by Clarissa Hamlin
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore has quite a bit of ‘splainin’ to do after boyfriend (or whatever you want to call him) Walter Jackson accused the former Miss USA of faking their relationship.
Related: Kenya Moore Responds To Fake Relationship Claims
On Monday, Jackson told V-103′s “Frank and Wanda Morning Show” that while he and Moore dated briefly three years ago, their current reality show fling is nothing more than bait for the cameras.
Womp.
If the claims prove to be true, Moore would certainly be in good bad company. Check out ten more reality TV liars in a little gallery we like to call “Shame, Shame…”
TAMI ROMAN (Basketball Wives)
Lie: Last season, Roman inserted herself into an argument between Evelyn Lozada and Jennifer Williams, claiming she had transcripts of Williams’ conversation with a Sister 2 Sister editor. Her alleged “transcripts” supposedly proved that Williams made negative remarks about Evelyn. Yet, Sister 2 Sister says they did not send any transcripts with Williams out to any member of the cast.
Fallout: The magazine’s statement addressing the transcript was accompanied by their announcement of cancelling Roman’s Sister 2 Sister advice column in June.
NICOLE ”SNOOKI” POLIZZI (Jersey Shore)
Lie: When asked if she was pregnant, Polizzi denied it to an anchor on Good Morning America, along with other media outlets, in February.
Fallout: The denial sparked rumors and media speculation that Polizzi lied to make money off of her announcement and sell an exclusive to a magazine.
KYLE RICHARDS (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)
Lie: Perhaps innocent enough, Richards told her 4-year-old daughter, Portia that unicorns are real at her birthday party, which aired on a recent episode.
Fallout: Some show fans took to Twitter to slam Richards for making her daughter believe the “make-believe.”
KIM ZOLCIAK (The Real Housewives of Atlanta)
Lie: Despite being kicked out of her dream home during a November episode of RHOA, Zolciak publicly insisted that the family was not evicted from the extravagant mansion owned by Kendra Davis.
Fallout: The home is currently on the market for a reported $3 million.
BETHENNY FRANKEL (Bethenny Ever After)
Lie: In late 2011, Frankel told numerous media outlets that she was “lost at sea” for about 20 hours in a broken down boat. But Tim Russell, captain of private towing service who came to help Frankel and the boat‘s passengers, claims she staged the crisis for her show, Bethenny Ever After. Russell says Bravo’s cameras were on the scene when he arrived.
Fallout: After a few nasty headlines, Frankel suffered no real fallout.
LUANN DE LESSEPS (Real Housewives of New York)
Lie: The countess told fellow housewives that she spent a night with Italian friends, as opposed to actually spending it with a local Frenchman while vacationing in St. Barts. She confessed the juicy secret after lying during an episode in August.
Fallout: Rumors flew about de Lesseps cheating on her boyfriend, Jacques Azoulay.
JERMAINE JONES (American Idol, Season 11)
Lie: Dubbed the “gentle giant,” the show’ producers learned that Jones had concealed his criminal past including two arrests and some outstanding warrants.
Fallout: He was disqualified from AI, to the anger of fans.
KATE GOSSELIN (Jon & Kate Plus 8)
Lie: When asked about whether her two kids, Alexis and Collin, had been expelled from school, Gosselin denied the claim while appearing on Entertainment Tonight in November 2010. It was discovered that one of the kids was expelled for physically harming an adult on two occasions and both children were abusive to their fellow peers.
Fallout: But, no known fallout.
TIMOTHY POE (America’s Got Talent, Season 7)
Lie: Poe told the AGT audience that he earned the Purple Heart and Bronze Star after being injured in Afghanistan. He also submitted a photo to the show’s producers claiming it was him in army gear, but it was later revealed to be another soldier, Norman Bone.
Fallout: He was disqualified from the show and AGT representatives issued a public apology to Bone for the photo error.
RUSSELL HANTZ (Survivor: Samoa)
Lie: Known as a manipulative villain on the show, Hantz played the game dirty. He told his fellow contestants and the world that he lost his dog in Hurricane Katrina, which was discovered to be untrue.
Fallout: Hantz made it to the final three before being voted off, but rebounded with the A&E reality show, Flipped Off.
