Erika Jayne Breaks Her Silence on Estranged Husband Tom Girardi's Prison Sentence

Erika Jayne is publicly addressing estranged husband Tom Girardi‘s prison sentence for the first time.

Earlier this month, the 86-year-old disgraced lawyer was sentenced to seven years in prison after he was found guilty of “embezzling millions of dollars from former clients.” He was also ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution to his victims.

While appearing on the Diamonds in the Rough podcast on Friday (June 13), the 53-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star reacted to Tom‘s prison sentence.

Keep reading to find out more…At the time Tom‘s sentence was revealed, Erika was in London performing during Pride events.

“And then 10 minutes before the second show, I get the news that Tom is being sent to prison…It just hurts,” Erika said. “It reopens old healing wounds, and it is something that, you know, I had a sold-out crowd in a theater just for me, and I was so grateful. My happiest place in the whole world to be is on stage. So while I was happy … there’s a little piece [of me] that was like, ‘Ugh.’”

“I was very disappointed because those people [in the audience] were there for me, and I felt like five percent of myself was feeling sorry for myself,” the “XXPEN$IVE” singer admitted. “I was 95 percent there, and five percent of myself was feeling sorry for myself.

“This was the day that he got sentenced, my second show. My first show was flawless,” she continued. “And my second show was great, don’t get me wrong. But there was that five percent I could have given the audience, and instead I was feeling sorry for myself.”

Erika added that she was “fighting back thoughts and emotions” that distracted her while performing, but insisted that the crowd “loved” her performance regardless.

Tom and Erika got married in 2000 after meeting in 1998 when she was working as a waitress at a restaurant that he frequented. She filed for divorce in November 2020, one month before the lawsuit against Tom was filed. Erika has denied any knowledge or involvement in her estranged husband’s alleged crimes.

Last year, Erika admitted she contemplated suicide “many times” during Tom‘s legal troubles.