Bravo hit with $10 million defamation lawsuit from “RHOM” star Alexia Nepola’s ex-husband

There's new authorized drama for The Real Housewives franchise.

Todd Nepola, the ex-husband of Alexia Nepola, a solid member of the Miami-set version, has sued the present's community, Bravo, together with mother or father firm NBCUniversal Media and producers Purveyors of Pop, for defamation, in keeping with a authorized doc obtained by EW. He seeks greater than $10 million in damages.

After courting for 4 years, the couple married in 2021, and he appeared on 21 episodes of RHOM earlier than April 2024, when he filed for divorce. However Alexia, one of many authentic solid members when it premiered in 2011, continued to look on the truth present, so their relationship was a part of the narrative.

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Todd claims within the lawsuit that he’s portrayed as "financially irresponsible or affected by monetary misery," and that Bravo "continued to deliberately and maliciously air defamatory statements about Mr. Nepola, misuse his title and likeness, and injury his repute within the Miami enterprise neighborhood."

The doc additionally alleges that his title and likeness have been used with out permission and that he "has suffered tens of millions of {dollars} in damages."

Todd argues within the lawsuit that the defamation has been repeated by the use of reruns, social media, and the community's reunions — and that it's all drama manufactured for audiences.

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"A story suggesting monetary irresponsibility or instability was launched and repeatedly emphasised by Defendants, regardless of its falsity," the paperwork reads. "This false characterization was not restricted to a single episode or season. Moderately, as soon as established, it grew to become the dominant lens by which Plaintiff was portrayed, with producers actively shaping scenes, modifying conversations out of context, and inspiring solid members to amplify that narrative on-camera."

Leisure Weekly has reached out to Bravo's mother or father firm, NBCUniversal.

Todd is searching for $10 million in compensatory damages.

The true property dealer is listed as president of the Present Capital Group, which is predicated in Hollywood, Fla.

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