Taylor Armstrong Talks Twitter Death Threats, Abuse

"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Taylor Armstrong is sharing her long history of abuse in her new memoir, "Hiding From Reality," but is it too soon to be talking about the suicide of her late husband Russell Armstrong?

"I was journaling all through my therapy and in looking through my journals and trying to grow after all of this I saw significant patterns throughout my life," Taylor told me on the set of "New York Live." "[I saw] that 2-year-old little girl in her zip-up pajamas that was pulling my dad's hair and trying to help my mom get out of her abusive situation. The self-esteem issues that I took with me, and the abandonment issues caused me just to attach myself to any guy along the way to try to fill that void. I realized that there are a lot of other women out there going though the same thing, and it was important for me to get the word out there."

But the backlash to Armstrong's controversial book has been so serious that the reality star was forced to get the police and FBI involved after death threats were made against her and her 5-year-old daughter, Kennedy, via Twitter.

"I decided the abuse stops here," Armstrong said. "Kennedy is not going to have it in her life and I'm not going to have it in mine. We received a kidnapping threat for me to be kidnapped and a death threat for Kennedy. I haven't made my final decision yet about what I'm going to do. But I do want people to know we are not going to be bullied."

According to Radar Online, the FBI discovered that the threatening tweets were sent by a teenage girl from New Jersey. The young woman will reportedly seek professional mental health treatment in lieu of Armstrong pressing charges, although no final decisions have been made.

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Comments

[mrsjulieketchum]

03:17 PM on 02/22/2012

Seems like she is the one on here defending the so called "haters". I don't believe anything this lady says period, the book should be in the fiction section. I also think it is in very poor taste to release a book defaming a deceased man who is not here to defend the so called claims.

[ohbiteme7473]

12:00 AM on 02/11/2012

Sounds like a publicity stunt to draw attention to her and her book of lies! This woman is disgusting!

[UserCommonSense]

06:36 PM on 02/12/2012

You have no right to call her a liar! You were not there and it is people like you who cause abused women to NOT want to speak out!!! Shame on you.

[maybesomeday]

06:41 AM on 02/13/2012

Shame on you for attacking other's posts! Shame on YOU!

[GeorgeNBarbara]

01:40 PM on 02/10/2012

She writes a book bashing her dead husband and makes $$$. Bad news sells, good news doesn't. Can we really believe her?

[UserCommonSense]

06:38 PM on 02/12/2012

As a woman who just got out of an abusive marriage, I believe her. It is wrong to call an abused woman a liar, it is rubbing salt in the wound.

[maybesomeday]

06:42 AM on 02/13/2012

Yes your an expert on all things Taylor are you???

[3daywkend]

10:07 PM on 02/09/2012

"The Hot Messes of Beverly Hills"

[Pleasedontbestupid]

02:38 PM on 02/17/2012

Unfortunately for them, they're not "hot" at all........ More like a train wreck you just can't turn away from. :)

[tempting]

10:04 PM on 02/09/2012

Does Taylor remember her drunk, high and violent behavior in the Newport Beach area not too long ago? She needs to crawl into the hole she lives in because she's not fooling anyone with her lies about a dead man that can't defend himself. She has no respect for the father of her child. She is making sure that her daughter grows up with serious problems because of the way she is trashing Russel. Media please go to Newport Beach and interview the club owners and cab drivers, etc. you will have some interesting stories that are true and not fake like Taylor's.

[architectswife]

06:53 AM on 02/10/2012

Don't leave us hang in' !!!???!!! Inquiring minds and such!!

[Laryssa]

10:45 AM on 02/09/2012

so admittedly, I'm a fan of RHO...anything!?!? (except Miami -- what a waste!) so of course, I tune into WWHL -- did anyone catch the joke Taylor made regarding Russell and abuse?

[architectswife]

06:53 AM on 02/10/2012

No, do tell!!

[dmm1047]

11:33 AM on 02/09/2012

I think his name was DISNEY.

[UserCommonSense]

06:41 PM on 02/12/2012

Not funny.

[Richcrafter]

12:35 AM on 02/09/2012

Yeah..,, two deaths? Hmmmmm.

[Richcrafter]

12:33 AM on 02/09/2012

You pimped yourself out and now you want sympathy. Maybe Russell needed help; not to pay your high priced wh@ring.

[UserCommonSense]

06:45 PM on 02/12/2012

Pimped herself out? Yeah, and you know her so well. Russell needed a lot more than help. He was an abusing narcissist who selfishly took his own life, leaving his children behind. Taylor, as does any abused woman, deserves sympathy. Have you no heart?

[maybesomeday]

06:45 AM on 02/13/2012

I'm flagging every single comment you make because apparently you get some sort of thrill out of attacking other's on here and that's not a part of the terms of service or policy of the HuffPost comments section. Write an original thought instead of attacking everyone may give you some credibility.........you seem to know it all right?

[Travelsinheels]

10:59 PM on 02/08/2012

This man hasn't been dead for more than a few months, and she's already published a book? It takes all kinds....

[UserCommonSense]

06:45 PM on 02/12/2012

Don't judge until you've walked in someone else's shoes.

[Travelsinheels]

07:31 PM on 02/12/2012

No judgment, just an observation. I sincerely hope that she was exaggerating her situation and captalizing off of someone else's tragedy. The alternative would mean that she was actually physically abused at the hands of her husband and went to great lengths to hide the bruises and avoid filing charges until he was dead, presumably out of fear.

[Payd Troll]

09:42 PM on 02/08/2012

what is she going to do about her disfiguring facial surgery?

[maybesomeday]

07:39 AM on 02/09/2012

Maybe she'll use the money she makes off the book to get more work done on it!

[UserCommonSense]

06:46 PM on 02/12/2012

What does her face have to do with anything? Is it safe to assume your face is perfect? You insult Taylor so quickly, I'm sure you have more than a few flaws- starting with your personality. Insulting an abused woman is reprehensible.

[maybesomeday]

06:47 AM on 02/13/2012

Some attacking people here...

[mairs]

09:10 PM on 02/08/2012

So wait. Her husband's business partner. Alan Schram, "committed suicide" the day after, and she wanted the FBI to investigate. Neither of them left suicide notes. Whatever came of that? Schram was also a HuffPo blogger.

[maybesomeday]

07:41 AM on 02/09/2012

Supposedly the FBI investigated who was threatening her and her daughter. I don't know why I find that so hard to beleive. I think the FBI has more important things to do with their time then help her. If anything they are probably investigating her....

[UserCommonSense]

06:47 PM on 02/12/2012

The FBI is not investigating her. Don't throw out accusations without the facts to back it up.

[dmm1047]

06:44 PM on 02/08/2012

I don't believe a word she says. Where's the proof?

[UserCommonSense]

06:48 PM on 02/12/2012

First of all, she's already provided medical records. Secondly, she doesn't owe YOU one iota of proof. How dare you accuse an abused woman of lying. You weren't there and it's not your place to judge.

[Buck Winthrop]

06:18 PM on 02/08/2012

Really interesting that no one is talking about (including Taylor) the criminal fraud that her husband--engaged in to support Taylor's never ending social climbing. She knew her husband was bilking people out of their life savings so she could throw lavish 60k Birthday Parties for her little princess. I think Taylor is someone who will say or do anything to get ahead. And, since her husband is dead and we never saw actual abuse the lingering question that even her co-stars voiced. "What really happened?"

[maybesomeday]

07:48 AM on 02/09/2012

It is hard to believe her stories when she has nothing to back it up. There's no credibility to them without proof. I would like to think that I am not just one following the crowd so to speak when it comes to whatever else says on here. I hope my views on this woman are as individual as I am. But its so difficult to believe her part of the story when you have this other part of the story where she's being sued by so many for fraud.

The only backround we all know about is how they went around scamming people, and her changing her name so often. Even going so far as to name her own child Kennedy Caroline. To me thats just creepy stuff.

[Buck Winthrop]

11:52 AM on 02/09/2012

She is a liar on all fronts. She knew what her husband was doing because it was her who pushed him to bankroll her social climbing--and it finally pushed him to his death. That is the real truth her. Taylor is no victim. AT ALL!

[UserCommonSense]

06:53 PM on 02/12/2012

Get your facts straight. She DOES have proof to back it up, not that she owes it to YOU. You say all these things about her as if you know her. The fact is, no one knows what goes on behind closed doors and you should be ashamed of yourself for calling an abused woman a liar. Have some decency.

[UserCommonSense]

06:50 PM on 02/12/2012

Most abuse victims don't show people the wounds, and she certainly owes nothing to YOU. All of these people who are calling her a liar should be ashamed of themselves. How dare you rub salt in the wound.

[maybesomeday]

06:49 AM on 02/13/2012

Oh come on Taylor out yourself please instead of hiding under that user name.

[ChgoKat]

06:07 PM on 02/08/2012

I have a lot of reservations about Taylor. I get the feeling she plays the 'always the victim' role.

[maybesomeday]

07:51 AM on 02/09/2012

I've known people like her, they can't maintain long term friendships and thats probably why she doesn't have any to speak of. These types suck the life out of you if you let them. They are exhausting. I know this from my own personal experiences.

You can listen to their stories, their being the victim in everything and then you have to ask yourself if that relationship worth my time. You can never get anywhere with them because they like complaining, they like listening to themselves speaking. It's exhausting.

[UserCommonSense]

07:09 PM on 02/12/2012

Taylor IS a victim... of abuse. As a woman who just got out of an abusive marriage, I can assure you her behavior is indicative of a woman who is being abused. Even if you don't believe her, it is wrong to say it. There is always the chance you could be wrong and it's shameful not to believe an abused woman.