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RHOBH's Jennifer Tilly Reveals Her Hefty Divorce Settlement Included a "Piece of The Simpsons"
Jennifer Tilly may be diamond rich, but she's really just like us.
In fact, after revealing her jaw-dropping divorce settlement from ex-husband and The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star is clarifying just how wealthy she actually is.
"I'm astonished," Tilly exclusively told E! News in response to interest in her finances after joining the Bravo series' current 14th season. "Number one, I don't think of myself as rich. But I guess I'm delusional because I do have several properties and a purse apparently that cost $33,000." (Watch E! News tonight, Jan. 14, at 11 p.m. for more of our exclusive sit-down with Jennifer.)
"I thought everybody knew that I had a piece of The Simpsons," the Oscar-nominated actress continued. "It's not a large piece, but even a little piece is something to write home about."
And despite owning four homes—one in Las Vegas, a beach house in Malibu and two properties right next door to each other is the uber-pricey Bel-Air neighborhood—Tilly insists she lives humbly.
"My boyfriend and I live very simply and a very small cluttered house," the 66-year-old noted. "Yes, there's a giant house next door, but we don't go there. I guess we're kind of delusional. I don't have a giant mansion or a chauffeur that calls me Miss Tilly and makes out with me like Sutton [Stracke]'s chauffeur. I just live my life the way that I used to live."
Tilly admitted she was shocked by the public reaction after she revealed during the reality series'' Dec. 3 episode that she still receives residuals from The Simpsons to this day, thanks to the late Simon, who she divorced in 1991 nearly two decades before his 2015 death.
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"The thing I was astonished by, people thought that that was fabulous," the Chucky star recounted. "They were like, 'She has a house next door to her house and she bought a $4,000 dress for her doll.' They're like 'high five.' I thought people would be like, 'That's horrible that she spent that much money for a dress for her doll when people are hungry.' But I think the service that Housewives serves is people like to live vicariously through us."
And despite showcasing her luxe lifestyle on TV, TIlly still believes "it's kind of gauche to flaunt your wealth"—and money cannot buy you happiness.
"This is why people love Housewives," she noted. "'They're so rich and they can afford all the plastic surgeon that the heart could desire and designer clothes and jewels, but they're still not happy.' That is the key to Housewives. Like, 'Wow, if I had all that wealth, I would be happy.' But these people, they're miserable. That's why people like to watch Housewives."
As for the ultra-rare Louis Vuitton boat purse she flaunted earlier this season, Tilly clarified the designer bag's true retail price.
"Actually, it didn't it cost $33,000, which I'm just setting that straight right now," she told E!. "They must have had some intern look it up. It's very rare, maybe on the secondary market they jacked up the price but I called my purse contact and I said, 'How much did I pay for that purse?' She said, '$22,000.'"
Watch E! News tonight, Jan. 14, at 11 p.m. for more of our exclusive sit-down with Jennifer
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on Bravo. And keep reading for E!'s definitive ranking of every Housewife ever.
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154-157. The Real Housewives of D.C.
Bravo's ill-fated attempt at highlighting our nation's capital brought together four women so forgettable you'd be forgiven for erasing them from your memory—though their names are Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian, Cat Ommanney and Stacie Scott Turner—and one so desperate for fame that she gate-crashed a party at the White House. More on her later.
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153. Kimberly Bryant, The Real Housewives of Orange County
Who?
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152. Tammy Knickerbocker, The Real Housewives of Orange County
Vaguely familiar, but...
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151. DeShawn Snow, The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Once upon a time, DeShawn starred on the same TV show as NeNe Leakes. Surprising, we know.
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150. Elizabeth Lyn Vargas, The Real Housewives of Orange County
This one-season Housewife brought nothing to the Orange County table.
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149. Jennie Nguyen, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Utah's newest season two Housewife went out with a bang (and not in a good way). In January 2022, Jennie was fired after "offensive" and racially insensitive old Facebook posts resurfaced online. Jennie later apologized but the damage was done.
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148. Quinn Fry, The Real Housewives of Orange County
Her defining trait was "cougar."
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147. Jen Armstrong, The Real Housewives of Orange County
The Orange County doctor was never a source of drama during season 16 and her brief marriage troubles with eternally shirtless husband Ryne (or Ryan?) were less than riveting. However, we will never forget Dr. Jen getting absolutely wasted on wine during the Dubrows' insanely awkward—yet wildly entertaining—dinner party.
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146: Annemarie Wiley, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
The nurse anesthetist's flop first season can be summed up in one cringe-worthy word we hope we never hear again: Esophagus-gate.
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145. Katie Rost, The Real Housewives of Potomac
Katie loved to talk about her charity work, but...didn't do much else on screen. She was one and done, only to come back and not contribute much as a friend. Leaving the cast trip early? A Housewives no-no.
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144. Charrisse Jackson Jordan, The Real Housewives of Potomac
Her marriage problems were on full display the two seasons she was a full-time Housewife...that and her champagne room are the two memorable things about Charrisse.
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143. Shamari DeVoe, The Real Housewives of Atlanta
A one-and-done Housewife, Shamari was at least fun?
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142. Peggy Sulahian, The Real Housewives of Orange County
While it was nice to see some diversity in the lily-white O.C., Peggy ultimately proved to be a frustrating presence in season 12. The fights she chose to pick were bizarre, and often involving someone using a word she simply didn't understand, and her decision to simply hide out in her room for an entire day during the trip to Iceland proved that she wasn't really cut out for this Real Housewives life.
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141. Nneka Ihim, The Real Housewives of Potomac
Instead of bonding with fellow Nigerian costar Wendy Osefo during season eight, Nneka's first season storyline centered entirely around her allegedly accusing Wendy's mom of being a witch (yes, seriously). We wish we could have seen the two bond over their shared culture rather than fighting with no resolve.
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140. Noella Bergener, The Real Housewives of Orange County
Noella spun through season 16 like a tornado of frantic energy. While her personal struggles were somewhat compelling (her husband James up and left the country and asked for a divorce right before filming started), it was her constant drama with queen bee Heather Dubrow that helped her not land completely at the bottom of the list. Maybe with more time and another season, we'll warm up to Mrs. Bergener.
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139. Siggy Flicker, The Real Housewives of New Jersey
From peacekeeper in her first season to unrelenting complaints about a thrown cake and unfounded claims of anti-Semitism in her second (and last) season, we're not sure we've ever seen a quicker Real Housewives fall from grace than this one.
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138. Amber Marchese, RHONJ
Everything Amber and her husband Jim did seemed to reek of desperation. Plus, he was involved in more of the drama than she was. Not a good look.
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137. Karent Sierra, The Real Housewives of Miami
All we remember about Karent is that she was a dentist and none of her co-stars seemed to like her at all. Next!
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136. Cristy Rice,The Real Housewives of Miami
This was a real person with a show on Bravo. We promise.
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135. Jules Wainstein, The Real Housewives of New York City
As one of RHONY's more recent one-and-dones, Jules' tenure was too brief to rank any higher. However, she sure did deliver her fair share of drama.
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133-134. Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano, RHONJ
So unnecessary they couldn't even get individual taglines.
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132. Nina Ali, The Real Housewives of Dubai
Much like co-star Sara Al Madani, Nina exemplified a multidimensional, successful Arab woman who is blending modern life with centuries-old cultural traditions. She avoided most of the season one drama and was sometimes overshadowed by her co-stars' bigger, louder personalities.
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131. Taleen Marie, The Real Housewives of Dubai
Taleen was a perfection addition to RHODubai's sophomore season and we look forward to getting to know her more.
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130. Eva Marcille, RHOA
The America's Next Top Model veteran picked up a peach for seasons 11 and 12, but never really made an impression in the world of RHOA, aside from being pregnant for what felt like her entire tenure. Points for that epic read of Marlo Hampton while in Tokyo, though.
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129. Katie Ginella, The Real Housewives of Orange County
Per usual, we typically need to see more than one season to place a first-time Housewife higher on our list. But Katie came in swinging during RHOC's 18th season, immediately going up against veteran Housewife Heather Dubrow. It takes a brave woman to call B.S. on Ms. Fancypants.
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128. Sara Al Madani, The Real Housewives of Dubai
Sara's positive, enlightened outlook on life was certainly pleasant, but didn't provide for much drama (besides that one time she offered co-star Caroline Brooks some not-so-well received parenting advice). However, the tech entrepreneur shattered stereotypes of what it means to be a modern Muslim woman in the Middle East and for that we applaud her.
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126-127. Rachel Fuda & Danielle Cabral, The Real Housewives of New Jersey
RHONJ's season 13 newbies certainly fit the mold of your typical Garden State Housewife and quickly found themselves in a season-long fight over literally nothing that Andy Cohen deemed pointless at the reunion. We'd love to see both return for season 14 for a chance to move up even higher on the list after an entertaining first go-around.
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125. Larsa Pippen, The Real Housewives of Miami
Larsa didn't make a big impression on season one before leaving the series. When Peacock revived RHOM for season four in 2021, her whole storyline was about being the ex-BFF of Kim Kardashian. (and selling sexy feet pics on OnlyFans...)
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124. Ana Quincoces, The Real Housewives of Miami
Ana followed up her one season as a Bravolebrity by competing on season 12 of Next Food Network Star in 2016. She didn't make it there, either.
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123. Joyce Giraud de Ohoven, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Unfortunately, she was nothing more than a punching bag for Brandi Glanville. Plus, her tagline celebrating the icky notion that you can never be too skinny was gross.
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