The explosive Real Housewives of Orange County Season 18 finale revealed that Jenn Pedranti's fiancee Ryan had a connection to the now-infamous Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal.
The Los Angeles Dodgers star's former interpreter - Ippei Mizuhara - admitted to stealing more than $17 million from the ballplayer to cover gambling debts, incurred through an illegal bookmaking business run by Ryan's friend Matthew Bowyer.
Bowyer was at Jenn and Ryan's engagement party, shown jokingly referring to Ryan as his 'money launderer' and admitting to some of the husbands that he 'might' go to jail. Bowyer pled guilty to unlawful gambling business, money laundering, and subscribing to a false tax return in August.
Just weeks after Jenn and Ryan's engagement party, the scandal was uncovered, as Jenn broke down in tears over the scandal, though one of the final shots revealed Ryan was never charged and was given immunity.
Meanwhile, Tamra Judge - who insisted all along that something was shady about Ryan - gloated so much she even wore an FBI hat during a lunch with Emily Simpson, Alexis Bellino and Heather Dubrow, as fans chimed in about both Jenn and Tamra on social media.
The explosive Real Housewives of Orange County Season 18 finale revealed that Jenn Pedranti's fiancee Ryan had a connection to the now-infamous Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal
Meanwhile, Tamra Judge - who insisted all along that something was shady about Ryan - gloated so much she even wore an FBI hat during a lunch with Emily Simpson, Alexis Bellino and Heather Dubrow, as fans chimed in about both Jenn and Tamra on social media
@IAmTheVisual_ said, 'I hate to say this but I *do* sympathize w Jenn. She has never had her own life and she's now tied to a loser who's abt to REALLY ruin her life.'
@gay_seniors went after Tamra Judge, stating, 'What kind of low-life gloats that she was "right" when one of her supposed friends life just fell apart? Oh, of course.... Tamra Judge. But WE are the mean ones.'
One of the final shots of the finale showed Jenn breaking down in tears while chatting with Gina Kirschenheiter and Katie Ginella... though Gina was essentially bashing her in confession, insinuating she either 'stupid' or 'blinded by love.'
@jwallis703 said, 'Hard to watch Gina support Jen while repeatedly calling her dumb and an idiot.'
@JHome1808 bashed Tamra Judge, adding, 'Tamra is so lame and them going to lunch to talk about this lady is even lamer. But she claims she’s on the spectrum tho…and Emily isn’t much better.'
@brownbarbiefam insisted, 'Tamra is a HORRIBLE friend to try to gloat over her friend’s bad news.'
@Diamond4shoor said, 'Jenn and Ryan should serve all those women around the table with cease and desist orders for calling Ryan a criminal and saying he was charged with crimes.'
@eve_215 said, 'Jenn is going to put herself first before her children, she going to stick it out with Ryan.'
@IAmTheVisual_ said, 'I hate to say this but I *do* sympathize w Jenn. She has never had her own life and she's now tied to a loser who's abt to REALLY ruin her life'
@jwallis703 said, 'Hard to watch Gina support Jen while repeatedly calling her dumb and an idiot'
'Yes, it is true. Ryan was not charged with any wrongdoing. But you do not receive full immunity from the FBI if you were not somehow involved in the crime. This, in my opinion, does not make you a good person. Jenn deserves SO MUCH better,' the X user said
@brownbarbiefam insisted, 'Tamra is a HORRIBLE friend to try to gloat over her friend’s bad news'
@bravooomg added an interesting wrinkle, claiming that since Ryan has immunity he had to have been involved somehow.
'Yes, it is true. Ryan was not charged with any wrongdoing. But you do not receive full immunity from the FBI if you were not somehow involved in the crime. This, in my opinion, does not make you a good person. Jenn deserves SO MUCH better,' the X user said.
Tamra gloated all through the lunch, with Emily Simpson even adding, 'I would say if she chooses to go ahead and marry him, she's a dumb-ass.'
Tamra added in confession, 'Jenn is an idiot if she's gonna marry this guy after finding this out.'
