On December 17, 2020, "The Los Angeles Times" published a detailed article about the couple's legal issues titled "The legal titan and the ‘Real Housewife’: The rise and fall of Tom Girardi and Erika Jayne." Two days later Jayne released an Instagram post revealing text messages and photos of Tom Girardi's alleged mistress, Justice Tricia A. Bigelow. Bigelow is a judge for the 2nd District Division 8 of the California Court of Appeal. She has had this position since 2008 after being appointed by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.