RHOSLC’s Lisa Barlow Clears up ‘Criminal Lawsuit’ Misconceptions: ‘Everyone Online…’
Lisa Barlow is still answering questions about the lawsuits filed against her. If it’s not her co-stars on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, then it’s the public at large confused as to what is happening.
The Vida Tequlia founder hosted a Clarity Luncheon to clear her name to the RHOSLC ladies. Lisa was met with disbelief from some, and more questions from others. So during a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live, she clarified the situation once again.
Lisa Barlow’s lawsuits are “civil,” not “criminal”
WWHL host Andy Cohen posed a public question regarding Lisa’s four lawsuits on the October 28 episode. Viewers wanted to know if they had been “dismissed” in court as Lisa claimed during her luncheon from Season 6, Episode 3.
“Yes, and I just want to clear up a few things. They’re civil lawsuits; they’re not criminal. I’ve never done anything criminal. Everyone online that keeps saying I’m going to jail is wrong,” she replied.
The Clarity Luncheon included giant posters adorned with the words dismissed. However, despite all of Lisa’s supposed explanations, few of her costars accepted it. She chalked it up to a lack of listening skills.
“I cleared up a lot at the clarity lunch,” Lisa explained. “It’s the commitment to listening and asking the same question over and over and over again. That was the problem. I had cute posters, a great outfit… I mean, it went on and on and on for a long time.”
At the time of filming, Lisa equated the lawsuits with “fanciful tales.” She said during the episode, “People can sue you for anything. You can allege anything. So, I figured, like, I’m gonna have a little lunch and we’re gonna talk about the allegations versus facts.”
Will Lisa’s words make any difference with her co-stars? She’s certainly under suspicion from the RHOSLC ladies for allegedly planting stories about them.
Cory Wharton Says Daughter Maya’s Open-Heart Procedure Has Inspired Him to Give Back to Families in Need
Cory Wharton says his three-year-old daughter Maya’s latest open-heart surgery has inspired him to give back to other children and families, noting that his charitable efforts are “a far cry from MTV.”
As The Ashley previously told you, Cory and ex-girlfriend Taylor Selfridge’s daughter Maya, who was born with a rare form of heart disease called tricuspid atresia, recently underwent her final open-heart surgery called the Fontan. Two weeks after the surgery, Taylor– who also shares daughter Mila with Cory– told fans that the procedure had improved Maya’s oxygenation levels, as well as her overall coloring.
(According to the Cleveland Clinic website, a Fontan procedure “improves circulation in people who have only one working heart ventricle. This problem happens because of one of several congenital heart diseases. The Fontan procedure lets oxygen-poor blood from the lower part of your body go straight to your pulmonary artery– and then lungs– for oxygen instead of going through your heart first.”)
Cory revealed to TMZ this week that, while Maya’s surgery was successful and she was ultimately discharged from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles after a two-week recovery, he realizes that some families aren’t as fortunate.
“I was just happy that we were able to leave the Children’s Hospital, because there’s a lot of families there that they’re not gonna leave, they’re waiting a year or two for a heart transplant,” he said. “ … It’s sad man, walking around there, but there were people in that building that found a way to smile and … just by talking to them over time, I was just like, these people are staying positive when they’re at their lowest and it was crazy for me to see and experience.”
Cory went on to say that the recent experience has inspired him to find ways to help those in need.
“I’m just so thankful to God that we made it out of the hospital, my daughter’s fine and now the biggest thing for me is, like, I’m trying to give back,” he said. “I wanna do whatever I can to try to help out [at] Children’s Hospital or [with] young ones that are in need.
“I wanna give back a little bit … it’s a far cry from MTV, but I wanna try to do something positive with what I got going now,” he added.
As you may remember, Cory and Taylor previously shared that they learned about Maya’s heart condition when Taylor was about 22 weeks pregnant, at which point they were told that Maya would need a series of procedures due to the condition. At just six days old, Maya had a stent put in place; later that year, Maya– then seven-months-old– underwent her first open-heart surgery, during which she suffered some complications.
Taylor shared this month that Maya should not need any more open-heart surgeries in her lifetime; and if she does, it would not be until adulthood.
