Did Erica Jayne misplace $750K diamond earrings? Lawyer Ronald Richards demands answers from ‘RHOBH’ star
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA: Attorney Ronald Richards has made a shocking claim about 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Erika Jayne. The lawyer claimed that the infamous $750,000 diamond earrings, which were also featured on the show, not were real earrings. Richards revealed the critical information on the podcast 'So Bad It's Good' with Ryan Bailey. According to the lawyer, the earrings that the 'RHOBH' housewife had flipped were diamonds of 6.01 and 6.57 carats. However, the original earrings were 7.09 and 7.02 carats. Richards had noticed the drop in the carat value of the earrings. This led to the earrings being given a lower price tag at the auction where the diamonds were to be sold.
Erica received the diamonds as a gift from her ex-husband Tom Girardi in 2004. She had to turn over the earrings to Tom's bankruptcy trustee months ago as part of her estranged husband's bankruptcy and embezzlement proceedings. Tom had used the money, which was earmarked for victims of a plane crash and a fire victim, among others, for the gift from his famous wife. Richards claimed that Erica had apparently handed over the "replacement earrings" that Tom had purchased after the original earrings were stolen in a 2007 burglary. The replacement earrings were expected to fetch between $250,000 and $350,000 at the upcoming auction. The attorney also posted the receipts on Twitter, writing, "Here are the receipts for the earring issue. I will be on air now answering questions about it."