RHOM’s Lenny Hochstein breaks silence on Lisa Hochstein’s abuse claims

The Real Housewives of Miami alum Lenny Hochstein speaks out against estranged wife by Lisa Hochstein allegations of abuse.

‘I’ve had enough, especially with her latest accusation. It goes too far,” Lenny, 57, said exclusively We weekly on Friday, December 1, after filing his defamation lawsuit against 41-year-old Lisa. “This is my reputation and my reputation is worth more than any amount of money.”

Lenny filed the charges against Lisa on Friday. Days earlier, the reality star shared a photo of a bruise on her arm via her Instagram Story and hinted that Lenny had previously abused her.

“I didn’t want to share this, but I have no choice. I am being harassed through the legal system and through ‘others’ by Lenny and it has to stop,” Lisa wrote next to the November 22 message, which has since expired. “This was almost two weeks old compared to last season. Maybe you got this bruise during the episode when I told the women on the show about the divorce.

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In court documents obtained by Us On Friday, Lenny vehemently denied Lisa’s allegations, claiming the bruise occurred after she “lost her balance” while walking up a flight of stairs during a heated argument. Lenny accused his ex of harassment and is seeking damages up to $100,000 and attorneys’ fees.

“I’ve put up with a lot of the things she’s said about me, but when she says I physically abused her, I can’t just sit back and allow that,” he said. Us, noting that he is “against all forms of violence.” He added: “I think there needs to be a response to an allegation that is so serious and heinous. The fact is that I have never hit a woman in my life, especially Lisa.

Lisa, for her part, spoke to Us about the lawsuit. “We have not received anything. This seems like something ‘lawyer Lenny’ would do as he has made it clear he intends to strangle me financially,” she said. Us in a statement. “He’s not happy unless he files charges.”

In addition to the defamation case, the pair is also embroiled in a messy divorce battle. Lenny filed for divorce from Lisa in October 2022, after 13 years of marriage.

“I thought it was time to move on, but she doesn’t care what people think about me and she doesn’t care how this will affect our children,” he said. Us on Friday, referring to the duo’s two children: son Logan, 8, and daughter Elle, 4.

After filing for divorce, Lenny went out with her girlfriend Katharina Mazepa. Lisa, meanwhile, claimed that Mazepa was Lenny’s “mistress,” although Lenny claimed the couple started dating after he and Lisa had already broken up. Lenny proposed to Mazepa later in July. Now Lenny is accusing Lisa of cheating on him with her current boyfriend. Jody Glidden.

“Despite Lisa’s ongoing smear campaign and her attempts to portray me as a cheater and my fiancé as a ‘mistress,’ these claims are completely false,” Lenny alleged. Us. “There was no blind side, Katharina is in no way responsible for the end of my marriage and the decision to leave Lisa. She calls Katharina a ‘homewrecker’, but the truth is that Lisa is the only one who got caught cheating, had an affair and trashed the house.”

With reporting by Andrea Simpson