Porsha Williams admits her relationship with fiancé Simon Guobadia has been a “whirlwind” — but she insists it didn’t begin until his divorce was already underway.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum, 40, clarified on Sunday that she direct-messaged Guobadia, 57, on social media after he filed paperwork in January to end his marriage to her former co-star Falynn Guobadia.
“The rest of it is history,” Simon said during the premiere of Williams’ spinoff, “Porsha’s Family Matters.”
The Bravolebrity caused a social media uproar in May when she announced her engagement to Simon while his divorce was still playing out in court.
“I had no idea that the timeline was such a mindf–ck for the public,” Williams said in a confessional, referencing her Instagram post on Mother’s Day in which she debuted her engagement ring while posing alongside Simon and her ex-fiancé Dennis McKinley, with whom she shares 2-year-old daughter Pilar.
Fans immediately started coming for Porsha after she announced her engagement. Some of her family members even mentioned on her new spinoff show that they heard people were saying she was a “husband stealer “.
Things are not looking good for Real Housewives of Atlanta star, Shereé Whitfield, and her boyfriend, Tyrone Gilliams. Tyrone has beef with Bravo, according to reports, and has supposedly slapped the network with a cease and desist letter.
The trouble seemingly began when the comeback reality star set up a meeting with Tyrone and tried to have the interaction filmed for the upcoming season of RHOA. TMZ reported earlier this month that Shereé and Tyrone, who is currently under home confinement, had not communicated since the production flop, which occurred on November 6.
Tyrone, 55, was released from prison and transferred to a Philadelphia halfway house in February 2021. It was reported at the time that the couple was already planning their wedding.
As reported — Shereé reportedly told Tyrone that she was leaving New York and coming to Philadelphia for a visit earlier this month. Things seemingly went sideways when Shereé informed Tyrone that she would be bringing a RHOA camera crew to document the meeting. The outlet reported that Shereé was hoping to film a scene in a restaurant, but the plan was shut down due to Tyrone’s home confinement status. A trip to a restaurant could have landed Tyrone back behind bars, so he passed, citing the dicey optics that came with the filming opportunity.
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Producers reportedly told Tyrone’s attorneys that they would have the footage edited to make it appear that Tyrone had stood up Shereé. A photo of the returning RHOA alum later circulated on the internet, revealing Shereé sitting alone inside a Philadelphia eatery. Perceptive fans noticed the camera crew and two menus on the table and assumed that Tyrone was part of the picture.
Tyrone’s legal team reportedly sent Bravo a cease and desist letter that accuses the show of using his name and image without his permission. The letter states that because Tyrone has been discussed many times, he has provided a storyline. He believes that Bravo is profiting off his name without his consent, and is reportedly threatening to take legal action if the network does not remove every snippet of his persona from social media and captured RHOA footage. He has yet to film any scenes for the upcoming season.
Tyrone was convicted of wire fraud after being accused of stealing more than $5 million from investors. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, in 2013. He will face three years of supervised release upon his release from the halfway house. He was also ordered to pay $5 million in restitution, according to FBI records. The former baseball player attended Penn State University. He stole millions by operating a Ponzi scheme and used the funds to support a lavish lifestyle. He purchased expensive cars and jewelry and threw extravagant parties. Tyrone even hired celebrities to host the bashes with the money stolen from investors.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta season 14 is currently in production.
Porsha Williams’ new spinoff show, “Porsha’s Family Matters” premiered on Sunday and the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum’s ex, Dennis McKinley, had a few questions about her romance with Simon Guobadia.
“Porsha called me the morning she got engaged,” Dennis told Porsha’s sister, Lauren, during the episode.
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“She just told me she started to date somebody like two weeks before that. So they got engaged in two weeks?” he asked.
“It ain’t the money is it?” Dennis asked, to which Lauren responded—“she has her own money.”
Dennis clarified in a confessional spot that he was not assuming that the mother of his child connected with Simon because of his bank account.
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“She wouldn’t be talking to me if I was broke,” Dennis pointed out. “I guarantee that…I would never have had a kid with her if I was broke.”
Dennis remarked that “it looks like she took somebody’s man” and that Porsha looks like the “man stealer of the century.”
RHOA fans know that Porsha, 40, was hit by harsh fan backlash after dropping the engagement bombshell. The Bravo star was introduced to her future husband by his then-wife, Falynn Guobadia. Falynn revealed that the couple was ending their marriage in April, and Porsha announced her engagement to Simon only a few weeks later. The Reality Rundown broke the story about Porsha’s engagement to Simon.
