Lisa Vanderpump hits back at Scheana Shay's TV exploitation accusation

Daily Mail​

24-07-2025

Lisa Vanderpump has responded to Scheana Shay's claim that she exploited her for fame and monetary gain.
On Tuesday the 64-year-old restaurateur was stopped by TMZ in Los Angeles, telling the outlet she 'doesn't care' what 40-year-old Scheana has to say about her.
Shay worked for Vanderpump on the Bravo series Vanderpump Rules for 11 seasons, and is accusing the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star of 'gaslighting' her ahead of the release of her memoir My Good Side.
'Guess what? I don't care what she says — how about that?' Vanderpump mouthed off earlier this week.
'Important things are what matter to me, not her bulls**t claims,' the UK native hit back, adding that she was more concerned with Ozzy Osbourne 's death that day.
On Tuesday the 64-year-old restaurateur was stopped by TMZ in Los Angeles, telling the outlet she 'doesn't care' what 40-year-old Scheana has to say about her; Shay pictured July 22
'That's the saddest thing,' she lamented while jumping into a car en route of her next destination.
While Lisa was out and about on the west coast, Scheana was promoting her forthcoming book in New York City.
She wore a baby blue tweed Chanel blazer and shorts combo while stopping by SiriusXM studios.
Back in January, the mom-of-one announced her new book and said readers could expect 'tea' on Vanderpump.
The literary effort will feature candid information about her 2006 affair with Eddie Cibrian — which occurred while he was married to Brandi Glanville.
Scheana alleges in the pages of My Good Side that Lisa knew more about the situation than she initially disclosed.
'We all saw it play out on the show when I went up to her and she acts shocked that I was working her party with this guy's ex-wife, who I used to date because I didn't know he was married,' she told Us Weekly last week.
The Bravo star claims Vanderpump purposefully put her and Glanville together on screen in the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills episode in order to 'launch her TV empire' — which includes spinoff shows Vanderpump Rules and Vanderpump Villa.
Shay continued, 'Up until about six months ago, that was the truth that I knew because that's what she told me.'
She added, 'Now, I feel like she low-key used my real-life pain to launch her TV empire — and what an empire she has.'
Shay said it's difficult for her to believe that Lisa had no knowledge of the affair.
'I vividly remember when photos leaked of Eddie and [me], there was a magazine being passed around the kitchen at Villa Blanca,' she said in reference to Vanderpump's former restaurant.
'She gaslit me about it for a decade instead of just coming to me in the beginning. She doesn't make mistakes. She makes moves and then calls them coincidences,' the podcaster accused.
Scheana said she wishes Lisa had been 'transparent' with her and admitted she 'always looked up to' the entrepreneur.
'I've always admired her. Now I'm like, "Did I admire her out of fear?" I guess I would've just like to have agency in my own story,' she shared.