Ariana Biermann Speaks Out About the 'Misconception' Regarding Her DUI Arrest: 'I Didn't Do This'

Ariana Biermann is addressing speculation astir her past arrest.

The reality star, 23, said retired astir her 2022 DUI weeks aft reaching a woody to adjacent nan years-long case. During an quality connected nan June 9 section of Gia Giudice’s iHeartRadio podcast, Casual Chaos, Biermann maintained her innocence and explained her determination to work together to a plea.

“I dislike that this is each surfacing correct now,” she said. “I didn't do it, and I was ne'er gonna return immoderate woody aliases do anything. I denied truthful galore of them because I was like, ‘No. I didn't do this. I'm fighting this.’”

“The worry conscionable waiting for this to beryllium done complete nan past 3 years, nan headlines coming retired and nan misconception, I deliberation that's crazy, is everybody thinks I'm connected probation for nan adjacent 2 years and that I person a DUI,” she continued. "I do not person one. It was dismissed completely. I do not person 1 astatine all.”

PEOPLE antecedently reported that Biermann was arrested successful August 2022 aft an serviceman responded to a collision involving nan Mercedes G-Wagon she was driving and smelled intoxicant connected her breath. Per nan report, she denied drinking alcoholic beverages but admitted to smoking a THC vape pen nan nighttime before, which was besides recovered from her container astatine nan scene.

At nan time, her lawyer Justin Spizman, of Hawkins Spizman rule firm, told PEOPLE that Biermann denied immoderate wrongdoing.

"Ariana was progressive successful a insignificant fender bender. When constabulary arrived connected scene, nan investigating serviceman instantly initiated an investigation for DUI," he said successful a statement. "Despite Ariana's changeless invocation that she was upset and anxious from nan insignificant accident, nan serviceman incorrectly concluded she was impaired by alcohol."

"That was not nan case. She wholly denies these allegations and intends to conflict these charges because she is not blameworthy of them," he added.

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In May of this year, Biermann entered a nary contest/guilty plea to reckless driving and possession of drug-related objects successful speech for nan prosecution dropping charges of driving nether nan influence, underage drinking and postulation violations.

“They offered maine this successful August, and I said, you cognize what? I'll return it,” she explained to Giudice. “So whatever. Move on.”

The Don’t Be Tardy alum was besides sentenced to 2 years probation, 40 hours of organization service, complete $2,000 successful fines, enrollment successful a unfortunate effect programme and has been ordered to abstain from consuming alcoholic beverages aliases drugs.

“I americium virtually gonna person a damn six pack,” Biermann joked of life pinch “no much wine.”

Giudice, who is starring alongside Biermann successful Next Gen NYC, agreed: “Honestly, nan affirmative that maine and Ariana some said astir this, is she’s gonna get successful nan sickest style of her life.”