Paris Hilton and Mauricio Umansky.Photo:MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty; Jon Kopaloff/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty; Jon Kopaloff/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
Mauricio Umanskyhas “no bad blood” with the Hilton family.
TheBuying Beverly Hillsstar spoke about his decision to leaveRick Hilton’s Hilton & Hyland for his own real estate company,The Agency, in a preview for season 2 of the Netflix show.Umansky’s nieceParis Hiltonthen slammedUmanskyfor “using the Hilton name” to plug his show — and now,Umansky, 53, is responding.
“Look, it’s sad that she got so upset about that, but at the end of the day, it’s two businessmen making two business decisions,” he toldEntertainment Tonighton Monday.
Mauricio Umansky in March 2023.JC Olivera/WireImage
JC Olivera/WireImage
“I felt like I deserved something,“Umanskynow tellsET. “I asked for something, he didn’t want to do it, and then I chose to go off on my own. I wanted to take care of my family, I wanted to be successful, I wanted to go forward, I wanted to do the most I could, and at the end of the day, I made that decision just to go forward with this thing. There is certainly no bad blood on my side.”
Umansky is the estranged husband ofKyle Richards, who is the half sister of Paris’s mom,Kathy Hilton.
On Tuesday, Paris, 43, responded to the teaser on social media.
“My father is a consummate gentleman and has always taken the higher road. He would never speak negatively about his family- especially in the press,” Pariswrotein a since-deleted comment on a@queensofbravopost. “Frankly we are all sick of him using the Hilton name every chance he gets to plug his lame show.”
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Umansky also said in the trailer that Richards, 55, was “100% percent supportive” of his decision to leave the firm.
Richards willappear inBuying Beverly Hillsseason 2,PEOPLE previously reported. The coupleseparatedfollowing 27 years of marriage in July 2023. Another trailer appears to showthe moment the couple broke the news to their daughters that they were separating.
Buying Beverly Hillsseason 2 premieres March 22 on Netflix.
source: people.com
