Traitors’ Ron Funches Accuses Dorinda Medley of "Terrible Things"

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The Traitors' Ron Funches called out Real Housewives of New York's Dorinda Medley for having "conscious bias" against him on season four.

By Gibson Johns Jan 23, 2026 3:45 PM

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Spoilers for the sixth episode of The Traitors season four ahead.

Ron Funches is remaining faithful to his experience.

The Traitors contestant—who recently shared he was diagnosed with autism after viewers suggested online that he might have the developmental condition—called out fellow Faithful Dorinda Medley for her alleged treatment of him in the castle.

Following the Jan. 22 episode of the Peacock series, a Threads user admitted the Real Housewives of New York alum's comments about Ron’s gameplay “hits harder” in the wake of him sharing his diagnosis, suggesting it was another example how unconscious biases run rampant on reality TV." This prompted, the comedian to candidly detail his own thoughts on the matter.

"Oh she has conscious bias," he wrote in his Jan. 23 response. "She said some truly terrible things to me but since they were deeply personal and outside of gameplay they were never shown. Just me blowing up at her 'out of nowhere.'"

E! News has reached out to Dorinda's rep and Peacock for comment and has yet to hear back.

Ron's social media post alluded to a tense interaction that he and Dorinda had at the Roundtable on The Traitors during which the Bravo star called the Loot actor a "Housewife hunter" after accusing both her and Porsha Williams of being Traitors as well as rebuffing her attempts to get to know him on a personal level.

"You decided you're going to go after me," Dorinda said on the Jan. 15 episode. "But that's fine. I have tried to get you know your family. I asked you where you live. I've asked about your children."

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As far as Ron—who was banished from the game in episode six after being under suspicion for several episodes—saw it, though, the contestants' personal lives didn't have any bearing on the game itself.

"My family's none of your f--king business," he responded. "One of the things that has been brought against me is that I don't want to get to know you very much. I think that creates bias. I think that impedes my investigation."

While Dorinda has yet to respond to the comedian's latest accusations, she did elaborate on her experience with Ron at the Roundtable.

"When he said that thing at the Roundtable, 'I don't give a fuck about your family,' I thought it was so aggressive," she said on her SiriusXM show Reality Checked Jan. 22. "People have been far more aggressive about each other at the Roundtable. Michael Rapaport didn't even get that."

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"The reason I didn't respond like usually would in Housewives world is because I actually felt pleased that he revealed himself," Dorinda continued. "There comes times in your life where you don't have to say anything that they've done all the work for you. My silence made it more effective."

The Ultimate Girls Trip alum went on to say that she's looking forward to facing Ron at the Traitors reunion and pondered why he seemingly targeted two Real Housewives during his time on the show.

"Maybe he just doesn't like the Housewives," she said. "Maybe it's just as simple as that. Nothing happened that you didn't see. He didn't speak when he was off camera. That's the weird part. None of us really got to know Ron. It was very hurtful. To be honest, I wanted to cry."

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