RHONJ Casting Updates, Ashlee Simpson joining the Valley(?), Karen Huger Updates & more!

I Know You Didn't Ask with Megan O'Donnell

Megan O'Donnell

Tv & Film, Society & Culture

3.8 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

This week we’re waiting (and waiting…) for Karen Huger to finally break her silence—but maybe the Grand Dame is just busy polishing her book pitch instead. Over in The Valley, Ashlee Simpson might just be staging the comeback of the century by joining the Valley after Andy teasing her appearance on WWHL.

We’ve also got Kaia and Adelaide’s Snuggle-Shield-sponsored sip & see (where was Scheana?), Zack Wickham’s Y2K-inspired Gabby Windey shoot that deserves its own museum wing, and the surprisingly stacked DWTS cast that’s suddenly got everyone talking.

Plus: RHONJ casting rumors courtesy of Danielle Cabral, Gia Giudice’s refusal to leave NJ (AKA MOMMY), Alexia Umansky’s big wedding (McDonald’s included), and the ever-chaotic RHOBH universe—new faces, old drama, and Natalie Fuller’s post divorce new job.

It’s messy, it’s fabulous, and it’s all happening.

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0:00.0	Love this podcast?
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0:16.1	Welcome to I Know You Didn't Ask, the unapologetic, unfiltered, and slightly unhinged podcast you didn't know you needed. I'm your host, Megyn O'Donnell, pop culture obsessive, professional oversharer, and the host of your new favorite five-day-a-week fix for celebrity gossip, reality TV chaos, books, food news, beauty tips, and of course, navigating your life in your 30s. I know you didn't ask, but I'm telling you anyways. Sit back, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Welcome to I Know You Didn't Ask. I'm your host, Megan O'Donnell, and let's just jump right into it, people. We're talking reality TV, Bravo specifically. And it's just another week here where Karen Hugar has been out of jail for about a week at this point.
0:56.2	And we still have yet to hear her speak out.
0:59.0	And of course I want a statement.
1:01.5	I want some kind of press release situation.
1:04.9	Maybe she's hosting some kind of party where she's wearing like a military jumpsuit like she did after Ray had those tax issues
1:13.1	and she had all the ladies in the boardroom with her quote unquote assistant at the time, Matt,
1:18.7	which like RIP Matt, like let's not forget that that sweet boy is no longer with us.
1:23.1	But that's probably honestly why she's scrambling right now trying to figure out how to address the masses to discuss what happened to her
1:31.2	and her six-month prison stint.
1:33.3	In all sincerity, I honestly probably think it's a good thing that she's not like
1:37.0	jumping back into the limeline, jumping back onto social media.
1:40.1	Because let's take a minute to focus on your family, your life, before you can, you know,
1:47.2	um, reach out to the people and let us know what's going on. And this is also making me feel
1:53.5	like she's probably like trying to shop a memoir as well because the Grand Dom is like three
1:59.6	steps ahead of us. She was thinking the entire time during her prison sentence,
2:04.2	God damn, this is going to be a really good book.
2:06.9	So I have to, you know, play my cards right when I get released.
2:11.4	And we are here waiting for you to speak or to not speak.
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