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Erika Jayne is now being accused of spreading false info to the press regarding her former $750,000 earrings.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star also threw shade at her co-star Sutton Stracke, claiming she wants “to be liked by the fans” and is “play[ing] that game.”
In 2020, Erika’s estranged husband Tom Girardi’s creditors pushed him into bankruptcy after the attorney was accused of managing his law firm – Girardi Keese – in the manner of a Ponzi scheme. Erika herself faces a $25 million lawsuit concerning the money Tom allegedly used to pay the bills of her company, EJ Global.
Radar Online obtained court docs in which the trustee who presides over Girardi Keese’s bankruptcy claimed Erika isn’t owed any money.
The trustee alleged that Tom bought Erika the diamond earrings with clients’ money, and the trustee requested that Erika turn over the jewelry. The star unsuccessfully tried to oppose the request. She then filed to appeal the ruling, but the jewelry was auctioned off for a quarter of a million dollars before the court was able to rule.
The trustee is now telling the court, “The District Court affirmed the Trustee’s position that regardless of whether the money was commingled and therefore the Earrings were property of the Estate, or the property of the beneficiaries of the trust account, Erika, as the recipient of the fruits of the money stolen from the trust account, does not have any right or interest in the Earrings or the proceeds of the sale thereof.”
The trustee added, “The District Court’s order implicitly indicated that these funds either belong to specifically identifiable clients or the Estate and should be administered by the Trustee. In all events, Erika no longer has a ‘dog in this fight.’”
The trustee also alleged that the star and her PR team spread false information to the press.
“Erika has falsely allowed her PR team to suggest she won the appeal and has gone so far as to suggest she is entitled to the proceeds from the sale,” stated the trustee. “As the Court knows and the District Court affirmed, the buyer of the earrings has no further exposure as a result of the sale. The auctioneer and other professionals have already been paid for the work related to the sale. The proceeds of the sale under any scenario are not Erika’s. They are the clients whose funds were misappropriated.”
The bankruptcy trustee continued, “The money used to purchase the Earrings is either Estate property or the clients’ property, but it is not Erika’s property under any scenario. This undisputed finding by this Court and the District Court precludes Erika from any claim to the proceeds from the sale of the Earrings. She cannot profit from her husband’s theft of his clients’ money and that should be cleared up in any order or finding by this Court.”
Speaking to TV Insider, Erika shared her wish to move on from the years-long issues.
“I want to move on,” said the star. “And what I mean by that is, I want to move on and I want others to let me move on … It is time for everyone to put down the pitchforks.”
Erika then addressed her co-star Sutton amid the start of season 13. “I think that Sutton is very much wanting to be liked by fans and wanting to play that game,” she explained. “I don’t know what games Sutton is playing, but she’s playing one.”
