Bravo TV and producers of the Real Housewives franchise: Any cast member who refuses to film at group events or dinners, should be demoted to “friend of” status. This state of events is exhausting for fans and the season hasn’t even started airing yet. Fans fear that 6 weeks of Lisa Vanderpump avoiding group events will result in a season full of complaints and speculation from the other women, with no real resolution. With Vanderpump avoiding filming, she has abdicated her responsibilities to the show. Lisa Vanderpump is unfairly being paid for work she isn't doing. If she can film for Vanderpump Rules, it makes no sense that she wouldn't film for Real Housewives. 

This petition asks to demote Lisa Vanderpump to "friend of" status for Season 9 of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

From WENDY WILLIAMS, television personality, on her show on Monday, October 22, 2018: "Well reportedly, she's [Lisa Vanderpump] fighting with all the ladies. And she's refusing to do any group scenes. Well, here's the deal... you sign up as a group, you gotta do group scenes. There's gotta be some fine printing in there. Plus, you know, she's also struggling... her, her brother, passed away, allegedly... of something having to do with drugs, back, back in the winter, of last year, around Christmas time, so... you know, she's been struggling with that... I just, if you're not going to film with the ladies, what are we gonna get from you? I cannot tolerate you being at that mansion all day with that... I mean, Giggy is cute and everything, but, uh no. And that husband, ugh. I mean, I like him, I like him, BUT THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO THE BEVERLY HILLS HOUSEWIVES. And you know something else, um, Vanderpump? You already have the Vanderpump Rules show. So that's where you're gonna star. Why don't you quit Housewives then if you don't want to be there? QUIT HOUSEWIVES and make room for another grand dame. There are plenty of them in Beverly Hills. Plenty."