‘REAL’ JERK
‘Housewives’ star arrested in ‘cop attack’
Sounds like she’ s a desperate housewife, too. “Real Housewives of New York” star Luann de Lesseps (mug shot, above) was busted for an alleged drunken attack on a Florida cop — blaming it on “long-buried emotions” tied to her ill-fated marriage.
“The Real Housewives of New York” star Luann de Lesseps was busted early Sunday for an alleged drunken attack on a Florida cop, and later blamed her boozy behavior on “long-buried emotions” tied to her ill-fated marriage.
“I’m going to kill you all!” the 52-yearold former French countess snarled during the royal fit, according to prosecutors.
The Bravo TV star, who once released a song titled “Money Can’t Buy You Class,” was arraigned Sunday morning and accused of kicking at least one Palm Beach police officer, the Palm Beach Post reported.
De Lesseps had been in Florida on her way to Chile for a wedding and was “visiting her brother and his family in nearby Jupiter,” a source told Page Six.
“This has been a long time coming,’’ the source said. “Luann gets drunk often and can be very nasty.”
In a statement later posted on Twitter, de Lesseps didn’t deny any of the police allegations. Instead, she said the trip to Palm Beach dredged up memories of her brief marriage to marketing tycoon Tom D’Agostino, with whom she exchanged vows there on Dec. 31, 2016.
D’Agostino has a home in West Palm Beach and has already moved on with girlfriend Anna Rothschild.
“I want to offer my sincere apologies to anyone I might have offended with my behavior,” de Lesseps tweeted. “This was my first time in Palm Beach since my wedding and being here brought up long-buried emotions. I am committed to a transformative and hopeful 2018.”
De Lesseps, who sported a wry smirk in her mug shot, faces five counts, including four felonies — battery of a lawenforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence and two counts of corrup- tion by threat against a public servant.
She was also charged with disorderly intoxication, a misdemeanor.
During her arraignment at Palm Beach County court, Judge Ted Booras told her she might have a drinking problem, then warned, “Don’t say anything.”
He also advised her to hire a lawyer and not ignore the case against her.
“I don’t think it would be that hard to find you,” he said, noting her fame.
She was released without bail pending another court appearance on Jan. 25.
A Palm Beach Police spokesman didn’t return phone and e-mail messages.
On Friday, de Lesseps posted an Instagram video showing her clutching a gift-wrapped box and kicking up her heels on a New York City sidewalk.
Before her arrest, she was “out with a girlfriend at The Colony Hotel [in Palm Beach], where she had her wedding brunch just a year ago,” a source told People magazine.
Meanwhile, D’Agostino didn’t know de Lesseps was in town until he heard about her arrest, a source told Page Six.
In 2009, de Lesseps, a nurse-turnedmodel, divorced her first hubby, Count Alexandre de Lesseps, following his emailed revelation that he was having a “serious” affair, as Page Six revealed at the time. They have two grown children.
She kept her royal title but gave it up to marry D’Agostino in a lavish celebration on his 50th birthday at The Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach.
The marriage fizzled after seven months amid rumors that D’Agostino was cheating on her.