Emily Simpson
(Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images)I The Real Housewives of Orange County star Emily Simpson he came out publicly against the allegations that his in-laws are supporting his life.
In one part of the The Real Housewives of Orange County In the season 18 reunion, which aired on Thursday, November 7, the cast exchanged heated words.
During the intense scenes, Jennifer Pedranti, 47, said Simpson’s in-laws paid for her and her husband Shane’way of life.
Pedranti commented after Simpson, 48, pondered what he could “learn” about the legal issues involving Pedranti’s son-in-law, Ryan Boyajian.
In response, Pedranti told Simpson: “Then, I’m sorry, I read that your in-laws are paying for you for the rest of your life.”
Although Simpson has yet to respond, he later took to Instagram following the episode’s airing to applaud the allegations.
“If my in-laws ‘supported our way of life’ I would be living the WAY I am living now. I would be in a private jersey with Heather Dubrow,” Simpson wrote on his Instagram Story. “They don’t.”
While things were particularly heated during the reunion, Simpson has hinted that he was involved The Real Housewives of Orange County be good at her wedding.

“When I joined the show five years ago, Shane was not a fan of being on the show at all. And he made that clear to me,” Simpson said Us Weekly in July 2023. “He was like, ‘I don’t want a movie, I don’t want to be on a show. I don’t want you on the show.’ But in the end he said, ‘But it’s up to you.'”
He continued: “Here we are five years later, and I feel like our relationship has never been better. And, so, I think you accepted that and realized that you can have fun with it and be yourself. “
Simpson explained that her husband – whom she married in 2009 – was initially concerned that the reality series would be “damaging” to their marriage and their three children: daughter Annabelle, 11, and twin sons Luke and Keller, 8. Two daughters, Shelby and Chanel, from the marriage his first.)
In the same interview, Simpson shared that RHOC viewers did not take too kindly to his partner at first.
“He was very careful about what he said, even though he seemed like a great person,” she said. “I think he was just uncomfortable. … I think people are more open to understanding our relationship and our marriage 1731153572while before, people were more judgmental. They didn’t know him, they didn’t know him. So, they were like, ‘You should get a divorce. He’s scary.’ And now they’re like, ‘Shane is so funny.’
