Kim Richards Off the Wagon or Stone Cold Sober Someone's a Liar

Kim Richards Off the Wagon or Stone Cold Sober Someone's a Liar

Kim Richards was either a hopeless, pill-popping alcoholic the entire last season of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" or she was sober and doing better than ever ... depending on who you talk to on the cast and production crew. Several sources involved in the production of the show tell TMZ ... Kim's protestations last season that she was sober were laughable. We're told veteran cast members Kyle Richards, Lisa Vanderpump and Yolanda Foster learned to just look the other
way to avoid confrontation, it was only new cast members Lisa Rinna and Eileen Davidson who dared to confront Kim. The sources say Kim would never drink where anyone could
see her ... she'd appear sober but then disappear in the restroom and emerge ... well, not sober. But other sources connected to the show say Kim did better controlling her addiction last season than she has in years. The most interesting cast member when it comes to Kim is Brandi Glanville. Sources in both camps say Brandi sides with them.
If true, Brandi is playing both sides, which would be shocking, right? Kim's sobriety became an issue during the dog biting incident. We're told Kim's camp sent a dog trainer to Kim's house to assess the situation, but the trainer found that Kim was such a mess, he had to help put her to bed. Kim was
arrested Thursday for public drunkeness and battery on a cop in Beverly Hills.

Kim Richards Arrested In Bev Hills Allegedly Drunk, Kicked Police Officer

Kim Richards Arrested In Bev Hills Allegedly Drunk, Kicked Police Officer

Kim Richards was arrested at the Beverly Hills Hotel early Thursday morning -- after allegedly going on a drunken rampage and kicking a police officer ... TMZ has learned.
Sources tell us ... Richards had been hanging out at the famous Polo Lounge inside the hotel and was asked to leave because she was too hammered and being "unruly." We're told Richards went to a bathroom and refused to come out. Cops were called to the scene and we're told they had to "drag her out" of the bathroom. Richards -- who has struggled
with substance abuse in the past -- was reportedly belligerent, slurring her speech and reeked of booze. We're told Kim was taken to a nearby jail -- where she allegedly kicked a police officer. She's been charged with trespass, resisting arrest, battery on a police officer and drunk in public. Cops issued a
citation to Richards -- and she was later released. Richards' sobriety was called into question on the recent "Real Housewives" reunion special -- when Lisa Rinna suggested
that Kim was on something during a car ride earlier in the season. Kim had admitted that she had taken a pain pill -- but was adamant she had not fallen off the wagon