Katie Maloney Throws Shade at Co-star Lala Kent for ‘Living in the Comment Section’

Katie Maloney Throws Shade at Co-star Lala Kent for ‘Living in the Comment Section’

In a recent episode of the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast aired on July 2, Katie Maloney of Vanderpump Rules subtly called out her co-star Lala Kent for potentially being too concerned with public opinion, despite accusing others of the same behavior.

“Would you say [she was] living in the comment section?” Katie quipped, referencing Lala’s accusations during the Season 11 reunion that their fellow cast members, including James Kennedy and Scheana Shay, were acting based on what they believed Bravo fans expected of them.

The latest season of Vanderpump Rules, which resumed just months after Tom Sandoval’s highly publicized affair with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss ended his long-term relationship with Ariana Madix, saw initial support for Ariana.

However, as the season progressed, certain loyalties began to shift, with Lala specifically questioning Ariana’s handling of the breakup.

Lala stirred further controversy at the reunion by accusing Katie of speaking about Ariana behind her back without addressing it directly on the show.

“I think we were at odds because from my point of view, she was not very honest this season. I don’t recognize that Katie [because] the reason why she and I really freaking connect is because we are no bulls—t,” Lala explained on a May episode of the “Vanderpump Rules After Show.”

“You may not like what comes out of our mouths, it may be harsh or aggressive but this is what it is.”

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Kent then detailed allegations about Maloney’s comments regarding Ariana: “She was getting annoyed like, ‘I’m the only one doing things for this sandwich show. Where is she? She’s always late on her half of the rent. She’s dropping the ball,’” Lala claimed.

“She was very worried about rocking the boat after she invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into this restaurant and her business partner is Ariana. I can’t say I wouldn’t feel the same way. I probably would. She had opinions. You can have opinions and still have Ariana’s back.”

In response to these accusations, Katie defended her actions and her pre-season reconciliation with Ariana on Tuesday’s podcast.

“I felt like obviously she had been harboring certain feelings and thinking certain things that I didn’t know she had felt. And so she was saving them for the reunion, which I didn’t feel like was super authentic,” Katie said.

“To sit there and be called an inauthentic person or fake. But meanwhile, I’m sitting next to somebody who I thought I knew and knew very well and was open and honest with me but had been feeling a certain way about me for a very long time. That was shocking.”

Katie also expressed doubt about reconciling with Lala: “Once you violate my trust like that, it’s very hard to come back from. Trust is the most important thing to me. And when you try to manipulate me with that and use it against me and say we talked about these things,” she continued.

“Those weren’t the kind of conversations that were meant for the camera. Not everything is. … I’m allowed to have some kind of privacy and talk about emotions with people. I do with my mom, I do with other friends.”

As for Lala, since the season ended and news of Season 12 being paused came out, she has been relatively quiet about the show. However, she did apologize for past comments on her “Give Them Lala” podcast:

“I’ve made comments on this podcast I’m sure you remember that were not kind. And I think it’s no secret that I react off of emotion most of the time. I have always been that way. It gets me into a lot of trouble. It puts me into hot water,” Kent acknowledged.

“It’s also made me have to apologize more than anyone should have to. And not because of anybody else, but because I simply see something I don’t like, hear something I don’t like, and go for the jugular because I feel hurt.”

Lala reflected on her dual realities: “This was the first season in my eight years of doing the show that my show reality and my reality could not coexist. They had to be so separate that if one touched the other, it took me out,” she said.

“So what I want to do right now is focus on the facts of things. My feelings are not facts. But what I can tell you is this show is based on perspective. That’s a fact. The cast is going to have a perspective. The audience is going to have a perspective.”

She concluded with gratitude: “Because the cast having an opinion allows us to make a show, and the audience having an opinion allows us to make a show. The combination of those two things has allowed ‘Vanderpump Rules‘ to be a successful show for the past 11 years. Fact. I want you guys to know that this show is something I am extremely grateful for.”

 

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