“Flip or Flop” star Tarek El Moussa’s Instagram joke about the fight that led to the breakup of his marriage landed like a thud, with his estranged wife Christina El Moussa posting a response Saturday that made it clear she wasn’t very happy with him.
The drama began Thursday when Tarek posted a photo on Instagram that sort of set the narrative of their split – he was pointing towards a sign that read “No guns, weapons of any type.” He added the words “or helicopter,” tagged Christina… and an emoji of a middle finger. The post has since been removed from his feed.
Christina responded Friday with a post her own – a photo of the Empire State Building with the words “No time for bulls–t when you’re building an empire.” She captioned the photo, “True That… Only surround yourself with the best.”
Tarek “liked” his soon-to-be ex-wife’s post, but matched it with one of his own – a shot of him surfing in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. His caption read, “#life is about having #fun and enjoying every #moment….people shouldn’t take things so seriously especially JOKES that are meant to be playful and fun… happy Friday!!”
It may be sunny in Lake Havasu, but it looks like Tarek was throwing Christina some shade.
“Flip or Flop” will return for its seventh season with both Tarek and Christina El Moussa continuing their run together, despite the end of their marriage.
The two house-flipping real estate agents have already filmed five episodes, with filming for the remaining episodes continuing through the fall. The couple made their split official back in December, though they had been apart since last May, when Christina called police after Tarek left their house and walked into the woods near their home with a gun after an argument.