‘RHOC’ Alum Kelly Dodd Pleads Not Guilty to Revenge Porn Charges During Court Appearance
The reality star faces three misdemeanor counts after prosecutors said she shared explicit footage without consent and caused severe emotional distress.
- On Thursday, May 28, former Real Housewives star Kelly Dodd appeared in Orange County Superior Court and pleaded not guilty to three misdemeanor charges involving battery, telephone harassment, and distribution of intimate images.
- Prosecutors allege Dodd distributed explicit images of a Jane Doe without consent in August 2025 and committed battery against a separate individual in June 2025, with the criminal complaint filed May 12.
- The complaint alleges Dodd accessed private files "by exceeding authorized access" from the victim's accounts and that she was aware her actions would cause "serious emotional distress," according to court documents.
- Denying the charges as "absurd" and "insane," Dodd suggested a family member is responsible for the allegations and promised to share evidence on her podcast with husband Rick Leventhal.
- The television personality and her husband addressed the situation on "The Rick and Kelly Show" on Thursday, May 28, vowing to reveal the full story as the case proceeds through Superior Court.
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Kelly Dodd’s Family ‘Cut Her Off’ Amid ‘Nightmare’ Legal Drama
Photo Credit: Phillip Faraone/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Real Housewives of Orange County alum Kelly Dodd’s family is moving away from her legal chaos. Kelly is facing three misdemeanor charges, including a revenge porn case. These charges could mean jail time for the former reality star. Sometimes, families pull together during difficult times. However, it seems that there was already a rift in Kelly’s family before the…
‘RHOC’ Alum Kelly Dodd Pleads Not Guilty to Revenge Porn Charges During Court Appearance
The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Kelly Dodd has pleaded not guilty to revenge porn charges, Us Weekly can confirm. Dodd, 50, appeared in an Orange County, California, courtroom for her arraignment hearing and bail review on Thursday, May 28, after she denied wrongdoing. TMZ was first to report the news of her plea. “Kelly is not pleading guilty to anything. I’m confident she will not be convicted of anything, and confident that these ch…
The family dispute over Kelly Dodd (50) is getting worse: As Us Weekly reports, the former actress of the reality show The Real Housewives of Orange County is to be cut by a large part of her family – at a time when the 50-year-old has to deal with serious accusations. According to an anonymous source, Kelly's kinship refuses to contact her as long as she does not accept professional help or engage in intervention. Only her father Frank Meza kee…
‘RHOC’ alum Kelly Dodd accused of sharing revenge porn
"Real Housewives of Orange County" alum Kelly Dodd is facing possible jail time over revenge porn allegations, according to a report. The reality star is accused of “unlawfully and intentionally” distributing images of a woman — identified in court documents…
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