On sunday Real Housewives of Potomac reunion, Ashley is in the hot seat as Andy Cohen brings viewer questions about her actions this season.
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“I've got a stack of questions here about how messy you are,” he says, reading a fan comment claiming that Ashley's usual pot-stirring this season has felt “congenial and annoying.”
“To whom?” Ashley asks, looking stunned.
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New housewife Angel Massie has no doubts.
“To Stacy [Rusch]to me Went down to Wendy's after filming,' she says, referring to Ashley's “Zen Wen is in the pen” comments following Wendy's arrest on October 10 on multiple fraud charges.
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When Andy asks if she regrets the jab at Wendy, Ashley says that because of Wendy's smiling mugshot, she didn't understand the seriousness of the situation at first.
“When I saw Wendy's mugshot, and she was smiling in the picture, you literally smile in the picture,” says Ashley. “I'm like, this is not real. I made a joke. Wendy, it felt like a joke. You made jokes about people,” she added.
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“Not one that's locked up,” Wendy replies. “Even when Karen [Huger] was, I was probably one of the only people who didn't.”
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Ashley continues to maintain that she “didn't know the severity” at the time, but Wendy thinks there's a deeper reason behind the shadow.
“I think I would believe that except for the fact that I got additional information that says you didn't necessarily see my mugshot. It was a hidden vendetta you always had against me.”
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The friction between Wendy and Ashley didn't start on the reunion couch. Months earlier, at BravoCon, tension was already bubbling when a fan pressed Wendy about her current dynamic with Ashley during a Q&A.
“We'll save it for the reunion,” Wendy said then.
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However, Ashley chose to address the controversy head-on during the panel.
“I can admit that maybe I was a little hot in the pants with what I said about Wendy,” she said. “And when I thought about it later, it wasn't the time or the place. I realize this is in no way a light-hearted situation for Wendy, so I want to say I'm sorry for how hot I came for Wendy, and I mean it.”
She also revealed that she tried to clear the air backstage, but Wendy was not receptive. When Ashley reiterated that Wendy could accept the apology or not, Wendy provided a definitive answer.
“I won't!”
After the panel, Ashley chatted with BOSSIP and made it clear that while Wendy might not be ready to accept her apology, she felt mentally stuck.
“I know what I said was a little hot, and Wendy may or may not accept it, but I released myself,” Ashley told us. “If she wants to stay upset about it, that's her right, but my slate is clean.”
Bravo's The Real Housewives of Potomac three-part reunion begins Sunday, February 15 at 8:00 PM ET/PT. Uncensored reunion episodes will be available to stream on Peacock the next day.
