'RHOC' Star Shannon Beador Bashed For Blasting Restaurant's Social Distancing Fail
By Whitney Vasquez on May 23, 2020 at 10:19 AM EDT
Shannon Beador is not popular in her hometown of Orange County after putting a local restaurant on blast for failing to properly social distance. "The Real Housewives of Orange County" star caused quite a stir when she took to social media to upload footage of diners eating outside of Rothschild's Restaurant, an Italian joint in Corona Del Mar, a neighborhood in Newport Beach, CA. Turning on her camera while filming from across the street, Shannon Beador's footage showed several guests drinking and socializing outside.
Her video shows the patrons having a grand time, and not keeping the recommended six feet apart from one another despite California's strict social distancing rules. The outraged "RHOC" star had no issue taking video and sharing the shocking footage to her 1.3 million Instagram followers on Friday night. "When I go to a social distancing happy hour every week, this is not ok @rothchilds," she captioned the video. "As II sit at the stoplight, I literally hear a roar of voices. Not planned, not allowed," she added while including the hashtag, "rule follower."
Overnight, her post quickly gained traction and was liked by nearly 340k. While several people appeared to disapprove of the restaurant's irresponsibility like Shannon Beador expressed, many slammed the star for calling out the famous Italian joint. When someone commented, "Are some folks born snitches," the "RHOC" star hit back by replying she's "not going to sit quietly as I want my county to open up safely and according to the guidelines." After another follower asked why she didn't address her issues with the owner before putting the restaurant on blast, she stated, "I get it and have been supporting local businesses beyond. But we are a week away from being approved with openings and this is not okay with me."
Other haters wrote things like "Why do you care? The people there obviously feel safe enough to go out. You don't, so don't go. Pretty simple," and "Shannon, this is America." Shannon Beador had no problem standing her ground but gave on trolls after a while. The star has been very vocal about staying home during the crisis, which is the opposite of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kandi Burruss. As soon as her hometown opened up, her husband threw her a huge block party, and fans were outraged.
