Real Housewives of Miami personality Alexia Nepola’s ex-husband Todd Nepola has filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against Bravo, claiming his business acumen was misrepresented on the cable network, costing him millions.
Todd, a 52-year-old real estate investor and developer, and Alexia, 58, were married in December of 2021 and finalized their split this past March.
At the crux of Todd’s litigation, is how he said in a legal complaint reviewed by the Daily Mail that he felt he was misleadingly portrayed as a bad businessman.
He said Bravo producers made him appear as if he was ‘financially irresponsible or suffering from financial distress’ on the popular reality series.
Todd claimed in the legal complaint that Bravo and their business partners continue ‘to intentionally and maliciously air defamatory statements’ on the Florida-based reality series.
Daily Mail has reached out to reps for Bravo for further comment on the lawsuit and has yet to hear back.
Real Housewives of Miami personality Alexia Nepola’s ex-husband Todd Nepola, 52, has filed a $10 million defamation against Bravo. Pictured with his ex-wife, 58, in 2023 in NYC
Todd said his business acumen was misrepresented on the network, costing him millions
Todd said in the legal complaint that statements made on the show that have damaged ‘his reputation in the Miami business community.’
Todd said in the legal complaint that he consented to appear on the show’s fourth and fifth seasons ‘out of his love and support for’ Alexia.
Todd said but never consented to appear in seasons six and seven — and never signed a contract to do so.
Todd specifically named the show’s Adriana de Moura, 59, in his legal filing as a source of misleading statements about his professional life.
Todd said in the legal complaint that de Moura on the show’s sixth season said that his company had been ‘struggling,’ and he and his spouse had been ‘having some money trouble’ as a result.
Todd said in the legal complaint that Bravo and their business partners continue ‘to intentionally and maliciously air defamatory statements’ about him on the show, while misusing ‘his name and likeness.’
Todd said in the legal complaint that he has been seen in flashback footage on the show’s seventh season, in which Alexia has delved into their painful split.
Todd said engaged in ‘numerous conversations’ with Bravo producer explaining ‘to them that they were misrepresenting reality and publishing untruths about him.’
Todd specifically named the show’s Adriana de Moura (R) in the legal filing. Pictured next to Larsa Pippen in NYC in 2022
The former couple was pictured at the 2019 Pegasus World Cup in January of 2019 in Florida
Todd said in the legal complaint that he was told producers ‘did not care’ about his complaints.
He told the court he believed Bravo producers ‘will twist and distort the truth and manipulate the show’s storylines, regardless of the path of destruction they leave behind, as long as the content makes for “good television.”‘
Todd said in the legal complaint that his overall net worth ‘exceeds $100 million’ and that he’s ‘maintained an impeccable reputation both personally and professionally throughout his life.’
He added, ‘He has never bounced a check, missed a payment, been evicted, faced foreclosure, had a vehicle repossessed or experienced any financial hardship or proceeding that would question his creditworthiness or financial integrity.’
Todd said in the legal complaint it was ‘now clear that the producers of the RHOM, following [his] decision to reject and distance himself from the show after season five, used the subsequent seasons as an opportunity to retaliate against’ him with the damaging depiction.
