“THE RHOP CONTRACT SCANDAL”: Stacey Rusch and TJ Jones’ Alleged Deal Leaks, Revealing Shocking Clauses That Fans Claim Could Shake the Entire Cast Dynamic
Stacey Rusch and Thomas Anthony “TJ” Jones‘s alleged Real Housewives of Potomac contract has been leaked.
As rumors continue to swirl in regard to TJ’s apparent lawsuit against Stacey, 53, in which he accuses her of failing to pay him for appearing on season nine of the Bravo reality show, a document in which she is seemingly seen agreeing to pay the actor half of her salary has been posted on social media.
“Stacey & TJ’s alleged contract landed in my dms. The source swears this is the contract. Seems insane to me too but have to share with you guys,” Bravo and Cocktails wrote in the caption of an October 23 post on Instagram, which included a document titled “RHOP Contract.”
“I, Stacey D Rusch, willingly enter this agreement with Thomas Anthony Jones Jr. as an equal partner and cast member of Bravo TV’s Real Housewives of Potomac, (RHOP) produced by Truly Original, LLC, and NBCUniversal Media, LLC,” it read. “I agree that Thomas Anthony Jones Jr. is entitled to 50% of my total salary earned as compensation for my appearance for the 2024 season as a cast member, and each season I appear as a cast member of (RHOP) thereafter.”
“This contract shall automatically renew each season, and remain in effect until my employment as a cast member of (RHOP) ends, or a mutually agreed time,” it concluded.
In addition to several of the outlet’s followers poking fun at the supposed contract with comments like, “What in the Microsoft Word is this,” “What in the Temu version of a contract is this chile,” and “Me faking my mom’s signature on a failed test,” others pointed out that the document didn’t mention that Stacey was allegedly paying TJ to be her fake boyfriend.
“With CHATGPT… this is all they could come up with?” another wondered. “The state of this is so sad.”
“This is wild!” someone else agreed. “TJ typed that up real quick on Word doc.”
Even Preston Mitchum, 39, of Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard, weighed in.
“As an attorney, even the looks of this PMO,” he stated. “From the randomly bolded ‘RHOP Contract’ at the top, to the paragraph spacing, to his signature not being there, to him not being a cast member and therefore no contractual relationship with Truly/Bravo/NBCU.”
“Even if they entered one, it should be written very differently,” he added.
The Real Housewives of Potomac season 10 airs Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.
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A lot can change within a year. Just ask Shep Rose.
At the beginning of Southern Charm Season 10, Shep was in the early stages of his “situationship” with former pageant queen Sienna Evans. Although the Charleston bachelor said he was "so enthralled" with Sienna, his friends began questioning if the feelings were mutual, as Sienna seemed emotionally distant during the cast’s trip to her hometown of Nassau, Bahamas.
Shep Rose makes a big change while navigating single life
Fast-forward to Bravo Fan Fest in November 2024, when Shep confirmed he was officially single and back on dating apps.
"It was interesting," he said about his and Sienna's romance. "Long distance is tough, though."
Viewers will learn more about Shep’s new chapter in Southern Charm Season 11, which will find him making a major life change.
Per the season’s announcement: “After his situationship with Sienna, Shep is focused on something more permanent – purchasing a new house.”
Shep began teasing a real estate move in 2023, when he was considering buying another property outside of South Carolina.
“In Montana, Wyoming. Colorado. I did a tour of out West,” he told BravoTV.com. “I ended up having a hell of a lot of fun... seeing some real estate, meeting some cool people. But the interest rates, the mortgage rates, it’s just. Crazy. It’s not the right time. Not now. But I do love out West. I do love Montana, and fishing and hunting and stuff.”
Shep Rose reveals he listed his Charleston beach house
Shep recently renovated his Isle of Palms beach house and listed the property for rent. He spoke about the decision in an April chat with the Post and Courier, saying his family had pushed him to find a new place that wasn’t so “beach bungalow.” At the time of the interview, Shep had put down an offer on a Sullivan’s Island home, but it’s unclear if he secured the deal.
"It'll be nice to have two properties,” he told the outlet. “I feel like I'm all grown up at age 45."
Shep Rose teases Southern Charm Season 11: "Deep-seated differences"
Southern Charm Season 11 will also explore Shep’s friendships with Craig Conover and Austen Kroll, who appear to be at odds again. Shep teased the drama in a July interview with Us Weekly, saying the new season would shed more light on the “deep-seated differences” within the friend group.
“We all kind of have the dirt on each other, so that’s always lurking,” he told the outlet. “We talk about that this season, me, Craig, and Austen, and Whitney [Sudler-Smith], too. It’s like, ‘Guys, we have to stop playing Gotcha so much.’ Sometimes we can weaponize information, and we’re all guilty of it.”
