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The Real Housewives of Orange County‘s landmark 20th season is getting ready to premiere tonight, but the off-screen drama is, no pun intended, hotter than ever.
According to a report, a fire broke out Tuesday afternoon in Ladera Ranch, specifically in the area of Narrow Canyon Road and Acaster Way at 4:45 pm.
By 5 pm, the fire was reportedly under three acres, the Rancho Santa Margarita Patch shared.
According to a Reddit thread from two days ago, a person stated that “It was 4 kids who are going into 6th grade, they live on snowbush and were burning toilet paper in one of their backyards. From their “Idgaf” expressions in photos I’ve been sent I’m assuming it was on purpose.”
“I saw that two of them were detained. 2 things, at least 2 of them I know and they are going into 7th grade and their names are [REDACTED] and [REDACTED Pedrianti who his mom (REDACTED) is on The Real Housewives of Orange County.”
Reality Blurb was exclusively tipped off that the information is “100% true” and that Jennifer Pedranti‘s young son was “definitely” involved.
“Jenn’s son was involved in starting these fires, which almost burnt down the neighborhood,” an insider explicitly stated.
They also acknowledged what was said in the Reddit post, that he was allegedly detained.
However, an insider close to Jenn tells Reality Blurb that her son was not detained. And moments ago, the RHOC star herself took to her Instagram Stories to confirm his involvement.
“I would like to clear up the rumblings of my son having involvement in the Ladera Ranch fire. He and others were involved. My ex husband and myself take this very serious. This behavior is unacceptable and we are deeply sorry to our community. This is a tough learning moment for our son and our family,” wrote Jenn as she referenced her ex-husband Will Pedranti.
She continued, “We were so thankful there was no property damage and nobody was hurt. The fire and police were absolutely amazing and gave these boys a lesson they will never forget. There were no arrests made, but consequences for actions are being put into place.”
“He will be taking a fire safety course to make sure a mistake like this never happens again. There are consequences within our family and we will make sure our son learns from this accident,” Jenn concluded her statement.
This isn’t the first time Jenn has made headlines with her family as just back in April, Jenn was forced to defend her older son Dawson Pedranti against backlash for wearing a Charlie Kirk ‘Freedom’ shirt.
“WARNING!!” Jenn replied to a critic. “Go f*** off! That’s my kid who at 19 years old decided to sign up for the Marines to defend a**holes like you! He can wear whatever he wants.”
“I’d love to see you survive ONE of his days in reconnaissance,” she added. “Weak a**hole spreading negativity on Easter. What a dirt bag you are!”
The 20th season of the RHOC is set to premiere tonight on Bravo at 8/7c.