Erika Jayne from RHOBH denies relationship lawyer Jim Wilkes II

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Enjoying the sphere. Erika Jayne shouldn’t be relationship Jim Wilkes II, Us Weekly can verify.

The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 51, was noticed strolling with the lawyer, 72, on the Caesars Palace Lodge in Las Vegas in images obtained by the “Blonde Hair Black Heart” podcast host Blake Adam on Sunday, Might 28. Within the snap, Jayne donned a black long-sleeve prime with crimson sequined leggings and matching excessive heels. Wilkes II, for his half, wore darkish denims, a black T-shirt and leather-based jacket.

“Jim is her lawyer and household pal for over 20 years,” a rep confirms to Us.

The outing got here because the Bravo character prepares for her upcoming Las Vegas residency on the Home of Blues within the Mandalay Bay Resort & On line casino. Nevertheless, a supply tells Us there’s nothing happening between the twosome as “they’re associates” and “not relationship.”

Jayne has reportedly tapped Wilkes II for assist relating to her monetary woes amid her divorce from Tom Girardi. ​ (The pair known as it quits in November 2020 after 21 years of marriage.)

“Erika filed a abstract judgment movement to get herself out of the case, and in response, the legislation agency famous that Erika was receiving lots of of hundreds of {dollars} for her authorized charges from an lawyer named James Lewis Wilkes, II, through Wilkes’ legislation agency,” learn paperwork obtained by The U.S. Solar.

Whereas Jayne and her estranged husband, 83, have discovered themselves in scorching water amid their ongoing authorized woes, Wilkes II was arrested in April for felony aggravated assault with a lethal weapon and misdemeanor battery.

The authorized skilled faces prison fees after he fired two gunshots inside his dwelling throughout a home dispute with an unknown lady, per the Tampa Bay Occasions. In response to the outlet, Wilkes II claimed the lady hit him within the head and he grabbed a handgun in response, noting he was afraid she would take it if he hadn’t.

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“He was attacked, and he was defending himself. That’s the extent of it,” his lawyer, Ronald Kurpiers II, mentioned on the time.

Jayne, for her half, has confronted a collection of authorized woes since calling it quits with Girardi three years in the past. Along with their messy divorce submitting, the previous couple have been additionally sued for allegedly embezzling funds earmarked for households of airplane crash victims. In February, Girardi acquired a federal indictment for allegedly embezzling greater than $15 million from his purchasers. Jayne, for her half, was not charged with any crimes.

Regardless of the continued hardship, the fact star solely shared with Us that she was excited for the long run particularly along with her Las Vegas reveals.

“It’s like a dream come true, particularly when you think about the whole lot that’s occurred within the final couple years,” she informed Us. “I get up daily enthusiastic about life, and that is the place I’m the happiest. So, it feels actually good.”