Denise Richards and Sutton Stracke’s New Friendship: Will Denise Return?

On October 3, Denise Richards posted a photo with Sutton Stracke, and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fans are wondering what’s going on.

“Had a fun lunch with you beautiful Ms. Sutton girl. Glad we caught up. Although I think we could have chatted through their dinner shift,” Denise captioned the post. “Let’s do that slumber party with @garcelle. That will be fun.”

“I’m in ,” Garcelle Beauvais commented.

“Yes to pajama party!!!” added Sutton.

And fans seemed more than happy to see Denise hinting at a RHOBH return…

“We need u back on Housewives. They need to get rid of Rinna and Erica,” one fan commented on the post.

“With a couple cameras filming too?? ,” added another.

“MY GIRLS OMGGGGG it’d be so FANTASTIC to see you three on the show,” wrote a third.

About a month ago, Denise told Jeff Lewis that she’s open to returning to RHOBH. The actress previously said that she’d never come back while Lisa Rinna was still a cast member, but now she’s changed her tune.

“Yeah, I've always said that,” Denise said on his SiriusXM show according to People. “Never say never, you know.”

But Denise admitted that no one from Bravo had reached out to her at that time, so she was unsure “where the rumors come from.”

The former Playboy model explained that although she isn’t the biggest fan of Rinna, she said she’d return to the show regardless of Rinna’s status on the show.

“That is not true. I would be fine with working with Lisa and filming with her. I never said I wouldn't come back with her,” Denise said. As for their relationship, Denise and Lisa have chatted since the drama with Brandi Glanville.

“She reached out to me, she sent me a text apologizing. There was a rumor that I never responded but I did respond—I responded right away,” she said. “I will say this: Lisa Rinna, she plays dirty, she can be really nasty, and so I think that's just something to know about with her being on the show.”

Denise said that she and Lisa would definitely need to have a conversation about where their relationship stands, but she doesn’t think they could ever become close again.

“I don't think I would ever; I could never be close friends with her after what happened,” Denise said. “I think sometimes, some of the women will apologize when they get backlash. If they do something; that's something that I've noticed. But as far as Lisa, if you apologize—which, she apologized to me while we were actually filming, but then she just went back to the same behavior—so it's hard for me to actually believe that the apology is genuine.”

As for Lisa Rinna, her status as a full-time Housewife has not been confirmed. It was rumored for quite some time that Rinna would be one of the first to get the boot from the show, and the 59-year-old had hinted about a change as well. She removed RHOBH from her Instagram bio, which only reads “Actor Aka Mrs. Harry Hamlin 4 time Emmy nominated, NYTIMES best selling author.”

In an Instagram story that was shared to Reddit on September 18, Lisa claimed she was the “LeBron James” of RHOBH.

“Sunday truths,” she wrote in her story. “I’m like the LeBron James of housewives at this point. You can’t afford to lose me.”

Many Reddit users replied with gifs from other iconic Housewives moments, and some joked that LeBron James didn’t deserve to be brought into this.

According to Radar Online, Rinna is taking her status as LeBron seriously and is demanding an insanely high payout from Bravo.

“At this point, Bravo needs Lisa more than Lisa needs Bravo. She was a star before Bravo and will be a star long after Bravo too,” a source told the outlet.

“Lisa knows her worth and knows how to negotiate. Only Lisa is willing to call their bluff and walk away if she doesn’t get the deal she wants. While the other ladies are frightened to upset Andy (Cohen), Lisa is fearless. She’s not frightened of him or anyone else,” they added.

The insider claims that Rinna is demanding a $2 million a season salary, which would make her the highest paid Housewife of any franchise. Currently, Kandi Burruss is the highest paid member of the community. Negotiations are still ongoing, while Lisa’s reps refused to provide a comment for Radar.

Lisa will also not be attending BravoCon due to scheduling difficulties.

Do you think Bravo might be trying to bring Denise back to the show?

Erika Jayne Asks For Her Diamond Earrings Back After Mansion Sells for $7.5 Million

Pasadena can officially say goodbye to Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi.

Their former mansion, which has been featured on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is officially off the market. The massive home sold for $7.5 million, according to Radar Online.

The new owners are named Jun Tao and Peng Tao. They had to testify that they have no affiliation with Tom, his law firm, or the bankruptcy trustee.

But Erika wasn't so willing to let go of everything. She's clinging on to her diamond earrings - and has even asked a judge for them to be returned to her.

According to Law and Crime, Erika has requested to not give up her diamond earrings as she sells numerous assets to pay her $500 million debt for Tom's law firm.

Erika handed over the earrings back in July when a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge ordered them to be sold. They've been stored in a bank safety deposit since then. Now, Erika wants them back.

In the appeal, Erika's lawyer pushed that the trustee can't claim the earrings because Tom gave them to Erika back in 2007, making a current claim “time-barred by every imaginable statute of limitations," Law & Crime reports.

Fans had plenty of theories about Erika's motivations for this appeal.

"I think she wants them to sell for herself. She knows her time on the show is limited once that bravo check stops she will need stuff like this to sell in the future," one fan theorized on reddit.

"She basically has and is trying her hardest to hold onto the last of it. Once she’s not getting the bravo paycheck she has nothing. She’d have to marry/ get in a relationship with a very wealthy person who doesn’t care about what people think/her evilness or she’s done done. Maybe Rinna will let her live in her garage with all those dresses," another penned. Ouch!

"Why doesn’t she bid on them get them legally the the money can go the victims. That would show integrity," one fan suggested.

What do YOU think of Erika's attempt to snatch her studs?