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While Southern Hospitality‘s fourth season finished airing in June 2026, there has been a slew of drama since it wrapped.
In mid-July, it was revealed that star Leva Bonaparte unfollowed Joe Bradley and TJ Dinch on social media. As fans of the show know, both of them were employees of Leva’s at her restaurant Republic Garden and Lounge.
As the month progressed, news broke that Joe had left working for Leva and joined a “new” hospitality group that works with Craig Conover and Austen Kroll from Southern Charm.
While there has never been an official confirmation of a feud, an insider spoke exclusively to Reality Blurb to confirm Leva, 47, absolutely clashed with Joe, 30, and TJ, 30.
“Rumblings of a falling out between Leva and Joe and Leva and TJ are not rumors,” the source stated. “They’re facts.”
The insider noted Joe “did the right thing” and “met with Leva when he was going to leave Republic.”
“She absolutely lost it,” they divulged. “He was upfront with her and told her the truth, which, again, was the respectful thing to do. She inevitably told him she was disappointed but wished him well. But those who know Leva know she is upset, and those well wishes weren’t exactly sincere, and she’s being shady.”
“As far as TJ goes, after he posted on Instagram about people not supporting your endeavors, she also was upset with him,” the source continued.
In an Instagram post on July 16, TJ wrote, “For a long time, I let someone convince me that I needed them for my dreams to become reality. That I was moving too fast. That I should stay where I was. That my future depended on staying under someone else’s umbrella instead of building my own. I started believing it. But at some point, you have to ask yourself if you’re living your own story or someone else’s.”
“So I’m betting on myself,” he continued regarding his hot dog brand, Sir Wieners. “@sirwieners was never just about hot dogs. It’s proof that sometimes the biggest leap you can take is walking away from what feels comfortable and trusting yourself enough to build something from the ground up. Maybe I’ll fail. Maybe I’ll succeed. But every win, every mistake, every lesson will be mine. I finally stopped asking for permission and started believing I was enough all along.”
“While there wasn’t necessarily a major fight between them all, it is safe to say they’re definitely not chummy,” the insider added.
As of now, a fifth season of the show has not been greenlit. There have also been rumors that there could be a major shakeup and that Leva might not return to the show.
The source spoke on a potential next season of the show, sharing, “As far as season five goes, there still hasn’t been any news, but the cast remains hopeful cameras will pick up soon, especially with all of the drama going on. Assuming it does happen though, there definitely will be some people who won’t return and some new faces in the mix to give the show a new spin.”