Who Snubbed Whom? Nikki's Wedding Woes

Kelly was not invited to Nikki's wedding because of a family feud. Nikki's father, Rick Hilton, and Kelly's husband, Mauricio Umansky, were not on speaking terms. Rick and his team refused to make Mauricio a partner, despite his years of work and success. As a result, Mauricio left and started his own company. This caused a serious rift between the two families, and Kyle, Kelly's sister, was put in a difficult position, often having to choose between her husband and her older sister.

Kyle's husband Mauricio was banned from the wedding due to a fallout with Nicky's father Rick Hilton

Kyle Richards' husband, Mauricio Umansky, was banned from his niece Nicky Hilton's wedding due to a fallout with her father, Rick Hilton. The drama began when Rick and his team refused to make Mauricio a partner at his real estate firm, despite Mauricio's years of successful work. As a result, Mauricio left to start his own company, The Agency, which caused a serious rift between the two families.

Sources claim that Rick provided Mauricio with clients and connections, and expected his loyalty in return. However, when Mauricio set up The Agency, he did so covertly, informing Rick via email. This created trust issues, as Rick felt that Mauricio had not been transparent and was going back on their gentleman's agreement not to poach staff.

The conflict between the families was further exacerbated by Kyle's TV pilot, which was based on her life growing up with her sisters, Kathy Hilton and Kim Richards. Kathy sent Kyle a legal notice about the show, and as a result, Kyle was initially uninvited to Nicky's wedding. However, she was later re-invited, but without Mauricio and two of their daughters, as the wedding was reportedly child-free.

There was a rumoured feud between Mauricio and Rick, with the former leaving the latter's real estate firm to start his own business

Sources claim that Rick introduced Mauricio to people and gave him clients. However, when Mauricio set up his own company, he did so covertly and informed Rick via email. There were trust issues, and Rick and Mauricio agreed not to go after each other's agents. But, Mauricio allegedly went back on his promise and tried to poach staff.

Brandi Glanville, in a series of now-deleted tweets, appeared to confirm the feud. She wrote:

> "@kylerichards17 #truthcannon your husband use to work for kathy’s husband until he secretly stole agents & clients to start the Agency #STFU."

Mauricio allegedly took clients and agents with him when he left, which caused a serious rift between the two families

The rift between the two families was allegedly caused by Mauricio Umansky leaving the real estate firm owned by Nicky Hilton's father, Rick Hilton, to start his own competing firm, The Agency. It is claimed that he took clients and agents with him when he left, which caused serious tension between the families.

Rick and Kathy Hilton felt betrayed by Mauricio's decision to leave and start his own firm. They had a long-standing relationship, with Rick having given Mauricio a job when he was down on his luck. After years of working for Rick, and bringing in a lot of money, Mauricio wanted to be made partner but was passed over. This prompted him to start his own firm.

It is alleged that some of the agents who left Rick's team to join Mauricio had agreed not to, and that he poached clients that he had met while working for Rick. However, others have pointed out that clients are free to use whatever real estate agency they wish, and that it is common for agents to move between firms.

The situation led to family tension, and Kyle Richards, Mauricio's wife and Nicky Hilton's aunt, was uninvited and then re-invited to Nicky's wedding. Mauricio did not attend, and two of his daughters were also not invited.

Kyle was also initially uninvited to the wedding due to a TV pilot she had in development, which caused tension with her sister Kathy

Kyle Richards, star of *The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills*, was initially uninvited to her niece Nicky Hilton's wedding due to a TV pilot she had in development, which caused tension with her sister Kathy Hilton. The TV show was based on Kyle's life growing up with her sisters, and Kathy did not want to be portrayed in a negative light. As a result, she sent Kyle a legal notice about the show without any prior warning. This led to a period where Kyle was not invited to Nicky's wedding.

The tension between the sisters also extended to their husbands. Kyle's husband, Mauricio Umansky, was not on speaking terms with Nicky's father, Rick Hilton. Mauricio had worked for Rick for years, but was never made a partner in the company. Eventually, Mauricio decided to leave and start his own business, taking clients and agents with him. This created a serious rift between the two families, with Mauricio no longer being welcome at Hilton events.

The situation was further complicated by the fact that two of Kyle and Mauricio's daughters, Sophia and Alexia, were also excluded from Nicky's wedding. The official reason given was that the wedding was "child-free," but this seemed like a flimsy excuse as the girls were in their late teens at the time. Ultimately, Kyle decided to attend the wedding without her husband and two of her daughters, later stating that she wanted to see her niece walk down the aisle.

Mauricio was accused of poaching staff, going back on a promise made to Rick

Mauricio Umansky, husband of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards, was accused of poaching staff from his former employer, Rick Hilton. Umansky worked for Rick Hilton's real estate agency, Hilton & Hyland, for many years before leaving to start his own agency, The Agency, in 2011.

At the time, there were rumours that the new business was causing problems within the family, with Kyle Richards and her sister, Kathy Hilton (Rick's wife), experiencing the majority of the issues. Umansky was notably not invited to Hilton family events, most notably the wedding of Rick's daughter, Nicky Hilton.

Sources claimed that the biggest issue was Umansky allegedly poaching a number of Rick's agents, despite a gentlemen's agreement not to do so. One source stated:

> "Rick and Mauricio came to a gentleman's agreement that they would not go after each other's agents, but then Mauricio went back on that promise and tried to poach staff. It's a huge mess."

Umansky has since denied the allegations, stating that he never poached any staff from Rick but would accept them if they reached out to him. In a statement, he said:

> "I founded The Agency with the aim of making our industry better and raising the bar for luxury real estate. This is the true reason I branched out on my own. Rick and I did make a pact about recruiting and I never did poach an agent from his firm. If an agent reached out on their own, we welcomed them."

In 2018, Umansky and Rick made up, with Umansky stating that their families had been getting along well for over a year.

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