Real Housewives

Apollo Nida won't be comparing himself to T.I. anymore -- especially when it comes to snitching -- because the rapper and his boy Killer Mike put the fear of God into Apollo in Atlanta yesterday ... and the whole confrontation was recorded.

TMZ broke the story ... "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Nida copped a plea with the Feds in his wire and bank fraud case -- and part of the terms included Nida agreeing to become an informant to help catch other crooks. Aka snitching.

Nida tried to downplay our story with a tweet ... claiming T.I. and Michael Vick signed similar "snitching" deals in their cases. Big mistake, Apollo.

T.I. and Mike caught up with Nida in a parking lot yesterday ... and made it extremely clear -- he better keep T.I.'s name out of his mouth.

In the vid ... T.I. tells Nida their cases were not similar at all.

T.I.'s right ... we've seen the documents and his plea agreement with the Feds does NOT include a so-called snitching clause.

Bethenny Frankel and estranged hubby Jason Hoppy buried the hatchet -- temporarily -- to celebrate their daughter Bryn's birthday.

They were strolling the street in NYC, looking happy, but snapshots can be deceiving.

As TMZ first reported, Frankel filed for divorce in January 2013, but they have been in a mega- fight over money and custody issues ever since. Just last month, Bethenny was ordered to fork over $100k to Hoppy's attorneys ... and still there is no deal done.

Porsha Williams' anti-gay sermon does NOT mean she's getting axed from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" next season, but she still might be 86'd over that reunion show brawl ... TMZ has learned.

As TMZ previously reported, video from about 3 years ago recently surfaced showing Porsha preaching and rambling about praying for gays, lesbians, and hookers to be saved.

But sources close to Porsha tell TMZ she has not heard one word from Bravo. We're told Bravo is more concerned about the fallout from Porsha's fight with Kenya Moore and the resulting battery charge.

Apollo Nida made a deal with the feds that has landed many an informant in concrete shoes.

Nida copped a plea Tuesday to wire and bank fraud, and TMZ has learned under the terms of the deal he agreed to act in an "undercover investigative capacity" for the feds.

Here's what we don't understand ... the plea deal is now available to the public, so what idiot is going to spill his guts to Nida now?

It gets even weirder. Nida has agreed to allow the feds to record conversations he may have with other criminal suspects. Again, it's like screaming through a bullhorn, "Don't talk to that dude!"

Nida stole the identities of more than 50 people and laundered more than $2.3 million ... so the government claims.

Nida could be sentenced to 30 years in prison, but that's worst case scenario. The judge will formally sentence him in July.

Hopefully, real life snitching will work out better for Nida than it did on "The Sopranos."

Apollo Nida -- husband of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Phaedra Parks -- has pleaded guilty in a massive money fraud scheme ... after allegedly stealing the identities of more than 50 people and laundering more than $2.3 million.

According to the US Attorneys' office, Feds pounced on Nida last year after he and a group of co-conspirators cashed tons of stolen U.S. Treasury checks, and checks from the Delta Airlines pension fund ... then laundered the money through bank accounts in the names of people whose IDs he also stole.

Feds claim Nida bilked even more cash by filing fake tax returns and obtaining bank loans against cars he didn't own.

If you thought the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" fight between Porsha Williams and Kenya Moore was brutal on TV ... Kandi Burruss says it was worse in person ... because Bravo didn't show everything.

Burruss was at LAX on Thursday where she told our photog she did watch the fight on TV when it aired on Sunday night ... just like her fellow Housewife Kenya did.

Kandi says she has every intention of coming back to the show next season and says she wants the WHOLE cast to return ... even Porsha, violence and all.

Kenya Moore told our photog ... the epic "Real Housewives of Atlanta" brawl between Porsha Williams and herself was "disgusting" to watch on TV.

Kenya was tight-lipped on Porsha's glamorous mug shot -- taken after she was criminally charged with battery, but she did say she'd love to see her nemesis replaced with someone less violent.

It's also interesting how she responds to the $64K question ... whether she'll return to the show next season.

This is one for the books. The woman who was suing Lisa Vanderpump for $5 million alleging sexual harassment at her Villa Blanca restaurant -- among other things, is now willing to settle for $40K if the restaurant acknowledges some ridiculous things.

Karina Bustillos -- who claimed a Villa Blanca manager sexually harassed her in all sorts of ways -- says she'll drop the suit if she gets $40K and the following promises from Villa Blanca:

-- not to serve catfish and claim it's the more expensive tilapia
-- not to serve canned fruits and veggies and call them fresh
-- teach employees not to eat food off customers' plates
-- order kitchen staff to wash their hands frequently

And there's other stuff too, which seems like it's designed to embarrass.

The battle lines have been drawn ... "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes says she's totes team Porsha Williams -- because Kenya Moore provoked her way into an attack.

NeNe was heading out at L.A.X. Saturday when our camera guy asked whose side she's on -- Porsha Williams or Kenya -- and NeNe didn't hold back.

As we previously reported ... Porsha and Kenya got into a full-on bitch fight last month while filming. Porsha was charged with assault and took the most glam mug shot ever while turning herself in.

Porsha Williams is gonna have bitches clamoring for jailhouse makeovers after they see the mug shot she just took in Atlanta.

TMZ obtained the mug shot -- taken with full hair and makeup -- when the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cast member turned herself in to the Fulton County Sheriff to be booked for simple battery ... a misdemeanor.

As TMZ first reported ... an arrest warrant was issued for Porsha stemming from the brawl she had with Kenya Moore while shooting RHOA.

Porsha was released immediately after posting her $2,000 bail. She paid cash.

Werk.

"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Porsha Williams is a wanted woman ... as in we've learned there's a warrant out for her arrest.

ATL cops are going after Porsha over a fight she had with Kenya Moore on the set of the show. Porsha allegedly attacked Kenya, who filed a police report. The show has the raw footage, and that was enough to charge Porsha with misdemeanor battery -- thus the warrant.

Porsha's lawyer, Joe Habachy, tells TMZ she will surrender Thursday.

We're also told Porsha plans to go after Kenya ... she wants the D.A. to file felony aggravated assault charges against Moore.

Kyle Richards and her rich friends were ON THE LOOSE this week ... partying at a West Hollywood nightclub like girls 1/3 their age.

The "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star hit up iconic gay bar The Abbey on Thursday night to celebrate a friend's birthday ... and to do some risque table dancing.

According to our sources, Kyle and co. arrived around 11:00 PM and stayed til closing at 2 AM ... so, hardly what you'd call a rager.

We're told Richards is quite the barfly -- at the Abbey, anyway ... where she frequently sips on margs (Skinny Girl, we're sure) and is known for leaving fat tips.

Lisa Vanderpump is trying to make a sexual assault lawsuit go away with money ... problem is, the two sides are a little off -- by around $5 MILLION.

We broke the story ... waitress Karina Bustillos filed suit ... claiming a manager at Vanderpump's restaurant, Villa Blanca tried to kiss her, called her a "c***," and violently grabbed her wrists. Bustillos says she complained to Vanderpump ... who refused to do anything about it.

Bustillos quit ... and filed a $5 million lawsuit for sexual assault and battery.

Vanderpump tells TMZ ... the suit is ridiculous. The woman is an out-of-work actress who has admitted in her deposition she's been fired several times ... once for drinking on the job. And Vanderpump says -- contrary to Bustillos' allegations -- it's already been established Lisa knew nothing about the accusations until the case was filed.

And Vanderpump says the manager in question has NEVER had a complaint filed against him and has worked for her for years. Finally Vanderpump says she fully investigated and there's no evidence the manager did anything wrong.

According to court docs -- obtained by TMZ -- Vanderpump is offering $40,001 -- not exactly the $5 million Bustillos is demanding.

Two construction workers claim Lisa Vanderpump's husband Ken Todd attacked them ... then accused them of blackmail ... all because of a construction beef last year at Todd's West Hollywood restaurant.

The workers -- brothers Kevin and David Cazaref -- claim they were demolishing a sidewalk with a concrete chipper ... when Todd approached them "in a rude and aggressive manner" to complain about their work.

According to the lawsuit, Todd got even angrier when Kevin asked Todd to show him the right way to do it -- and eventually shoved Kevin. David then flagged down a Sheriff's deputy to report the incident.

According to docs, the deputy talked to Todd, who apologized ... and offered Kevin "a sum of money as a gesture of good faith" -- but when the brothers rejected his offer (while standing at an ATM) ... Todd got mad and started yelling he was being blackmailed.

The Cazarefs are now suing for assault, battery and slander.

Porsha Williams claims a songwriter is so desperate for attention ... he's accusing her of stealing his music... but Porsha says she can prove the guy was totally into his tune being used on the show.

On Sunday night's episode of "Real Housewives of Atlanta," Porsha sang a song called, "Perfectly Worthless" ... and that's exactly how it sounded, according to the guy who wrote it.

Pierre Medor -- who's worked with Usher, Diddy and Nelly -- says he only gave the song to Porsha to test her voice ... and had no idea the song would end up on the air.

In fact, he claims he made a deal for someone else to record it.

But Porsha tells TMZ ... Medor signed a waiver with Bravo for his appearance on "RHOA" -- and even sent a text message saying he LIKED hearing his song on the show.

The text to Porsha's rep said, "It's cool. It was a good look! Now we need to get a record done."

Kandi Burruss was NOT offended by Fantasia's foulmouthed wedding speech. Contrary to reports she was horrified at Fantasia's f-bomb barrage ... Kandi LOVED it.

The "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star tied the knot with fiance Todd Tucker on April 4 -- and was reportedly mortified when Fantasia took the mic at the reception, calling Kandi "the realest bitch" and "my motherf****n’ friend." She also went on about Kandi's big ass.

But Kandi's rep says she was NOT horrified in the least, telling us, Kandi laughed her big ass off at Fantasia's speech ... and the two had a blast at the wedding.