After joining the “Selling Sunset” cast, newcomer Nicole Young soon found herself in a feud with Chrishell Stause. Young, who joined the show in Season 6, accused Stause of taking credit for two of her listings years earlier. Throughout the season, Young continued to take jabs at Stause, eventually implying, per People, that their boss Jason Oppenheim was playing favorites with Stause and allowing her get away with “stealing.”
As arguments between the two continued, Stause attributed Young’s behavior to drugs. “You’re on drugs, you’re on something,” Stause told Young at a dinner party in Palm Springs (via Cosmopolitan). “It doesn’t seem like there’s only wine in your glass, you’ve been acting a little ‘cracked out’ all night.” To back up her claim, the “Days of Our Lives” star also listed Mary Fitzgerald’s bachelorette party as one occasion where Young previously used drugs.
Speaking to People, Young described Stause’s allegation as shocking, adding that it was a difficult moment to relive. “I was like a deer in headlights. It took me a moment to even process what she had said, and I was gutted. I was just absolutely gutted,” she shared.
In response to the allegation, Young threatened to take legal action against Stause, who has since continued to stand by her claim, much to the displeasure of fans. “Chrishell is honestly such a mean person and somehow gets away with it. She AGAIN was accusing Nicole of doing drugs?” one wrote on X, following the premiere of Season 7 in November 2023.
