Luann de Lessepsseemed confident ahead of her Thursdaycourt appearancethat she was handling the ongoing case surrounding her 2017 arrest.
The Real Housewives of New YorkCitystar, 54, walked the red carpet on Sunday at theChita Rivera Awards, an event benefiting the NYC Dance Alliance that she attends every year.
At the time, she told PEOPLE, “I’m going to court and I’m going to straighten everything out.”
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Although there were multiple reports that she would be sent back to jail, she said in a statement, “These reports are false.”
“I’m glad the judge was understanding once made aware of the evidence provided and I was then released,” said de Lesseps. “I am now looking forward to completing my remaining few months of probation. I want to put this behind me and move forward with my life.”
Though de Lesseps appeared to complete her community service, probation officers claimed in their report that de Lesseps failed her alcohol test and later admitted to “drinking 2 glasses of mimosas after a performance she had in Chicago.”
In response, de Lesseps was “offered to immediately enroll in outpatient treatment and she declined due to her touring schedule,” the documents said. “The subject was also given the option to be fitted with an alcohol ankle monitoring device in which she declined stated that it is too intrusive.”
“It appears to affiant that the subject is not serious about her sobriety of the orders of the court,” according to the documents. “In order to effectively address [her] current relapse, de Lesseps has to be ‘available’ to participate.
De Lesseps told PEOPLE in an exclusive statement after the report was made public, “I take my sobriety very seriously and like many in my situation, it is a daily struggle.”
“I remain committed to doing whatever it takes to continue living a healthy sober lifestyle,” she continued.
Just last Friday, de Lesspes denied violating her probation, requesting that a Palm Beach County, Florida, judge turn over evidence of her alleged failed drug test results as well as police reports, witness statements, testimonies, or expert statements in the case.
source: people.com
