Kate Aurthur editorThe sensational title of ABC News’ Original special for Hulu, “The Housewife and the Hustler” — about the legal problems of Erika “Jayne” Girardi, of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and her estranged husband, one-time power lawyer Tom Girardi — obscures a persuasive and earnest program, which premieres Monday.
It runs a little longer than an hour, and largely examines the alleged misdeeds of Tom Girardi — which is a good thing, because when it turns to Erika, the reach of “Housewife and the Hustler” exceeds its grasp.
Erika Girardi’s over-the-top spending habits; her rags-to-riches story about going from a dancer at a New Jersey strip club to marrying a much-older multimillionaire lawyer in Los Angeles;.
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