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Kim Richards taken into psychiatric custody after relapse and argument with sister Kyle

Kim Richards taken into psychiatric custody after relapse and argument with sister Kyle

Kim Richards is reportedly facing trouble after being open about her addiction issues for years.

According to TMZ, Kim and her sister Kyle Richards were involved in an argument over the former earlier this week Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The star’s relapse into her alcohol addiction.

A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department confirms to PEOPLE that law enforcement reported an incident in the Encino area on Wednesday, September 25, where a source tells PEOPLE that Kyle owns a home where Kim recently lived lived.

The LAPD tells PEOPLE that officers responded to “keep the peace” after a woman reportedly violated a restraining order. However, after an investigation, they found that there was no order on record and no crime had been committed.

“Both parties were informed of the eviction process and officers maintained the peace,” added officials, who could not confirm Kim and Kyle’s involvement in the scuffle.

A manager for Kim and Kyle did not respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.

(L) Kim and Kyle Richards.
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According to TMZ, Kim, 60, was staying at a Hilton hotel earlier this month until she was taken to Psychiatric 5150 and hospitalized because of her “incoherent” behavior. Kyle, 55, reportedly allowed Kim to stay at her home after her release to help her get back on her feet.

The source reports that the family has cut off all contact with Kim, hoping the shutdown would help her sober up.

Over the years, the reality star has been open about his struggles with alcohol addiction. Her journey to sobriety has long been documented RHOBH.

In 2010, Kyle portrayed Kim as an alcoholic on the first season of the long-running Bravo show. A year later, the actress checked into rehab and again in April 2015 after being arrested for public drunkenness. She left a treatment facility in Malibu for her daughter’s wedding in May 2015, but returned two weeks later.

(L) Kim and Kyle Richards on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
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In March 2016, Kim told PEOPLE that she had her “first real drink” at age 24 and her addiction began when she split from her second husband, Gregg Davis, in 1991. She remembered drinking a glass of wine in the evening and it soon escalated into more. “I realized I was drinking a lot,” she said at the time. “That’s where my problem started.”

A few months later, in December, Kim expressed gratitude for her sobriety. At that point, she had been sober for five years.

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“Before I started the show, life was really good, and then things would happen that didn’t happen,” she told PEOPLE. “And it wasn’t just my relapse that was hard, but also that I went through depression afterwards.”

“I’m just so grateful to be where I am today, to be so happy, to have such a good life and to have the relationships that I have… I feel so blessed,” she said. “I feel powerful. I’m so grateful. Honest. Life is so amazing today. I wake up happy. I’m going to sleep happy.”