UPDATE — 4/18/25, 4:07 p.m. ET: Teddi Mellencamp is sharing new details about a viral video that showed Kyle Richards confronting a dog owner.
“We’re walking on this side of the street, and we see this woman, and it’s clear she’s mistreating her dogs,” Mellencamp, 43, claimed on the Thursday, April 17, episode of iHeartRadio’s “Diamonds in the Rough” podcast. “Kyle — in a polite way — says, ‘Can you please treat your dogs a little nice?’ And then the woman went frickin’ rogue.”
While Mellencamp joked that she wished she wore a better outfit for the “paparazzi brawl,” nobody was injured and the unidentified dog owner eventually walked away.
“The woman was completely inappropriate to her dogs,” Mellencamp shared with cohost Erika Jayne. “It was scary. I knew it was gonna set Kyle off because Kyle has a heart.”
Original story:
Kyle Richards and Teddi Mellencamp’s casual walk got a little heated after a mystery woman appeared to confront the Bravo stars.
In a video obtained by TMZ, Richards, 56, Mellencamp, 43, and a group of friends were strolling through an Encino, California, neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, when an unidentified individual seemingly got angry with the group.
At one point, the mystery woman — who was walking multiple dogs — took off her scarf and began approaching Richards.
While Mellencamp remained calm and seemingly tried to diffuse the situation, Richards had her cell phone out and appeared to be recording the incident in case it went south.
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At one point, a local security guard arrived to check in on what was happening. The unidentified woman eventually crossed the street with her dogs in tow.
Us Weekly has reached out to Richards and Mellencamp’s reps for comment.
While the reality stars haven’t publicly addressed the incident, Mellencamp casually posted a video of the walk — presumably before the confrontation took place.
“A little walk today,” she said via her Instagram Story before turning the camera onto Richards and accountability coach Jennifer Turner Leipart. “A little doozy of an outfit but these two looking cute in their weighted vests. I’m going to try and find mine soon.”
Regardless of what happened earlier in the day, Richards and Mellencamp were able to celebrate Leipart’s birthday later in the evening.
As seen on social media, the trio received matching tattoos from Wesley Austin while celebrating with other close friends including The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills costars Erika Jayne and Faye Resnick.
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“Cozy night in wearing our pajamas 🥰,” Richards wrote via Instagram on April 9. “Perfect way to celebrate @jennleipart who’s an amazing friend to all 🎂 🩷 And of course we had to include the talented @wyldwess to our girls only night 🤷🏻♀️ We love our new tattoos! A perfect match! Yolo 😜 “
Mellencamp previously praised Leipart for being one of her friends who “pretty much nursed me back to life” after her brain tumor surgery.
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“She’s amazing. We call her Jen Jens,” Mellencamp said on the April 9 episode of iHeartRadio’s “Diamonds in the Rough” podcast. “She’s great.”
Just days ago, Mellencamp completed radiation treatment for brain cancer. She had her final course of treatment on April 3, ringing the ceremonial bell at the end.
“Ringing the bell can signify a major phase of treatment — today was my last day of radiation,” she wrote over a video posted via Instagram. “5 more rounds of immunotherapy to go. Love you all for the kind messages.”
