{"id":24837,"date":"2026-08-02T04:47:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24837"},"modified":"2026-08-02T04:47:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:47:43","slug":"did-porsha-and-shameas-friendship-hit-the-point-of-no-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24837","title":{"rendered":"Did Porsha And Shamea\u2019s Friendship Hit The Point Of No Return?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"340\" width=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17854306885242.jpg?w=486&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"DIRECTV Presents Maxim Electric Nights\" class=\"wp-image-1683724\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0801809639812077;width:840px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Cassidy Sparrow \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/tag\/porsha-williams\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"590374824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Porsha Williams<\/a> and Shamea Morton gave BFF energy on <em>The Real Housewives of Atlanta <\/em>for several seasons, but in real life, their relationship was more complicated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve watched both the highs and the lows of their friendship, but in the last few episodes of season 17, we watched them take it to <em>hell<\/em>. Their drama extended past TV reads and into family territory. It was NOT bestie behavior.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This confused fans who remembered the two as childhood friends, but the explanation may have been in our faces all along. They may not have been as close as we thought, or even as close as they thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1680675\/national-gorgeous-grandma-day\/\">National Gorgeous Grandma Day \u2014 20 Celebrity GILFs Giving The Next Generation A Run For Their Money<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"1\">\n<h3 id=\"h-the-timeline\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Timeline <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morton joined the series as an official cast member for season sweet 16. It looked like she and her bestie were about to run things, but her venting to cast members about their relationship feeling one sided disrupted the bestie narrative.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carlos King got the receipts on their relationship on the <em>Reality With The King <\/em>podcast. Morton explained that she met Porsha in middle school, but that is not where their friendship began.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe were friends through our moms,\u201d she explained. \u201cWe were cool, we weren\u2019t hanging tight in high school. She had her crew, I had my crew, but we were cool.\u201d They continued to hang out with other people after graduation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One-on-one side quests were not added to their dynamic until much later. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t until her divorce from Kordell that we became like best friends,\u201d Morton explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/05\/15906118214423.jpg?w=1024&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"The Real Housewives of Atlanta - Season 12\" class=\"wp-image-3146352\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Bravo \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She credited their connection to proximity. \u201cI guess we were around each other more,\u201d she said when King asked what about that time period brought them together.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proximity can create intimacy. It can also create convenience. When one gets mistaken for the other you might find yourself at a Scotland dinner table across from your former bestie who just accused your mama of sleeping with your uncle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Divorce is a huge change. It can cause switch-ups in your social circle. That doesn\u2019t mean the space you\u2019re making in your life is permanent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/4277385\/birthday-dinner-etiquette\/\">Related: Opinion: Are Birthday Dinners Exposing Fake Friendships And Fake People?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"2\">\n<h3 id=\"h-friends-can-see-one-another-differently-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Friends Can See One Another Differently<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Williams chose not to respond to several direct questions about Morton during <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tXtiGilmuqc\">her conversation<\/a> with King, despite his prompting. She tried to pay the situation dust off-camera the way she attempted to on-camera. \u201cI do shy away from speaking about her,\u201d she said. \u201cIt just seems to be something that I\u2019d rather not engage with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are on the same page about sharing valuable memories. The value of those memories seems to be misaligned. Specials occasions can mean more to some people than others. Morton attended Williams\u2019 bridal shower and wedding, but they weren\u2019t even approaching close until the marriage was over.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of Morton\u2019s issue with Williams was her not attending one of her wedding ceremonies. She mentioned it repeatedly on the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later when Porsha talked about being close friends with Phaedra Parks at Park\u2019s birthday Morton didn\u2019t buy it. \u201cPlease she wasn\u2019t even at your wedding,\u201d she said in her confessional.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That might not have meant as much to Williams as it might have to other brides. Wedding parties don\u2019t even indicate closeness the same way for all people. Even on <em>Summer House Martha\u2019s Vineyard <\/em>(which deserves to come back) Preston was confused about Silas thinking they were super close just because he was in his wedding party.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people include the people they know will show up for them, not the people they are closest to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/4417282\/brit-eady-kelli-ferrell\/\">Related: \u2018Real Housewives\u2019 Shouldn\u2019t Be Shaming One Another For Having Abortions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"3\">\n<h3 id=\"h-crossing-the-values-bridge-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Crossing The Values Bridge\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2016\/11\/14801315240853.jpg?w=660&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Gucci Mane Halftime Performance - Hawks v Pelicans\" class=\"wp-image-2914088\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6451711444761803;width:840px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Prince Williams \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friendships go through peaks and valleys, but when the foundation is rotten, there\u2019s more of one than the other. Williams and Morton\u2019s relationship went from rocky to disastrous after they argued in Scotland during season 17 episode 14. It is no surprise that their moms were at the center of the dispute.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter of girls nights, Hennessy binges, and birthing suite visits could prevent the inevitable. They were always going to fall out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family friendship that brought the two housewives together fractured over business and personal disputes. The problem between their mothers might be why they could only ever really be so close.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their drama spilled off of the show to social media where accusations of hating and hoing flew freely. It was enough for one to question if they were ever really true friends, let alone best friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a good reminder that just because someone is willing to spend time with you doesn\u2019t mean they trust you or that you can trust them. Them being in the pew at your wedding or beside you at your birthday doesn\u2019t mean they won\u2019t tell all your business when they decide to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1661931\/porsha-williams-sway-bali-vacation\/\">\u2018I Love You!\u2019 Porsha Williams Gushes To Girlfriend Sway As Couple Enjoys $3K-A-Night Bali Baecation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cassidy Sparrow \/ Getty Porsha Williams and Shamea Morton gave BFF energy on The Real Housewives of Atlanta for several seasons, but in real life, their relationship was more complicated.\u00a0 We\u2019ve watched both the highs and the lows of their friendship, but in the last few episodes of season 17, we watched them take&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17854306885242-e1785431053292.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=1024&crop=0,0,100,527px","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}