Hot on the heels of Ashley Darby alleging that Stacey Rusch is lying about TJ and her divorce from her ex-husband on The Real Housewives of Potomac’s Season 10 premiere, their feud continues during Ashley’s Second Bloom Ball on Episode 2 (airing Sunday, Oct. 12). In the above preview, Stacey feels that the interrogations from all of the ‘Wives are unwarranted.
“I don’t understand why this group of women has suddenly turned against me. Quite frankly, I am being unjustly beat down,” she confesses.
Ashley then questions if Stacey is still married to her ex Thiemo Rusch, and Stacey insists although they’re back together, they’re divorced — but Ashley doesn’t believe her.
“You are a full-grown woman who came into this group and misrepresented yourself,” Ashley tells Stacey, who fires back, “And you are a messy devil. Get your finger out of my face! You are the devil!”
Why Ashley Darby is questioning Stacey Rusch’s love life
When Stacey’s best friend AJ questions why Stacey has to “show” that she’s been divorced, new housewife Tia Glover defends Ashley, and adds, “She doesn’t want to feel like she’s been lied to.”
Ashley later declares the reason is: “Principle. Principle is very important to me. We can be a lot of things — we can’t be liars.”
Ashley expands on her rationale for being upset with Stacey in her confessional, and mentions her ex-boyfriend, Thomas Anthony Jones aka “TJ.” “As far as I know, back in January, Stacey was with old boy TJ. And then, here we are, three months have passed. You have magically gotten back together with your ex-husband? Ma’am. The math is not mathing,” Ashley says.
How Gizelle Bryant, Keiarna Stewart, and Angel Massie are involved in Stacey Rusch’s relationship drama
Ashley and Stacey’s showdown escalates as the whole group of ‘Wives becomes involved, and Ashley accuses Stacey of “lying” in front of everyone. She also asks Keiarna “K” Stewart, “K, didn’t you tell me that Stacey told you that she has a charade and she doesn’t intend to drop the charade?”
Keiarna confirms she said this, and recalls a Season 9 cast trip, “In Lake Norman you were talking to TJ in the room, and I said, ‘Stacey, are you ever going to show the girls exactly who you are? And, like, kind of break character?’ You were like, ‘Oh, absolutely not.’”
Stacey then accuses K of coming “from a place of negativity and aggression,” and adds, she wants to “fight, every other time.” K responds, “If I want to fight, you know I know how to fight, Stacey. Don’t do that.” New housewife Angel Massie gets involved, and defends her old friend, telling Stacey, “She’s not a negative person at all.”
But Stacey, feeling cornered by all the ‘Wives, replies, “When she talks to me she is.”
Gizelle Bryant also jumps into the convo at one point in her confessional, and reveals why she is upset with Stacey. “Do I think Stacey is divorced? No. Do I think that Stacey wants us to think that she filed for divorce and now she’s back with her husband? Yes. Girl, just tell the truth.”
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Is Stacey Rusch divorced?
Although Stacey told Ashley on the Season 10 premiere that she is “absolutely divorced” from her ex Thiemo, Ashley questioned the legality, and claimed their divorce “isn’t anywhere in any of the databases in the state of Virginia.”
But Stacey shared more details of her official divorce during the same episode — and also revealed she’d reconciled with Thiemo. “We were notified that we were, in fact, officially divorced while we were on vacation,” Stacey recalled on the Oct. 6 episode. “We just looked at each other. I think we both knew it wasn’t the end of us. We had to give each other another try.”
Where do Stacey Rusch and her ex-boyfriend TJ stand now?
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Stacey’s complicated love life gets even messier later in Season 10 — don’t miss Monique Samuels making a bold declaration on her ex-husband and Stacey during Monique’s RHOP return.
