Everything goes through him and him alone

This Real Housewife has been up for some pretty meaty acting gigs, despite her reputation being less than stellar as far as keeping her shit together and actually being able to work. She wants to work, and should work, but her family keeps on sabotaging her along the way. For whatever reason, they do not want her financially independent ever again. Another Real Housewife, from a different franchise, heard from a mutual friend what was happening to her, and quietly intervened