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Dana Wilkey

Mea Culpa

Dana apologizes to PETA and explains why she wasn't around much this episode.

Oct 15, 2011

Wow! What an episode! Holy kiss ass…

Some people will wonder why Taylor stopped the fight and I didn't since it was at my house. In all honesty, I was in complete shock! Also, I felt the only way to end it would be to ask someone to leave, which I felt was unfair. They both needed to get it out of their systems, and I didn't want to get in the middle. Thank god for Taylor!

I feel after watching the show tonight, I sincerely owe an apology to PETA and their supporters. Please support them at PETA.org. When I arrived at the charity event, I was told that there were many items for sale, donating a significant percentage of the price of the item to help support Camille's cancer charity. My fiancé's mom and my uncle Wayne died of cancer in 2011 and since the proceeds of the fur coat went to fighting cancer, I bought it. Believe me, I wasn't looking to buy a fur in the middle of summer in LA. I just wanted to buy something expensive to increase the donation amount to the charity and that was the best thing I could find. The joke was insensitive and in poor taste and that’s what I'm most sorry about.

As a "friend of the Housewives" you only get to see glimpses of our activities. Go to DanaWilkey.com to see more sides of me.

In memory:
K.F.
Wayne D.

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Just so you know, you can donate as much money as you like through the American Cancer Society. You do not have to buy a fur coat to support finding a cure for cancer. That was a really poor decision on your part. They should not have even been selling fur coats there.

Sorry, don't believe you were "in shock" about the fight. You looked like you were sitting back enjoying the show. Also, don't believe you didn't want to "get in the middle". What you really did not want to do was risk offending the "sisters". One thing your right about was "Thank god for Taylor". Atleast there was one adult in the house.

You keep putting your foot in your mouth over and over again.

Dana, Glad for your MEA CULPA ( acknowledgment of your error ) but will you be putting your foot in your mouth all season ?

God is spelt with a capital G.

As a host, you DO NOT ALLOW an attack on any of your guest. You encouraged a verbal assault on Brandy . It was sad. You allowed Kim who was totally out of sorts to call you a differant name because you wanted to fit in and be liked...which was sad considering when Brandy tried to fit in and connect with you ...you accosted her for it...

I appreciate your insight. I agree- as the hostess you should have stopped the fight, helped Brandi feel more comfortable, and helped her to the door! I'm also glad you also mentioned the fur jacket. I was cringing on that one...faux is the way to go!

I appreciate your insight. I agree- as the hostess you should have stopped the fight, helped Brandi feel more comfortable, and helped her to the door! I'm also glad you also mentioned the fur jacket. I was cringing on that one...faux is the way to go!

I appreciate your insight. I agree- as the hostess you should have stopped the fight, helped Brandi feel more comfortable, and helped her to the door! I'm also glad you also mentioned the fur jacket. I was cringing on that one...faux is the way to go!

Dana, you have been thrown into a crazy bunch of women, best of luck to you as you try to be "friends" with any of them. I hope you are happy in your new marriage and your son "baby genius" is adorable.

Hang in there Pam.... you're great!

You rock you remind me of a friend who tells you how it is in a funny way. You have to admit you enjoyed the bickering a little I mean honestly we all did that is the viewers. If everything on the show was happy happy joy joy and have storybook endings then how realistic would that be. So far ur my favorite seems like you,, live life lightly as we all should..

How could you say you were in complete shock when you jumped on the bashing bandwagon with the comments you were making. If someone has to leave, then someone has to leave. Any guest of mine would not be allowed to act the way the sisters did. If a guest can't behave in my house, then they don't need to be in my house.

I'm sorry, but Taylor did your job.

I have seen enough sides of you and it "ain't pretty." You and Kim acted like fools and it all made Brandi look so much better than the rest of you.

Dana, I am sorry to hear about your fiance's Mom and your Uncle. Next time just write a $2400.00 check to the Cance rFondation. Maybe you will feel better. I hope the wedding plans are going well. Love, Ann

You can keep it all cheery and up beat but it doesn't change the fact you were an appalling hostess and a coward. You sided with those ghastly girls Kyle and Kim and you'd never even met Kim before.. I think you over indulged in your own cocktails and the person who really deserves the Mea culpa is Brandi !!!

Thats the only thing you feel you should apologize for? Hmm..

You didn't have to find the most expensive thing to buy at the charity event to increase your donation...You could have just bought something less pricey and elected to donate more money.

you are soooooo new money it is so funny to watch.. thats all

Could you please address the talk you had with Kyle?

no biggie ... you bought it for charity !!

Ever consider just giving the money to charity? That's how donate. I don't buy products and services and call it a donation. As for buying fur, I really don't understand it. It's so cruel.

UGH ....I really wish you would be yourself and let us see the real you. All the BH wives agree as well.

Kimmy

Umm...I disagree with the fact that you found it unfair to ask someone to leave or that you were in shock or that you felt like they needed to get it out of their system, I really just think you were scared to get on Kyle and Kims bad side, and you instigated a lot of it as well.

Congrats--people will hate on the other cast members for legit reasons, everyone will just hate on you for being a wannabe BH housewife.

You bought the fur, made some joke about it, and now claim you only only bought it to make an expensive contribution? Couldn't you just have written a check?

Ewwwwwwwwwww! It's tough to watch Dana's behavior. This is one "friend of housewives" I hope they drop.

I am not even a PETA person but if I was to buy a fur coat i don't think it would be from a vender next to bedazzled hair clips. It was so nice they didn't even wrap it for you? If you were so keen on help the charity why didn't you just cut a check?

Dana, This waa held at your house. It was for you to make certain all women were welcomed and made comfortable. Kim saying loudly that your house was dirty should have given you the idea that she wasn't at the top of her game. Instead you asked Kyle "Make it stop" (Brandi). How demeaning

You "didn't want to get in the middle of it" pretty cowardly, since it was your house, and Kyle and Kim were calling Brandi a Slut and attacking her parenting skills.These women were guests in your house, you egged on Kyle and kim with your silly remarks. Why does Kyle feel the need to defend her older sister. It was un called for Brandi to accuse Kim of taking drugs unless she witnessed it herself. It appears as though all the women realise something is going on with Kim, but "no one wants to get in the middle'.

Hi Dana, This is what I like about you: You are immediately warm and friendly to everyone and you smile all the time. You don't take "offense" easily. You treat people with politeness and cheerfulness.

Heres what you could stop doing: Don't give too much of yourself to others before they've "earned" it - i.e., shown that the value you in equal measure as you value them. Don't talk about how expensive everything is you buy - the more you do this the less substance you appear to have and I think you have substance.

Here's what you could do better than anyone - give encouragement to everyone - not just your "favorites".

Here's what you should have done - Given fair and equal support to both Brandi and Kyle/kim and asked them to take a breath.

Stay sunny! a fan

That's the best excuse you could come up with for buying the fur coat.... I hope you realized you're the only that believes that. That goes for the being in shock on Game Night. It was clear you were only interested in kissing Kim and Kyle"s behind instead of doing the right thing. How desperate are you to fit in?

Dana just a word of advice.. Please can smell 'desperation' a mile away. Plus you're really out there.. like from another universe.. too strange..

Are you kidding, you were positively gleeful during the nastiness. Giggling like a schoolgirl, just to try to get in good with the established cast members. Beyond mean. And a second week that no one is impressed with your label dropping.

Looked to me like you were really enjoying all of the awful activities. Very sad.....how can women treat each other like this.

you are crazy! thats a good thing. you seem to just sit on the outside & go with the ride. I don't blame you for siding with K&K because you should never accuse a person who obviously has problems with being an addict. Kyle made a valid point about correcting the child for peeing in someones yard. I have a son & he needs to learn to respect peoples properties. she never attacked the boy. have fun

Can I ask why you placed Brandi on the same team as Kim and Kyle during game night? You must have known there was tension between them.

you should have taken control of the situation immediately at Game Night... It was your house and your responsibility.......

you acted like a puppy with no other desire but to please Kyle and Kim...distasteful. You love Kim just the way she is....shes obviously an addict just the way she is, and needs to be off the show.

Very lame explanation for buying a fur and for nasty behavior at Game Night - why do you want to be friends with mean girls SO desperately?

Dana, you were in the middle of it! you kept making comments against Brandi.. i though it was immature of you to allow this outrage.. Kim made the comment she didn't like Brandi..WHAT did you think was going to happen? This is your house you should have stood up and stopped and no one had to leave... I think Kyle is right, you are trying WAY too hard to fit in...

There's nothing wrong with owning a fur coat. I own one myself. But to purchase it, apologize for it, and then say "I only bought it so it'd be a large donation" is a cop out and hypocritical. If it makes you happy, go with it and don't worry about what others think. As others have noted, you can actually donate directly to ACS, Susan G. Komen, St. Baldricks, Gail Perkins Memorial (ovarian cancer) and plenty of others without purchasing expensive items. Or you can donate the items back to be donated again.

I really pray that you don't return next season. I find you to be a huge suck up and very annoying. You make Brandi look better and better each episode.

Dana - seriously please do not ever again feel the need to apologize to the crazies at PETA...to each their own. That is one of the most meddlesome organizations around and nobody should feel the need to apologize to them. If people don't believe in wearing furs, then don't buy them, but don't tell others how to live their lives.

Yeah, I have figured out your game...if Brandi is on the bottom, you are moving your way up and if Kyle and Kim slide down you are truly moving on up the totem pole with the group. Also, you figure if you make no waves, you will be accepted into the group. Might I remind you the countess says, "Money can't buy you class" maybe you need some social etiquette classes.

Everyone see right through you, instead of still sticking up for Kim (twitter) mind your business and get some class. Maybe since its free you dont want any!

Dana,

You actually seem very funny and nice, which is why I'm surprised you acted the way you did on the show. You really don't need to talk about money and name brands so much or try so hard to friends with this group of ladies.

If you knew you were going to be on this show, WHY ON EARTH did you not buy any furniture. I really doubt that you are from Beverly Hills, where did you grow up? I am sure your answer will explain alot.

You were also unkind to Brandi during game night. You should also be ashamed of your behavior.

Well if you have been reading these posters on the blogs, you might want to get your lips off the Richards brats and on to Brandi's arse. Notice the POSTER'S siding with your hero Kyle? I think there's about 10 out of the 100's that think she can still save face. She hasn't even had the nerve to blog since the last episode. She comments on Brandi's bad parenting, then shows her girls (and the rest of us) what a great bully she can be. And I must say, she is GOOD at it. WOW! GREAT PARENTING KYLE! AND KIM.

98% of Brandi's posters LOVE her!!!