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'RHOC's Shannon Beador Hits Back at Tamra Judge's 'Good Friend' Comment and Post-DUI Attacks (Exclusive)

'The Real Housewives of Orange County' star Shannon Beador wants fans to know she's not a victim and she's standing up for herself.

Shannon hopes by sharing the nitty gritty of what she went through (though, she doesn't remember exact details of the night, other than a fight with her now-ex, John Janssen, led her to get behind the wheel and angrily drive away from his house, before crashing and briefly going unconscious -- she woke up after being transported to the hospital), others will learn from her mistakes. - Greg Doherty / Bravo via Getty ImagesShannon clarifies that she did stay sober for a period of time, especially when she was in outpatient treatment, but she and her doctors determined she didn't have a dependence on alcohol. Most recently, Taylor Armstrong, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star who joined RHOC as a "friend of" for season 17, shared a similar story on her The Naked Truth podcast, saying she felt abandoned by Shannon when she, too, was not asked back to the series.

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