Randall Emmett is sharing his tackle Hulu’s upcoming documentary, “The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing and Vanderpump.”
“Virtually one yr in the past the Los Angeles Instances wrote a extremely biased and factually inaccurate hit piece on me. One of many writers, Amy Kaufman, appeared to have a private vendetta towards me, I imagine because of her alleged friendship with my ex Lala Kent,” Emmett, 52, solely tells Web page Six in an announcement.
“Amongst different issues, the article contained fictitious and enormously exaggerated tales made up by just a few former disgruntled workers who had been dismissed,” he continues.
“Lala was additionally a participant on this fiasco, doubtless as a result of I’ve been combating for 50/50 joint authorized custody of our youngster.”
The film producer goes on to clarify why he didn’t take part in Hulu’s venture based mostly on the article. (It needs to be famous that Kent was not interviewed for the doc.)
“I declined to take part as a result of it in a short time grew to become obvious to me the movie was going to be as biased, if no more so, than the article on which it was based mostly,” he says.
“It’s my understanding quite a few folks have been contacted to take part on this documentary and most declined.”
Emmett claims that he was “informed folks have been inspired to talk negatively about me whereas the overwhelming majority had solely constructive issues to say.”
The Hollywood vet believes the people finally included have been “those who had very particular agendas,” he says.
“It additionally seems to me that little or no if any fact-checking happened, with a whole absence of any journalistic integrity in any way,” he provides.
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Emmett then reiterates his perception that the doc is “nothing greater than a vindictive hit piece.”
He additionally calls it “a regurgitation of the biased Los Angeles Instances article” and slams it as “an inexpensive try and capitalize on the present ‘Vanderpump Guidelines’ fever,” referencing Tom Sandoval’s dishonest scandal.
“My household, the folks with whom I work and people who matter in my life all know the reality and my accomplishments; I’ve nothing to show,” he concludes.
Hulu, Kaufman and a rep for Kent didn’t instantly reply to Web page Six’s request for remark.
Emmett’s ideas on the matter come simply someday after ABC Information Studios and LA Instances Studios introduced their investigation into the allegations of race discrimination and office abuse towards Emmett — all of which he has vehemently denied.
The 90-minute movie options entry to interview footage of Kent, 32, who opens up concerning the demise of her relationship with Emmett and the way she found the accusations towards her ex-fiancé.
The 2 — who cut up in October 2021 — are presently combating over custody of their 2-year-old daughter, Ocean, as Emmett talked about to us.
Extra “Randall Scandal” interviews embrace L.A. Instances reporters Kaufman and Meg James, comic Heather McDonald, podcast host David Yontef and Alicia Haverland, prop grasp for Emmett’s movie “Midnight within the Switchgrass.”
This isn’t the primary Bravo-focused doc launched by way of Hulu. The streamer beforehand dropped “The Housewife and The Hustler,” centered on the authorized drama surrounding Tom Girardi, the estranged husband of “The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne.”
Hulu later dropped “The Housewife and The Shah Shocker,” which appeared into the lifetime of “Actual Housewives of Salt Lake Metropolis” star and convicted fraudster Jen Shah, who’s serving time in jail now after pleading responsible.
“The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing and Vanderpump” begins streaming Monday, Might 22, solely on Hulu.