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Shannon Beadorhas responded to ex-husband David Beador’s request that she not drink around their children.
“I am informed and believe — based on his communication with me (and sometimes his refusal to communicate) — that the Respondent is deeply angry with me and was looking to hurt and embarrass me,” she wrote.
Reps for Shannon and David did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
As evidence for his order request, David citedRHOC‘s season 13 reunion, in which her costars expressed concerns that they had about her drinking. “I don’t think she has a problem with alcohol,” HousewifeTamra Judgetold hostAndy Cohenon the episode, when asked. “I think she self-medicated herself many times and it’s a depressant.”
“Oh absolutely,” Shannon said. “And I admit it.”
That appeared to be enough for David. “The mother had publicly stated on television within the last month, she ‘self-medicates’ with alcohol. That behavior is detrimental to the children,” he argued in the papers, according toThe Blast.
“I requested Mrs. Beador agree to not drinking or being drunk in front of the children and the request was denied and in fact disputed that she even stated she ‘self-medicates’ even though the television clip of her stating it is currently on the Bravo (NBCU) website and was included and quoted on several media articles,” he wrote, the outlet reported.
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But in Shannon’s court response, she said David is mistaken.
“The term to which Respondent refers (and mis-characterizes), ‘self-medicate,’ was used during a frank conversation about the breakdown of our marriage and the issues precipitating it; the conversation was filmed for the television show of which I have been a cast member for five years. At no time did I use the term ‘self-medicating’ or say that I was abusing alcohol,” she said.
A hearing date is scheduled for Jan. 23, 2019.
source: people.com
