Was Meredith Marks suspended from filming RHOSLC?

Rumors have started swirling around social media that Meredith Marks was suspended from filming RHOSLC season 5 following an altercation with Britani Bateman. Is there any truth to this or is it nothing but rumors and nastiness?

How did the rumor about Britani Bates and Meredith Marks' fight start?

The rumor that Meredith Marks was suspended after getting into a verbal altercation with newcomer Britani Bateman can be traced back to an X (formerly Twitter) user that goes by "Eli's Mouthing Off."

This user stated that the suspension had come after the two of them had gotten into it and the whole thing came to a head when Meredith Marks launched some pretty serious allegations at Britani Bateman, culminating in her suspension from the series.

It wasn't clear how long the suspension was supposed to be for and it's important to note that this was nothing more than an allegation and rumor, but that didn't stop fans from reacting as though it was confirmed that Meredith Marks was removed from the series.

Reactions from the fans were mixed with some that don't like Meredith Marks glad to see her gone, others that aren't fans of Britani Bates disappointed that Bravo was choosing to protect a newbie to the series over a veteran snowflake holder, and others still not believing that there was any weight to the rumor.

It's worth noting that the fans who believed this rumor had good reason to think that it might have been true.

On the current season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Kenya Moore was suspended from filming after an altercation with newcomer Brit Eady. The altercation was different and went far beyond a simple name-calling verbal fight (on both sides), but the experience has left Real Housewives fans with a bad taste in their mouths when it comes to suspensions.

Another issue that fans took with the possibility of Meredith Marks being suspended over this incident is that the Real Housewives franchise has always come with fights between the housewives -- including the time that RHONY's Luann de Lesseps called Carole Radziwill a pedophile for dating a younger man and gave fans the most iconic apology text of the Real Housewives franchise.

But have times changed so much that Meredith Marks was suspended for this argument with Britani Bateman?

Meredith Marks was reportedly not suspended from The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City

Fans of RHOSLC can rest easy knowing that according to a source speaking to The US Sun, Meredith Marks was not suspended from RHOSLC for her fight with Britani Bateman.

According to the source's comment to the publication, Meredith has seen the rumors swirling around social media (and likely the reactions applauding newbie Britani Bateman for getting her removed from the show) and she's not pleased with them. The source said, "She is not pleased about the rumors and nastiness, pun intended."

Despite the fact that the source confirmed that Meredith Marks has not been suspended by the production team, they did admit that the two of them butted heads over their beliefs and that their arguments, which will presumably be featured in season 6 of RHOSLC when it comes back, went "below the belt."

"Meredith and Brittani get into some pretty nasty altercations and have some blowout fights but nothing that warrants a suspension," the source told The US Sun. The publication also stated that they believe the rumor may have come from Britani Bateman who might have leaked the false information to social media users in order to "stay relevant."

Brice Sander from Entertainment Tonight also took to X to shoot down the rumor that Meredith Marks had been suspended on April 17 with a simple statement saying that he wasn't sure where the rumor came from, but that there was no truth behind it.

Fans will have to wait and see what happened between Meredith Marks and Britani Bateman this season when RHOSLC returns to Bravo. Until then, fans can rest assured that Meredith hasn't been suspended over whatever the two of them fought about.