NeNe publicly addresses Bryson's arrest for the first time...
From People Magazine
PEOPLE has an exclusive preview of the episode, in which King, 43, asks Leakes about Bryson's arrest earlier this month. The 33-year-old — whom Leakes shares with ex-Calvin Bryant — remains behind bars at Gwinnett County Jail on a $6,100 bond after being arrested on July 3 in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He's facing multiple charges, including violation of probation in two cases, possession of a scheduled II controlled substance, loitering/prowling and giving a false name, address or birthdate.
Asked how Bryson was doing, Leakes tells King, "I spoke to him on the phone, I think he's doing OK."
Leakes acknowledges that Bryson has an ongoing issue with drugs. He was arrested, according to an incident report from the Gwinnett County Police Department obtained by PEOPLE, after authorities found him in car with "a small plastic bag that contained a white powdery substance." When field-tested, the substance "provided a presumptive positive for Fentanyl," police allege.
"He needs rehabilitation," Leakes says. "He needs a lot of counseling. Like many families out there, I have family members that are struggling with drugs and certain addictions. He has an addiction. He's been struggling with it for years. He's been in rehab for a couple of times and he still has come back out and relapsed."
Leakes also explains that, even though it's been a frustrating path to where she is now, she's learned there's nothing she can do to help Bryson until he's ready to help himself.
"As a mom just to watch it, my hands are tied," she says. "[There's] not much that I can do. For people who have had children or family members that have been on drugs, they know that they have to be ready. They have to simply be ready."
"I’ve spent so much money on trying to get Bryson where he needs to be," she adds. "But every time I've sent him off is because I said, ‘You are getting your ass up and we are sending you off.’ But I learned through counseling myself that he has to say, ‘I’m ready to go,’ not me making him go. So until Bryson is ready to make a change, [there’s] nothing I [can] do."
Over the years, Leakes had turned desensitized to Bryson's issues, she admits. "He is [33] years old, he’s an adult. He has three children — three beautiful children — who I adore. He has a wife. As a mother, I would never wash my hands of my child, right? But, I'm kind of numb to it because it's been happening for so many years. I'm just really kind of numb to the situation."
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