Summary
- Tareq Salahi faced backlash for crashing a White House party with his wife, which affected his personal and professional life.
- The short-lived Real Housewives of DC series followed high-powered women in Washington, but failed to catch on with viewers.
- After the failure of the winery and the end of the marriage, Tareq married his business partner and now runs a charter company, striving for a new normal.
Fans are short-lived The Real Housewives of DC series often wonder what happened to winery owner and Michaele Salah’s husband Tareq Salah after the White House scandal, and there are many interesting updates. The owner of the company was not very popular in the series. His unpopularity stems from the fact that he constantly drags his wife into schemes to increase his fame. This controversial former reality star has had issues since joining The Real Housewives of DC many years ago. In this respect, he is much like Erika Jayne’s estranged husband Tom Girardi, who was accused of embezzlement by former clients.
The Real Housewives of DC lasted only one seasonand premiered in August 2010. Bravo’s Fifth Real Housewives the series attempted to follow the tremendous success of franchises in Orange County, New York, Atlanta, and New Jersey. However, the success was unfathomable. Gift cameras followed the lives of several women living in the nation’s powerful capital. This franchise never really caught on and didn’t get a second season, despite the network having many other successful sequels. GIFT ended up being reintroduced The Real Housewives of Potomac which just finished its eighth season.
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Narrative of Tareq’s White House scandal
Michaele & Tareq passed two security checkpoints
In 2009, President Barack Obama was hosting the first White House State Dinner. The 44th president was scheduled to host a dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the event was the talk of the town. Tareq and his wife Michaele believed they were invited to the event because of their polo connection.
By Bustle, Michaele and Tareq managed to pass two security checkpoints: a name-checked guest list and a metal detector. Many members of the press, incl The Washington PostRoxanne Roberts recognized the couple from the Bravo series, but nothing was done about their presence there at the time. However, White House security was alerted, and it was confirmed that Michaele and Tareq were not invited to the event. The couple infamously crashed the party and shared photos with Joe Biden and Katie Couric on their Facebook page.
After the event The US House Homeland Security Committee subpoenaed Michaele and Tareq for a hearing on the breach in December 2009. Michaele insisted that they had been invited to the event and not only “party losersAlthough the Secret Service did not charge them with any criminal charges, theirThe scandal greatly affected personal and professional life.
What happened to Tareq’s winery and his marriage?
The winery crumbled just like his marriage
After a brief moment in the spotlight fans learned that Tareq’s winery failed. He expressed that he had issues with his mother and his money on the show, but fans pointed out that the winery never seemed to produce anything. She even decided it was a good idea to rent out her home on Airbnb and market her party persona.
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Guests can purchase t-shirts that read “I WATCHED THE WHITE HOUSE PARTY CRASHER’S PAD!However, this hustle on the part of the hotel didn’t last. His marriage also failed because he was a player and the marriage did not end on good terms. However, guests at her home have reported that stickers have been placed over pictures of Michaele’s face.
Tareq filed for divorce from Michaele, citing that she had cheated and abandoned him
In September 2011 Tareq filed for divorce from Michaele, citing that she had cheated and abandoned him. According to a People article from September 2011, Michaele left Tareq for Journey guitarist Neal Schon in Tennessee. Tareq thought Michaele was missing when he was actually on tour with the band. Neal had allegedly sent Tareq a photo of his private area via email, prompting the divorce.
What will Tareq have in 2024?
Tareq remarried
As of January 2016 The Washington Post, Tareq married his business partner Lisa Spoden. They currently have a charter company Hotels at Sea. Tareq also frequently updates his Instagram page showing that he often enjoys polo matches and hanging out with his beautiful wife and their friends. It looks like Tareq is making the best of his new normal after the infamous White House scandal.
According to many, he was and always will be a fraud. Although Washington is a city full of fakes and fame-seekers, most viewers didn’t feel that underdogs had a place on the show. At the end, The Real Housewives of DC was not renewed, so Tareq was left alone. Nevertheless, Tareq has done well for himself and can put the past behind him once and for all.
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Source: The Washingtonian, Tareq Salahi/Instagram, Bustle, People, Washington Post, Tareq Salahi/Instagram
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