The Grande Dame is formally a free lady.
After reviews that her launch date had been up to date, on Tuesday, Sept. 2, “Actual Housewives of Potomac” star Karen Huger was noticed leaving the Montgomery County Detention Middle in Rockville, Maryland, in a black SUV, based on footage from Fox 5 Washington.
The 62-year-old actuality TV fixture smiled broadly and waved to reporters and followers from the backseat of the car, carrying a crisp white shirt and a silk scarf tied round her hair.
Huger was launched after six months behind bars, following a March 2024 DUI arrest stemming from a automobile crash through which she misplaced management of her Maserati, slammed right into a median, and struck a number of avenue indicators. Police bodycam footage captured the “Housewife” slurring her phrases, staggering to stroll, and turning into belligerent to the purpose of calling herself “Thomas Jefferson’s concubine.” She was convicted in December 2024 of DUI and DWI, amongst different costs, although she was acquitted of reckless driving.
In February 2025, a choose sentenced her to 2 years in jail with one 12 months suspended. In keeping with The Washington Publish, she earned early launch after receiving credit score for time served, taking part in a rehabilitation program, and sustaining good conduct.
The fact TV veteran should nonetheless full 5 years of probation, pay a $2,900 nice, and set up a Breathalyzer gadget in her automobile. Her driver’s license can also be suspended for a 12 months.
After her conviction, Huger revealed throughout specifically taped movies for the “Actual Housewives of Potomac” season 9 reunion that when she obtained her responsible verdict, her coronary heart “dropped.”
“That is very scary, however I settle for full accountability for all the pieces that went on with my automobile accident,” she stated, including how her household was her prime precedence on the time. “I don’t care about me proper now. I care about my kids; I care about my household. They’re so damage.”
To her legions of loyal followers that span generations, she stated, “I do know quite a lot of younger kids look as much as me proper now, [they] name me Auntie Karen, [the] Grande Dame. Do as I say, not as I do.”
Her launch arrives simply days after the trailer for the upcoming season 10 of “Actual Housewives of Potomac” dropped, filled with eyebrow-raising drama —Huger was notably absent. Whereas she’d be removed from the primary housewife to reclaim her throne after time behind bars, whether or not she picks again up her champagne flute stays to be seen.
