Russell Armstrong's mother said her son feared being "crucified" in the upcoming season of reality show "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills".

Three days after the suicide of Armstrong, the estranged husband of cast member Taylor Armstrong, producers were still pondering whether to go ahead with the second season amid claims that the pressure of being on the show played a role in the tragedy.

Armstrong's mother, John Ann Hotchkiss, told cable channel HLN in an interview on Wednesday she believed that being on the drama-filled reality show had slowly destroyed her son's six-year marriage to Taylor. About The Author: Steven Rogers
Steven Rogers is a senior entertainment reporter for Reality TV World and been covering the reality TV genre for two decades.