Teddi Mellencamp Details Scary Attempted Burglary at Her LA Home
Kai Montgomery here. Oh, fantastic. Another Hollywood scare to parse. Here’s the lowdown.
Teddi Mellencamp spoke out after two masked men tried breaking into her Los Angeles house on the night of July 21. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum and her estranged husband Edwin Arroyave were still on the property when authorities arrived, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to ABC News. Thankfully no one was hurt, but the incident left Mellencamp rattled enough to post a brief update on Instagram Stories soon after the frantic call for help.
The LAPD report notes that the suspects wore black hooded sweatshirts and slipped into the garage before attempting to breach the main residence. They fled the scene in a black BMW before gaining full entry. Mellencamp’s calm-but-shaken message read, “Love you all. Thanks for checking in. I am not texting back but I am ok. Resting.” Her representatives declined to comment, and E! News reports the department is still investigating leads on the getaway vehicle and possible witnesses.
Some might say it’s par for the course when you live in a mansion, but this close call hits differently when you’re fighting bigger battles off camera. Earlier this year, Mellencamp revealed she was diagnosed with multiple brain tumors after suffering excruciating headaches that required emergency hospitalization. Doctors found growths in both her brain and lungs, and the 44-year-old reality star has been undergoing treatment to shrink the tumors ever since.
She’s been brutally honest about the side effects: “The day to day decision of wig versus no wig – crying days I tend to pick the wig,” she shared on Instagram in May, showcasing long blond locks that help her feel more like herself. Mellencamp filed for divorce from Arroyave in November, and she’s faced criticism for going on dates while juggling cancer treatments and co-parenting three kids: Slate, 12, Cruz, 10, and Dove, 5.
On the Two T’s in a Pod podcast with Tamra Judge, she shot down naysayers who think cancer should put her social life on hold. “Shut the f up, honestly. If you want to date, life doesnt stop because you have cancer,” she insisted. And when that romance ended just weeks after she revealed the relationship, she made it clear her health struggles would never erase her right to move on.
With local police still canvassing the neighborhood and Mellencamp focusing on rest and recovery, fans are left wondering what happens next. Will security measures tighten at her split household? Can she maintain peace of mind while undergoing aggressive cancer treatments? Stay tuned.
And that, dear reader, is why we cant have nice things.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and ABC News, E! News
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