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The first part of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH) Season 12 reunion aired on Wednesday, featuring host Andy Cohen addressing Crystal Kung Minkoff’s eating disorder and her “dark comment” incident.
In the reunion, the cast members in attendance were Crystal, Sutton Stracke, Dorit Kemsley, Kyle Richards, Erika Jayne, Lisa Rinna, and Garcelle Beauvais. Newbie Diana Jenkins joined the cast towards the end via video call.
Crystal drew maximum focus in the latest episode after Andy brought up her Season 12 journey. While the conversation began with her eating disorder, it soon turned to the incident where she had accused Sutton of “dark comments.”
Crystal was seen struggling to keep her stories straight, which annoyed fans.
What happened to Crystal Kung Minkoff at RHOBH Season 12 reunion?
In the first part of RHOBH Season 12 reunion, Crystal mentioned that she had shared her eating disorder story on social media to spread awareness about the same. She also told Dorit that she was hurt after finding out that the latter had discussed her ED news with the group.
Dorit looked shocked at the accusation, and Crystal stated that she found her co-star’s manner of sharing the news “gossipy.”
Host Andy Cohen then addressed the “dark comment” incident.
In one of the previous episodes of season 12, Crystal had created a huge drama when she said that she felt unsafe due to Sutton allegedly making a “dark” remark, implying it to be racist. When the ladies asked her what the comment was, Crystal refrained from going into the specifics.
In the reunion episode, when Andy once again asked her whether she felt Sutton's remarks were racist, Crystal said yes, which made her the target of a lot of questions from the ladies. While answering, Crystal herself lost track of her story. Initially, she had said that Sutton’s words hurt her, but in the reunion episode, she stated that the situation in general hurt her.
The fellow cast members, including host Andy, didn't seem to believe Crystal’s story. Although Sutton didn’t make a big deal out of it, Lisa, Erika and Kyle were not letting the matter go. Kyle kept on questioning Crystal’s story, which didn’t make the latter look good in front of her fans.
Bravo also played a flashback video that showed the conversation that Crystal was referring to in her “dark comment” remark. It was from one of the episodes from the cast’s Mexico trip. In the clip, Sutton told Crystal:
“It’s about my family and how I have raised them to have multicultural friends. We have a pool, we have a Jacuzzi, everybody’s welcome. That’s it. My white child is with Black girls in there, a Chinese girl was in the Jacuzzi and I’m like, ‘This is what it should be.’”
While Crystal found this offensive, her co-stars felt that she created unnecessary drama as Sutton didn’t mean to offend anyone with the comment, and it certainly wasn't "dark."
Fans react to Crystal’s segment in the reunion episode
Viewers felt that Crystal’s explanation was not making any sense in the RHOBH Season 12 reunion part-1. They found the reality TV star “dramatic,” and said that they would like her to leave the show.
Take a look at some of the reactions from fans:
RHOBH Season 12 reunion part-1 is available on Bravo’s site. Fans can also check out local listings for reruns.
RHOBH Season 12 will air reunion part-2 on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 8 pm ET on Bravo.
