Real Housewives star Erika Jayne said she had ‘something to say’ after she was seen for the first time following her estranged husband Tom Girardi‘s indictment for stealing $18million from clients, including the grieving families of victims of the 2018 Lion Air crash.
Jayne was seen wearing a light blue Alexander Wang sweat suit as she left the Burbank Town Center carrying a pink box and a water bottle. She wore large black sunglasses as she talked to the photographer on the way to her car.
When asked what her reaction to her estranged husband’s legal troubles, she said: ‘You know, I have something to say, but not right now. You’ll hear from me soon.’
The reality TV show star was also not worried about how she played into the drama, when asked if she was worried about ‘her situation,’ the blonde nonchalantly replied: ‘No.’
Real Housewives star Erika Jayne was seen for the first time since her estranged husband Tom Girardi was indicted for stealing $18million from clients, including from clients including the grieving families of victims of the 2018 Lion Air crash
Jayne was seen wearing a light blue Alexander Wang sweat suit as she left the Burbank Town Center carrying a pink box and a water bottle. She accessorized with large black sunglasses as she talked to the photographer on the way to her car
However, her unfazed behavior shifted shortly as after as she was peppered with questions, including if she believed Girardi deserved to be charged.
‘Did you not hear what I just said to you like five seconds ago?’ she snapped. ‘That when I would have something to say, I would say it to you.’
Girardi is already facing a mountain of civil litigation over claims he stole money from his law firm.
Today, he was indicted by grand juries in Chicago and LA on allegations of stealing $3million from the plane crash victims, and an additional $15million from other clients.
Alzheimer’s-ridden Girardi, 83, has been indicted on multiple counts of fraud
Tom Girardi, the disgraced lawyer husband of Jayne, has been indicted for fraud
Prosecutors say he stole the money to pay exorbitant American Express bills and membership fees for two country clubs.
He and Jayne are estranged, but have not yet finalized their divorce. She filed for divorce in 2020.
Girardi, now 83, is in an assisted living center. His wife has claimed publicly that he is in the throes of dementia and he was formally diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2021.
It remains unclear if he will be deemed fit enough to stand trial. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.
Girardi was indicted on Wednesday by juries in Los Angeles and Chicago. His son-in-law from a previous marriage, David Lira, was also indicted in Chicago.
When asked what her reaction to her estranged husband’s legal troubles, she said: ‘You know, I have something to say, but not right now. You’ll hear from me soon’
The reality TV show star was also not worried about how she played into the drama, when asked if she was worried about ‘her situation,’ the blonde nonchalant replied: ‘No’
Jayne held her head high as she was seen leaving the Burbank mall
Among the allegations is that he stole $3million from the settlements of the families of victims of an Indonesian plane crash, and stole another $18million from his firm to cover his extravagant lifestyle.
The criminal indictment is the latest chapter in a sad saga that brings an end to Girardi’s once-admired career.
He is facing multiple lawsuits for the alleged fraud and theft, which first came to light in 2020, around the same time Erika filed for divorce.
Much of the drama has played out in episodes of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Christopher Kazuo Kamon, the law group’s 49-year-old former CEO, was indicted along with Girardi in Los Angeles.
189 people died in the crash of Lion Air Flight JT-610. Girardi and his firm represented five relatives of victims, but stole $3million of their settlement money
Among the victims Girardi allegedly stole fromj was Bias Ramadhan, whose mother died in the crash
Girardi is best known for helping in the real-life, 1993 Erin Brokovich case against Pacific Gas & Electricity Co.
Their lawsuit obtained a settlement of $460million for the residents of Hinkley, a record at the time.
David Lira, Girardi’s attorney, was also indicted
Before the indictment against him was filed, a separate law firm – Chicago-based Edelson PC – reimbursed the families Girardi is accused of ripping off.
That law firm said they would then pursue recouping the money from Girardi and his firm.
Erika Jayne has been named as a defendant in some of the lawsuits against her estranged husband, but has not been charged with any crime.
She has been dropped from some of those lawsuits, and insists she did nothing wrong.
Some of Girardi’s victims went after her claiming that together, she and her estranged husband used stolen funds to prop up their expensive tastes.
The couple’s palatial mansion sold for $7.5million in October last year after falling into foreclosure.
