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Luann de Lesseps not taking her probation seriously, admits to drinking in court docs

Money can’t buy Luann de Lesseps class — or get her out of her probation.

The Florida Department of Corrections accused the “Real Housewives of New York” star of not taking her probation seriously and is unsure how to proceed with her case moving forward, per court documents obtained by Page Six on Thursday.

The documents reiterate that de Lesseps was ordered not to drink during her 12-month probation period, but “per her New York Probation Officer, [she had] an alcohol test conducted on 04/21/2019. [She] admitted to drinking 2 glasses of mimosas after a performance she had in Chicago.”

Once the results were conclusive, de Lesseps, 53, was told she could “immediately enroll in outpatient treatment” but she “declined due to her touring schedule,” the documents stated. She also declined to be fitted for an alcohol ankle monitoring device because it was “too intrusive.”

“I take my sobriety very seriously and like many in my situation, it is a daily struggle,” de Lesseps told us in a statement. “I remain committed to doing whatever it takes to continue living a healthy sober lifestyle.”

Her West Palm Beach, Fla.-based probation officer added that this is the second time she has violated her probation, as she “failed to provide sufficient documentation of completed AA meetings.” She was ordered to attend two meetings per week, but the court has only received documentation from five meetings so far.

“It appears to [the court] that [she] is not serious about her sobriety or the orders of this Court,” the officer argued in the documents. “As stated on previous notification, [she] has used her unlimited travel as a reason to be noncompliant with her conditions of supervision.”

In another document, the officer argued that “in order to effectively address [her] current relapse, de Lesseps has to be ‘available’ to participate.”

The court has not made a decision on how to proceed with her case, but as of now, her probation is scheduled to be over on Aug. 28.

De Lesseps was first arrested in Palm Beach on Christmas Eve 2017 following a drunken meltdown in which she attacked and threatened to kill a police officer. She struck a plea deal in the case to avoid jail time last August after attending rehab instead of the “RHONY” Season 10 reunion.

A source close to de Lesseps told us that she completed the community service requirement and the  M.A.D.D. course requirement as part of her plea deal. We’re told that she continues to go to AA meetings on a regular basis as well, which was another stipulation.

Still, she went back to rehab in September after her kids filed a suit against her to stop her from selling their Sag Harbor home and attempted to maintain her sobriety afterward, telling Page Six that she planned on sticking to mocktails during the “RHONY” cast trip to Miami in February.

Her kids dropped their suit on April 24 — just days after she failed her sobriety test.