Overview
- Kelly Dodd appeared in an Orange County courtroom and pleaded not guilty to three misdemeanor counts on May 28, 2026.
- The criminal complaint, filed by Orange County prosecutors, alleges Dodd unlawfully distributed explicit images of a woman who had a reasonable expectation of privacy.
- Prosecutors say the alleged distribution occurred around August 29, 2025 and caused the victim severe emotional distress, and that Dodd made harassing phone calls the same day with threats referenced in the filing.
- A separate misdemeanor battery count stems from an unrelated incident on June 20, 2025 involving a different alleged victim.
- Dodd and her husband deny the allegations, say a family member is responsible, and plan to publish communications they say support their account while the case proceeds toward the August 17 pretrial hearing.