RHOC: Shannon Beador 'Hit Rock Bottom' After Ex John Janssen Sued Her for Money She Borrowed for Facelift

Shannon Storms Beador reacts to the lawsuit.

Thursday, September 26 episode The Real Housewives of Orange County, Shannon continued to deal with ex John Janssen potentially suing her for money he claimed he loaned her for a facelift.

On the phone with her daughter Adeline, Shannon explained how things were going with John. “This thing with threatening to sue John is a bloody spiral,” she said. “I offered to pay him all the money he wanted, but he wouldn’t sign a settlement agreement saying he wouldn’t say bad things about me.”

“That’s weird and gross,” her daughter replied, and Shannon agreed.

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Shannon Beador.

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“I work really hard, Adeline, I don’t need him to bring me down,” she continued. “Get off my back.”

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In her confessional, a tearful Shannon admitted she felt devastated at the idea of ​​suing, before the screen cut to her revealing she thought John wanted to “blackmail” her.

“I feel like I’ve hit rock bottom,” she said to the cameras. “John seems to want to lower me even further, and I don’t believe I can go any lower.”

Shannon Beador (left) and John Janssen (right). Todd Williamson/Bravo via Getty Images

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Just hours later, news of the lawsuit broke, and although Tamra Judge tried to call Shannon to check in, she didn’t hear back. After hanging up, Tamra received a call from Shannon, but it was a random number.

“My emotional level is freakin’ panicked right now,” Shannon was heard saying on the other line as she sobbed.

“I’m so devastated and so fucking tired,” she continued before realizing someone was on the other line.

Shannon Beador (left) and John Janssen (right).

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At Katie Ginelle’s house that evening, the women (minus Shannon) gathered with their loved ones for dinner. When Tamra brought up what she heard on the other side of the counter with Shannon, Katie said she could understand Shannon’s feelings.

“If I were Shannon and Alexis sued me [Bellino] and her ex-husband and then Alexis and her boyfriend, in Shannon’s mind, that’s what she thinks,” Katie explained to the other ladies, referring to Alexis’ ex Jim Bellin who sued Shannon and Tamra for defamation in 2018 (Shannon and Tamra ultimately won the case.)

Shannon Beador (left) and Alexis Bellino (right).

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Meanwhile, Shannon was home alone, saying she felt “sick to her stomach” about the situation.

“I just feel like a lot of things are coming at me at the same time and it’s okay, I’ll deal with it,” she said in her confessional. “It’s just a lot.”

While in bed with her dog Archie, Shannon became emotional. She told the cameras that it was difficult to be alone at that time.

“It is my choice, I want to be alone,” she confirmed and added, “My children are not at home, so I am alone.” I have Archie.”

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The Real Housewives of Orange County airs Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT on Bravo.

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