During the reunion episode of Real Housewives of Orange County in 2013, Brooks said he was diagnosed with stage III non-Hodgkins lymphoma. In September 2015, Brooks vehemently denied allegations that he was faking having cancer, and continued to stand by his story when he spoke with Entertainment Tonight.

What did Brooks do to Vicky?

Vicki accused Brooks of failing to pay back $184,899 she loaned him in 2011, as well as failing to pay back $81,652 she loaned him for attorneys fees stemming from litigation between 2013 and 2015. Vicki and Brooks dated for four years before announcing their breakup in August 2015.

Did Brooks actually get chemo?

E! News reported a bombshell report that Brooks wasnt telling the truth about his cancer diagnosis. Turned out, he was never receiving treatment at the City of Hope medical center, as he had claimed.