Mauricio Umansky has a complicated relationship with the Hiltons. Here's a timeline of their 3-decade saga.

Alcynna LloydMar 25, 2024, 22:02 IST

Mauricio Umansky (left) and Rick Hilton (right).Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Elton John AIDS Foundation

Mauricio Umansky got his start in real estate working for his brother-in-law, Richard Hilton.
When Umansky left Hilton's firm to start his own, it caused a rift between the two families.

When Mauricio Umansky married Kyle Richards in 1996, he also married into the Hilton family. He quickly went to work for the family business.

Then, in 2011, he stepped out from under the wings of his brother-in-law, Rick Hilton — the husband of Kathy Hilton and grandson of the Hilton Hotel founder Conrad Hilton — to start his own real estate brokerage.

That caused a decadeslong feud between the two families.

Umansky's departure from Hilton & Hyland and his firm's success, along with his tension with the Hiltons, have made headlines and are recurring topics in Season 2 of Umansky's Netflix series, "Selling Beverly Hills."

Keep reading for a breakdown of their complicated relationship.

1993: Rick Hilton and Jeffrey Hyland start a real estate firm named Hilton & Hyland.

Jeffery Hyland (left) and Rick Hilton (right) in 2016.David Crotty/Getty Images

1994: Umansky meets Kyle Richards, Hilton’s sister-in-law, in a New York City nightclub.

Mauricio Umansky and Kyle Richards in 2013.Vincent Sandoval/Getty Images

1996: Richards and Umansky tie the knot on January 20.

Richards and Umansky with their daughters at a book signing event in 2012.Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images.

2011: Umansky starts a global boutique real estate brokerage called The Agency, partnering with Billy Rose and Blair Chang.

The series premiere of "Buying Beverly Hills."Netflix

2018: Richards' Paramount show, 'American Woman' worsens the already strained relationship between the families.

Richards and Umansky at the Los Angeles premiere of Paramount's "American Woman."Michael Tran/Getty Images

2023: Umansky and Richards marriage is on the rocks

Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky in season two of "Buying Beverly Hills."Netflix

February 2024: Rick Hilton starts a new company called Hilton and Hilton.

Young Baron Hilton and his father in 2005.Matthew Simmons/Getty Images

February 2024: The Richards sisters discuss Umansky’s split with the Hilton family on ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.’

Kathy Hilton (left) and Kyle Richards (right) have a discussion with Andy Cohen.Todd Williamson/Bravo/Getty Images

March 2024: Paris Hilton calls out Umansky on Instagram for talking about her dad.

Paris Hilton at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.Christopher Polk/Getty Images

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