Crystal Kung Minkoff’s Husband Said She Could ‘Leave’ RHOBH ‘at Any Point’ (Exclusive) [Video]

Crystal Kung Minkoff‘s husband Rob Minkoff always roots for his wife’s happiness above all else.

Five days before his wife announced her departure from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the famed Lion King filmmaker, 61, exclusively told PEOPLE of the ways he supported Crystal during her toughest moments on the Bravo reality show at the An Unforgettable Evening event for women’s cancer research on April 10th.

“There’ve been a few times where she’s been upset about something and I’m like, ‘You don’t have to do the show’ … ‘If you don’t want to do the show, it’s okay,'” Rob recalled, adding that Crystal, 41, always assured him she was okay to continue on.

Though she declined his suggestion to leave, he acknowledged that her “real emotions” were felt on the show. “You really have to process the stuff, ’cause it’s real life,” he said. “So, it can be very complicated and difficult, and I’m …