More on Brandi Glanville’s book… from the NYPost:
On her war with Adrienne Maloof:
“After the first season, Adrienne tried her hardest to get me fired from the show and I took that very personally. We started a little war and she put negative stories about me as a mother in the press and she said negative things about my children and how I mother them and so I took that very personally.
But when you come back to the next season, I can’t say that you were trying to get me fired from the show, because there’s no show, it’s that third wall or fourth wall or whatever it is so I just wanted to show that she was a liar about everything so I was trying to find another way to discredit her without saying she tried to get me fired from the show and that I was a bad mother.” NOTE: HUH? Come again? What? Watchu talkin’ ’bout, Willis?
Brandi also chatted with MissAndyCoop… about Adrienne and her new boyfriend. Brandi will co-host AndyCoop’s show tomorrow…
I saw that Brandi tweeted tonight begging people to buy her book or download it on Amazon. It didn’t make distribution. “too many people passed on it” Well, there was so much of it in the mags already. It was kinda getting old.
But someone posted a few days ago, that the book was a top seller already because of those of us who preordered.
I don’t understand one thing about the publishing world. I didn’t get it either.
Yeah, neither do I.
ETA: She just explained the distribution got messed up. In order to make it top seller have to order it online. Wierd.
She has had more exposure than Kim K., and that’s hard to do! I don’t care for her vulgarity
and feel she would ruin anyone who gets in her way. Would never buy that book. And, I
hope her children never read it!
Sorry, that’s just wildly inaccurate — until there’s a video of her having sex with a never-was singer, she’s nowhere near the level of over-exposure as Kim K.
Her book is getting amazing reviews online. Most people see it as a re-telling of her heartbreaking story and like her and the message of the book. There are a few that don’t… but, honestly several of those reviews have comments which lead one to believe that they haven’t even read the book. She seems to come from a place of genuine kindness. I downloaded her book and plan to read it this weekend. It will be the first housewife product I have purchased. Glad the money will go to her, she seems deserving.
Poor “Braless” Brandi: where would she be without Eddie and Lee Ann?
She has been divorced for over 4 years yet she is still rehashing old grievances since this is the only thing going for her by way of relevancy. Just like Camille kept up the Kelsey attacks, Brandi has little to offer aside from a continual bashing of two other irrelevant performers as her two kids become weapons in this “faux war” of words.
What classier way of proving how much you “love and adore” your kids than by writing a book about their father highlighting his faults while engaged in a Twitter battle with his present wife?
About time somebody told Brandi to “STFU” as this stuff is getting old.
Seems to me that it’s just the opposite, Leann and Eddie are getting attention off of Brandi being on the show. I hadn’t heard anything about Leann for years, no hit songs, no media. Now I see her all the time on all the talk shows talking about Brandi and ‘her boys’….which as a mother myself, find it very offensive to refer to the children Brandi gave birth to as ‘her boys’. She needs to learn her place in their lives. I don’t keep up with the ‘stars’ unless they are really impressive in the movies or shows I see, but I’d never heard of Eddie before Brandi came on the show! I did happen to see him on an old movie a few weeks ago where he had a small role…don’t even remember the name of the movie, although the movie was an okay movie. So, it really seems to me that they are benefiting off her, more than she benefits from them.
It seems to me they all “feed off” one another thanks to Bravo.
I never heard of either Eddie or Brandi before she came on this show and LeeAnn’s star was fading until the “Twitter wars” began. Then umpteen interviews later about who was worse than the other exploded onto the scene with Brandi “revealing” every secret about her life for public consumption and financial rewards.
Without Eddie and LeeAnn there is not much about Brandi that would hold any interest since she has no talent to speak of aside from the constant use of the “F” word planted into every sentence she manages to utter that can be substituted for a noun, verb or adjective.
The fact that she is 40 years old but behaves like a wounded teenager enjoying the role of the “victim” about describes what Brandi is all about.
In some respects she is no different than Ramona Singer as she goes around “telling it like it is” without regard to the consequences of her loose lips.
agree w/ pat johnson. but there is a difference between brandi and ramona singer.
ramona is still married to her husband. and more importantely ramona is a smart and savvy business woman, who does not live off her husband. brandi should use all that energy she has for hatred; and maybe go to real estate shool, or any school, so she can take care of her kids. the bravo gig will soon die. and remember, beauty fades; dumb is forever.
Dumb IS forever. Keeping this going and capitalizing on it is a short term solution for all of them. Sadly it just gets old and tiresome. Having a meaningful life , a happy life cannot be built on the painful shards of revenge. I hope Brandi chooses to move on but since she has gained status and money from this my fear is that she has become a one trick pony. You can’t sell more than one book about your ex and his crazy former a list country singer wife. Drinking the Bravo koolade is like drinking a hot cup of delusion. I’m not sure this will end well for any of them simply because it has gone on for far to long and like flies trapped in amber they are stuck.
I was reading about them and the SWF’ing way before Brandi was on the show, it has been the one means that Brandi has had to use to get out to a really large audience what they had been doing and continued to do to her. Without Bravo it was more one-sided antagonizing toward Brandi. She may not have any other talents aside from her humor and her modeling (she can still photograph really well).
She’s not quite as harsh as Ramona but her blunt honesty and lack of any self-awareness is what’s kept her on the show! Look what happens to the snooze-worthy ones, they’re gone in a season if they dont know how to mix it up!
I don’t it’s a lack of self-awareness, so much as a loss of what may have already been tenuous self esteem. I hope she’s able to find herself and understand that what Eddie did had nothing to do with her and everything to do with him and his own narcissism that LeAnn and other women were willing to feed into. The best revenge is a good life, and she will get there with time.
I agree, and I think Leanns people are in overdrive right now b/c of the US cover I saw this morning in a drugstore claiming that ‘Brandi cheated first’ (because THAT is what really matters!!), but its claiming that all of this is unfair to Leann b/c Brandi cheated on Eddie 6 wks after having one of their boys. Now, I’m not a dr, or a mother but I do know that you cannot have sex 6 weeks after giving birth b/c things are still healing and unless you like a bloody messy painful romp…makes no sense.
I had seen Eddie in the Playboy Club or whatever that show was called and his ‘acting’ was pathetic! No wonder there was only one episode…
I also agree with Michael K at dlisted in that her dentist is at fault for not wiring her mouth shut when he had the opportunity! too funny!! and too true!!! She’s suing over veneers which are an elective cosmetic procedure, and you have to sign a release absolving the dr. of fault (hell I have to sign one every time I get an epidural and that could leave me paralyzed and there’s not a thing I could do to the Dr b/c they cover their arses…). My god she is dumb!
Better question — where would Brandi be if Eddie had kept his pants on and Leann had kept her legs closed to married men?
Protecting her children perhaps?
Dragging them into this lurid mess by declaring their father a “hound dog” and their stepmother as a “sicko” doesn’t help. Brandi is not blameless in this exploitation in carving out a “career” by using the failed marriage as her vehicle to fame.
They will be old enough someday to sort this stuff out but no one in this triangle seems to have any concern on the emotional damage this may have on those two little boys.
She is no different that Traylor Trash in casting herself as the “victim” while these little boys have no control over their circumstances. It may be safe to assume that they love their father as much as their mother and perhaps have some affection for LeeAnn.
To shatter this image for the sake of selling a book may have long range effects on them.
The collaterol damage my be felt more by these children than any other party involved.
You must know Brandi personally, I guess. Otherwise, this is a lot of time, words and bandwidth to use up on someone you (presumably) don’t even know to prove what a terrible mother *she* is because her husband cheated *on* her.
And your psycho-babble about the long-term effect a book will have on her children is not only unfounded, it’s especially creepy — they are *her* kids, right — not yours.
Venus: Pot meet kettle. Only difference is that your fellow commenter has not attacked you. Therefore, VenusPot, you would be best to find another home for your words; hopefully, wherever you land your words will be better comprehended. You also might want to pick a name and stick with it! See ya!! Buh-bye! Hope the asteroid don’t get here before this does! SH
I was hoping you’d play that little ditty from sound of music
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I don’t know Brandi or anyone of these women who appear on these shows but this much is clear: when they put themselves out there they can’t shy away from the criticism.
When you seek fame by throwing your marriage, your children, and your own integrity under the bus don’t expect full blown applause. The lure of the money is another driving force behind these “storylines” that when looked at up close make no sense.
One week shows some of them engaging in serious backstabbing and hurling insults all over the place while the next week shows them gathering for some event where in the real world, should this occur, most people with common sense would put as much distance as possible between themselves and those who have stung them.
Lisa’s tea party as one example. Having just all returned from a miserable dinner in Las Vegas where insults were flying, causing one cast member to take leave, the next event has them gathered around a tea table continuing the same theme.
And you cannot beat the NJ clan for perpetrating the idea that the money thrown at their feet to “perform” is just too good to pass up. When cast members call each other the “c” word, refer to one another as bitches and liars, then proceed to “hang out” in some setting after dishes have been sent flying, kids are rushed to safety, and tears flow like rain, there is only one conclusion to be made: the entire “storyline” is a set up.
These “gatherings” take place under the direction of Bravo. True reality would never put them within shouting distance of one another had these events been true to life.
What takes place onscreen is a collaboration. What takes place offscreen is real.
The boys are young enough to be fairly well shielded to the book right NOW. In the future I dont doubt that they will see what their father and *bonus mom* did to their real mother and lose a LOT of respect for them (if Leann is even still around by that time).
Brandi isnt trying to destroy the relationships they have with Eddie and Leann, she made that clear that she wants them to be happy and is glad they’re in the boys life b/c they love them. Telling a story in a literary tome vs. to your children directly are two very different things. The world knows most of what that book spilled so its reasonable to say that school-mates can be more destructive to the boys then the three adults involved at this point in time…
She would probably be with the guy, and as Brandi had said, he was her world so she’d probably still be in the dark and with him.
Its not like Leann was chosen 1st, she stalked the hell out of Brandi, staged their ‘private’ moments, moved in down the street and kinda made it so obvious that Brandi told him to leave, and go with her.
All of this while LeAnn was still married herself.
I have also read Brandi’s book is getting really wonderful reviews…good for her!
Any therapist will advise the divorcing parties to not speak ill of their partner in deference to the children. It is not healthy to expect them to “take sides”.
Writing a book that casts their father in a bad light – regardless of how well deserved – is bound to leave scars since it is assumed that the kids love both parents equally and having the dirty linen on display is not beneficial to their emotional well being.
Something that neither Brandi or Taylor Armstrong have taken into account as they attempt to achieve some measure of “stardom” by putting their kids sensibilities aside for their own sake.
They threw off their self esteem by ever agreeing to come on these shows but dragging these kids along with them is shameful. These women are not “role models” but despicable media whores without an ounce of integrity when it comes to protecting their kids.
I have to agree and it is evident here that many of us are still sorting our parents dirty laundry and trying to wash it clean, make it whole again. The frailties of marriage and spouses are all to evident. We may all want so badly to be ok with the failings of our parents and their marriages but it is haunting that many of us know better and yet do we really? Only our children will know or carry our failings and number them in darkness.
Her explanation about wanting to get back at Ad makes sense. She had to come up with some on-camera reason to dislike Ad because she couldn’t talk about behind the scenes behavior. So much of HW’s disputes are about things they can’t talk about because it’s about the other side of the camera (e.g. the Kyle/Camille feud in season 1 was about Kyle questioning why cameras would follow Camille to Hawaii without Kelsey).
Now “you don’t know what she did to me ” makes sense but if she is still under contract I don’t understand why she can talk about it and why none of the other HWs have made clear their feuds if they are able to and still collect that Bravo check.
I’m guessing they can’t talk about it because it breaks the format of the show, which isn’t supposed to be about how the show is made, but about their phony baloney storylines.
It never makes sense to seek revenge or get back at some one. Let them roll around in the muck they concocted. They will get stuck while the person who sought higher ground has moved on and triumphed.
I said her explanation makes sense–that she couldn’t share on camera why she was upset with Adrienne because it’s about the making of the show–not that revenge makes sense.
The most accurate depiction of these “Housewives” shows is the recent revelation that the NY franchise is still uncertain.
The cast supposedly does not know who is returning and they are waiting for this season’s “storyline” to develop.
What? A “storyline”? Aren’t we supposed to believe that these “friends” act spontaneously as they go about their lives? That the “feuds” are genuine? That the products they sell are their own invention?
They are waiting for the storyline because this will determine who is “in” for the season, how the narrative will evolve, and who gets tapped as the “victim or villain” for 15 weeks.
This can be applied to each and every franchise where a bunch of people “paid” to loathe one another agree to vacation together, attend dinner parties from hell, get together for tea parties, kids birthdays, and “renewals” while in between they promote their cookbooks, memoirs, shoe line, jewelry, fashion “couture, toaster ovens, cosmetics, handbags, singing careers, and girdles.
But talent? Not so much.
Perfectly put!
Brandi may be doing it for the press & the show, but playing a victim years after the fact, not a good sign. Eddie may very well be with Leanne for her money but , if he’s that type why would you want him anyway? Anyone that cheats has made it clear not only has love (if we assume there ever was any betweent them) gone out the window but even the basic respect that should be there is gone. His leaving is , in the end , the best that could have happened i/m/o. If she’s still in love with her ex she needs to get over that, clearly he has. If he wasn’t with Leanne he might still be at your house lying to your face & throwing his dirty socks on floor for you to pick up. Is that what she wants? To clean up after a man who would look her right in the face & lie? – Really I hope the bitter being stuck in the past thing is just an act.
Or a great way to make big bucks from it. She says she is now done with the Ed/Le thing for good but her kids have to read it one day. I think Lisa has a hand in helping Brandi capitalize on the HW platform. First the book then pole dancing classes (nothing wrong with it) what is next?
I think she’ll write one about the HWs themselves and the show. there is probably some meat on the bone there and she may do that once she leaves. Just a thought.
Lisa helped her to get a job modeling for Kristina Makowski and the pieces were GORGEOUS (Brandi was picking apart the photos on the monitor pointing out wrinkles on her damn fingers…her self esteem took a HUGE HIT), and Brandi looked fantastic. She only said she’d keep talking about this until the promotion tour is over, but I hope she can get back into modeling b/c she still photographs beautifully.
This all happened within the past five years, if that long ago, so of course she’s not over it yet an it doesn’t help that LeAnn who should be happy with the man she ‘won’, spends far too much of her time either baiting Brandi or running to the press every time Brandi opens her mouth.
The only thing I knew about Brandi before this show was that her husband made a fool out of her, bt allowing her to speak to the press about their marriage being solid when he knew he was planning his escape. I was at first dubious about her because of her association with Cedric, but have come to realize that if the toughest part(s) of my life had played out for the public to witness, dissect and comment on, I would do one of two things. 1) Go into a years long drug induced fog or 2) Come out fighting. Brandi chose number two to LeAnn and Eddie’s mutual chagrin, and there really is nothing they can do about it.
With that said, I have not yet read the book, but from everything I’ve heard, I don’t see anything Brandi’s son’s would find objectionable or be terribly embarrassed by. I applaud Brandi for fighting for herself and taking the time to tell her side of the story, and wish her nothing but the best in life going forward.
IMO these two women are champion baiters and live to taunt one another. It’s ridiculous. They both need to shut it. Eddie may indeed have made a fool out of Brandi but now she is doing a wonderful job of playing the fool. Reacting with grace and class would have ended this long ago and given Brandi some peace of mind instead of WW3. Can we actually say any of these losers are adults? beyond childish.
Eddie and LeAnn supposedly got exactly what they wanted. What in the world do they have to complain about? I don’t see Brandi as a fool, but as a woman who is clearly wounded and struggling to heal.
If she was my mom I would be so proud of her for standing up for her self and them.
One of my biggest dissapointments about my own mom was finding of that this seemingly strong and feisty woman just swallowed her tears and anger, when my dad repeatedly cheated on her when they were younger. They are still together and i love them both deeply, but I have always wanted her to make him pay, which both my sis and I, in our own way have, but i still wish she did it herself. Then maybe we would`nt have to fight her battles for her and be angry for her. Rather have her be mad at him than these complicated feelings towards my hero and dad, over her not speaking up for herself.
People always assume they know the best for the children, but no one and nothing is perfect and sometimes things does not affect children as you would believe.
I think people forget that is it possible to fight through the pain as a couple, seek help, and move forward together. No one should ever have to simply swallow their pain, but should have an outlet to work through it.
My father had an affair and I was the one to tell my mother. I also was the one to tell my father he had to leave our home. I loved my father dearly but he owed my mother at least the respect of leaving her first if he wasn’t going to be faithful. I didn’t live at home at the time so it took some nerve kicking him out.My mother just needed to know what to do, I think she was in shock. She is a strong, beautiful woman and did fine on own. She dated some and it was good for her self esteem to be wanted.
I also had to let my Father’s girlfriend go (fire) because she was employed by my father and I worked there as well. It didn’t bother me one bit. Lord I was a pushy little thing in my day. In the end they broke up because she pretended to get knocked up and my father didn’t want any more children. Eventually they worked things out and were married until they died. You shouldn’t be so hard on your Mother. Some women at that time believed marriage was forever and the flaws in a spouse were something you endured. I’m sure she thought she was making sacrifices to keep her family together no to hurt you.
I am speechless with awe. Thanks for sharing Cyn. Life is unpredictable and who knows what goes on in a marriage. Good on ya Cyn. I would love to have seen you in action.
Funny thing is that if it had happened to me my Dad would have met my husband with a shotgun for hurting one of his girls. It was a one time thing for him and he was pursued by a much younger woman wanting his lifestyle more than a life with him. In the end it made him appreciate the life he had with my Mother.
I love it. I do believe there are women who set out to seduce and trap a man and vice versa. The manner in which you handled it probably was a genuine Come to Jesus for your father. Good for you for confronting him and making the consequences swift and severe. i’m glad they didnt throw it all away.
Maybe because I’m a stepmom dealing with my husband’s crazy ex (and we met AFTER they split up) and her demonization of their children’s father, I’m ready to let this whole topic go. I like Brandi’s honesty, her mouth needs to be zipped a few times, and Lee Ann and Eddie need psychological help for how they started all this mess. I hope they sort it out like decent people and put the kids first.
LeAnn needs help to stop baiting Brandi an to stop saying how high whenever Brandi says jump. I don’t see Brandi as a crazy ex, but instead someone who was put into a situation she had no say in, and is handling it the best way she knows how. I do believe that Brandi puts her children first, and like my mother, is very careful not to say bad things about her ex in front of her boys. If Leann and Eddie want this all to come to an end, all they have to do is keep their mouths shut. They are the one’s who got what they wanted and had complete control over now their relationship played out, so what in the world could they possibly have to complain about?
They are both bunny burners.
bsbfankaren. have to disagree a bit. u give brandi way too much credit here. if brandi, eddie and leann would all shut up; it would end. brandi starts stuff as much as anyone. and remember, she has bravo to vent all her anger. she is not the only one to ever go thru a divorce. shut up and get a real job. bravo will end. i mean a real end. not just finding another man to support you. pathetic.
ITA katek. None of this shite talking builds any sort of a “brand” or a career.
Oh, please. Of course she’s not the only one to ever go through a divorce, so that is not what is in question. What does differentiate her from the vast majority of the rest of us is that what led up to her divorce played out very publicly, before she was ever on the show. Blame her for being on the show, and saying whatever she has on the show about LeAnn and Eddie, although in relation to Camille it’s actually been very little; but Brandi is just as entitled to have her say as LeAnn has been to have her’s, also very publicly and in national interviews, most notably with Barbara Walters as I recall. Again, I have no idea how I would handle the very public end of my marriage and the humiliation that has gone along with it, but I give Brandi props for telling her side of the story, which most never have the chance to do in similar situations. It’s a learning experience for her, and will also be for those who have been in similar circumstances.
Also, when LeAnn tweeted about “her boys” I felt Brandi’s pain and annoyance. My mother went through something similar back in the 80′s when one of my brother’s got a perfect score on his SATs. Instead of of the local newspaper listing my mother and father as my brother’s parents, my father and step mother were listed. Although my mother showed me the article, she never spoke about it although I could see the pain on her face.
The difference is and I say this kindly as possible but we are not personalizing it. I’m sad that happened to your Mom who raised you all. Why not call up the newspaper and ask them to print a correction. I am sure the hostility and bitterness plus constant tension is not good for anyone. Time for al of them to move on with their lives instead of being stuck in the past. That isn’t healthy for anyone.
My brother’s went to live with my father when they were teens in another state because my mother felt that they needed a man’s influence in their lives, while I remained with my mother. Even if she had made the phone call, people don’t pay attention to corrections, they do pay attention to the original story.
I agree that Brandi, LeAnn and Eddie need to call some sort of a truce, boundaries need to be established as I take major issue with step parents behaving as if the children of their new spouse are their’s by virtue of marriage, everyone needs to keep the children in mind, and move forward. Perhaps Brandi will feel able to do so now that she’s had her say.
I don’t know the corrections always catch my attention. I have always disagreed with the boys need a mans influence until my brother divorced. Your mom was very very wise. It’s nature my friend and a son will listen to his dad when they become deaf to others. Your mom made the sacrifice because she wanted better for her boys. I wish Brandi had that ability to put the children first . It is hard thing for sure but when you model the right thing your children watch and learn from it. I am afraid that the Cibrian’s boys see much tension noise and confusion and feel torn between loyalties. I am sure it will be o in the end. There are worse things.
Not for nothing, but correction or not, the damage had already been done to her mother. I do not have biological children but I have been a step mom. I can’t even imagine doing the things Leann has done, or even have the knowledge that an article would name me instead of the bio mom… and there’s no way she didn’t know. The newspaper gets the info from the family.
Exactly.
Ditto! Short and to the point..
Totally agree. Can’t understand why people vilify Brandi; aren’t they aware of all the crap LeAnn has done and said to/about her? I agree that Brandi needs to have a filter but at least she’s not a liar. LeAnn is truly evil.
I watched Brandy on Panderson for a hot 5 minutes. I want my 5 minutes back. LOL. She was wearing one of her .designs an ugly polyester one shoulder thingy that looks like something Aint Pittypat would concoct with some drapes from the discount section at Salvation Army and a hot glue gun. Sorry but that one shoulder thang wore itself out Season 2&3 on RHONJ.
Eddie was a cheater for sure but if he had left Brandi for Miss Nobody waitress that he also played around with there would not be a stint on RHBH or a book. Or OMG that hideous fashion.
IMO they are all losers for keeping this crap going 4 years later. Brandi promised she would shut up about them after the book tour. We will see… I have my doubts.
I downloaded her book today. Going to read it over the weekend.
I read it… And enjoyed… She’s been through a lot..
I’m still stuck on the “third or fourth wall” reference…maybe she’s referring to the walls in her dense noggin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall
Anderson Cooper got tire of telling lies and calling it news so now he has sunk even lower. I use to like Brandi but I’m so over her. Her never ending fight with LeSkank and Eddie is just too old. Move on Brandi and take Leskank and Eddie with you.
I guess I’m going to be like Anderson and go look it up on my DVR.
Brandi is a drama queen..it gets old. She needs to get a life and find a job…I cant stand her
Talking about her life is her job, its how she pays her bills so if you don’t want here about her life, its probably best not to watch her interviews
Why is Adrienne even on this show? (rhetorical question) She doesn’t want to talk about herself, she doesn’t want the other cast members talking about her (imma gonna send you a letter, but don’t call it a lawsuit—how dare you? how dare you? That’s mean!), she doesn’t want to talk about issues or problems she or anyone else has on camera…WTH? Adrienne tried to be a cast member off camera, but I’m sure the producers told her she has to show up for the scripted parties! So over her and her “camp.” I bet she will come to the Reunion and say that se is not allowed to talk about _____________ <——— fill in the blank on advice of counsel.
Its odd, because she comes off as un-human, if she would show her troubles, she’d be much more relatable, likable and would appear human, but she’s clearly too perfect to be ‘human’…..
I have commented before that I think Adrienne may be a Robot.