Taylor Armstrong Filed For Divorce To Get Back On Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills

Posted on Dec 23, 2011 @ 03:00AM

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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong finally decided to file for divorce from her then-husband, Russell Armstrong, because executives at Bravo had implemented a ban prohibiting the couple from appearing on the hit show after Russell sent executives legal letters threatening to sue, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, the tension on this season's Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills hit a fever pitch on Tuesday night, as the cast asked Taylor and Russell to leave a party, upon learning he threatened to sue Camille Grammer for her talk of his alleged abusive behavior toward Taylor.

But Kelsey Grammer's ex-wife wasn't the only recipient of letters threatening legal action from Russell.

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"During filming of the show, as the season progressed, Russell started sending blistering letters and emails to Bravo and NBC Universal executives threatening lawsuits. Russell was furious that Taylor had discussed their serious marital issues, including the fact that he hit her on multiple occasions, and that the fellow housewives were now talking about it on the show," an insider told RadarOnline.com.

"Russell would have had no legal leg to stand on because it was Taylor who was telling the girls this stuff. Bravo and NBC decided that Russell and Taylor were more trouble than they were worth, and decided to end filming with them, as soon as it became apparent that Russell was going to continue down that path."

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Viewers won't see Taylor on the show again until January 2, 2012. "The episode that will air on Monday night will show all of the girls except Taylor going to Hawaii. Taylor will call the girls, and tell them on speakerphone while they are on their Hawaiian holiday that she had decided to leave Russell," the spy said.

"Taylor decided to pursue the separation first, but then she thought to get back on the show, she would need to file for divorce, so that she could appear on the show again, if she promised executives that she was leaving him for good."

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Taylor knew "for a very long time that she needed to leave Russell because of the verbal and physical abuse. Being taken off a show that she loved doing because of his actions was the catalyst that finally made her pull the trigger on her marriage. Russell knew he was going to be exposed and was in full damage control mode. Ultimately, there was nothing he could do to stop it," the source said.

Russell killed himself last August, and was found hanged in the bedroom of a friend's house that he was staying in.

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I turn the show off when she is on! Her crazy fits and constant whining, alternating withloud, fake l
laughter are so inappropriate I cannot tolerate her. She is an opportunist, plain and simple.
And she needs intense theray!

by kka
Posted Tue, 12/27/2011 - 1:06pm

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by CallahanRoger
Posted Sun, 12/25/2011 - 2:33pm

She looks bad, sounds bad and behaves like a lunatic, why is she still on this show? Bravo will loose a lot of viewers if they do not get rid of her.

by lk
Posted Sun, 12/25/2011 - 12:49am

Taylor is a horrible person, and it is a shame that Russell ended his life b/c of this. She should live the rest of her life, alone and poor. Shes a nut job and Bravo better get rid of her for next season, or I will NOT watch!!

by elle1771
Posted Fri, 12/23/2011 - 2:26pm

Think kid would've been removed from home had she reported it, & she'd likely recant like most battered women. So he damn well knew there was no official record. His people who keep trashing her with his history are disgraceful.

by missyrocks
Posted Fri, 12/23/2011 - 2:16pm

Bullies always threaten. And she probably never called cops bc they would've taken kid out of house so he knew she couldn't really prove it..But he had a history of ROs so all of his peeps who trash her continuously are really disgraceful.

by missyrocks
Posted Fri, 12/23/2011 - 2:12pm

Easy enough to accuse someone who has absolutely no way of responding. Taylor has proven to have an explosive temper. If there was abuse towards her, it's evident Taylor would not have been a passive recipient.

by SlickLime
Posted Fri, 12/23/2011 - 2:24pm

She's gotta go, there is nothing about her believeable anymore. She does NOT belong on Bravo.

by lucybuttons
Posted Fri, 12/23/2011 - 1:15pm

Taylor needs to get better timing on her lies. She waits until the ladies who offered her a place to stay are 3000 miles away to pretend leave Russell? As long a the abuse lie worked, she stayed. When Russell figures her out, she leaves.

by SlickLime
Posted Fri, 12/23/2011 - 6:35am

What's the timeline? When Russell started sending those letters, how many weeks was it before his death in August? Isn't the White Party in June? They should include dates.

by Palmtree5
Posted Fri, 12/23/2011 - 4:09am