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Phaedra Parks and Pinky Cole faced off during The Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion on Sunday. 

During part 2 of the reunion, RHOA newbie Pinky confronted Phaedra, claiming that the other woman had gone running to Bravo execs about a private conversation they’d had earlier in the season. 

Pinky Cole accuses Phaedra Parks of ratting her out to Bravo execs 

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“She called the higher-ups on me,” the Slutty Vegan founder told Andy Cohen. “She said I made a comment about having to protect myself when it related to a significant device.”

Things then got heated, with both Pinky and Phaedra sparring over who said what to who. Andy tried to step in and defuse the situation, pointing out that if Phaedra really wanted to “narc” on Pinky, she could have done so by calling him, which she didn’t. 

Pinky, who’d been holding her grievance until the reunion, said she wasn’t going to let anyone speak ill of her character. 

“This ain’t The Wire,” Phaedra snapped back to her Baltimore-bred castmate. 

Phaedra and Pinky then said they didn’t have an issue with each other, seeming to put the matter to rest. But viewers had questions, specifically over what Pinky meant by “significant device.” Now, a report from TMZ appears to confirm what many suspected: The device Pinky mentioned was actually a gun. 

‘RHOA’ star’s ‘significant device’ recalls season 16 drama with Brit Eady and Kenya Moore 

An insider explained that the weapon came up during an off-camera conversation between Pinky and Phaedra. The restaurant owner was speaking about needing protection, but not in reference to Phaedra or any of the other Housewives, and the remark wasn’t meant as a threat. Nor was a gun present during filming. 

The ladies may have been dancing around using the word “gun” after last season’s drama, when Brit Eady mentioned that she had a gun following a confrontation with Kenya Moore. 

“I don’t play them games, I got whips, motherf*cking pistols, everything,” she told fellow RHOA cast member Kelli Potter. Bravo investigated that incident and cleared Brit of any wrongdoing. Both Brit and Kenya have since left the show. 

The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 17 reunion continues Sunday, August 23 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo. Uncensored episodes stream the next day on Peacock. 

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