Erika Girardiand estranged husbandTom Girardi’s recent legal controversies will be explored in a new ABC News Originals documentary, PEOPLE can exclusively announce.
In a teaser for the special, titledThe Housewife and the Hustler,various legal experts, those accusing Tom ofembezzlementandReal Housewivesstars speak on the scandals surrounding the former couple, all of which came to light following Erika’sdivorce filinglast year.
“Tom Girardi was L.A. law — so powerful,” one legal expert says in the teaser, as another participant adds, “They were just blowing money left and right, but then…”
News clips roll describing the allegations facing Tom, 81, and Erika, 49, including a claim that they staged their divorce amid his legal troubles.
“I think the biggest question is: Did she know?” actress and comedian Heather McDonald concludes.
The documentary, which will begin streaming exclusively on Hulu June 14, will also feature voicemail messages, court records and a never-before-aired deposition tape of Tom, according to ABC News.
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The news of the documentary special comes as Erika is set toaddress her and Tom’s spliton the current season ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,which premiered last month.
The reality starfiled for divorcefrom Tom in November, telling PEOPLE at the time that it was not “a step taken lightly or easily.”
Erika and Tom Girardi.Steve Eichner/AP
After Tom’s lawyers claimed that the once-famed attorney “has had issues” with mental competence," it was later announced that he had beendiagnosed with with dementiaand late-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
He underwent a mental assessment on Feb. 26 as part of his younger brother Robert Girardi’s petition to become his permanent conservator. Robert was granted atemporary conservatorshipin February until March 30.
The Housewife and the Hustlerpremieres June 14 on Hulu.
source: people.com
