Once we kinda assessed and saw there was this huge police presence out there and there didn’t seem to be any reports that this person was collaborating with anyone, we did make the decision to go out there and shoot. I was able to call him and get the most up-to-the-minute information. “I happen to know journalist Joel Rubin so that was really a huge help. Langworthy had to make a decision on the available information. This new threat complicated things even more. Indeed, Santa Monica police had arrested James Howell that morning, an Indiana man who said he was going to Pride with an arsenal in his car. She was the most recognizable person in that parade and everyone knows exactly where she’s going to be.” And I honestly didn’t think it was the best idea for Lisa to be out. At that point, most of the cast did not feel that they could be there and that they would be comfortable under those circumstances. And then we started hearing about someone arrested in Santa Monica who had weapons and materials to build bombs and said they were headed to the parade in West Hollywood. “There were helicopters flying over, you heard sirens all the time, you saw the bomb squad everywhere. “You have to remember it was really terrifying to be out there,” he added. “I think just talking to her and her tone, there was no way she was not going to get on that bus that day.” “Lisa went back and forth on whether or not she was going to ride, but I have to say, I think she was always going to do it,” Langworthy said.
As a longtime LGBT ally, Weho business owner and television personality (she also stars on “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”), she was to ride atop an open-air bus that would drive down the Santa Monica Boulevard parade route. Vanderpump put fears over her personal safety aside.
As a boss, you don’t know if you’re making the right decision.” Being there not only with a production crew. Vanderpump - who also serves as a producer on the show - knew her top concern was everyone else’s safety.