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Former ‘RHOA’ Star Peter Thomas Says He’s ‘Still F–ked Up’ After Spending 6 Days in the Slammer

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Mar 8, 2019 9:03 pm·

By Chelsea Duff

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Things are looking up for former Real Housewives of Atlanta star Peter Thomas, but that doesn’t mean everything’s looking good. Following his recent arrest, Cynthia Bailey‘s ex-husband opened up on social media about what it’s been like since his release — and, in his own words, he’s “still f–ked up.” Guess Joe Giudice isn’t the only Housewife hubby going through some s–t. Check out the gallery below to get the details on what’s going on with the Bravo celeb.

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RHOA Peter Thomas Says He's Still F—ked up After 6 Days in Jail

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He was arrested on Friday, March 1.

According to Local10.com, a Florida news station, the Real Housewives star was first arrested as a fugitive in the Miami International Airport because of alleged crimes he’d committed in Louisiana.

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He’d written bad checks.

And, technically, writing bad checks is a form of fraud. According to a legal website called Justia, in Louisiana, writing a fake check for more than $500 can result in prison sentence of up to 10 years or a $3,000 fine.

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The bad check he’s written was for $4,000.

But according to Peter and his attorney, the whole thing was just a mistake. “It was an unfortunate misunderstanding. There was no intent on Mr. Thomas part to not pay,” attorney Keith Doley told E! News. “It’s all been resolved.”

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After the check was paid, Peter was released.

On Wednesday, March 6, the charges were dropped after his attorney delivered the money, which meant that the RHOA star was able to go free. But of course, spending time behind bars is never easy.

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It was a rough few days for Peter.

Despite the fact that it was allegedly all just a misunderstanding, he’d still spent half a week in jail. On Thursday, March 7, he opened up to his Instagram followers about what the experience was like, reflecting on his time.

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“Hey, Instagram world,” he starts.

“I cannot sleep because I’m still f–ked up over the last six days,” he continues. “But you know what? I feel so blessed to be in my bed tonight, that I can get up and go take a shower, the restroom, the refrigerator, the balcony to go look outside, and I don’t have to ask permission to.”

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He even had a message for a special someone.

“We’ll talk tomorrow. I gotta go to sleep,” he told fans before continuing, “Baby, I was trying to FaceTime you, but I know you’re tired. You’re sleeping.” The Bravolebrity split with Cynthia in 2016, and he’s been dating his girlfriend, Toni, since.

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In another Instagram video, he explained the incident further.

“You guys like to put it out there that I’m writing bad checks and worthless checks and all of that stuff,” he said on IGTV. “That was the charge. Okay, well listen to this.” According to him, he had written a check for a performance but had a problem with his bank because someone had gotten his account information.

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The check bounced.

Peter reached out to the promoter he’d written it to to explain why the check had bounced, but they reported him to the state of Louisiana. Because Peter decided not to follow through with booking the act, he didn’t think any money should change hands.

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It was just a messed up mistake.

He thought he’d gotten it cleared up after the Louisiana District Attorney had reached out to him, but then he got arrested. “Six days I spent in jail,” he said “23 hours a day in a cell. The ‘celebrity status’ I have made them put me around no one for six days, 23 hours a day. I don’t wish that on anyone.”

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The situation was horrible.

“I had time to take a lot of medication because I’m claustrophobic,” he admitted in the video. “High pressure pills, anxiety pills… eating bread and water for six days… I never thought I was gonna come out. I thought I was gonna have a heart attack. But I survived.”

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He did praise the guards.

But he claimed the living conditions were rough on his ward. “The light never went off. Fluorescent light for 23 hours. It was crazy. It was hell. … If it wasn’t for one ‘psychologist,’ I probably would’ve lost my mind.”

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He worries he may not be the only person harmed.

Though he’s glad to be out, he’s got one person he’s blaming for the majority of the drama — the promoter to whom he wrote the check. And he seems to suspect that the promoter may be shady all around.

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He’s concerned about the artist he tried to book.

“Make sure you get your money because it’s not his money. It was intended to be your money. His commission should be no more than 10 percent,” he told rapper Chico DeBarge, speaking to the camera.

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We hope everything turns out okay.

Both for Peter now that he’s out and for the rapper he was trying to book. It sounds like a confusing situation for everyone — but hopefully now it’s all been put to rest.