Monique Samuels couldn’t care less who her ex-husband is dating, especially since she believes he shadily leaked a video of her booed up with a former coworker.
On Sunday’s episode of The Real Housewives of Potomac, the returning friend-of-the-show met with Keiarna Stewart and Ashley Darby, who claimed that Stacey Rusch called Monique’s ex, Chris Samuels, and told him Monique “trash-talked him.” The allegation came to the group through Cookie, someone Monique has a notoriously messy history with, so when Keiarna and Ashley recounted the conversation, Monique didn’t take it at face value.
“The first thing that’s going through my mind is, I don’t even know what the truth is, because you’re dealing with people who twist truths,” said Monique. “Stacey ould have very well called Chris, and she could have said exactly what was said, and then he could have spun it and said, ‘Oh, they were talking trash about me!’ and then you add Cookie into it with her lying a**. The whole story could be mixed up.”
Monique added in a confessional that if a conversation between Stacey and Chris was had, she hopes it was factual.
“I could care less if you tell Chris whatever you want to tell him, but at least have the facts and the story straight. Co-parenting has already been a nightmare, so to add that type of fuel to the fire is just insane.”
Later at dinner, Dr. Wendy Osefo popped up and told Monique that Charisse Samuels called Chris immediately, and he denied talking to Stacey. Stacey then arrived and denied dating Chris as well, though behind-the-scenes footage showed her admitting they “hung out.”
An unbothered Monique remained calm and said that if Stacey was lying, the truth would reveal itself.
“Honestly, I don’t care if she dated him,” said Monique. “I’ve been there, done that. I moved on. I’ve healed, I’m good.”
She then listened as Stacey displayed receipts of Chris texting her and her leaving him on read.
As the episode aired, viewers noticed an account posting a video of Monique seemingly booed up with comedian and former radio co-host Jason Weems—and Monique is convinced she knows exactly who leaked it.
Monique was a recent guest on Angela Yee’s Lip Service podcast, and she clarified her relationship with Weems.
According to her, they worked together as co-hosts on Washington D.C.’s WPGC radio station, and according to the Bravoleb, they were “great friends” who “never spent any time outside the studio” until he offered her support during her divorce. The bond between her and the Weems, who was separated from his wife, strengthened, becoming “very emotionally connected,” and eventually “turned romantic.”
Monique also claimed the leaked clips from 2023 originated from Chris Samuels.
“And the reason this video is out there right now is because my ex-husband actually leaked it,” she said, adding, “Like legit, he has been showing this video to everybody, and the biggest question is how did he get it.”
She alleged he received the footage from a “former friend” of hers that she lost amid their divorce.
“She was the only person that I sharing this stuff with, she ended up giving it to him.”
According to Monique, her ex-husband is “completely different” than what people have seen on TV.
She also added that the video was leaked on one of Cookie’s “well-known” fake Twitter pages.
