{"id":2063,"date":"2026-05-14T02:23:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/mauricio-umansky-blasts-lala-kent-for-implying-he-asked-her-on-a-date\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T02:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:23:53","slug":"mauricio-umansky-blasts-lala-kent-for-implying-he-asked-her-on-a-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/mauricio-umansky-blasts-lala-kent-for-implying-he-asked-her-on-a-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauricio Umansky blasts Lala Kent for implying he asked her on a date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127693692.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Mauricio Umansky slammed Lala Kent for implying he slid into her DMs to ask her on a date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh man, she\u2019s such a f\u2013king liar it\u2019s not even funny, dude,\u201d Umansky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/13\/mauricio-umansky-calls-out-lala-kent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told TMZ<\/a> while leaving upscale eatery Craig\u2019s in Los Angeles Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cLike, really? I was thinking about actually posting the post. But I\u2019m gonna tell you, she\u2019s a liar.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cVanderpump Rules\u201d star, 35, claimed during a recent episode of her <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/untraditionally-lala\/id1494722390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cUntraditionally Lala\u201d<\/a> podcast that Kyle Richards\u2019 estranged husband messaged her amid his split from the \u201cReal Housewives of Beverly Hills\u201d star and asked her out for coffee.<\/p>\n<p>Kent claimed the DM came after she brought up his separation from Richards during an episode of her\u00a0former podcast, \u201cGive Them Lala,\u201d and that she suspected it was about damage control.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Mauricio Umansky slammed Lala Kent\u2019s recent claim that he asked her on a coffee date. He\u2019s seen above speaking with photographers about the matter in May 2026. <span class=\"credit\">STAR INFLUX LA \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Umansky called Kent, seen above last November, a \u201cf\u2013king liar.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Mark Von Holden\/Bravo via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>She also claimed she never opened the private message and said there was \u201cnot a chance\u201d of them meeting up. <\/p>\n<p>While the 55-year-old real estate mogul admitted to having messaged her, he also said Kent\u2019s claim lacked context.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did message her because she was talking s\u2013t, and I said, \u2018Hey, you wanna talk s\u2013t about me, I\u2019ll f\u2013king talk to you,&#8217;\u201d Umansky claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe said in the podcast that she never opened the text,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe last word on my text \u2014 and it\u2019s a long text \u2014 says, \u2018Let\u2019s have coffee.\u2019 And in her podcast, she says I invited [her] to have coffee. The only way she knew that I invited her to have a coffee is if she would\u2019ve opened the f\u2013king text.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outlet subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/13\/mauricio-umansky-dm-to-lala-kent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained the content <\/a>of Umansky\u2019s message on Wednesday evening, sharing a screenshot of the interaction. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cIt\u2019s not even funny, dude,\u201d Umansky told TMZ while leaving Craig\u2019s in Los Angeles Tuesday (as seen above). <span class=\"credit\">STAR INFLUX LA \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Kent, pictured above in a previous social media upload, claimed during a recent podcast episode that Umansky asked her out for coffee in 2024 amid his separation from Kyle Richards, but that she didn\u2019t open the DM. <span class=\"credit\">lala\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHey Lala, how are you?\u201d the alleged text, written on Feb. 24, 2024, read. \u201cHey I am wondering since you seem to have an opinion and speculations about me as to whether I am a player or not I would like to talk to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me know if you are up for that,\u201d he added. \u201cBy phone or happy to get a coffee?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Umansky and Richards, 57, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/07\/03\/kyle-richards-and-mauricio-umansky-split-after-27-years-of-marriage-report\/\">separated after 27 years of marriage<\/a>\u00a0back in July 2023. The former couple \u2014 who share four daughters, including one from Richards\u2019 previous marriage \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/07\/04\/kyle-richards-mauricio-umansky-slam-wrondoing-amid-separation\/\">denied speculation of \u201cwrongdoing\u201d<\/a>\u00a0in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been no wrongdoing on anyone\u2019s part,\u201d they wrote in part, referencing dating rumors\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/16\/celebrity-news\/kyle-richards-spotted-with-morgan-wade-after-blasting-a-hole-garcelle-beauvais-for-lesbian-comment\/\">involving Richards\u2019 friend, country star Morgan Wade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Umansky, seen above with ex Kyle Richards in a previous social media post, provided the contents of the message to TMZ.  <span class=\"credit\">mumansky18\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The message appeared to prove that the invitation was at the bottom of the message, seemingly indicating she\u2019d opened it. Kent is pictured above in a social media upload in March. <span class=\"credit\">lalakent\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAlthough we are in the public eye, we ask to be able to work through our issues privately,\u201d the statement went on. \u201cWhile\u00a0it may be entertaining to speculate, please do not create false stories to fit a further salacious narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In May 2024, the \u201cHalloween\u201d actress confirmed that\u00a0Umansky had recently moved\u00a0out of their Encino residence and into a West Hollywood pad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m used to having a lot of chaos and stuff going on around in my house, and the day that he moved out was just strange because I came home and I was like, \u2018Everything\u2019s so quiet,&#8217;\u201d Richards <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/kappa-kappa-kyle\/id966029848?i=1000655542634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said during an appearance<\/a> on the\u00a0\u201cBitch Bible<em>\u201d <\/em>podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Though the former power couple\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/01\/celebrity-news\/exes-kyle-richards-and-mauricio-umansky-touchy-and-warm-at-starry-nye-bash\/\">sparked reconciliation rumors<\/a>\u00a0after spending\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/04\/celebrity-news\/mauricio-umansky-details-awkward-family-thanksgiving-after-cozy-photos-with-reality-star-emerge\/\">Thanksgiving together as a family<\/a>, then looking \u201cvery obviously together\u201d at a New Year\u2019s Eve bash in Aspen, Colorado, a source told Us Weekly that they are \u201cgenuinely friends right now\u201d and that they \u201care\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/06\/celebrity-news\/where-kyle-richards-and-mauricio-umansky-stand-after-touchy-appearance\/\">not getting back together<\/a>\u00a0or rekindling their romance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/13\/celebrity-news\/mauricio-umansky-blasts-lala-kent-for-implying-he-asked-her-on-a-date\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mauricio Umansky slammed Lala Kent for implying he slid into her DMs to ask her<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127693692.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}