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REAL Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Erika Jayne revealed her ex Tom Girardi was "unconscious for 12 hours” after “driving off a cliff” in a scary crash in 2017. 

On the same day the in December, the star cried as she made the shocking confession and throughout their 20-year marriage.

Erika Jayne says ex Tom was unconscious for 12 hours after driving off a cliff in 2017
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Erika Jayne says ex Tom was unconscious for 12 hours after driving off a cliff in 2017Credit: Bravo
The RHOBH star is currently going through a nasty divorce and legal crisis with Tom Girardi
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The RHOBH star is currently going through a nasty divorce and legal crisis with Tom GirardiCredit: AFP

, 50, joined her cast mates at co-star ’ for a desert getaway from the city. 

Kyle, 52, along with her gal pals were in disbelief as they discussed Erika’s financial and legal disaster prior to her arriving at the home. 

As soon as Erika got to the estate, she was met with hugs and supporitve affirmations from Kyle, , and Crystal Kung Minkoff. 

“I’m not okay and I’m not going to be okay for a really long time. It’s terrible! It’s all bad news all the time,” Erika admitted. 

She then began opening up about Tom’s decreasing mental state over recent years months before it was publicly revealed he was diagnosed with late-onset Alzheimer's disease and dementia in March.

OVER THE EDGE

The Chicago broadway performer said: “Tom was changing. This was over time. When you’re slowly watching someone unravel, that’s a hard thing to do.”

Tom's car accident in 2017 was then brought up after it was believed by fans to be a minor crash.

She talked about the incident on camera four years ago and told her co-stars “Tom’s okay, car’s not okay but he’s fine," and that he simply "broke his ankle."

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However, she revealed for the first time that Tom, 82, actually “drove off a cliff” near their Pasadena mansion.

She even admitted he was “unconscious for 12 hours but no one knows that. I know because I found him.”

The controversial star added: “He had a serious head injury, broke his shoulder, snapped his ankle and broke his clavicle.

"He wasn’t with the car, he was down the hill when I found him.

"Somehow after living in our house for 30 plus years, he takes a back road, goes behind the house and tumbles out of the car."

After being "gone all day," she claimed she found him when he "finally called" - though she assumed he was "with some other woman."

ERIKA CONFIRMS TOM CHEATED

The group appeared shocked and Kyle asked: “Hold on, what woman?”

Erika appeared unfazed and said: “I don’t know, any of them. Take your pick.”

A stunned Kyle responded: “So that means he was cheating on you?”  

Erika confirmed: “You guys have no idea what I’ve been living through. This is my life.

"I never had gone through my husbands phone, I never touched his papers.

"But after Yolanda [Hadid] divorced David [Foster], I just opened the phone and was like ‘wow okay!’

'HE DOESN'T DENY IT!'

"I found the evidence. I . I assume it was years long. He doesn’t deny it. I will be okay but I am not okay right now.”

When Kyle asked her friend why she "didn’t leave" when she found out, Erika looked disappointed and asked: “Where am I going?

"Where would I go? He said ‘this is my house.’ He made that clear.”

In response, Lisa, 58, said in a confessional: "Erika is not as strong as we all thought she was."

 Last week, Erika sobbed as she admitted she feels "lonely" after friends "turned" on her when she went "broke."

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Last year,  and Tom Girardi were hit with  that claimed he had “resorted to embezzling the proceeds of settlements," including ones for those who had lost loved ones in a plane crash.

The complaint accused him of embezzling the settlement proceeds from widows and orphans in order to “continue funding his and Erika’s lavish ."

The reality star sobbed as she confirmed that her 82-year-old husband cheated on her
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The reality star sobbed as she confirmed that her 82-year-old husband cheated on herCredit: Bravo
Erika's co-stars, including Kyle Richards, were in shock by the unexpected confessions
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Erika's co-stars, including Kyle Richards, were in shock by the unexpected confessionsCredit: Bravo
The high-profile attorney and entertainer were married for 20 years before their legal scandal
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The high-profile attorney and entertainer were married for 20 years before their legal scandalCredit: Bravo
RHOBH's Erika Jayne breaks down in tears and admits she's 'lonely' after friends 'turned on her' when she went 'broke'
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