RHONY’S Luann de Lesseps says she ‘self-deprecates’ over 2017 drunken assault arrest but doesn’t ‘dwell on the past’
REAL Housewives of New York City star Luann de Lesseps says she tries to keep a sense of humor about her infamous arrest in 2017.
The 54-year-old reality television star revealed that she has tried to put the incident – which saw her plead guilty to battery, disorderly intoxication and trespass in an occupied structure of conveyance, behind her.
“I try to keep a sense of humor about it,” Luann explained on E!’s digital series Just the Sip.
She continued: “My cabaret show – one of the reasons I think it’s successful is because I’m honest with the audience.
“I self-deprecate about what happened to me because I think people can relate. It could have happened to anyone what happened to me.”
She continued, “And you know the police officer that arrested me is in jail [for] making false arrests against people. Karma’s a bitch. I really haven’t talked about it because I’m still going through finishing my probation so I didn’t want to raise any awareness to it but the day I got off probation is the day I found out he went to jail.”
Luann told E! News that she’s not one “who dwells on the past.”
Instead, she says she’s grateful for the lessons she has learned and for the close relationships she has continued to maintain.
“Probably the worst part was dealing with my family and the kids. It was a lot for me to go through but think about my children. It was really tough,” she shared. “That was the hardest thing but it brought us even closer as a result.”
“I just got through it so maybe not right now but I think I’m going to write a book eventually about this whole thing so people know exactly what happened to me,” she said. “Since then, I’ve been working with The Fortune Society.”
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According to online court records, officer Steven O’Leary is still in jail, says E!, being held on dozens of charges including tampering with evidence, making false official statements, false imprisonment and more.
O’Leary had worked for the Martin County Sheriff’s Office 11 months before he was fired in January after the State Attorney’s Office noticed discrepancies in some of his drug arrests, according to local publication, TC Palm.
He has pled not guilty to all charges and requested a jury trial, according to TC Palm.
A rep for the Palm Beach Police Department where the officer worked previously told Page Six his cases “have been reviewed by internal affairs and there were no discrepancies.”
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