{"id":1196024,"date":"2022-08-31T22:46:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T22:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/31\/erika-jayne-stunned-by-tom-girardis-300k-beach-house-gift-to-mistress\/"},"modified":"2022-08-31T22:46:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T22:46:44","slug":"erika-jayne-stunned-by-tom-girardis-300k-beach-house-gift-to-mistress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/31\/erika-jayne-stunned-by-tom-girardis-300k-beach-house-gift-to-mistress\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Jayne STUNNED by Tom Girardi&#8217;s $300k Beach House Gift to Mistress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>When this whole Tom Girardi scandal first blew up and Erika Jayne filed to divorce him, she accused him of cheating.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s not alone. Among the wild claims out there, this one seems pretty solid.<\/p>\n<p>Tom now stands accused of wiring $300,000 in misused funds to an alleged mistress \u2026 for her beach condo.<\/p>\n<p>Even fresh off of a major courtroom victory, Erika feels stunned at the depths of Tom\u2019s betrayal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"884\" height=\"940\" alt=\"Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi at Dinner\" class=\"wp-image-402824 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/erika-jayne-and-tom-girardi-at-dinner.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi are pictured here on an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> got a hold of court documents regarding Tom Girardi\u2019s alleged misuse of settlement money.<\/p>\n<p>A tremendous amount of funds intended for Girardi Keese clients went \u201cmissing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Court filings accuse him of sending $300,000 of that money to Tricia A. Bigelow.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tom-girardi-sept-2020-deposition-1024x579.png\" alt=\"Tom Girardi Sept 2020 deposition\" class=\"wp-image-406358\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" alt=\"Tom Girardi Sept 2020 deposition\" class=\"wp-image-406358 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tom-girardi-sept-2020-deposition.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Bigelow\u2019s attorney has noted that she, a former judge, had no idea that the money came from stolen funds.<\/p>\n<p>The transfer \u201cwas NOT marked as coming from a [Girardi Keese] trust account.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As with Erika, Bigelow\u2019s attorney explained that Tom \u201cnever shared anything with her regarding the source of any gifts.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"538\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/erika-jayne-and-tom-girardi-togetherr.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi Togetherr\" class=\"wp-image-400158\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"538\" height=\"509\" alt=\"Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi Togetherr\" class=\"wp-image-400158 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/erika-jayne-and-tom-girardi-togetherr.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi are pictured here on an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That tracks.<\/p>\n<p>When a famous attorney with his name on a law firm and a decades-spanning career buys you a present, you don\u2019t question it.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Erika can also cite Bigelow\u2019s lack of awareness as part of a pattern of Tom hiding this. If it comes to that.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/erika-jayne-trashes-sutton.png\" alt=\"Erika Jayne Trashes Sutton\" class=\"wp-image-409914\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Erika Jayne Trashes Sutton\" class=\"wp-image-409914 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/erika-jayne-trashes-sutton.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Erika Jayne talks some trash here about Sutton in a Real Housewives of Beverly Hills confessional.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking of Erika, she had no idea about Bigelow\u2019s beach house or how Tom made that happen.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in August, she learned about it while giving testimony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cF\u2013k me,\u201d Erika blurted out, before her attorneys asked her to avoid cursing. \u201cNo way, no way.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/erika-jayne-cares-about-erika-jayne-1024x711.png\" alt=\"Erika Jayne Cares About Erika Jayne\" class=\"wp-image-416474\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" alt=\"Erika Jayne Cares About Erika Jayne\" class=\"wp-image-416474 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/erika-jayne-cares-about-erika-jayne.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Incidentally, Bigelow was able to return the gifts from Tom, allowing her to avoid deposition.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key differences between being a mistress and a wife is that your life and finances are generally easier to separate.<\/p>\n<p>We are glad that Bigelow was able to do so, but of course sad that she had to. This whole thing has hurt so many people.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"647\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/0831_erikajayne_ig_02-647x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456986\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"647\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456986 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/0831_erikajayne_ig_02.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Erika has released a public comment about Tom\u2019s gifts to Bigelow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow. I knew about jewelry, shopping sprees, and plastic surgery,\u201d she captioned on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut,\u201d Erika admitted, \u201cthis really threw me for a loop.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0623_erikajayne_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-450466\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-450466 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/0623_erikajayne_02.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Erika was aware of Bigelow before this. She identified her as Tom\u2019s alleged mistress as far back as 2020.<\/p>\n<p>She had no idea about the beach house, however, or the $300k transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Because Tom handled the money, and because that money did not come from their household.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"670\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/0831_erikajayne_ig_01-670x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456989\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"670\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456989 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/0831_erikajayne_ig_01.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Erika is also celebrating another small victory, as court found no evidence that she had done anything wrong in a massive fraud lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>We have emphasized for a couple of years that, though some of Erika\u2019s behavior has been troubling, many viewers branded her a \u201ccriminal\u201d without clear evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Erika should show more empathy for Tom\u2019s victims. But fans should recognize that Erika may be one herself. Maybe the biggest of all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When this whole Tom Girardi scandal first blew up and Erika Jayne filed to divorce him, she accused him of cheating. She\u2019s not alone. Among the wild claims out there, this one seems pretty solid. Tom now stands accused of wiring $300,000 in misused funds to an alleged mistress \u2026 for her beach condo. Even [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1196025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1196024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrity-gossip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1196024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1196024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1196024\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1196024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1196024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1196024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}