Suicide Attempts, Kinky Sex & Child Neglect? The 14 Darkest Secrets & Scandalous Allegations Against Tamra Judge, The Woman Everyone Loves To Hate!
March 9 2019, Updated 2:07 a.m. ET
Love her or loathe her, you certainly can’t ignore her. Ever since she burst on to our screens as a cast member on Real Housewives of Orange County, Tamra Judge – formerly Tamra Barney – has got under everyone’s skin. Here’s a look at some of the secrets and scandals of one Bravo’s favorite villains.
‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ star Tamra Barney got in some quality time shopping with her new husband, Eddie Judge and her children in Miami
Lay off the Botox! That’s what a source says Judge's husband Eddie wants his wife to do. The insider told RadarOnline.com, “Eddie just can’t understand her need to constantly go to the plastic surgeon and it’s become a major issue between them.”
Game Day at the Playboy Mansion
The custody battle between Judge and her ex-husband Simon Barney has garnered embarrassing headlines for the reality TV star amid allegations that, among other things, she failed to get their son Spencer medical attention when he broke his thumb and once didn’t bathe their daughter Sophia for days. In court documents filed in March 2014 Barney alleged that Judge’s “neglectful” behavior had “resulted in the children not getting prompt medical care, nutritional meals, hygienic care and a deterioration in their school work and attendance.” Judge denied the outrageous claims.
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In July 2014 rumors swirled that Judge had been fired from the hit show because of her outrageous behavior. A source said, “The network has had it with Tamra’s over-the-top ego and diva behavior. She sealed her fate by publicly stating that Bravo edited scenes to make her look bad. This is a very big no-no…” The blonde later went on social media to deny claims she had been fired.
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In summer 2014 Judge lashed out at Bravo, claiming they edited scenes on RHOC to create drama on the show between herself and co-star Lizzie Rovsek. The mom says she wanted to tell Rovsek well in advance that she couldn’t attend her 34th birthday party. In a Facebook post rant , she said, “They asked me to wait until the cameras were up in the limo to let Lizzie know. Then they had her call me and say, ‘How rude that you didn’t call me’.”
In a June 2014 episode of RHOC Judge seemed to give mixed messages to her son Ryan Vieth. While she urged him to ditch the growth hormones he’d been taking – insisting they may be damaging his health – she refused to quit taking Botox and hormones despite her husband’s pleas. She said, “He thinks they’re stupid: Well, I’ll show you stupid. I’ll stop doing them all and then you’ll see what you’re left with. It’s not pretty.”
Tensions flared between Judge and her ex-husband, Barney's girlfriend in September when they all faced each other ahead of a child custody hearing. While the judge prepared to decide the fate of their three Barney children inside court, the RHOC star screeched at Catushia Ienni outside.
One of the most heartbreaking aspects of the Barneys’ bitter custody battle is the public fight between Judge and her eldest daughter, Sidney. In 2014 it emerged the RHOC star took her youngest children – Spencer and Sophia – on a trip to Hawaii without their teenage sibling. Although she has consistently denied allegations she has been a neglectful mother, a source told RadarOnline.com, “Sidney didn’t go to Hawaii. In fact Sidney has only seen her mother a total of 11 times since she moved out.”
Meanwhile, Judge has accused her ex Barney of “parental alienation" for allegedly driving a wedge between her and their daughter Sidney who has lived with him since October 2013. In an October 2014 interview with RadarOnline.com, the gym-owner said, “It’s parental alienation that’s going on. He’s doing more harm than good.”
Tamra Barney makes an appearance at Azure Las Vegas
Judge has boasted to her RHOC costars – and the viewers at home – that her sex life with husband Eddie is “off the charts” when it comes to the “freak factor.” And the husband and wife revealed that they have anal sex, when she is “drunk.”
Tamra Barney flaunts her figure in a bikini during her holiday
The couple's sexy on-screen antics prompted her ex, Barney, to ban her from allowing their children to appear on RHOC. In court documents filed in December 2013, he claimed that scenes showing their mom with her “head in naked strippers’ crotches, sex toys and sexual comments” had subjected their kids to “social ridicule.” He said, “They have been targeted and are the subject of consistent embarrassment due to the content of the show and their mother’s involvement.
Simon Barney.
As the custody battle between Barney and Judge heated up, her eldest son – Ryan Vieth – alleged in a Facebook post that his former stepfather had beaten his mother. The alleged incident reportedly took place in 1997, 13 years before Simon was arrested for domestic abuse at the end of their marriage. In April 2014, Ryan wrote, “I was 11-years-old the first time Simon beat my Mom up and was arrested.” Barney called the allegations “delusional” and “flat-out” lies.
In 2013 Darren Vieth – Tamra’s first husband – accused her of lying about their relationship and challenged her to take a polygraph test. It followed her claims that she attempted suicide following their divorce. But Darren accused his ex of cheating on him, meanwhile court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com showed that the reality TV star voluntarily gave sole custody of their son to his dad back in 1994. Judge later called him a liar.
Darren Vieth is not the only ex-husband accusing Judge of being a cheat. When the RHOC started dating her current hubby Eddie so soon after her 2010 split from Simon Barney, accusations of adultery quickly flew – especially as the two men were once friends. Judge has denied any wrongdoing but Simon confronted his rival in a Las Vegas club, saying, “I went up to Eddie and asked him if he’s (bleeping) my wife. He didn’t say a word.”