Maury Povich made an unexpected appearance on The Real Housewives of Atlanta (R-Housewives) reality series to settle a dispute between Pinky Cole and Phaedra Parks, founder of the popular plant-based chain Slutty Vegan, and their castmates. The disagreement stemmed from a disagreement over whether Pinky, who claimed to have been secretly eating meat, was told by her castmates at a charity event that Phaeda was "telling people I eat meat," which Phaedar denied. Povich appeared on the show to present the results of a vegan lie detector test, which proved Pinky was still a vegan. Despite these setbacks, Pinky remains focused on rebuilding her business and personal life.