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"Last night’s episode featured a particularly over-the-top Real Housewives of Atlanta fight set in a beloved Houston barbecue joint; Gatlin’s was the backdrop, involving Porsha Williams, Cynthia Bailey, Kenya Moore and Shamea Morton, and the Housewives—who were in Houston after Hurricane Harvey hosting charity events and delivering donated food and feminine-hygiene products—were served brisket-topped fries, smoked corn, baked beans, and other barbecue staples. When Moore arrived the kitchen was closed, so she couldn’t order Gatlin’s smoked chicken, which may have contributed to her quickly escalating argument with Morton that ended with Moore storming off, flipping off producers, and calling her castmates "stupid as shit" in the restaurant bathroom. Gatlin’s has not commented on its sudden reality-TV cameo." - Amy McCarthy