Chrishell Stause Says She Won’t Be Watching ‘Selling Sunset’ Season 10, But Her Lawyers Will Be
Chrishell Stause says she will not watch the forthcoming tenth season of Selling Sunset, after leaving the Netflix reality series following nine seasons. She wishes the cast well, but says her lawyers will monitor the show for any defamatory statements and that she would sue if defamed.
Stause announced her departure in November 2025, saying she had other work and the show was no longer good for her mental health. Season nine featured her conflict with Emma Hernan over Hernan’s boyfriend; Stause alleged he made anti-trans comments. She says she is now pursuing projects in television creation and pitching, while season 10 has been renewed but has no announced release date.
In short
- Chrishell Stause says she will not watch season 10.
- She says her lawyers will watch for possible defamation.
- She left after nine seasons, citing her mental health.
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The case for
Stause is entitled to protect her reputation and well-being after leaving a programme she says was harming her mental health. Having lawyers monitor the show and pursuing legal remedies for genuinely defamatory claims could help safeguard her from lasting damage, while making clear that public exposure does not remove a person’s right to challenge false statements.
The case against
Reality television depends on discussing events involving its cast, and close legal scrutiny by a former participant could make producers or cast members wary of airing legitimate opinions and accounts. Defamation law already offers a route to challenge harmful falsehoods, so some may see advance monitoring and a stated readiness to sue as potentially chilling speech before any specific defamatory statement has been made.
Explained simply
Selling Sunset is a Netflix reality series following estate agents at the Oppenheim Group, a property firm in Los Angeles. Chrishell Stause was one of its cast members for nine seasons before announcing her departure in November 2025.
Stause said the programme was no longer good for her mental health and that she was focusing on other work, including developing television projects. In the ninth season, she clashed with fellow cast member Emma Hernan over Hernan’s boyfriend; Stause alleged that he had made anti-trans comments.
The show has been renewed for a tenth season, though no release date has been announced. Stause says her lawyers will watch for statements about her that she considers defamatory, a legal term for false claims that harm someone’s reputation.