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Kiki Barth is sounding off on the ongoing feud between her “Real Housewives of Miami” castmates Larsa Pippen and Lisa Hochstein.
“It’s not about picking sides,” the reality star tells Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” in an exclusive interview, noting that she “completely understands” where Pippen is “coming from” amid the latter’s discord with Hochstein.
On the hit Bravo reality show, the ladies have been at odds due to Hochstein failing to unfollow Pippen’s ex-beau Marcus Jordan after the pair parted ways.
Pippen had been vocal about the pain she felt from the split as Jordan allegedly harassed her and those in her social circle with hurtful — and, at times, purportedly threatening — text messages, maligning the mom of four.
Hochstein’s boyfriend, Jody Glidden, also considered himself to be a close friend of Jordan’s. The couple’s decision to still associate with the son of NBA legend Michael Jordan after the breakup only made matters worse.
“If I am with a man, I introduce you to my man, you’re my best friend for many years, if I break up with that man, if there is no problem, then it’s OK [to still follow him],” Barth says. “But if that man is bashing me, as my friend, I would want you to unfollow him at least out of respect for me.”
Still, the Haitian-born beauty gives Hochstein a bit of grace when it comes to Glidden’s dynamic with Marcus.
“As far as Jody, I don’t think Lisa has any control of that because Jody is man and can do whatever he wants to do,” she explains. “I just feel like Larsa is hurt because Larsa feels like she introduced Marcus to them.”
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Barth notes that when Pippen — who is currently dating basketball hunk Jeff Coby — called things off with Marcus for good in July 2024 following a succession of public lows, she immediately smashed the unfollow button.
“Larsa introduced me to Marcus and me and Marcus were following each other. And as soon as they broke up — I wasn’t even in a good place with Larsa — I unfollowed him because … of the respect I have for my girlfriend,” she tells “Virtual Reali-Tea.”
“I met him through her. So I unfollowed because what else am I going to have in common with Marcus without Larsa?”
During a recent appearance on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,” Pippen acknowledged that Hochstein eventually unfollowed Marcus — but confirmed that the ex-besties have yet to repair their relationship.
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“I feel like she’s not really a good friend to any of [the ‘RHOM’ cast members],” shared the Larsa Light founder, who got into an explosive verbal match with Hochstein in the Season 7 premiere — resulting in two separate dismissals from Glidden’s birthday party.
“I just feel like, for me, Lisa’s my friend. She should, you know, make me feel good. If I say to her, ‘Hey, I don’t think you should be following my [ex-]boyfriend,’ it doesn’t take that much for her to say, ‘Yeah, you’re going through this. Let me just unfollow him,’” Pippen elaborated.
“That would’ve ended our problem.”
Pippen also clarified that Glidden’s enduring friendship with Marcus wasn’t as bothersome as Hochstein’s hesitance to cut ties with the sports scion’s social media accounts.
“I don’t care about Jody. It wasn’t about Jody,” said the Bravolebrity, who was previously married to basketball superstar Scottie Pippen from 1997 until 2021. “It was really about Lisa. It took forever for Lisa to unfollow him.”
“The Real Housewives of Miami” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo with new episodes airing the next day on Peacock.
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