Crystal Kung Minkoff finally exposes the dubious truth behind the infamous 14 Friends spinoff!

Crystal If Minkoff is finally spilling the tea on the infamous “14 Friends” drama, dispelling years of speculation and addressing the messy fallout that rocked his personal life after joining RHOBA.

On the January 13 episode of his podcast Humble bragging with Crystal and Cynthia, Crystal revealed the shocking details behind his broken friendships, including an ex-friend’s alleged attempt to sabotage his reputation. “It’s not 2 p.m.” Crystal41 years old, clarified, referring to an earlier comment by Add a chest about the loss of 14 friends.

“I was the one who said the number 14. Lisa I brought it up because I told him off camera. [There were] Seven [from] a group. » The fallout began when an old friend, once considered RHOBAturned against her.

“One of my ex-friends wanted to do the show… but her husband didn’t support it. » Crystal revealed. “As a friend, I said, ‘I think this is the right decision for your family.'”

But tensions rose when Crystal she herself was chosen. “I told him, and the conversation wasn’t great, but it wasn’t great. She asked, “Why is this good enough for you and not for me?” » Crystal explain.

Although she joined the show in part to use its platform to combat anti-Asian hate crimes, she admitted that she didn’t share that reasoning at the time, feeling it could come across as an excuse. After their last conversation, Crystal I never heard from her friend again. “That was four and a half years ago,” she said.

The fallout didn’t stop there. A group photo of her Mommy and Me circle surfaced, without her. “It broke my heart,” she admitted. “I sent letters and flowers to everyone, begging them to make things right… No one responded. »

The rejection deepened when Crystal became the target of what she described as a smear campaign. “They started telling people that I had made up lies about them. Then they sent cast members to destroy my character,” she claimed.

“It wasn’t just about letting me down, it was about saying, ‘Now we have to destroy her.'” Despite the negativity, Crystal found support among its closest allies.

“My best friends are amazing because they’ve been really supportive,” she shared, adding that others had privately warned her about toxicity within the group. “You don’t think this will ever happen to you.” Looking back, Crystal seems ready to move forward.

“I learned a lot about people and I am grateful for the friends who remained loyal,” she concluded.

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