeder, Jax Taylor, Katie Maloney, Tom Sandoval, Kristen Doute and Scheana Shay. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cJanet was trying to start a bunch of s\u2014t by insinuating that Michelle could be homophobic or racist. And then last night, Zach [Wickham] fully denied it. Zach was upset about things that he told me in confidence but he knows better,\u201d she noted. \u201cI know that deep down, Zach wanted me to light a fire. But I feel awful for bringing Michelle into any bulls\u2014t that Janet started.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Kristen](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kristen-Doute-Is-Asked-on-The-Valley-If-She-Was-Thrown-Off-of-VPR-for-Being-an-Actual-Racist-035.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Casey Durkin\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nLuke, meanwhile, advised Kristen to not \u201cweaponize\u201d the gossip<\/a> she hears from her friends. The topic subsequently came up again when Kristen defended herself when out at lunch with Brittany Cartwright<\/strong>. During the candid conversation, Kristen said she would never accuse someone of being racist because of her own past.<\/p>\n\u201cIt really sucks to have a word that is so hurtful even affiliated with your name. But I repeated what was told to me. Something that Janet said,\u201d Kristen said. \u201cSo why the f\u2014k is everybody mad at me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Before joining The Valley, Kristen rose to prominence as an OG cast member of Vanderpump Rules<\/em><\/a> when the show debuted in 2013. She was fired alongside Stassi Schroeder<\/strong> in June 2020 due to past racially insensitive behavior toward former costar Faith Stowers<\/strong>. Kristen issued an apology one month after<\/a> she exited the show.<\/p>\n\u201cI think the biggest thing that I\u2019ve learned is that I have so much to learn,\u201d she said on the \u201cHollywood Raw\u201d podcast in July 2020. \u201cI know that\u2019s super clich\u00e9 and a lot of people say that, but it\u2019s absolutely true, because I think that I thought that I understood racism, but now I\u2019m really learning about unconscious bias. Learning about anti-racism. Learning about how we can do things locally to really truly make changes and putting work into your community locally to make those changes I think [are] so important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Kristen](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kristen-Doute-Is-Asked-on-The-Valley-If-She-Was-Thrown-Off-of-VPR-for-Being-an-Actual-Racist-036.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Felix Kunze\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOn Tuesday\u2019s episode, Kristen stood by her claim that she was sharing what was told to her by Zach. She called Zach while out with Brittany and he confirmed that Kristen wasn\u2019t lying about them previously having a private conversation.<\/p>\n
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\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Meet the Cast of ‘The Valley’ \u2014 Including the ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Alums<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tVanderpump Rules viewers will be introduced to some new cast members \u2014 and familiar faces \u2014 in the spinoff series The Valley. In 2012, fans were introduced to the staff at Lisa Vanderpump\u2019s West Hollywood restaurant SUR, including Stassi Schroeder, Jax Taylor, Kristen Doute, Tom Sandoval, Katie Maloney and Scheana Shay. The cast faced a [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re twisting everything! I\u2019m not saying there wasn\u2019t something that happened,\u201d he explained. \u201cBut what you did was you took something that was very simple that I was talking about behind the scenes. You don\u2019t just blurt out that stuff and accuse somebody of racism.\u201d<\/p>\n
Janet also accused Kristen of misrepresenting<\/a> a statement that she made.<\/p>\n\u201cI said something small and Kristen made it so big. She didn\u2019t just run with it, she ran a marathon with me. Michelle, Brittany and I were at dinner a few months ago and Michelle said something along the lines of, \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay laws protect children.\u2019 And I am like, \u2018No, you are wrong,’\u201d Janet told the cameras.<\/p>\n
According to Janet, she later asked Jasmine to talk to Michelle if the topic came up again, adding, \u201cI said to Jasmine, who I guess said to Zach, \u2018We were talking about this bill and she might support it. But since it is related to the LGBTQ community so if you hear her talking about it and sense the same thing then it might be a teachable moment.’\u201d<\/p>\n
Janet assumed that the information then got blown out of proportion by the time it reached Kristen.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never thought Michelle was racist and I wouldn\u2019t be her friend if I thought that. I thought she might have been swept into an algorithm that is teaching her things that aren\u2019t true,\u201d Janet continued. \u201cThat got twisted into, \u2018Well if she believes in Don\u2019t Say Gay laws then she must be a Republican and they are racist.\u2019 That is how I think Kristen got there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Kristen](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kristen-Doute-Is-Asked-on-The-Valley-If-She-Was-Thrown-Off-of-VPR-for-Being-an-Actual-Racist-037-039.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Casey Durkin\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
<\/div>Luke, meanwhile, advised Kristen to not \u201cweaponize\u201d the gossip<\/a> she hears from her friends. The topic subsequently came up again when Kristen defended herself when out at lunch with Brittany Cartwright<\/strong>. During the candid conversation, Kristen said she would never accuse someone of being racist because of her own past.<\/p>\n \u201cIt really sucks to have a word that is so hurtful even affiliated with your name. But I repeated what was told to me. Something that Janet said,\u201d Kristen said. \u201cSo why the f\u2014k is everybody mad at me?\u201d<\/p>\n Before joining The Valley, Kristen rose to prominence as an OG cast member of Vanderpump Rules<\/em><\/a> when the show debuted in 2013. She was fired alongside Stassi Schroeder<\/strong> in June 2020 due to past racially insensitive behavior toward former costar Faith Stowers<\/strong>. Kristen issued an apology one month after<\/a> she exited the show.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the biggest thing that I\u2019ve learned is that I have so much to learn,\u201d she said on the \u201cHollywood Raw\u201d podcast in July 2020. \u201cI know that\u2019s super clich\u00e9 and a lot of people say that, but it\u2019s absolutely true, because I think that I thought that I understood racism, but now I\u2019m really learning about unconscious bias. Learning about anti-racism. Learning about how we can do things locally to really truly make changes and putting work into your community locally to make those changes I think [are] so important.\u201d<\/p>\n On Tuesday\u2019s episode, Kristen stood by her claim that she was sharing what was told to her by Zach. She called Zach while out with Brittany and he confirmed that Kristen wasn\u2019t lying about them previously having a private conversation.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tVanderpump Rules viewers will be introduced to some new cast members \u2014 and familiar faces \u2014 in the spinoff series The Valley. In 2012, fans were introduced to the staff at Lisa Vanderpump\u2019s West Hollywood restaurant SUR, including Stassi Schroeder, Jax Taylor, Kristen Doute, Tom Sandoval, Katie Maloney and Scheana Shay. The cast faced a [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cYou\u2019re twisting everything! I\u2019m not saying there wasn\u2019t something that happened,\u201d he explained. \u201cBut what you did was you took something that was very simple that I was talking about behind the scenes. You don\u2019t just blurt out that stuff and accuse somebody of racism.\u201d<\/p>\n Janet also accused Kristen of misrepresenting<\/a> a statement that she made.<\/p>\n \u201cI said something small and Kristen made it so big. She didn\u2019t just run with it, she ran a marathon with me. Michelle, Brittany and I were at dinner a few months ago and Michelle said something along the lines of, \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay laws protect children.\u2019 And I am like, \u2018No, you are wrong,’\u201d Janet told the cameras.<\/p>\n According to Janet, she later asked Jasmine to talk to Michelle if the topic came up again, adding, \u201cI said to Jasmine, who I guess said to Zach, \u2018We were talking about this bill and she might support it. But since it is related to the LGBTQ community so if you hear her talking about it and sense the same thing then it might be a teachable moment.’\u201d<\/p>\n Janet assumed that the information then got blown out of proportion by the time it reached Kristen.<\/p>\n \u201cI never thought Michelle was racist and I wouldn\u2019t be her friend if I thought that. I thought she might have been swept into an algorithm that is teaching her things that aren\u2019t true,\u201d Janet continued. \u201cThat got twisted into, \u2018Well if she believes in Don\u2019t Say Gay laws then she must be a Republican and they are racist.\u2019 That is how I think Kristen got there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Meet the Cast of ‘The Valley’ \u2014 Including the ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Alums<\/span><\/a>
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