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BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

Come step ‘Behind The Velvet Rope’ with all your favorite TV stars and pop culture icons with host David Yontef as he asks his guests all the pressing questions YOU want answered! David’s relaxed, friendly interview style has welcomed a wide variety of guests -- from Real Housewives, musicians, comedians, actors, reality stars, designers, Bravolebrities and more! Behind the Velvet Rope has been mentioned in publications and media like Vanity Fair, The Today Show, Variety, The Wall Street

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76:59

RHOBH Season 14 Check In, RHOM's Uncertain Future &...

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2024/06/13

Brandi Glanville and Caroline Manzo make moves in a lawsuit which does not seem to be going away any time soon. Bethenny Frankel’s Chanel-aissance continues as she doubles down, films down the street in East Hampton and swears she will never stop. What is really going on with B? Sonja Morgan’s townhouse has sold for way under value, Camille Grammer, Kathy Hilton and Jennifer Tilly are spotted filming RHOBH, rumors circulate that RHOM may not be returning, Lisa Rinna continues to win at life, we

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33:36

Kyle Slams Dorit, Denise Richards' New Reality Show,...

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2024/06/12

Last week during our live show we predicted that RHONJ would move forward with Teresa, Dolo and Rachel Fuda after this toxic, low rated season comes to a close. Radar.com listened to our live show and is reporting today that an inside source claims this as true. Are we the inside source? We break that down and discuss how likely our prediction is to come true. Denise Richards and The Wild Things has been green lit and, with the help of the same producers as RHOBH, coming to E! sometime soon. A clip

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52:02

LESA MILAN (on RHODubai, Kyle & Mauricio’s Drama &...

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2024/06/12

Lesa Milan steps back Behind The Rope. Lesa is here to talk all about The Real Housewives of Dubai - highs and lows, Cast Mates Caroline Stanbury, Chanel Ayan, Caroline Brooks, Sara Al Madani, storylines, the exit of Nina Ali, drama past and present, newbie Taleen Marie and what we can expect now that Season Two is here. Speaking of Season Two, we chat Bravocon, RHOBH, Kyle, Mauricio and Morgan, other franchises and what is next for this powerhouse entrepreneur who does not seem to be slowing down

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49:13

LESA MILAN (on RHODubai, Cast Mates, Kyle and...

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2024/06/11

Lesa Milan steps Behind The Rope. Lesa is here to talk all about The Real Housewives of Dubai - highs and lows, Cast Mates Caroline Stanbury, Chanel Ayan, Caroline Brooks, Sara Al Madani, storylines, the exit of Nina Ali, drama past and present, newbie Taleen Marie and what we can expect now that Season Two is here. Speaking of Season Two, we chat Bravocon, RHOBH, Kyle, Mauricio and Morgan, other franchises and what is next for this powerhouse entrepreneur who does not seem to be slowing down

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61:15

MELISSA'S OLD NOSE (on RHONJ Spoilers & Teresa’s Off...

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2024/06/10

Melissa’s Old Nose steps back Behind The Rope. Gabriela, that is. Teresa, Melissa, Margaret and the rest of the cast of RHONJ has all been asked about the RHONJ bloggers which have emerged in full force over the last few weeks since the beginning of the season to reveal secret DMs, leaked Season 14 screeners and spoilers that were allegedly obtained directly from Teresa, her attorney, Jennifer Aydin and more. Today, the woman behind it all, Melissa’s Old Nose - Gabriela - returns, a third time to,

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35:04

RHOC Trailer Broken Down In Detail & Last Night’s...

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2024/06/09

The Real Housewives of Orange County Season Eighteen Trailer has dropped. From the moment Teddi Mellencamp threw her epic shade reminding Miss Victoria Gunvalson that she is no longer a full time housewife, we were hooked. Newbie Katie comes for Queen Dubrow, Shannon’s drinking exposed by her ex friend Tamra, her car crash explained to her children and ex John Janssen front and center, if not in name only, thanks to the brilliant return of Alexis Bellino. We are extremely hopeful for a great season

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97:12

Louis York (on working with Britney Spears, Gaga,...

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2024/06/09

Louis York steps Behind The Rope. Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony, that is. Between the two of these guys, they have worked with EVERYONE, and we mean everyone in the music business. By “worked with” we mean, written songs for, produced and everything else under the sun for a whose who amongst today’s top artists. Britney Spears. Let us just start there. Claude wrote “Circus" for Britney, the song, and album, that was recorded at a very crucial point in her life - right after her very public meltdown

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16:53

Rachel Fuda Slams Tre, Danielle Cabral's Family...

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2024/06/08

RHONJ Season 14, Episode 5. 8 more to go. We kid, We joke. We break down this past week’s RHONJ - Frank Catania for the storyline, Danielle Cabral’s mystery family where something just ain’t adding up, a Tre who stormed out, a Jackie who found her voice and one activated Rachel Fuda who, in her second season, is not even remotely afraid to take on the Queen. In other news, we talk about all of the off air RHONJ blogger drama, the RHONJ reunion cancellation, Andy Cohen’s confusing explanation and

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65:11

LVP & Kyle (The Dirt They Have On Each Other), Manzo...

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2024/06/07

Lisa Vanderpump has had a lot to say about Kyle Richards over the past few weeks and Kyle has clapped back in a big way. We break down both of their claims, all the shade and discuss what we learned in the process. Caroline Manzo’s attorney has detailed all the things she claims Brandi has done to her on Girl’s Trip, Brandi claps back calling it “Buyer’s Remorse” and we discuss the likelihood that this lawsuit will end up in court with the likes of Phaedra Parks as a witness. Finally, with the RHONJ

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59:03

Camille's RHOBH Return, Jax's Girlfriend & How VPR...

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2024/06/06

As RHOBH Season 14 is currently filming, we figured today a good day to check in on how newbie Bozoma Saint John is doing, the return, yet again, of Camille Donatacci Grammer Meyer and why Denise Richards will never be back. Next we discuss Jax’s date with Paige Woolen, our own past with Paige Woolen and Jax and Brittany’s future as the Valley prepares to conclude for its first season. Ariana is furious at VPR Producers, Scheana Shay grows farther away from Ariana and we break down how Vanderpump

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33:41

Dina Manzo's Ex Convicted, Andy Cohen's RHONJ...

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2024/06/05

Dina Manzo’s ex husband Tommy Manzo has been convicted of hiring a mobster to assault her husband Dave Cantin. We break down the assault, the charges, the conviction, Caroline and Dolores’ letters of character in favor of Tommy and last, but certainly not least, likelihood he will spend the max forty three years behind bars. In other RHONJ news, we discuss Andy Cohen’s recent statements as to why we will not have an RHONJ reunion, the ratings from this past Sunday’s episode and future of the show as

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51:07

Golnesa "GG” Gharachedaghi (on Shahs of Sunset, Ex...

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2024/06/05

Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi steps back Behind The Rope. Shahs of Sunset’s GG that is. First things first, GG chats motherhood and shares an update on how she went from the woman who played with knives and referred to herself as Lochnessa to a kinder, gentler single Mom to baby Elijah. Not that there is anything wrong with playing with knives or Lochnessa. The convo quickly turns to Polyamory, new “friend” Rihanna, her Christina Aguilera “run in” and how she would love to get high with, who else,

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44:35

Golnesa "GG” Gharachedaghi (on Shahs of Sunset, Ex...

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2024/06/04

Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi steps Behind The Rope. Shahs of Sunset’s GG that is. First things first, GG chats motherhood and shares an update on how she went from the woman who played with knives and referred to herself as Lochnessa to a kinder, gentler single Mom to baby Elijah. Not that there is anything wrong with playing with knives or Lochnessa. The convo quickly turns to Polyamory, new “friend” Rihanna, her Christina Aguilera “run in” and how she would love to get high with, who else, “Uncle

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60:45

MELISSA'S OLD NOSE (on RHONJ Spoilers & Teresa’s Off...

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2024/06/03

Melissa’s Old Nose steps back Behind The Rope. Gabriela, that is. Teresa, Melissa, Margaret and the rest of the cast of RHONJ has all been asked about the RHONJ bloggers which have emerged in full force over the last few weeks since the beginning of the season to reveal secret DMs, leaked Season 14 screeners and spoilers that were allegedly obtained directly from Teresa, her attorney, Jennifer Aydin and more. Today, the woman behind it all, Melissa’s Old Nose - Gabriela - returns to, as we like to

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35:36

RHONJ REUNION CANCELLATION (What This REALLY Means...

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2024/06/02

The RHONJ Reunion is cancelled. We woke up to over one thousand DM’s asking if we were going to cover this. Today, we hop on here for a rundown of the cancellation of the RHONJ reunion. We address how we got here, the cast's constant interviews that this season was not sustainable and Teresa’s constant interviews that she will never, ever speak to Melissa again. We next address, what will be happening in place of a reunion, what affect, if any, the RHONJ bloggers and toxic off line behaviors have

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100:43

JACKIE TOHN (on GLOW, Bravo, American Idol, Howard...

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2024/06/02

Jackie Tohn steps Behind The Rope. Best known for her breakout performance as Melanie “Melrose” Rosen on Netflix’s award winning, critically acclaimed masterpiece “Glow”, Jackie stops by to share it all. Early in her career Jackie appeared on many of our favorite shows such as “The Sopranos”, “Veronica Mars”, “Strangers With Candy”, not the least of which was “The Nanny”, in which she played a young Fran Drescher. She talks famous friends such as Kristen Bell and Jessica Biel, comedic inspiration

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9:49

RHONJ Lowest Rated Season Ever, Margaret Josephs’...

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2024/06/01

RHONJ Season 14, Episode 4. How are we only at Episode 4? Is anyone bored yet? Ok, ok, we will keep it positive. Jackie and Margaret’s friendship starts to show cracks as we find ourselves back, once again, at Dolores’ annual softball game. Teresa and Melissa are still not speaking, Jennifer is up to her old shady tricks and this time her target is Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda shows up, cries and shows up again. Our attention next turns to all that is going on off air between Marge, Melissa,

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69:44

PK & Dorit Separation Update, LVP's Thoughts &...

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2024/05/31

Simon and Porsha continue to fight over their mansion, sling the shade on social and involve RHOA producers and Bravo as Porsha tries to film the new season of the Atl now that she has regained her peach. Heading west, apparently everyone in town - Jeff Lewis, Lisa Vanderpump and the rest of the RHOBH cast - knew about PK and Dorit’s separation. We break down their separation, discuss the likelihood of them reconciling and check in with the current season of RHOBH filming. Kyle and Morgan step

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69:12

Kyle & Kesha Get Close, RHOBH Newbies Bozoma & Tilly...

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2024/05/30

Something About Her Has Opened. We break down the opening, share our review and discuss Sarah’s viral Karen rant which got her so much hate, love, apologies, a Daily Mail write up and changed working practices at Something About Her by Ariana and Katie. With the Vanderpump Rules finale wrapped, we turn our focus to RHOBH. With Jennifer Tilly, Kathy Hilton and Bozoma Saint John in, we break down the epic season we expect, why this trifecta is exactly what the franchise needed and chat spoilers from

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29:57

Morgan & Kyle's Day Out, Jax's Three Hour Date w/...

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2024/05/29

Kyle Richards and Morgan Wade were seen this past week shopping in Beverly Hills so they have not broken up just yet, Kesha has some serious competition and all is right with the world. In other RHOBH news, Sutton is rumored to be heading to Dancing With The Stars, Bozoma and Jennifer Tilly are getting used to their newfound Bev Hills positions and we are left wondering, just how long do we have to wait til our fav Diamond Holders are back on our Bravo TVs. RHODubai is set to return next week, Simon

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