The most recent and unfortunate unlawful Real Housewives case centers around the Grande Dame herself. Just as season nine of The Real Housewives of Potomac was gearing up, Karen Huger was charged with a DUI and DWI linked to a March 2024 car crash. Throughout the entirety of that season of RHOP (like most of the Real Housewives who face legal issues), she professed her innocence, though her two-day long December trial proved otherwise. 

Huger was found guilty on the outlined charges (plus a few others), and was sentenced to two years in prison, with one suspended, meaning she will only serve one in jail. She is currently serving her time, though the most devastating aspect of her case is that this was her fourth DUI conviction. Plus, the accompanying bodycam footage that was released from the night of her crash was incredibly unflattering, juxtaposing the innocence she claimed throughout RHOP season nine.

As outlined, after claiming she was innocent, the footage taken by police corroborated the allegations that Huger was overly intoxicated on the night of the crash. Throughout the clips, she referenced her status garnered via the Bravo series, even telling an officer, “When you Google me, you’re going to be so ashamed of yourself.” Plus, she later name-dropped her title of the “Grande Dame” — and her closeness to Andy Cohen. “I don’t know what the fuck that’s about, Andy Cohen did that,” she could be heard saying in the video. 

Huger was released on Sept. 2, though it’s unclear if she will have much (or any) involvement on RHOP‘s upcoming 10th season. She was notably missing from the cast list, because she was in jail while filming occurred, though Andy Cohen told TMZ he would be “speaking with her imminently” amid her release. Plus, when asked if the Potomac housewife would return to the show, Cohen replied, “I hope so.”