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***SPOILER ALERT*** Lies of a Real Housewife by Angela Stanton is a fast paced read detailing her life from childhood, but mainly focusing on her time breaking the law with Phaedra Parks and company. When I first came across the Vibe video courtesy of Stoopid Housewives, I wasn't surprised at all. Phaedra comes across somewhat shady for instance, taking money from her client in the parking lot, the due date scandal, her husband's charges that she tries to sugar coat, his being pulled over by the police and so many other situations that has played out before our eyes on television. I went in with my suspicions knowing that most of what Angela was airing out was going to be sensationalized. After reading her story, I think she has a valid point for feeling the way that she does and it's not about the money, but about friendship, loyalty and Phaedra not honoring their agreement. Everybody knows that Phaedra has a freaky side which is nothing new especially after hearing the way she was going on and on about Ridickulous. Another conclusion one can come to regarding Phaedra is Sheree's, Mystikal's and Bobby Brown's cases, that she's not that great of an attorney either since just about all of her clients goes to jail. Well except for Sheree, but you all saw how that played out on RHOA. I wanted for this book not to paint Phaedra as the person Angela was accusing her as being. I wanted to believe that she was the legitimate business woman that she portrays herself as, but with all of the evidence provided in this book, it's a tough call. Angela Stanton drops names, places, DETAILS, descriptions like the inside of Phaedra's house before RHOA putting big emphasizes on her bedroom being befitting of a dominatrix. I get the inkling from the way that the author was talking about her and Phaedra's relationship, that there may have been something more intimate going on between them. I mean look at her, she kind of favors Phaedra has the same mannerisms and she idolized her more than just as a friend would. In my opinion it read more like Angela was in love with Phaedra. When you read the lengths that she went through to please Phaedra you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. Angela even considered aborting a child by drinking some kind of potion that Mama Park's gave them a recipe for just because that's what Phaedra wanted. WTH??? Angela lost it when she saw E, Apollo's brother, being picked up in a Rolls Royce during a scene on RHOA when clips of Phaedra and Apollo's wedding were aired. What made the author feel used was one, she married Apollo of all people and two, was the fact that Phaedra took care of everyone else involved and left her hanging. Phaedra was supposed to defend Angela in court and at the last minute, she backed out claiming that it would be a conflict of interest. With Phaedra working in sync with Apolllo and E, defending Angela would have definitely been a conflict of interest and incriminating as well. As we all know, Apollo is now Phaedra's husband and E works/ed for her as a paralegal. I'm sure Mystikal's baby's mother can recall and attest to meeting Phaedra to collect money for child support wearing slippers. So is Angela lying about how Phaedra later talked about the woman like a dog breaking client attorney privilege? Mystikal's baby mother can say if that meeting actually ever took place to verify that charge. According to Angela, that's not the only time Phaedra divulged information about her clients. During a time when she was representing Mystikal, Angela claims that Phaedra called him the dumbest ni**a she knew from the way he orchestrated the rape that led to his incarceration. (Can't say I blame her for that because he was, but still Phaedra was being paid to represent him not blab his business behind his back to others.) According to Angela, Phaedra slept with Mystikal, plenty of athletes, her clients and even stalked a local deejay that she was doing. Another detail dropped was that Apollo has only one testicle due to a motor cycle incident and Phaedra made fun of that. After Apollo learned that Phaedra had disclosed this secret to Angela, he threw a temper tantrum and cried like a baby, but leave it to Phaedra to have him on three-way with Angela on mute laughing her azz off at his expense. What I found to be particularly interesting as if that wasn't interesting enough, was reading that Apollo, as fine as he is, wasn't even on Phaedra's radar at the time, but more of her punk and/or plaything. Angela feels the only reason Phaedra married Apollo and took care of E, was so that he couldn't testify against her. After all, everybody knows that three is better than one. The union according to Angela, is more of a business arrangement than an actual marriage. I know I've given away a lot pertaining to this book, but believe me there's plenty more that I haven't even touched on. My suggestion is that you read it for yourself and look at the documents presented at the end and see where you stand. As for me, I now look at Phaedra with the slanted stink eye while shaking my head. All I can hear now is NeNe Leakes saying Phaedra-High-Class-Parks-Attorney-At-Law LMAO. That darn NeNe