Chelsea Lazkani Speaks Out on Claim She Orchestrated Bre Tiesi's Convo
Originally appeared on E! Online
UPDATE: Chelsea Lazkani has since spoken out on social media, writing on Sept. 14 that claims she orchestrated the scene are "FALSE." E! News has reached out to her rep and Netflix for comment and clarification.
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The sun has set on this season, but the drama continues on.
Although Netflix announced there will not be a reunion for season eight of Selling Sunset, fans are still getting a front-row seat to the drama playing out online.
In fact, Chelsea Lazkani spilled the tea on speculation about whether Bre Tiesi or perhaps the show’s producers had set up the conversation the pair had regarding Bre’s friend Amanda Lynn alleging that Jeff Lazkani was seen making out with a woman in a hotel lobby.
Chelsea—who filed for divorce from Jeff in March after seven years of marriage—confessed in a post on X Sept. 7 that she was the one who asked production to set up a scene between her and Bre over Jeff’s alleged infidelity.
According to the reality star, costar Emma Hernan notified her that Bre filmed a scene with Amanda regarding the accusation. “I thought about it and I said, ‘This is gonna be a storyline,’” Chelsea said on an Instagram live with Jessie Woo on Sept. 9. “So I said to production, ‘I want Bre to tell me.’ The last thing I want is for it to go around to 10 other people at the office before it comes to me.'”
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Why else did Chelsea—who shares kids Maddox, 5, and Melia, 3, with Jeff—want the cheating allegations to come to light on the show?
She said she wanted the scene to expose Bre's alleged ploy to have a storyline and get Amanda cast on the show. The realtor alleged that Bre “was gonna bring Nick Cannon onto the show” and when that fell through, her friend provided her information.
“She didn’t have a storyline,” Chelsea added. “Amanda called her off-camera, mind you, and gave her a bunch of allegations.”
From Bre’s point of view, she feels the cast switched up on her. The real estate agent—who shares son Legendary Love, 2, with Nick—told Entertainment Tonight that Chelsea, Emma and Chrishell Stause were all made aware of the allegations she heard prior to the show’s filming.
“Chelsea calls me directly,” Bre said. “We have a full conversation. Very, very clear. She knows exactly every detail, and we were in good standing.”
In terms of the role she played in this narrative, Bre said she simply brought a situation that played out off-camera to the screen. And when it comes to her wanting to get her friend a spot on the show, Bre noted, “Do I disagree with Amanda wanting to be on? Absolutely not, of course, she did.”
E! News reached out to reps for both Chelsea and Jeff, as well his lawyer, on the kissing allegations but did not hear back.
Editor's note: This story was updated on Sept. 14, 2024, at 12:24 p.m. PT following Chelsea Lazkani's Instagram comment denying that she orchestrated the conversation.
Read on for more info on the love lives of Selling Sunset stars.
Jason Oppenheim
Jason was on the market for a while before sparking romance rumors with tennis player Genie Bouchard in January 2024, though it's unclear where they stand.
The Oppenheim Group owner previously dated real estate agent Chrishell Stause for seven months but they broke up because, as she put it, "our ideas for family" were ultimately not "aligned."
He also dated model Marie Lou Nurk for 10 months before their split in May 2023.
Chrishell Stause
Chrishell married nonbinary musician G Flip in May 2023.
In a May 2022 Instagram video, Chrishell opened up about her relationship with the 27-year-old. "I am attracted to masculine energy and I don't really care about what the physical form is," she explained. "With G, they identify as nonbinary. They really feel like they are a mix. They identify on both sides of male and female. I personally find [it] such a beautiful mix and it's probably why we did connect on such a deep level so quick."
Brett Oppenheim
Brett sparked romance rumors with tattoo artist Samantha Abdul in 2022, after dating Australian model Tina Louise.
Though we caught a glimpse of their relationship in season five, the duo went public with their romance in April 2021 but broke up eight months later.
Sound like a similar timeline to Jason? Must be twin telepathy!
Christine Quinn
Christine Quinn married tech CEO Christian Dumontet—who goes by Christian Richard in the show—in 2019, though they called it quits in 2024 after the reality star accused him of domestic violence that "resulted in injury" of their son Christian Georges Dumontet. (Christian has denied the allegations.)
Prior to their breakup, the couple started their own real estate company called RealOpen, which allows buyers to purchase a home using cryptocurrency.
Heather Rae Young
Heather Rae Young married HGTV's Tarek El Moussa on Oct. 23, 2021.
The day before the wedding, Tarek—who was previously married to Flip or Flop costar Christina Haack—wrote on Instagram, "If you had asked me four years ago I would've told you I was never getting married again and honestly I didn't even think I would find love. Then one day Heather jumped onto my boat, looked at me, smiled and the rest is history. Thank god for that day."
The two welcomed their first baby together in February 2023.
Mary Bonnet
Mary Bonnet married Romain Bonnet in 2019 during season one of Selling Sunset!
But while we got to see the two love birds tie the knot, Mary's rep confirmed to People that they actually had "a civil union a couple of months before the show began filming in June of 2018, but they chose not to tell any of their friends or family, as they were still trying to see if their relationship would work out in the long term."
She shared in April 2023 that she suffered a septic miscarriage.
Chelsea Lazkani
She married Jeff Lazkani in 2017 but filed for divorce in March 2024 over irreconcilable differences.
They share two children:Maddox Ali Levon and Melia Man.
Emma Hernan
Emma is single and ready to mingle!
The real estate agent revealed to Today that she is "single and dating" and "open to a relationship," adding that she is "open to something moving a little bit more serious."
So what happened to Selling Sunset property developer Micah McDonald? After being seen flirting it up in season five, Emma says they still talk and "have a great relationship."
"TBD what happens with that," she told Today.
Amanza Smith
Amanza, who has two children with ex-husband and NFL star Ralph Brown, keeps her relationship status on the DL.
In an April 2022 E! News interview, she revealed that she's been in a secret relationship.
"That's the one thing that I've been able to keep a secret, so now it's almost like a goal," she said. "I'm glad that it's gone this long and if it comes out, it comes out. But it's almost fun to keep that private."
But by the following August, Amanza and land developer David LaQua made things Instagram official.
Maya Vander
Maya Vander has been married to her husband David Miller since 2017 and they went on to welcome children Aiden Vander and Elle Vander.
In December 2021, Maya tragically lost her third child during a stillbirth at 38 weeks pregnant. In May 2023, the pair welcomed a baby girl named Emma.
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