Georgiou was booked for misdemeanor domestic violence and later posted bail.
Kennedy was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence and released after posting a $20,000 bail.
Kennedy was a cast member on Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” dating back to Season 4, after appearing in guest and recurring roles in the second and third seasons.
“We are aware of James Kennedy’s recent arrest for domestic violence,” the statement reads.
When the vague incident went viral, Lewber then went onto “Vanderpump Rules” cast member’s Scheana Shay’s “Scheananigans“ podcast to deny anything serious had happened.
James Kennedy, star of “Vanderpump Rules,” who is renowned for his charm and instability, was arrested Tuesday night in Burbank, California, on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.
In response to a call regarding Kennedy, whose real name is James Kennedy Georgiou, arguing with a woman, Burbank police confirmed to Variety that they were called to a residence in the area Tuesday night: “On December 10, 2024, at approximately 11:30 pm, Burbank Police were dispatched to a residence regarding an argument between a man and a woman.”. Mr. Dot Georgiou was arrested after the investigation revealed that it was a domestic incident. “.”.
“Mr. After posting bail, Georgiou was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence. The Burbank City Attorney’s office is still reviewing formal charges, the spokesperson stated. Kennedy posted $20,000 bail and was freed after being charged with misdemeanor domestic violence. The arrest of Kennedy was first reported by TMZ.
Kennedy went to a party at the home of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Kathy Hilton that same evening with his unnamed live-in girlfriend Ally Lewber.
After making guest and recurring appearances in the second and third seasons of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules,” Kennedy joined the cast in Season 4. Before becoming a well-known DJ, he was a busboy at Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurant SUR. Throughout “Vanderpump Rules,” Kennedy was notorious for his extremes, including his drinking, and occasionally attempted to be “California sober,” which entailed quitting alcohol and other drugs but using marijuana as a sedative.
In the ninth season of the show, Kennedy engaged his then-girlfriend Rachel Leviss on-screen. Leviss would go on to become most famous for her involvement in the cast’s cheating scandal, known as the “Scandoval.”. After Season 9 ended, Kennedy and Leviss’ turbulent relationship came to an end. Leviss’s lawyers, Mark Geragos and Bryan Freedman, blamed Bravo, NBC, and Evolution, the production company behind “Vanderpump Rules,” in a statement released on Thursday. Leviss is suing her former co-stars Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix in a case that is currently pending in court. The two were together until Madix found out that Sandoval was having an affair with Leviss.
The statement says, “We are aware of James Kennedy’s recent arrest for domestic violence.”. Sadly, this news is not shocking. Mr. Dot Kennedy’s lengthy history of unpredictable, violent behavior and substance abuse is extensively detailed in Rachel’s lawsuit. The fact that NBC and Evolution (the Vanderpump Rules production company), who have been aware of Mr. Dot Kennedy’s concerning behavior for a number of years, have been involved in a multi-year cover-up on his behalf is equally concerning. They are accountable as well. “.”.
The Bravosphere was also abuzz earlier this year with questions regarding Kennedy’s treatment of his ex-girlfriend Kristen Doute, a former “Vanderpump Rules” star who is currently on “The Valley.”. Viewers believed that Doute had written about him in her 2020 book “He’s Making You Crazy: How to Get the Guy, Get Even, and Get Over It,” but she had not mentioned him by name. Doute described a relationship as verbally abusive in the book, writing: “And then it escalated.”. My wall has holes punched in it, doors slamming, picture frames shattered, and furniture broken. As soon as that boundary was crossed, he would eventually start pushing, shoving, and physically restrainting me. Doute shared a screenshot of TMZ on her Instagram Stories on Thursday, writing, “FINALLY. “”.
Bravo celebrities Tamra Judge (from “The Real Housewives of Orange County”) and Teddi Mellencamp (from “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”) also got involved in this story when, during their “Two Ts in a Pod” podcast, they mentioned a fight that broke out between Kennedy and Lewber in front of them in a limousine that got physical. However, neither of them provided any details about what they had witnessed. After the ambiguous incident went viral, Lewber appeared on Scheana Shay’s “Scheananigans” podcast, which is hosted by the cast of “Vanderpump Rules,” to deny that anything significant had occurred. She claimed that although she and Kennedy had argued, “I was not bleeding — there was no physical assault.”. “Just so you know, James has never physically harmed me or attacked me,” she continued. We’re doing well. We have joy. “”.
Of course, Kennedy no longer works for Bravo. The reality show “Vanderpump Rules” underwent a significant upheaval last month when Bravo revealed that all of the cast would be replaced and that Season 12 would mark a reboot. After the “Scandoval,” the show reached its highest ratings in Season 10, but Season 11 was unable to maintain the momentum.
Next year, work on the brand-new Season 12 will start. Later on, the redesigned cast—which consists of employees from Vanderpump’s restaurants—will be unveiled.
