Real World Regret: Will Julie Apologize To Danny And Melissa During Their Homecoming?

A "controversial history" between Julie and a couple of of her roommates was first teased in the trailer for The Real Homecoming: New Orleans. Right now, throughout the premiere episode -- streaming exclusively on Paramount+ -- the backstory which instigated this statement by Danny was revealed.


the opening cast member to expose their tension with Julie was Melissa, who touched down in NOLA with her own allocate of toilet paper. The now-mother-of-three stated she was "genuinely excited to be able to see a lot of those whenever she was on the verge of reuniting with all of her Y2K roomies. And if she first met up with Danny before making their way to the new home (just like they first met in 2000!), She quipped "oh girl, I'm worried" once he stated he wasn't really concerned about seeing anyone.


Although Danny's statement about not having apprehension did not mean he had not been hurt by Julie in the past. His story: Soon after RW aired, he and Julie were hired by a company to mentor high school seniors, although he procured troubling news that Julie sent a letter "trashing" his character to the org.


"[The letter said] that I essentially have no morals [and] it's a mistake to hire me -- and the same stuff happened with Melissa," Danny revealed in a confessional interview. "This happened countless, countless times, and I never heard from her again."


Meanwhile, Melissa last saw Julie on The Challenge: Battle of the Sexes in 2003 right after "cussing her a** out" for doing "shady sh*t" (Melissa's take).


Then Julie, who did not meet up with anyone prior to arriving at the new digs, stated that she required to right wrongs and apologize for things (without naming names or repercussions. She admitted she felt "awkward" and predicted she could be getting the cold shoulder from some people. And she was right.


Once Julie embraced Danny, she immediately stated she was sorry, nevertheless Danny instructed her they would talk about it later. Danny reflected that it was "all also fast," the gesture unfolding in front of the order felt "performative," and he was not taking it as a "true apology."


But Julie and Melissa did not opt for any close contact. As a substitute, Melissa, who was "not attempting to disaster with that lady," proposed up four simple words: "Hi, how are you?" Julie kept her distance, and shortly right following the greeting, the two ladies talked -- plus it was thanks in part to an old-school TV Guide offer that Tokyo (aka David) brought along.


"Melissa did not date throughout her time in New Orleans," Melissa read from the vintage 2000s magazine. Yet she plans to create up for lost time whenever she moves to Los Angeles with Julie this summer."


The say of the City of Angels instigated the opening disagreement between the duo: Melissa claimed that she resided in Los Angeles and Julie was in Orange County, while Julie mentioned that Melissa didn't aspire to be SoCal roomies so she had her own place. Julie speedily refuted the OC portion and rattled off the street name of her LA place. Julie, visibly angry by the differing claims, left the sort and muttered under her breath that Melissa was a "f*cking liar."


Nevertheless this was only the starting of the LA living situation she said/she mentioned. An "incoming message," featured on previous Homecoming seasons, showed a video recap of the seven strangers' original stint in New Orleans -- and the nostalgia-filled clip concluded with (you guessed it) Julie and Melissa. Melissa stated back in 2000 that she would certainly be in touch with Julie, while Julie confessed Melissa meant the world to her. And then, there was the California reference although again.


"We're going to party in LA," Julie gushed to Melissa whenever they gave each other a big hug goodbye in 2000.


Julie speedily wanted to understand why Melissa couldn't remember that Julie moved to LA. Then, Melissa conveyed how she truly felt.


"We were really, really good companions, and then you did a really bad thing to me, so I don't remember any of the good, fun stuff," Melissa told Julie, because the other five observed. "That's the truth."


Julie maintained that she had thought about Melissa, and Melissa did not answer her calls.


"We could never address anything," Julie claimed.


A Challenge clip (Melissa had previously referenced it) rehashed their beef and reminded viewers of their public feud, which was featured on MTV.


"A college chose to hire me to do a lecture at their school over Melissa, and Melissa got really irritated about that," Julie stated back in 2003. Melissa's take: "Julie is so greedy whenever it comes to cash. She called this f*cking school, talking about, 'Melissa doesn't sign autographs, Melissa doesn't do this, Melissa doesn't do that. And her fee is also much. Yet I'll do it.'"


Present-day Julie denied that she ever called a school to not hire Melissa, although Melissa refuted this and stated that an agent procured the emails which explained why she had lost the gigs. Danny had seen enough: He interjected, in front of each person, that he experienced the same thing and insisted they stop debating about whether or not this happened.


"I wrote one letter, and yes it was about Danny," a visibly ashamed Julie admitted. She explained that she betrayed him because she was in "self-preservation mode" soon following the pair were spotted by event organizers laughing about how some of the kids didn't recognize them. She ultimately lied and stated that Danny was making fun of the kids and then owned that her actions were "f*cked up."


Danny had a different advice. "The letter painted me as a horrible homosexual," he explained. "Everybody's parents were terrified of you being the gay in front of their teenagers. And you also were there to be the good little Mormon girl."


And, however again, Julie stated she didn't write any of this or mention those things."


"That was a sensitive time, any time as soon as you were gay at that time so you were allowed to have a voice," Danny remembered, as Julie started to cry. "It was rare and it also was special, and once someone tainted that, it meant a lot."


"For 22 years, you didn't acknowledge it," Melissa suggested. And then she addressed Julie's tears. "You didn't apologize about it. And right now you're sitting here crying about it as soon as we are the aggrieved party. That's the problem."


Melissa was adamant that she was not holding a grudge, nevertheless alternatively, she made a point. "I looked petty on national television for 20 years because you never told that story right. And then on top of that, those actions were done against marginalized people. You did it to a gay person so you did it to a person of color."


Julie asked if Melissa was calling her racist and homophobic, an opinion Melissa immediately shut off. Although then Julie pivoted back to the letter because she couldn't understand it and wasn't willing to accept it as being true.


"I'm sorry if isn't an apology," Melissa told Julie. "Already, your apology is flawed."


The sort eventually dispersed, and Tokyo attempted to tell Julie one-on-one that it didn't matter who was accountable for the letters (Julie didn't wish to blame her agents) however that there was a usual denominator with two people and yes it "actually happened." The proof did not matter, just the hurt feelings.


The episode ended with Julie realizing she required to own her behavior and asking if she may enter Melissa's room. So will Julie ultimately take responsibility for her actions and express her regret, or will the differing versions of history persist for the full duration of this homecoming? Give your thoughts on the inaugural episode, and keep watching The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans once new episodes drop every Wednesday only on Paramount+!