A Real Housewives of Austin parody account has landed in the middle of a legal fight between two competing nightlife businesses. However, the case has nothing to do with an official Real Housewives series or Bravo production.
An Austin company claims a rival event organizer used the Housewives-themed account to spread damaging statements about its business. The allegations now form part of a federal lawsuit filed in Texas.
An Austin nightlife company says a rival organizer used the parody account against its business
Imagine Not Being Us LLC, which operates as Invite Only, filed suit against event organizer Umar Brimah on Oct. 17. The complaint accuses him of business disparagement, unfair competition, and false advertising, according to KXAN.
The company alleges Brimah operates the Real Housewives of Austin social media account. The page presents itself as a parody and shares memes, event promotions, and content from the Austin nightlife scene.
According to the lawsuit, the dispute stretches back to 2025. Invite Only claims Brimah used the account and private group chats to publish false statements about its organizers. The company alleges he wanted customers to avoid its events and attend competing ones instead.
Among the posts cited in the complaint was an event flyer labeled “the cover your drinks edition.” The lawsuit also describes much more serious allegations involving the organizers. Invite Only denies wrongdoing and argues that the statements damaged its reputation and business.
The filing reportedly does not yet include screenshots of all the posts at issue. An attorney for Invite Only told KXAN that relevant images could become part of the case later.
Despite the familiar name, the Housewives parody account has no official connection to Bravo. Still, speculation about a possible Real Housewives of Austin series has circulated for years.
Housewives-related social media accounts have created drama before. RHOSLC fans will remember the questions surrounding Monica Garcia and the Reality Von Tease account.
Meanwhile, defamation lawsuits are hardly foreign to the wider Bravo universe. RHOA alum Brit Eady filed a $20 million lawsuit against Bravo alleging, among other claims, defamation.
For now, the Austin case remains at the complaint stage. The allegations against Brimah have not been proven in court.
