Kelly Dodd was arraigned in an Orange County courtroom on Thursday after she was accused of sharing an explicit photo of a woman without her consent last August.

Kelly Dodd pleaded not guilty to the charges thrown at her.

Around the same time, prosecutors allege Dodd contacted the person and threatened to injure her, her property, and her family.

Kelly was charged with intentionally distributing or causing to be distributed the image of a person's intimate body part and making telephone calls with the intent to annoy. She was also charged with battery in a different incident in June with a separate Jane Doe.  All three charges are misdemeanors.

Dodd has denied the allegations against her ... insisting the claims are "absurd" and "insane." She says a family member is behind the allegations, but refused to be any more specific than that.

Dodd added, "It's an absolute joke that prosecutors are pursuing this case instead of going after real criminals with real victims. We can't go into detail on the case because of this afternoon's court appearance." She promised that she and her husband, Rick Leventhal, would spill all the tea on their podcast.