Erika Girardiis struggling to find the words as she looks her estranged husbandTom Girardi’s victims in the eye.
On Tuesday, ABC News Studios and L.A. Times Studios announced the release ofThe Housewife and The Hustler 2: The Reckoning— a documentary that will serve as a sequel to the duo’s previous film which explored of the disgraced lawyer’s financial crimes.
Erika Girardi.ABC News/ Youtube
ABC News/ Youtube
The documentary will not only bring viewers into the long-awaited moment, but will also share the untold stories of those who were closest to Erika and how they were affected.
“This story was a nuclear explosion,” a voiceover explains after several headlines are shown featuring the Girardis and their alleged crimes.
“Today, several victims will get a chance to finally meet Erika Girardi,“L.A. Timesinvestigative reporter Matt Hamilton says over a shot of the Bravolebrity entering a restaurant and sitting down with the victims.
“I’m at sort of a loss for what to say,” she admits, to which one of the women affected replies, “Did you see the documentary?”
Erika Girardi sits down with Tom Girardi’s fraud victims in ‘The Housewife and The Hustler 2’.ABC News/ Youtube
As one expert breaks down the “crashing and burning” of Tom’s legal empire, another asks in reference to Erika, “Why are you beating up this woman? It’s about hundreds and millions of dollars. Where did all the money go?”
“It was like matches in dynamite,” legal consultant Kimberly Archie states and another expert asks, “How much of this did she know?”
While Erika may or may not have been privy to her estranged husband’s fraud, Marco Morante and Chris Psaila, co-owners of design studio MARCO MARCO, claim she’s responsible for at least one injustice.
Erika Girardi in ‘The Housewife and The Hustler 2: The Reckoning’.ABC News/ Youtube
“She loved us and at a drop of a hat, she turned on me when she needed money,” Psaila claims.
“For him to be involved in such a massive scheming and then for it to involve a Real Housewife,” lawyer Angela Angotti begins as fellow lawyer Cesie Alvarez finishes, “My reaction was ‘Oh, crap.'”
After teasing an audio recording from Tom to theL.A. Timesand others labeling him as “a master manipulator,” the trailer features another victim who describes him as “the devil.”
One of Tom Girardi’s victims in ‘The Housewife and The Hustler 2: The Reckoning’.ABC News/ Youtube
“You can play the villain onThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsif you want but don’t be a a—— to the victims,” Archie continues. “I wanted Erika to say I’m sorry face-to-face.”
When a victim asks, “Erika, why did it take you so long?” she replies, “I was never asked to do this. Nobody was really interested in my side of the story.”
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The Housewife and The Hustler 2: The Reckoningpremieres Monday, Feb. 12 on Hulu.
source: people.com
