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Michael Darby’s Scandal With RHOP Cameraman Orville Palmer
During Season 4 of The Authentic Housewives of Potomac, one of the biggest storylines was not about one of the ladies, but instead, about one of the ladies’ husbands, Michael Darby, who is married to Ashley Boalch Darby. Darby found himself in a huge scandal throughout the entirety of the season, involving him and Real Housewives of Potomac cameraman Orville Palmer.
According to People, on September 4, 2018, Palmer claimed in court documents that Darby had “grabbed and groped” his butt three days earlier, during cast member Monique Samuels’ baby shower. Darby was charged with “felony assault as well as misdemeanor improper sexual contact,” according to People. The maximum punishment for Darby’s crimes would contain been 11 years in prison, but on October 4, 2018, a Montgomery County court dismissed the charges due to insufficient evidence, People reported.
Some snippets of the meeting were caught on camera, but only the audio could be heard. In the clip, distributed by People, Darby says to the cameraman, “Hey bud?” and can be heard giggling, “You alright?” In response, the cameraman says,
Ashley Darby is getting candid about her relationship with her ex, Michael Darby, after officially filing for divorce from him in adv November 2024. The Authentic Housewives of Potomac cast member had been married to Michael for nearly eight years before separating in April 2022, and in a recent interview with The Daily Dish, she opened up about how she's ruling herself in the midst of it all.
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"I started that partnership when I was so young," she explained. "We met really just before my 22nd birthday and I realized now that I didn't fully recognize who I was at that hour. And naturally, I mean, now as a 36-year-old, I understand at 22, 23, you really don't fully comprehend who you're morphing into."
Ashley Darby reveals she's finding her identity outside of her marriage
Ashley noted that she didn't know herself without Michael. "A lot of my individuality was intertwined with being a wife and being a partner to someone else," she continued. "So now I've been really honing in on developing an identity as Ashley and I really can't keep in mind
Real Housewives of Potomac’s Ashley Darby and Michael Darby’s Relationship Timeline: From Prenups to Cheating Allegations to Divorce
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Real Housewives of Potomac’s Ashley Darby and Michael Darby's Relationship Timeline: From Prenups to Cheating Allegations to Divorce
It’s protected to say Ashley Darby and Michael Darby’s connection made waves on Bravo since the debut of The Real Housewives of Potomac. The Maryland-based franchise premiered in 2016, less than two years into Ashley’s marriage to Michael. Her costars were rapid to question their union as Ashley is 29 years younger than her spouse. On season 2 of the series, the couple struggled to navigate opening their restaurant Oz. "Michael and I undertake have this age difference. He's 29 years older than me. And he has so much business experience that I reflect that he kind of forgets that I don't necessarily have all those years,” Ashley told The Daily Dish in 2017. “And so, he has these expectations of me to be this robust, confident, self-assured businesswoman when really I'm still navigating the ropes. I'm still learning as I move. And yes, I'
The Real Housewives of Potomac’sAshley Darby may be loving her modern life as a single mom, but with her divorce mediation just around the corner, she still has some feelings about the end of her marriage.
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Watch The Real Housewives of Potomac Sundays at 8/7c and next day on Peacock. Hold up on Bravo.
Ashley broke down in tears in Season 9, Episode 8 of RHOPwhen talking with her family about moving forward with her divorce, just days before a planned mediation with ex Michael Darby.
“Last year, I wasn’t ready to do this,” she admitted. “You know, there’s just so much finality in this, like the end of that time, you know? To see like that’s our last time that I may observe him as we’re married.”
Although Ashley has been vocal this season about her desire to get the next “big step” toward finalizing her divorce and starting a new chapter of her life, she admitted making the move was harder than she thought it would be.
After confessing to the mixed emotions, Ashley’s Uncle Lump — who was on hand at her Arlington, Virginia home to celebrate her 36th birthday — reassured her that she was doing the right thing.
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