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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

‘RHOC’ Newcomer Noella Bergener Claims Estranged Husband James Abandoned Their Autistic Son Amid Their Divorce - Us Weekly

Update — Tuesday, December 21: “I look forward to addressing all these false accusations in a courtroom,” James said in a statement to Us Weekly. “A judge in Puerto Rico, where I am a resident, has already granted our divorce. Ultimately Noella is the mother of my child and I will not publicly disparage her.”

Original story: Not holding back. As fans watch Noella Bergener deal with her divorce on The Real Housewives of Orange County, the reality star revealed that her situation with estranged husband James Bergener has only gotten worse.

“5 months ago my husband and partner of 6 years left the house with his toothbrush leaving behind his life, family and home,” Noella, 36, wrote in a lengthy Instagram post on Sunday, December 19, alongside a clip from an upcoming episode of RHOC. “He ended our marriage with service of divorce papers from Puerto Rico. Which he doesn’t qualify for since we are California citizens and nothing untoward happened in our marriage there.”

The sneak peek at the Wednesday, December 22, episode showed Noella emotionally reacting to the divorce papers. According to the Bravo personality, the issues between her and James have only gotten worse since then.

“To this date James has not visited our son or given me any explanation for his departure. He has fled the state to evade service,” she continued, addressing the news that the lawyer allegedly owes the IRS and the State of California around $5.8 million. “My cards are still shut off, he hasn’t paid a...



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