- Erika Jayne told Andy Cohen on "WWHL" that Tom Girardi "thinks he's still practicing law."
- The reality star added that she still picks up her estranged husband's phone calls.
- Girardi was diagnosed with dementia and late-onset Alzheimer's in 2021.
Erika Jayne told host Andy Cohen on "Watch What Happens Live" Wednesday that her estranged husband, Tom Girardi, "still thinks he's practicing law" although he's currently living in a care facility.
People reported that Girardi had a mental assessment on February 26, 2021, and, in a sworn declaration submitted to the court, a psychiatrist diagnosed him with dementia and late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Girardi's brother Robert was eventually named his conservator in July 2021.
"Tom lives in a memory care facility. So, look, I can only say decline and further decline," Jayne added, seemingly referring to the status of his health.
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"It will not get better," Jayne continued.
The reality star, who filed for divorce from Girardi in 2020 after 21 years of marriage, said on the late-night show that her estranged husband still calls her and she picks up, though their calls only last "about five seconds."
Cohen asked Jayne if Girardi knows that the "chickens have come home to roost," referring to the lawsuits against him for fraud and embezzlement charges. "He thinks he's still practicing law," Jayne answered.
Girardi is not currently eligible to practice law in California where he was previously admitted after disciplinary charges were filed against him in March 2021.
Girardi and his law firm have been accused of embezzling funds from former clients, and Jayne has been named in suits related to the case
Jayne filed for divorce from Girardi in November 2020, about a month before a class-action lawsuit alleged that the couple's divorce was a "sham attempt to fraudulently protect Tom and Erika's money from those that seek to collect on debts owed by Tom and his law firm," according to court documents previously viewed by Insider.
In the lawsuit, law firm Edelson PC claimed that Jayne and Girardi were using their divorce to hide money that rightfully belongs to the families of people killed in the 2018 Lion Air Flight 610. The plane crashed into the Java Sea just 13 minutes after taking off from a Jakarta, Indonesia airport, killing all 189 passengers and crew onboard. Jayne was later dismissed from the lawsuit.
However, the firm said in April that it was preparing to file a new $50 million lawsuit against Jayne, her company EJ Global LLC, and various former lawyers, executives, and lenders associated with her estranged husband's law firm Girardi Keese for charges including racketeering. The suit seeks $50 million in damages, Reuters reports.
Representatives for Jayne, Girardi, and Edelson PC didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.