Warning: this article contains spoilers for Selling Sunset
Selling Sunset’s Nicole Young has broken her silence after being fired over her 'sick' remark about her co-star Chrishell Stause’s late parents.
The ninth season of the hit reality TV show dropped on Netflix just a few days ago (29 October) and it's clear that fans of the ever-evolving Oppenheim Group chaos were in for a right dose of drama.
The season started with a bang, with the tension hitting a peak during model Amanza Smith's Friendsgiving dinner which saw her address when Chrishell accused Nicole of being on drugs and acting 'cracked out'.
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Amanza then defended Nicole, claiming Chrishell shouldn't have accused her of being on drugs back in season six, which she denies.
"Even if it was true?" Chrishell replied, before Nicole hit back: "Honey, you’re confusing me with your parents. You seem to be obsessed with drugs."
As reported by Indy100, Chrishell's parents, Jeff and Renae, both died and she's previously detailed their battles with addiction.
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As per Netflix Tudum, Nicole said: "Chrishell talked about her parents having struggled with drug addiction [during] her childhood. It was an aha moment for me, because it was like, ‘This seems like maybe her obsession with drugs has nothing to do with me. This might just be some unresolved, deep-seated issues from childhood’."
She added: "When the back-and-forth stuff started, I was just like, I’m going to stand up for myself at this moment. And I’m not going to be told to shut up and to stop speaking.
"I thought it would at least be like, ‘Oh.’ [A] stop-her-in-her-tracks kind of thing."
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Nicole was told to leave the dinner party immediately by the group and Emma Hernan labelled Nicole 'sick and evil,' while bosses Jason and Brett asked her to leave the Oppenheim office.
However, she told Netflix Tudum: "That storyline was frustrating for me, because the truth of the matter is I was never fired from the office or The Oppenheim group.
"The realtors are independent contractors - they don’t clock in every day from nine to five. Not coming into the office and continuing to work and do business, that wasn’t a huge deal."
She also said that she had no plans to apologise, telling the outlet she's 'content with where she's at and she 'said her piece'.
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Nicole has since explained the situation further in a statement to Tyla, which begins: "My comment to Chrishell in that moment was reactive, made under immense pressure after being repeatedly attacked and humiliated. It wasn’t my proudest moment, but it came from a place of exhaustion and self-protection, not cruelty."
She continued: "My intention was to call out the projection and manipulation behind her accusations, not to make light of her loss. I would never deliberately mock or minimise such a personal tragedy.
"Unfortunately, that distinction was ignored, and my words were twisted to fit a narrative that painted me as the aggressor instead of the target."
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Nicole concluded: "Being asked to leave the office for defending myself in a moment of emotional overwhelm, while others have faced zero repercussions for the years of defamatory claims and targeted hostility I have received, speaks volumes about the double standards at play.
"It’s clear that certain cast members are not only allowed to say whatever they want without consequence, but are actively rewarded for it.
"That kind of unchecked power enables them to push out anyone they decide doesn’t serve their narrative."
Topics: Selling Sunset, Celebrity, Reality TV, TV And Film, Social Media
Rhiannon Ingle