Will Monica Garcia return for 'RHOSLC' Season 5? Bravo star's future revealed as filming starts next month
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: Monica Garcia made her television debut with 'The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City' Season 4. However, the reality star's debut season also seemed to be her last one. Monica starred alongside Heather Gay, Angie Katsanevas, Lisa Barlow, Meredith Marks, and Whitney Rose in the Bravo show.
Monica will reportedly not be returning for 'RHOSLC' Season 5 following the bombshell reveal that she was part of the Reality Von Tease Instagram account that targeted Jen Shah as reported by People.
Monica's departure news comes just ahead of part 3 of the Bravo show reunion, in which she was expected to address Reality Von Tease drama.
However, the top NBC executives Lisa Shannon, the Senior VP of Programming and Development at Shed Media, and Noah Samton, Senior VP of Production at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, allegedly "had about 7,000 conversations" about Monica's future appearances on the Bravo show, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Noah told the outlet, "We probably have another few hundred ahead of us still." Meanwhile, Shannon added, "It’s a situation we’ve never been in before. This is a different beast than I think any of us have dealt with. So we’re kind of moving our way through it."
It was also reported that Bravo will roll cameras for the new season next month.
Monica Garcia's scandal leads to her 'RHOSLC' downfall
'RHOSLC' Season 4 star Monica Garcia joined the cast in the latest installment of the Bravo show and already received praise from critics and fans for her entertaining drama.
However, Monica's praise and fan base seemed to move downwards after she was revealed to be behind the troll account.
In the finale of season 4, the 'RHOSLC' cast Heather Gay, Angie Katsanevas, Lisa Barlow, Meredith Marks, and Whitney Rose, confronted Monica during their vacation in Bermuda.
Heather received the "receipts, proofs, timeline and screenshots" which revealed that Monica exposed Bravo show alum Jen Shah.
Heather called out Monica and said, "You are an internet troll." She added, "You are a cyber bully. You have been tweeting and undermining and bullying all of us for four years."
Monica Garcia's countersuit against Heather Gay dismissed
Monica Garcia's countersuit against Heather Gay was recently dismissed by a Utah court. The Bravo show newbie made a counter plea after Heather sued her for not paying her bill at Heather's Beauty Lab med-spa.
Monica then countersued Heather's lab and claimed that she got botched injections.
However, according to legal documents, a judge in Utah dismissed Monica's countersuit. Monica's claim was reported as "time-barred by the statute of limitations," and she "failed to obtain a certificate of compliance from the Division of Professional Licensing."
The court documents also revealed that a hearing over the motion wouldn't be helpful because "the law is clear and straightforward in this matter."
Angie Katsanevas confronts Monica Garcia for spreading her personal life rumors
In the third part of the 'RHOSLC' Season 4 Reunion, Angie Katsanevas confronted Monica Garcia about rumors surrounding bankruptcy, alleged ties to the Greek Mafia, and accusations regarding her husband, Shawn Trujillo, being gay.
Angie shared in the teaser, "I just really need everyone to be respectful for a minute because this is my business and it's really important that I have the opportunity to address this." Angie continued, "I've been working for 30 years, I'm self-made."
She added, "This takes away from my credibility. It's reckless to my business, and it feels like it was a takedown, like they wanted to ruin me as a business owner."
Angie slammed Monica and noted, "Well, here's how I feel. Monica has been pretending to be my friend and betrayed me the minute that she could."
