Wednesday 1 June 2022 02:49 AM Erika Jayne says 'there's a chance' victims of Tom Girardi's 'embezzlement ... trends now Erika Jayne appeared to suggest that the 'victims' of her ex husband Tom Girardi's alleged embezzlement scheme could be lying about not receiving their settlement funds. In a preview for Wednesday's episode of the Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, the 50-year-old reality star reflected on her ongoing legal woes and speculated about the validity of the alleged victims' claims. Last year, Girardi was accused of misappropriating settlement funds intended for the families of victims of the fatal crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in 2018. 189 passengers and crew members were killed. Erika has been accused of aiding her husband's alleged scheme which has resulted in her being named in a number of lawsuits, including a $50million racketeering suit filed in April. Speculation: Erika Jayne appeared to suggest that the 'victims' of her ex husband Tom Girardi's alleged embezzlement scheme could be lying about not receiving their settlement funds. Last year, Girardi was accused of misappropriating settlement funds intended for the families of victims of the fatal crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in 2018. 189 passengers and crew members were killed; Erika pictured In the teaser, Erika and her castmates were hunkered down at Kyle Richards' sprawling Palm Springs home, which is the same place Erika was at when the Los Angeles Times released their bombshell expose regarding her ex husband's alleged crimes in 2021. 'When I was here a year ago, it was so crushing and I'm so glad that we've moved past all our s***,' said Erika, who went on to thank Richards, Lisa Rinna, Dorit Kemsley and Garcelle Beauvais for dealing with her as she felt 'backed into a f***ing corner every day' at that time. Though she expressed relief over being able to 'at least catch my breath now,' Erika - who has maintained her innocence - acknowledged that she's 'far from done' with her legal drama. As Erika lamented about being 'dragged through the mud for something that I didn't do, never happened' for over a year, her co-star Garcelle wondered if the backlash arose because Erika seemingly 'didn't show any compassion' publicly for the alleged victims. Teaser: In a preview for Wednesday's episode of the Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, the 50-year-old reality star reflected on her ongoing legal woes and speculated about the validity of the alleged victims' claims 'You didn't show like, "Oh my god, I hope it didn't really happen,"' the 55-year-old actress said, with Erika replying that she 'really hoped it didn't' happen but that she was unable to express those feelings publicly because they're in litigation. 'When you're in a legal situation like that, every word counts. We're not even sure that there were people that weren't paid,' she explained. All of Erika's co-stars appeared shocked by the suggestion, with Kyle attempting to get some clarification by asking, 'You're saying that we don't know for a fact that these people weren't paid, these victims?' Dorit added: 'You mean that there's a chance that they can be lying?' Reflecting: In the teaser, Erika and her castmates were hunkered down at Kyle Richards' sprawling Palm Springs home, which is the same place Erika was at when the Los Angeles Times released their bombshell expose regarding her ex husband's alleged crimes in 2021 Thankful: 'When I was here a year ago, it was so crushing and I'm so glad that we've moved past all our s***,' said Erika, who went on to thank Kyle, Lisa Rinna, Dorit Kemsley and Garcelle Beauvais for dealing with her as she felt 'backed into a f***ing corner every day' at that time; Garcelle and Kyle pictured Declaring innocence: As Erika lamented about being 'dragged through the mud for something that I didn't do, never happened' for over a year, her co-star Garcelle wondered if the backlash arose because Erika seemingly 'didn't show any compassion' publicly for the alleged victims 'There's a chance,' Erika replied. 'No way' uttered Garcelle, to which Erika swiftly snapped back: 'Yeah way. We still don't have all the facts, that's why I keep saying this isn't wrapped up. It doesn't matter what someone claims.' In a confessional, Garcelle further doubted Erika's suggestion and seemingly found it hard to believe that 'regular people' would go out of their way to cause all this fuss for funds they'd already received. 'These victims are regular people, why would they be coming after Tom? Why would all these lawsuits come about if they were paid? They would just go live their lives,' she explained to viewers.