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Vicki Gunvalson accused Tamra Judge of “making a mockery” of “being on the spectrum,” compared her to ex Brooks Ayers, and declared “shame on her.” Plus, alum Kelly Dodd called for Bravo to “fire her.”
Several fans and stars from Real Housewives of Orange County are questioning Tamra’s revelation that a therapist diagnosed her with autism after one session. Her critics claim she’s weaponizing and disrespecting people with neurodiversity because she wants to take heat off her back for making damaging statements about castmates and friends.
On X, in a post shared by @therealhousewiveszone on Instagram, Vicki accused Tamra of “making a mockery” of being “on the spectrum or having Autism.”
“This is disgusting and shame on her,” said Vicki. She then referred to her past boyfriend Brooks, who was accused of faking cancer. “She’s looking for attention and sympathy – it’s no different than Brooks saying he had cancer for sympathy and lying to me.”
“She needs psychological help and needs to stop making a mockery of being ‘on the spectrum’ or having Autism,” added Vicki.
She also insinuated that Tamra’s tears were “fake.”
Meanwhile, Kelly also posted a video addressing the news.
She called for Bravo to “fire” Tamra immediately because she’s allegedly faking neurodiversity to become a “protected class.”
Kelly called it “ridiculous,” and she accused Tamra of being a “sociopath liar” who may be using this as a “defense” for her “bad behavior.”
“You had somebody diagnose you as being on the spectrum. What a crock of bulls**t,” said Kelly. “You can get any doctor to say any kind of bulls**t … after one appointment … I wanna see what doctor she went to because I don’t believe a word she says.”
She also suggested that Tamra may eventually file a lawsuit against Bravo, comparing it to the lawsuit of Leah McSweeney, who accused the network of exploiting her alcohol issues for ratings.
Kelly also claimed that “psychopath” Tamra falsely accused Kelly of saying executive producer Alex Baskin was gay when it was actually Tamra herself who said it.
Alum Lizzie Rovsek added in the comments, “I wondered what antic [Tamra] was gonna pull this time… but this is a whole new low.”
Another fan in the comments added, “As a mother of an autistic child her new revelation really pisses me off beyond. Cannot stand her anymore she always needs an excuse for her grotesque behavior.”
Kelly responded to the fan: “I love [your comment] so much.”
