Selling Sunset season 9: Nicole Young exits The Oppenheim Group

Selling Sunset returned with its ninth season on October 29, and a Friendsgiving dinner shown early in the new episodes culminated in a heated confrontation that led to Nicole Young being removed from The Oppenheim Group on screen. The altercation, which unfolded at a group outing filmed in Los Angeles, centered on accusations about drugs and past behavior and prompted the firm's cofounders to ask Young to leave the office in a subsequent episode.

The conflict erupted after cast members argued about allegations that Emma Hernan had an affair with a married man. Chrishell Stause challenged Nicole Young's claim and accused Young of repeatedly alleging drug use. Young then made a remark about Stause's late parents, saying, in the episode, "Honey, you're confusing me with your parents, OK? You seem to be obsessed with drugs." Other agents objected, with Amanza Smith and Hernan among those condemning the reference to Stause's deceased parents. The dinner ended with Young escorted from the restaurant.

In the following episode, brothers Brett and Jason Oppenheim told Young she could no longer work from the office. Young has disputed that she was fired, noting that the agents operate as...