EXCLUSIVE Real Housewives vet Sonja Morgan shares HER side of ugly story over $1K restaurant bill that got her 'blacklisted'
The 61-year-old reality TV star was accused of refusing to pay her $1,000 tab after dining with several friends.
A source told Page Six that she threw around attitude saying she deserved a free meal because she is famous and got 'hysterical.' It was added she is now banned from the dining spot.
But that Bravo star has cleared up what really went down.
Turns out Morgan was invited to eat at Tucci's for free in exchange for posting about the venue to her 1.2million Instagram followers, she has claimed.
She had done this several times in the past and it worked out fine so she thought everything was understood.
With all this noise of Morgan's $1K bill, however, the Tucci restaurant is getting more press than it has ever seen.
The deal was made with the owner of the hot spot, Max Tucci, through phone and text, it was explained.
She also shared that the entire staff knew her meal was supposed to be comped for press, so it was a matter of 'miscommunication.'
And she never acted 'hysterical.'
'There was a clear miscommunication. I believed I was dining in exchange for a promotional post, as discussed with Max,' she told DailyMail.com on Tuesday.
'I made that known to staff, and when it seemed we weren't aligned, I offered relentlessly to reimburse him but didn't hear back.'
Morgan ended up paying the entire bill on Monday and added a generous tip, DailyMail.com has learned.
But Tucci seems as if he is still aggravated by the event even though she paid in full.
He is the third generation partner of Delmonico's Restaurant and founder of TUCCI-New York.
Another famous face that has dropped by Tucci in recent months is troubled former talk show host Wendy Williams.
Tucci, however, told PageSix that it was not right of her to ask for a free meal at a restaurant these days because food costs are so high.
He added the blonde beauty was 'just taking advantage' of the glamorous watering hole that has become a beloved place to dine.
'There was no arrangement for her to have a comped dinner. She just wanted free food and service,' he argued to the site.
With all this noise of Morgan's $1K bill, however, the Tucci restaurant is getting more press than it has ever seen.
Morgan last appeared on Real Housewives of New York City during season 13 in 2021.
Despite the unsavory incident, the mother-of-one took to Instagram on Sunday to mark Mother's Day with a trio of selfies.
She wrote in a caption to her 1.2 million followers, 'My Mother's Day look. Hoping all my Mothers celebrated themselves and their families yesterday.'
And her 24-year-old daughter Quincy Morgan, whom the reality star shared with her late ex-husband John Adams Morgan, gave her a shoutout online.
The University of Pennsylvania graduate uploaded four throwback photos and wrote, 'The best mom @sonjatmorgan.'
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