'Real Housewife' Heather Dubrow shuts down claims she shared son's transition to 'remain relevant'

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Heather Dubrow addressed Internet trolls on her podcast after celebrating International Sons Day last week with a post dedicated to honoring her 12-year-old child, Ace.

The "Real Housewives of Orange County" star was faced with a barrage of negative comments on Instagram after revealing Ace's new name and choice to transition.

On the first episode of her revamped podcast, "Let's Talk with Heather Dubrow," the actress was "very emotional" as she thanked her "community of moms and parents, caregivers, grandparents, teachers, kids" for supporting her family over the years and "especially right now." Dubrow denied revealing Ace's transition was to "remain relevant or create a storyline on a television show." She admitted, though, that due to their family's status in the public eye for more than a decade, "something had to be said by us before someone else made a statement."  Dubrow shared a beach snap last week with her son's name scrawled in the sand. "It's International sons day!

We love you, our youngest son, Ace," she wrote. "Our job as parents is to give our kids a safe and supportive environment so they can grow up as healthy, happy, confident, independent humans.