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Roommates, hold ya wigs cause the Grande Dame is back! New videos show Karen Huger leaving a Maryland prison six months early. She was sentenced to two years in prison, with one year suspended for multiple DUI-related convictions. She hasn’t spoken out since her release early Tuesday morning, but her release footage shows her waving at a few media cameras waiting outside.

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Karen Huger Spotted Leaving Prison 

According to TMZ, Karen Huger left the Montgomery County Detention Center in Maryland at 10 a.m. ET. Video footage from 7NewsDC journalist Jade Lawson shows Karen wearing a white or cream-colored, long-sleeved top. She briefly stuck her hand out the window to wave from the black truck. However, the vehicle kept pushing forward and didn’t pause for commentary from the ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star.

Legally, What’s Next For Karen? 

In addition to her two-year sentence, Karen Huger had to pay $2,900 in fines. Now that she’s released, she’s banned from driving for the next year and has to visit a parole officer for the next five. The judge remanded her into custody immediately after the sentencing hearing in February.

As previously reported, she picked up the DUI charges after becoming intoxicated, slamming into a road median with her vehicle, striking a crosswalk sign at an intersection, and then a parking sign before finally pulling over. Last December, bodycam footage surfaced of Karen Huger the night of the March 2024 incident. Her husband, Ray, was present and also engaging with the police.

Will The ‘RHOP’ Women Welcome Her Back?

Her release comes just in time for her to catch (and possibly feature in???) the tenth season of the Bravo series, which airs on October 5. Like Karen, the network hasn’t revealed its plans for Huger regarding her OG slot in ‘RHOP.’ If she’s not seen in S10, the Grande Dame could get a second shot by popping out at the reunion. But, for now, only time seems to be willing to tell!

In an episode aired in March–after she was already locked up–Karen admitted to not recognizing herself when she had to watch the bodycam footage in court. “I didn’t know her,” Huger said about herself while talking to her husband, Ray, in the episode.

If and when she returns, will the ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ ladies welcome her back with open arms? She’s got Gizelle Bryant, for one, on her side! The other OG ‘RHOP’ star expressed “concern for [Karen’s] safety” on the same day Huger got sentenced. However, by April, Bryant was not worried at all! She assured the fans that Huger is doing just fine, which she learned after talking to someone close to the star.

“From what I understand, they love her up in where she is right now. They absolutely love her. They are loving the Grande Dame! And you know she’s running that thing,” Gizelle said.

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