Mauricio Umansky slammed Lala Kent for implying he slid into her DMs to ask her on a date.
âOh man, sheâs such a fâking liar itâs not even funny, dude,â Umansky told TMZ while leaving upscale eatery Craigâs in Los Angeles Tuesday.
He added, âLike, really? I was thinking about actually posting the post. But Iâm gonna tell you, sheâs a liar.â
The âVanderpump Rulesâ star, 35, claimed during a recent episode of her âUntraditionally Lalaâ podcast that Kyle Richardsâ estranged husband messaged her amid his split from the âReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsâ star and asked her out for coffee.
Kent claimed the DM came after she brought up his separation from Richards during an episode of her former podcast, âGive Them Lala,â and that she suspected it was about damage control.
She also claimed she never opened the private message and said there was ânot a chanceâ of them meeting up.
While the 55-year-old real estate mogul admitted to having messaged her, he also said Kentâs claim lacked context.
âI did message her because she was talking sât, and I said, âHey, you wanna talk sât about me, Iâll fâking talk to you,ââ Umansky claimed.
âShe said in the podcast that she never opened the text,â he continued. âThe last word on my text â and itâs a long text â says, âLetâs have coffee.â And in her podcast, she says I invited [her] to have coffee. The only way she knew that I invited her to have a coffee is if she wouldâve opened the fâking text.â
The outlet subsequently obtained the content of Umanskyâs message on Wednesday evening, sharing a screenshot of the interaction.
âHey Lala, how are you?â the alleged text, written on Feb. 24, 2024, read. âHey I am wondering since you seem to have an opinion and speculations about me as to whether I am a player or not I would like to talk to you.â
âLet me know if you are up for that,â he added. âBy phone or happy to get a coffee?â
A rep for Kent did not immediately respond to Page Sixâs request for comment.
Umansky and Richards, 57, separated after 27 years of marriage back in July 2023. The former couple â who share four daughters, including one from Richardsâ previous marriage â denied speculation of âwrongdoingâ in a joint statement.
âThere has been no wrongdoing on anyoneâs part,â they wrote in part, referencing dating rumors involving Richardsâ friend, country star Morgan Wade.
âAlthough we are in the public eye, we ask to be able to work through our issues privately,â the statement went on. âWhile it may be entertaining to speculate, please do not create false stories to fit a further salacious narrative.â
In May 2024, the âHalloweenâ actress confirmed that Umansky had recently moved out of their Encino residence and into a West Hollywood pad.
âIâm used to having a lot of chaos and stuff going on around in my house, and the day that he moved out was just strange because I came home and I was like, âEverythingâs so quiet,ââ Richards said during an appearance on the âBitch Bibleâ podcast.
Though the former power couple sparked reconciliation rumors after spending Thanksgiving together as a family, then looking âvery obviously togetherâ at a New Yearâs Eve bash in Aspen, Colorado, a source told Us Weekly that they are âgenuinely friends right nowâ and that they âare not getting back together or rekindling their romance.â
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