Denise Richards slammed Lisa Rinna as 'cruel and vindictive' after her former RHOBH co-star was called out for having 'no impulse control' on the latest reunion.
'I watched #RHOBH last night,' Denise, 51, posted to her Instagram account on Thursday. 'While I have empathy for Lisa Rinna losing her mom. What is her excuse all the other years on the show for being so cruel & so vindictive?'
Denise and Lisa's friendship came to a crashing halt during season 10 of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, when the soap opera vet accused Denise of being a liar and having an affair with Brandi Glanville.
'What is her excuse': Denise Richards slammed Lisa Rinna as 'cruel and vindictive' after her former RHOBH co-star was called out for having 'no impulse control' on the latest reunion
Denise, who joined the series in 2019, subsequently left the show after the allegations in 2020.
The former fashion model commented on rumors that claimed she would not step foot on the show unless Lisa was gone during an appearance on SiriusXM's Jeff Lewis.
'That is not true. I would be fine with working with Lisa and filming with her. I never said I wouldn't come back with her,' she revealed.
Rift: Denise and Lisa's friendship came to a crashing halt during season 10 of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, when the soap opera vet accused Denise of being a liar and having an affair with Brandi Glanville; pictured during season 10 reunion
Denise also explained that Lisa did apologize over text after the rift. 'She reached out to me, she sent me a text apologizing.'
'There was a rumor that I never responded but I did respond, I responded right away,' she added.
When talking about the Days Of Our Lives star during the Sirius XM interview, Denise stated, 'I will say this. Lisa Rinna, she plays dirty, she can be really nasty, and so I think that's just something to know about with her being on the show.'
On the topic if their friendship would ever have a chance of rekindling, the beauty admitted, 'I don't think I would ever. I could never be close friends with her after what happened.'
'I would be fine working with Lisa': Despite their issues, Denise recently said she would be happy to return to the series and would have no issue 'filming with' Lisa; Richards pictured 2019
Showing her support in style: Rinna posted a snap of the purple look she wore on the RHOBH season 11 reunion in honor of GLAAD's Spirit Day
She went on to explain that, 'As far as Lisa, if you apologize, which, she apologized to me while we were actually filming, but then she just went back to the same behavior.'
'So it's hard for me to actually believe that the apology is genuine,' Denise concluded.
Lisa received blowback for her unfiltered opinions and social media posts during the second episode of the three-part RHOBH season 12 reunion on Wednesday.
The reunion host, Andy Cohen, took the 59-year-old actress-turned-reality star to task for having 'no impulse control.'
Can't hold it in: Rinna, 59, got blowback from host Andy Cohen, 54, on Wednesday's second RHOBH reunion episode when he called her out for having 'no impulse control'
'Lisa, I have spoken to you about this privately many times,' Andy, 54, began. 'Your social media is disastrous.'
After he called out her lack of 'impulse control,' she admitted that she had 'very, very little.'
Andy sounded more concerned than upset with Lisa, as if he was trying to keep her out of trouble with the network and her costars.
'You make so much trouble for yourself. You post something and then you wind up having to delete it,' he continued.
Train wreck: 'Lisa, I have spoken to you about this privately many times,' Andy, 54, began. 'Your social media is disastrous'
Her own worst enemy: 'You make so much trouble for yourself. You post something and then you wind up having to delete it,' he continued
Among the most frustrating elements of her posting was house she would claim to be disengaging from RHOBH drama, only to return to lambasting her costars or even the crew that make the show.
'A week or two ago, you posted, "I’m never posting about the Housewives of Beverly Hills,"' Andy reminded her, 'And then yesterday, you’re posting up a storm about the reunion and what’s to come and [posting] text messages.'
But Lisa's defense for her wild posting style was purely personal and short-term, as she said the high-risk behavior gives her a 'dopamine high.'
But she also clarified to the host that she doesn't 'love' stirring up so much drama on the long-running reality series.
'It gives me anxiety. You post some s*** and I’m like, "What is she doing?" Like blaming production for things,' Andy shot back, suggesting that she shouldn't bite the hand that signs her checks.
It is what it is: Lisa's defense for her wild posting style was purely personal and short-term, as she said the high-risk behavior gives her a 'dopamine high.' But she also clarified to the host that she doesn't 'love' stirring up so much drama on the long-running reality series
