{"id":46903,"date":"2026-02-24T17:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=46903"},"modified":"2026-02-24T17:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:16:32","slug":"what-actually-happened-in-aspen-as-lisa-rinna-makes-more-bombshell-claims-about-kathy-hilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/24\/what-actually-happened-in-aspen-as-lisa-rinna-makes-more-bombshell-claims-about-kathy-hilton\/","title":{"rendered":"What actually happened in Aspen as Lisa Rinna makes more bombshell claims about Kathy Hilton?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"665\">RHOBH&#8217;s Aspen vacation will forever be that trip&#8230; designer snow looks, tequila tension, and one night that allegedly spiralled so hard it fractured a sister relationship and basically powered an entire reunion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"665\">Now <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/30\/how-lisa-rinna-got-so-famous-before-the-traitors-from-hannah-montana-to-real-housewives\/\">Lisa Rinna<\/a> is back stirring the pot, this time with her memoir You Better Believe I\u2019m Gonna Talk About It, and she\u2019s insisting what we saw was only the \u201cPG edit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"665\">So\u2026 what\u2019s fact, what\u2019s Housewives folklore? Let\u2019s rewind, re-place the timeline, and unpack her newest claims.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"710\">What went down in Aspen?<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kathy Hilton&#039;s Meltdown: The Whole Story | Season 12 | Real Housewives of Beverly Hills\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lPPA-oQ6qFk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"1088\">The Aspen drama happened during <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/12\/amid-wild-rumours-has-amanda-frances-really-left-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills\/\">The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/a> season 12 cast trip, which aired in September 2022.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"1088\">The whole blow-up went down during the group\u2019s final night out. On-camera, the vibes turned when <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/09\/02\/are-kathy-hilton-and-dorit-secretly-beefing-after-cutting-rhobh-star-from-photo-in-shady-move\/\">Kathy Hilton<\/a> wanted to leave the club, and Kyle Richards didn\u2019t immediately jump, which Kyle later described as confusing and tense.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1090\" data-end=\"1422\">From there, the \u201creal\u201d meltdown, according to Lisa Rinna,\u00a0 allegedly took place mostly off-camera back at the house. Rinna claimed Kathy returned from the club furious, went on a loud rant, and said shocking things about Kyle and other castmates, with Rinna describing it as scary and intense.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1769\">A big reason the night got so messy? Even the trigger is debated in Housewives history.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1769\">One version was \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/rhobh-kathy-hiltons-aspen-meltdown-michael-jackson\/\">Conga Line-gate<\/a>,\u201d but former RHOBH star <a href=\"https:\/\/realityblurb.com\/2022\/09\/27\/teddi-mellencamp-kathy-dj-song-billie-jean-kyle-aspen\/\">Teddi Mellencamp offered<\/a> an alternate explanation&#8230; Kathy reportedly asked the DJ to play Michael Jackson\u2019s \u201cBillie Jean,\u201d was refused, and things snowballed from there.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"2076\">By the time the reunion rolled around, the accusations had expanded beyond \u201ctantrum\u201d into serious territory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"2076\">Kathy publicly denied using a homophobic slur that was alleged by <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/19\/omg-erika-jayne-reveals-whether-shes-planning-on-marrying-john-mcphee\/\">Erika Jayne<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/rhobh-reunion-kathy-hilton-denies-using-gay-slur-feuds-with-lisa-rinna-kyle-richards\/\">PEOPLE<\/a> noted that none of the other women said they personally heard it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"2076\">After the whole saga, Lisa called Kathy &#8220;the devil&#8221; when explaining to Crystal Kung Minkoff why she wanted to leave a party, and she also alleged that Kathy is &#8220;really jealous of the Kardashians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"2076\">Attempting to trace back the events leading up to Kathy&#8217;s alleged &#8220;meltdown,&#8221; Lisa said perhaps her ordering of <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/12\/an-in-depth-study-of-kendall-jenners-wild-transformation-from-her-teens-to-today\/\">Kendall Jenner<\/a>&#8216;s 818 tequila brand might&#8217;ve kicked things off.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2078\" data-end=\"2104\">What Lisa is saying now<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DUOfyZSknUo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DUOfyZSknUo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by L I S A R I N N A (@lisarinna)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2106\" data-end=\"2514\">Fast-forward to February 2026, and Rinna is re-litigating Aspen with fresh fuel&#8230; her memoir.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2106\" data-end=\"2514\">In excerpts highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofreality.com\/lisa-rinna-memoir-book-kathy-hilton-aspen-meltdown-andy-cohen-bravo-tv-coverup\/\">Taste of Reality<\/a>, she doubles down that she \u201cwitnessed\u201d long-running \u201cbad behavior,\u201d says Kathy had an \u201cabsolute meltdown,\u201d and claims the Hilton-Richards \u201cmachine\u201d worked to keep it hidden, with Bravo and Andy Cohen allegedly going along with it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2516\" data-end=\"2735\">Rinna also claims Kathy had high-powered PR support at the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/13\/the-eye-watering-seven-figure-sum-rhobhs-sutton-stracke-received-in-her-divorce-settlement\/\">RHOBH<\/a> season 12 reunion, specifically publicist Andy Gelb, implying that Kathy arrived protected while Rinna felt outnumbered.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2737\" data-end=\"3102\">And if you\u2019re thinking, \u201cWait, didn\u2019t Rinna swear she had receipts?\u201d that\u2019s another thread she\u2019s tugging again and again.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2737\" data-end=\"3102\">Back in 2022, Andy Cohen publicly pushed back on the idea that Bravo \u201ccut\u201d evidence, saying he never saw the supposed Aspen receipts and that they weren\u2019t handed over in a way that made it into the show.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3104\" data-end=\"3293\">Kathy, for her part, has previously disputed Rinna\u2019s version, acknowledging she was upset but denying the more extreme claims in a 2022 interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/tv\/reality-tv-stars\/kathy-hilton-lisa-rinna-aspen-rhobh-1235404229\/\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3295\" data-end=\"3714\">All in all, it was an on-camera argument at the club, followed by an off-camera rant that only a few people claim to have witnessed firsthand and years of conflicting retellings that depend on who you trust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Reality Shrine reached out to Andy Gelb for comment. For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Reality Shrine<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Facebook<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of allegations have been thrown around<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734210,"featured_media":46949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1358],"tags":[1552,2053,2005,1565],"class_list":["post-46903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bravo","tag-kathy-hilton","tag-real-housewives","tag-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/24\/what-actually-happened-in-aspen-as-lisa-rinna-makes-more-bombshell-claims-about-kathy-hilton\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"What actually happened in Aspen as Lisa Rinna makes more bombshell claims about Kathy Hilton?","url":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/24\/what-actually-happened-in-aspen-as-lisa-rinna-makes-more-bombshell-claims-about-kathy-hilton\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/24\/what-actually-happened-in-aspen-as-lisa-rinna-makes-more-bombshell-claims-about-kathy-hilton\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Helens-featured-images-2026-02-24T161734.010-150x150.jpg","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Helens-featured-images-2026-02-24T161734.010.jpg"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Williams"}],"creator":["Helen Williams"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reality Shrine","logo":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png"},"keywords":["bravo","kathy hilton","real housewives","the real housewives of beverly hills"],"dateCreated":"2026-02-24T17:16:32Z","datePublished":"2026-02-24T17:16:32Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T17:16:32Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"What actually happened in Aspen as Lisa Rinna makes more bombshell claims about Kathy Hilton?\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/thetab.com\\\/realityshrine\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/24\\\/what-actually-happened-in-aspen-as-lisa-rinna-makes-more-bombshell-claims-about-kathy-hilton\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/thetab.com\\\/realityshrine\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/24\\\/what-actually-happened-in-aspen-as-lisa-rinna-makes-more-bombshell-claims-about-kathy-hilton\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Helens-featured-images-2026-02-24T161734.010-150x150.jpg\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Helens-featured-images-2026-02-24T161734.010.jpg\"},\"articleSection\":\"News\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Helen Williams\"}],\"creator\":[\"Helen Williams\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Reality Shrine\",\"logo\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realitytvshrine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png\"},\"keywords\":[\"bravo\",\"kathy hilton\",\"real housewives\",\"the real housewives of beverly hills\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2026-02-24T17:16:32Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-24T17:16:32Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-24T17:16:32Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/realitytvshrine.com\/p.js"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/249734210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46903"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46951,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46903\/revisions\/46951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}