Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon React to Wendy Osefo’s Arrest
She and her husband, Eddie Osefo, face multiple fraud charges stemming back to a 2024 home burglary. Whether or not the burglary even happened remains unclear, but Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon
Of course, Gizelle and Robyn both said they felt “disappointed” to see the Osefos caught up in this legal mess. But after digging through the case details, the GEBs couldn’t stop asking one big question: Why?
Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon addressed Wendy and Eddie Osefo’s arrest on their podcast
In the Monday, October 27 episode of their podcast, Reasonably Shady, Gizelle and Robyn unpacked Wendy and Eddie’s charges, their bizarre mugshots, and the moment they realized RHOP had landed in another legal scandal. Both ladies said their phones blew up with texts and phone calls the moment the news broke.
“I am highly shocked, surprised, and disappointed by these charges,” Robyn said, with Gizelle adding, “I’m so disappointed.”
Robyn continued, “Of course, you’re innocent until proven guilty, but if everything in these chagrin documents is true, I’m highly disappointed, and then I just have so many questions, like why?”
Gizelle said that she felt “sad” because of Wendy and Eddie’s children. Even if they come out of this unscathed, it’s going to have an impact on their family. With that in mind, Gizelle found it hard to believe that they would risk their freedom and reputation over “materialistic” things. On the other hand, Robyn felt like the evidence suggests they did just that.
“What else was it for, though?” Robyn argued. “Cause it was highly intentional, highly planned, not well thought out, but thought out.”
She continued, “I saw a clip where she was kind of talking about how well Happy Eddie is doing, so it makes me think, okay, well, was that an exaggeration? Was that not the truth? I don’t know, but it’s also like, why? More why questions. Why did they think they could get away with this?”
The ladies were also feeling a little puzzled by the court documents submitted by Wendy’s team last week, where she claimed her arrest was “illegal.” However, they’re watching this all unfold in real time with the rest of us. Our questions will hopefully be answered as the case slowly navigates through the system.
‘Real Housewives of New York’ Erin Lichy Wants 3 Women Back on Show
The Context
Lichy joined the Real Housewives of New York (RHONY) when it was rebooted with an entirely new cast for the 14th season and has appeared on the last two seasons of the show. NBC made the decision to completely re-cast the show after a negative reaction to the 13th season, marking the first time they decided to start the show’s cast from scratch.
After two seasons, rumors started to spread in May that the show had been canceled, something Bravo denied. Executive producer Andy Cohen later confirmed that the show was just between seasons and the network was meeting with potential new housewives for an upcoming season.
What To Know
Lichy, who published her book, She’s a Host, between Housewives seasons, told Newsweek that she sees a future for RHONY. If she were to pick the cast, she said she’d like to see three of her castmates—Jessel Taank, Sai da Silva and Jenna Lyons—on the show with her.
While she’d also like to have Ubah Hassan on the show, Lichy said she thinks Uba has “moved on with her life” and wouldn’t be interested.
RHONY received some criticism for not having the same synergy as other franchises, with former Housewife Bethenny Frankel joking that “30 people in the country” watched the reboot. She called for Bravo to bring back the original cast. Cohen defended the reboot, telling Deadline that he believed in the new cast, calling them “aspirational” and saying that Bravo was “kind of looking to the future” with the reboot.
Lichy told Newsweek that it “takes awhile” for a new cast to gel and people should think of RHONY as essentially a new show. She called the comparisons to the original a “problem” and noted that the reboot is different from other franchises. Going into the show, the cast each had businesses and “real careers,” whereas a lot of women on the show started out as housewives.
Housewives from several franchises have said that joining the show is an experience no one can entirely prepare a person for and that someone who hasn’t been on a show can’t understand. Lichy described it as something unlike any other business venture she’s done and said she thinks her devotion to her friends has gotten misconstrued on the show.
“I have had friends since I was 2 years old, so I am a girl’s girl and I’m a really good friend,” Lichy said. “It’s really important to me.”
Lichy conceded that there are always going to be people who watch the show and think a situation should have been handled differently. But, she said, she doesn’t want to be portrayed as a bad friend when that's a part of her that she truly values.
