The ladies are going head-to-head in the Vanderpump Rules reunion.
Part one of the season 11 reunion aired on Bravo on Tuesday night (May 14) and during the episode, Katie Maloney and Lala Kent argued over conversations about Ariana Madix that happened off camera and led to their own falling out.
Keep reading to find out more…As viewers recall, Lala, 33, and Katie, 37, revealed that had a bit of a falling out before production officially began, but they never shared what the drama was about.
During the reunion, they both tried to explain the falling out, however, their versions didn’t line up.
“It started because her and Scheana [Shay] got close and Scheana and I were not in the greatest place,” Katie started.
Lala then shared her side, saying, “Here’s the difference. I treat my enemies like my enemies. But Katie and I have come a really long way so I want to choose my words wisely when I communicate with her. In the initial DM when she was upset about Scheana, what she put in there was extremely hurtful.”
She then accused Katie of sending a cruel text, saying, “She just talked about my custody battle. You said, ‘Get rid of your lawyers because what you need is a f—king therapist. You are a f—king clown.’”
While Katie admitted that she did call Lala a “clown,” she claims never mentioned a lawyer. She also suggested a therapist for Lala as a sign of support.
As Lala and Katie continued to argue, Ariana, 38, was brought up.
“I felt abandoned by you this season,” Lala said to Katie, who fired back, “Why because I didn’t want to jump on the Tom [Sandoval] train?”
Lala then said that her issue with Katie is that she didn’t address things on camera.
“We both had conversations about this … It was that [Ariana] basically abandoned you in this sandwich shop,” Lala claimed. “This time last year you said she wasn’t caught up on her rent for the sandwich show. I know what I am talking about.”
Katie denied Lala‘s version of events, but did admit that she had some frustrations with Ariana.
“[Ariana’s Broadway job] was the one time I wish I had gotten a little bit of a heads up because I didn’t find out about the Broadway thing. I was like, ‘That would have been nice to know,” Katie admitted. “The issues I was having was because of my own insecurities.”
Lala then accused Katie of not being honest, saying, “You and I are truth tellers. We say s—t how it is. So why when the camera goes up am I suddenly the enemy when I am talking about the same s—t we said on the phone?”
She added, “There were a few people here that were sitting in the comments section all the livelong season. Katie is one of them. Scheana and James [Kennedy].”
Lala then went on to share her theory on why her other cast members didn’t talk up more about Ariana on camera this season.
“It is no secret that Ariana is a fan-favorite,” Lala stated. “You don’t f—k around with that.”
Katie then stood her ground noting that she wasn’t talking badly about Ariana behind her back.
“I came to you because I didn’t want to go to her with that drama. I didn’t want to guilt her so I went to one of my other friends to vent about it,” Katie explained. “But if you are not one of the people I can confide in then I will go to someone else. I didn’t want to take it to her.”
While Lala said she was on the phone with Katie when she “lost her mind” about Ariana, Katie fired back, claiming that Lala wanted to throw Ariana “under the bus.”
Part two of the Vanderpump Rules season 11 reunion will air on Tuesday, May 21 at 9pm ET on Bravo.
