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After much speculation that Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star and social-media terror Lisa Rinna would skip out on this year’s BravoCon, the soap actress showed up in an attention-grabbing orange suit to a chorus of loud booing—and also some cheers—from the animated crowd, whom she gave the middle finger as she walked onstage.
Her appearance at the “Thrills in Beverly Hills” panel on Friday with the rest of her co-stars (sans Diana Jenkins) came as a surprise to most of the rowdy audience, given that she wasn’t included in this year’s talent roster when it was announced by Bravo in September. Notably, her behavior on social media throughout RHOBH’s 12th season—including posts discrediting viewers’ accusations of racism aimed at fellow housewife Garcelle Beauvais and insults toward the multiracial cast of Real Housewives of Dubai, among other controversies—has garnered intense backlash online, including calls for her termination.
The 59-year-old has also done a large amount of hinting toward the end of Beverly Hills’ current season that she would not return via Instagram posts. Not to mention her disastrous attempted takedown of friend and fan favorite Kathy Hilton that has been a point of mockery and ridicule amongst Bravo viewers. Overall, it seemed like a safer bet to avoid the ardent, booze-y crowd, like the immensely loathed Jenkins (whose name was not even uttered at the panel save for a few sarcastic audience members).