{"id":4330,"date":"2026-07-12T07:36:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4330"},"modified":"2026-07-12T07:36:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:36:57","slug":"real-housewives-star-apologizes-for-sons-role-in-california-brushfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4330","title":{"rendered":"Real Housewives\u2019 star apologizes for son\u2019s role in California brushfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Jennifer Pedranti of \u201cThe Real Housewives of Orange County\u201d apologized on social media on Thursday for her son\u2019s involvement in a brushfire that burned about seven acres in Ladera Ranch on Tuesday, July 7.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4328\">US Sen. Lindsey Graham has died after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to clear up the rumblings of my son having involvement in the Ladera Ranch fire,\u201d Pedranti wrote on her Instagram story on Thursday, July 9, a few hours before Season 20 of \u201cThe Real Housewives of Orange County\u201d premiered on Bravo. \u201cHe and others were involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy ex-husband and I take this very serious,\u201d she continued. \u201cThis behavior is unacceptable and we are deeply sorry to our community. This is a tough learning moment for our son and our family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Augie Romo said that three minors were questioned but no arrests were made. The OCFA spokesman said the cause of the fire remains under investigation and a complete report should be available within 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were so thankful there was no property damage and nobody was hurt,\u201d Pedranti\u2019s statement continued. \u201cThe fire and police were absolutely amazing and gave these boys a lesson they will never forget.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4326\">US home sales pace nears an 11-year low<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were no arrests made but consequences for actions are being put in place,\u201d she said. \u201cHe will be taking a fire safety course to make sure a mistake like this never happens again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are consequences within our family and we will make sure our son learns from this accident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pedranti joined \u201cThe Real Housewives of Orange County\u201d for its 17th season in 2023. At the time, she was going through a divorce from her husband Will Pedranti. Together they had five children, four boys \u2013 two of whom are minors \u2013 and one girl.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She had lived in Ladera Ranch prior to moving with her children into the San Juan Capistrano home of her fianc\u00e9 Ryan Boyajian.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4324\">Why is beef so expensive? And can consumers expect lower prices anytime soon? \u2018It\u2019s got to get worse before it gets better.\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Staff writer Andrea Klick contributed to this story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Orange County Fire Authority spokesman said the cause of the fire remains under investigation and a complete report should be available within 10 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Real Housewives\u2019 star apologizes for son\u2019s role in California brushfire - Next City Digest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4330\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Real Housewives\u2019 star apologizes for son\u2019s role in California brushfire - 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