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Shannon Beador revealed her history with Heather McDonald amid their feud – and shared why they “didn’t speak for some time.” The Real Housewives of Orange County star also recalled their recent interaction before Heather’s mocking video.
In July, the comedian posted an Instagram video mocking how often Shannon trips and falls on the show. Heather implied that Shannon was “acting” in order to have a “storyline.” Soon after, Shannon clapped back at Heather, calling her “obsessed.” She also shared that she had recently invited Heather to a barbecue at her house.
On Hate to Break It to Ya with Jamie Kennedy, Shannon explained her history with Heather.
“I did a podcast – [Heather McDonald’s] podcast – live with Tamra Judge, and we got sued for defamation,” she said, referring to her past lawsuit from Jim Bellino, the former husband of Shannon’s castmate Alexis Bellino. “And I won, but I lost a lot of money. So Heather and I didn’t speak for quite some time.”
According to reports, Shannon’s part of the lawsuit was dismissed, though Tamra had to pay Jim in a settlement. Jim claimed that Tamra and Shannon made negative comments about him (on Heather’s Juicy Scoop podcast) that cost him $1 million concerning potential business.
“I won. I didn’t do anything defamatory, but I got sued for it,” Shannon added in the interview, via @housewivesfromahousewife on Instagram. “We had to pay a substantial sum of money to defend ourselves. … I won, [but] I lost $300,000. I didn’t get all the attorney’s fees awarded back. So I didn’t speak to Heather for a long time because I didn’t really get a lot of empathy coming from [her] end while it was happening.”
But Shannon said she recently saw Heather at Jeff Lewis‘ events.
“[So] I just [told her], ‘You know what? Let’s just let bygones be bygones. We’re good,’” Shannon shared. “And then she does the video. So yay, keep going. … By the way, she’s blocked. … I’m not faking it! I fall. Sorry. Get over it.”
New episodes of The Real Housewives of Orange County air Thursday nights on Bravo.
