“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” Season 9 began with a storyline that began before cameras started rolling. Dorit Kemsley had adopted a dog, which the family named Lucy Lucy Apple Juice, from Lisa Vanderpump’s rescue center (via People). However, she ended up giving the dog to a friend, who then gave Lucy away to a shelter. The puppy was microchipped and traced back to Vanderpump’s shelter, which the restaurateur and dog rescuer was not happy about.
Despite Vanderpump’s on-screen protests, the story came out on the show, and Kemsley’s dirty laundry was aired. It was revealed that Teddi Mellencamp and Vanderpump’s employees had orchestrated things to out Kemsley’s faux pas. However, Lisa Rinna became suspicious of Vanderpump’s role in the situation and accused her of being behind the whole Puppygate scandal. “All Lisa Vanderpump wants to do is punish Dorit about the dog. She can’t do it so she had those boys do it. She doesn’t want to get her hands dirty,” Rinna told cameras (via People).
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To make matters worse, the story was leaked to Radar during filming, which meant an insider spilled the tea to make Kemsley look heartless. The cast of “RHOBH” naturally thought Vanderpump was the source, though she adamantly denied it. Feeling like the whole cast was against her, Vanderpump abruptly quit mid-season and didn’t even come to the reunion. Years later, she still remains on the outs with Rinna.
