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'RHOBH' fans slam Kyle Richards for feuding with Sutton Stracke over friendship with estranged sister Kathy Hilton

Sutton Stracke has remained friends with Kathy Hilton despite her strained relationship with Kyle Richards

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA: Kyle Richards' marriage to Mauricio Umansky isn't her only failing relationship on 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Season 13. Kyle's connection with Sutton Stracke is also under fire.

The Bravolebrities tried another peaceful talk during a new episode of Bravo's program, which aired on November 22, but when Kyle told Sutton she was "full of s**t," it was clear that things weren't going so well.

"It wasn’t easy to talk to you that night. You were so aggressive and not nice," Kyle continued, referring to their disagreement at the close of last week's episode. "I was being very calm," Sutton said.

Kyle confronted Sutton about her Las Vegas outburst in the previous episode, which aired on November 15. When Kyle mentioned that her buddy "has a habit of losing [her] s**t" at insignificant times, Sutton cut in, repeatedly saying "name 'em" – a phrase that has subsequently spawned several internet memes.

"You just seemed off, like odd. I don’t know what it was," Kyle said regarding their earlier talk during Wednesday's program. Kyle's remark irritated Sutton.

"Kyle is supposed to be my friend, and you're using words that you know will cut me to the core," Sutton confessed.

In response, Sutton stated that she believes "something’s off" with Kyle. "There seems to be sometimes, a real lack of — and I’m being real truthful — a lack of respect. You treat me like the little sister," Sutton complained. Kyle was ready to object.

Sutton went on to hypothesize about the source of her and Kyle's problems.

"I don’t know if you’re mad at me about the Kathy [Hilton] thing. Maybe you are," Sutton speculated. Kyle said, "I don't care about that."

Kyle and Kathy have a strained relationship. Despite their quarrel, Sutton has maintained a friendship with Kathy.

"She’s lying. If I had a sister and somebody was friends with my sister and I wasn’t friends with my sister, I would care," Sutton said. "If she admits that she’s angry with me for being friends with Kathy, that means she doesn’t like Kathy. This is a love triangle gone awry."

From Kyle's perspective, Sutton was gradually and seemingly maliciously bringing up her and Mauricio's marital problems.

Sutton, on the other hand, expressed worry that Kyle was "very different" overall.

"I’m not sure why Kyle can’t confide in me, or maybe anyone. Friends confide in one another. They give back to one another," Sutton admitted in her confessional. "This friendship is farce."

On X, fans expressed, "Ohhhhhhhhhh Kyle 1000% percent treats Sutton like a sister!!!! And super upset Sutton is friends with Kathy Hilton…stop lying Kyle." Another person chimed in, "I feel like Kyle is in fact bothered by Sutton and Kathy’s friendship What do you guys think?"

One person also tweeted, "Yeahhhh Sutton is right. Kyle is mad that Sutton is friends with Kathy because Kyle can’t stand her sister."

A fourth person continued, "Sutton hit the nail on the head....Kyle is furious over her friendship with Kathy. Kyle is about to blow because no one is buying that obvious elevator setup."

One user also noted, "Kyle ain’t slick using all those key words to put that narrative about Sutton…unhinged, not okay, off, trying to label her, the same thing that Rinna was trying with Kathy last season. Kyle is the mastermind behind it."

A sixth person wrote, "Kyle is lying she literally said in the beginning of the season she was hurt by sutton and she felt that sutton wanted kathy perks."

Where is 'RHOBH' alum Kathy Hilton now?

Kathy's life has taken a different turn since her departure from 'RHOBH' as she has embraced grandmotherhood and begun filming 'Paris in Love' Season 2 with daughters Paris and Nicky Hilton. Kathy also kept in touch with her castmates through shared dinners and other neighborly activities.

Have 'RHOBH' sisters Kathy Hilton and Kyle Richards reconciled?

During an event in Los Angeles in April 2023, Kyle spoke about her connection with Kathy to People.

"We'll get there one day, you know, it takes time," she said about them reconciling. "Family's complicated. You know, we're no different than anybody else except we're in the public eye. But, we've gone through hard times before, and we've always come back together. So that's the hope."

Kyle, Kathy, and Kim reconnected at Whitney's bridal shower. Kyle shared pictures from the ceremony on Instagram, including one photo of the three sisters posing with their children.

Kim, Kyle, and Kathy set aside their conflict once more for Kim's daughter Whitney's pre-wedding festivities.

Is RHOBH's Sutton Stracke still friends with Kathy Hilton?

Kyle and Sutton have been friends for a long time, but their relationship seems to be going through a rough patch in Season 13. Sutton suspects that her problems with Kyle are related to her friendship with Kathy, especially since Kyle mentioned that Sutton enjoyed being invited to Kathy's events.

During an appearance on 'Watch What Happens Live' with Andy Cohen, Sutton reacted to Kyle's comments. "Well, I'm the one [who] has the parties," Sutton explained. "Kathy comes to my parties."

Sutton went on to claim that she has known Kathy for longer than she has known Kyle. "I just want to clear this up, because I met Kathy before I met Kyle, and I love Kathy," she said. "We're friends."

'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Season 13 airs on Wednesdays on Bravo at 8 pm ET.