Since Karen Huger’s Sept. 2 release from prison following her sentence for a DUI conviction, Ashley Darby has shown her support for her longtime friend.
Ashley recently spoke to BravoTV.com at The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 10 premiere party, where she opened up about Karen. “Yes, I did a little check in on Karen, as many of us knew, the big day came. And she’s been taking her time to, what I understand, really connecting with her family. So I’m hoping to see her very soon when she’s ready,” Ashley shared exclusively at the event, held on Sept. 30. “I sent her some flowers addressed to ‘Lady H,’ as is appropriate, but I really do want to see her.”
Karen Huger’s prison sentence explained
Karen served six months in a correctional facility after a jury found her guilty of multiple counts related to a March 2024 single-car collision. The conviction came after a two-day trial, where she was charged with driving under the influence, driving while intoxicated, speeding, driving with a suspended registration, and not reporting a change of address to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.
Following the guilty verdict, Karen sat down with an RHOP producer to share her reaction to the news.
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“My heart dropped. This is very frightening, but I accept full responsibility for everything that went on with my car accident,” she said in a video that played during the RHOP Season 9 reunion, which she was absent from. “I don’t care about me right now; I care about my children, I care about my family. They are so hurt… I know a lot of young children look up to me right now, [they] call me Auntie Karen, [the] Grand Dame. Do as I say, not as I do.”
A sneak peek for the upcoming RHOPÂ Season 10 premiere features footage of Karen from her Sept. 2 release.Â
See how the RHOP cast reacts to Karen Huger’s prison sentencing
In the same Season 10 preview, the RHOP cast reacts following Karen’s February 2025 sentencing. “I feel so many different emotions. I wish this weren’t happening. Do I want Karen in jail? Absolutely not. But do I want to make sure that we don’t have a fifth DUI? For sure. But I just want my Karen back, I really do,” Gizelle Bryant said in a confessional.
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Elsewhere in the preview, Ashley shared, “When I heard it, I cried so much. It was like this initial, like, gut punch. …Â It’s not settling in.”
The rest of the cast also reveals their reactions in the video at the top of the post. And you can see where the other RHOP ladies are in their lives today.
-with reporting by Donald Adler
