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The stars of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are continuing to be shockingly problematic this season. And at this point, I’m starting to think there’s some unspoken competition going on amongst the cast to see who can make the most racist comment.
First, we had newbie Diana Jenkins insulting Black content creators and lecturing Haitian-American castmate Garcelle Beauvais on how much she allegedly helped the island of Haiti on Instagram. Lisa Rinna created her own mess when she piped in to defend Jenkins and every white housewife being accused of racism on the show (while also throwing jabs at Real Housewives of Dubai’s multiracial cast). Sutton Stracke has been accused by a former friend of her daughter for making racist remarks. And Erika Jayne notoriously cussed out Beauvais’ Black teenage son earlier this season—which several white cast members found very amusing.
Now, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fan-favorite Kathy Hilton is coming under fire after “mistaking” Grammy-winning artist Lizzo with the movie character Precious, played by Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe, from the 2009 Lee Daniels film of the same name on the latest Watch What Happens Live.