Dorinda Medley is coping with the fallout after an obvious problem at Luann de Lesseps‘ New York City-based cabaret present over the weekend.
According to stories, Dorinda was “escorted out” of NYC hotspot 54 Below through the center of de Lesseps’ much-loved cabaret present on Saturday evening. There are conflicting stories popping out now, however a number of sources are claiming Dorinda was “really drunk” on the venue and inflicting a scene for Luann, paying prospects, and the venue’s service employees alike.
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One supply near the Countess spoke to Page Six about what reportedly transpired on Saturday night. According to that insider, the 57-year-old cabaret lead was horrified to seek out that Dorinda was booted from the premises at 54 Below after an alleged verbal altercation with employees in the course of the evening’s efficiency.
The insider defined what Medley allegedly did to get herself kicked out early from the cabaret. That supply additionally claimed the longtime Real Housewives of New York City star has now earned herself a “permanent” ban on the membership, too:
“She was asked to leave and she’s now been permanently banned from the club by management, never to step foot in there again. She made several staffers actually cry. She was really drunk and kept yelling, ‘I don’t get paid to be here!’”
Oh, no…
While the outlet notes that reps from 54 Below didn’t remark in regards to the alleged incident, social media customers undoubtedly did. The story first exploded over the weekend on a Bravo-focused Instagram celeb tea account. A fan wrote in to the IG account Queens of Bravo and shared key particulars about what allegedly transpired with the “wasted” actuality TV star’s “bad behavior” on the venue:
“I was at the countess cabaret tonight in NYC with my girlfriends! It was wild! I can confirm that there were more drunk people there than at the club. It was so fun! As a long time fan of Dorinda, I was thrilled to see her there. She arrived and welcomed a full spectacle and was helping the crowd get pumped up by encouraging them to sing and dance in the aisle. She was clearly wasted by the end and was heard screaming at waiters, staff, and other guests, even while Lu was performing! It was crazy.”
That nameless fan continued:
“After she was escorted out for her bad behavior she was seen outside waiting for a cab clearly unable to walk without assistance. My friends and I kept trying to take a pic with her but she yelled at us too. It was awesome! The countess cabaret is a must!”
Along with the nameless message, that IG account shared two video clips from the obvious evening in query.
In one, a girl recognized as Dorinda may be heard allegedly yelling at a venue staffer as a fan data what’s going on. In the second clip, Dorinda and Luann may be seen on stage collectively sharing a second that reportedly occurred earlier within the evening.
You can see each clips together with the unique message (under):
Hmmm…
For her half, Medley has now twice denied she was prematurely booted from the present or completely banned from the venue. In an Instagram Live video recorded over the weekend, she tried to stroll again claims she was forcibly faraway from the scene and as an alternative mentioned she selected to go away early on her personal:
“No, I wasn’t escorted out. I left. I left because I was tired.”
The 58-year-old star’s publicist went on to share one other very robust denial with Page Six, too.
In their report printed on Monday, the media outlet quotes Dorinda’s PR flack who claimed the RHONY alum had a “routine cold” and left early within the nigh in order to not expose others to the illness:
“She wanted to make her exit prior to the crowd exiting so she wouldn’t expose others to her cold, she arrived right at the start of the show for the same reason. She was never intoxicated and made no one cry, one of Luann’s cabaret employees was kind enough to order her an Uber to get safely home. The club never asked her to leave and you can confirm with ownership she would be welcomed back any time.”
Can’t be too cautious with COVID and all, proper? Yeah, one thing like that…
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Interestingly, Page Six additionally interviewed a number of viewers members who have been reportedly on the venue on Saturday. They each confirmed the sooner nameless account about Dorinda showing “drunk” and supposedly entering into some sort of shouting match with a staffer.
One purported eyewitness recognized as Donna Carrera claimed:
“When we got [to the lobby], it appeared she was in a convo with someone, a young woman manager, so we waited for a pic, but we quickly realized that this was not a convo and Dorinda was yelling at the woman and getting in her face. The woman was very professional and took it. Dorinda was going on about how she basically was bringing liveliness to the show. It was almost as if Dorinda was implying she was the one that was getting the crowd riled up and causing them to have a great time.”
Carrera added:
“She was clearly drunk and getting drunker as the show progressed and she kept jumping up to be included in the show while Luann was on stage. The way she is on RHONY was exactly as she behaved that night.”
Yikes.
Carrera and her buddy, whom the outlet identifies as Tae Love, then mentioned Dorinda was allegedly “ushered out of the lobby” by a staffer, solely to return to her desk minutes later. Love claimed Medley would “scream” on the attendant all through the fracas, and was “slurring her words” through the disruption.
Love added:
“One of the employees told us on the way out that [Dorinda] was drunk and rude to staff and that’s why they asked her to leave, especially since she thought she didn’t have to pay her tab which is what started all the madness.”
Oof.
FWIW, the outlet additionally coincidentally stories a declare from Luann {that a} fan “threw up on her” at Saturday’s present after laughing “so hard” at one in every of her jokes on stage. Soooo the entire occasion feels like a s**t present, to be sincere. But we’re sort of right here for it?! And regardless of the f**okay is happening with Dorinda??
What do y’all take into consideration these salacious claims being made about Medley, Perezcious readers?? Share your takes down within the feedback (under)…
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