Diana Jenkins has hired round-the-clock security after alleged death threats from Bravo fans, Vidak For Congress can reveal exclusively.
“Diana’s team of security experts advised her to hire four personal bodyguards because they believe credible death threats have been made,” said a source close to the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star.
“The bodyguards are there 24/7,” the insider added. “She is taking all the precautions she can to protect herself and her family.”
Some of the “RHOBH” fans have accused Jenkins of hiring social media bots to post racist comments targeting Garcelle Beauvais’ 14-year-old son Jax.
The Bosnian, 49, put down such speculation in an Instagram post on Friday, while also claiming that her opponents are currently “threatening” her life and the lives of her loved ones.
“I have been charged with inciting the hateful and unforgivable cyberbullying of Garcelle’s son. Nothing is further from the truth. I have stood for human rights all my life. There is no place for hatred in this world,” she wrote.
“To those people who have attacked my family and threatened our lives, you are also spreading hatred and creating fear.”
The mother of three – who shares son Innis, 22, and daughter Eneya, 19, with ex-husband Roger Jenkins, and daughter Eliyanah, 2, with fiancé Asher Monroe – concluded: “Please stop.”
Earlier this week, Jax posted several comments he received from Instagram users as his mother’s feuds with co-stars — namely Jenkins, Lisa Rinna and Erika Jayne — played out on “Beverly Hills” and online.
“I’m a 14-year-old, please leave me alone,” he captioned a video showing all the comments calling the Beauvais family “immigrants” and accusing his mother of “using race”.
“You would have knelt your neck if it weren’t for your white father, [Michael Nilon]. Tell your mother to leave Diana alone or you’ll have to deal with us,” came a shocking message.
Jenkins’ friends Rinna, 59, and Jayne, 51, have also been accused of hiring bots to attack Jax, which the latter two also vehemently denied.
“I can’t believe I even have to clarify this, but I didn’t hire any bots to attack Jax,” Rinna wrote on her Instagram Story on Friday. “Please stop the accusations and threats.”
Jayne added to her own story, “I didn’t hire any bots to attack Jax.”
The “Pretty Mess” singer also claimed she tried to apologize to Jax after drunkenly telling him to “get the f–k out” of Beauvais’ 55th birthday party on a July episode.
“I want everyone to know this,” she wrote. “When I apologized to Garcelle for yelling at Jax, I also told her that I would personally apologize to him. But that didn’t make it to the edit. All the women saw me say this.”
Jayne previously told the “Coming 2 America” actress that she took “full responsibility” for “talking and treating the kids like they’re adults,” referring to Jax and his twin brother, Jaid.
“But I’ll say this, it didn’t come from a bad place, it wasn’t mean, it was just wrong,” she added.
Amid the current hatred of Jax, the cast of “RHOBH” — including Jenkins, Jayne and Rinna — reposted a statement Bravo released condemning the comments.
“We are shocked and appalled at the social comments directed at Garcelle’s son,” the statement said. “We urge our viewers and social media followers not to target our cast and their families with harmful rhetoric.”
Jax also spoke out about the comments on his mother’s Instagram story on Wednesday, pleading to be treated like a “normal kid” because he “didn’t sign up for this show” or “has something to do with the drama of the show”.
Beauvais has since expressed appreciation for those who have shared public support for her and Jax.
“I want to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported Jax and me, it means the world,” she tweeted on Wednesday.