Andy Cohen swears the last half of Vanderpump Rules season 11 is completely binge-worthy.

“Y’all, I just landed in Los Angeles,” Cohen said via Instagram Story on Friday, March 15. Vanderpump Rules meeting. I just finished watching the last seven episodes of the season. I can’t believe how good it was. And I know you guys might be like, “Oh, he’s just hyping his stuff,” whatever. It’s not my show. I’m not a producer of it. That’s why I didn’t know what was happening, I was just watching it as a viewer. It’s so good.”

He continued: “It’s taking off in a big way. Kudos to the brilliant team, and what a final. And what a reunion it will be. I’m so excited. Again, not my show, this is not a paid advertisement. No one asked me to post this message. It’s really good.”

Originally shared by Cohen via his Instagram Story, the video was reposted X (formerly Twitter) Friday, prompting a response from Tom Schwartz. “The second half is so solid,” he replied in a follow-up tweet, which confirms Cohen’s excitement. “One of my favorite seasons so far. Except I cringed at myself.”

The 2nd half is so solid one of my favorite seasons so far. Except I’m cringing at myself

— tom schwartz (@twschwa) March 15, 2024

Cohen then discussed the remaining episodes of season 11, as well as the reunion, on the Monday, March 18, episode of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen live.

“I’ve seen seven episodes of Vanderpump Rules within 24 hours. The other seven in the season,” Cohen told co-host Johannes Heuvel. “I think people felt like it wasn’t right. I think people were super interested at first and then they were like, “Oh, I don’t know. I don’t want to talk about this. I don’t know if I want this redemption thing. I don’t know how I feel about it.’ It’s really good.”

Cohen explained both Lala Kent And Scheana Shay‘s husband, Brock Daviesemerge as the “voice[s] of reason” for this season of Vanderpump Rules. “The other one I’m excited to watch and who I think is emerging as a real potential player in this universe is Ally Lewber, James Kennedy’s girlfriend,” Cohen added.

“Nothing was as heated as last year, but many of the topics were incredibly intense and exciting,” he said. “They were all discussed calmly, which I really appreciated. Obviously it wasn’t like there were flare-ups and shouting, but it wasn’t in that space, especially considering last year.”

It may be hard to beat season 10’s record-breaking ratings in the wake of Tom Sandoval And Rachel ‘Raquel’ Leviss‘ cheating scandal, which rocked the Bravo landscape the moment the news broke. We weekly confirmed in March 2023 that Sandoval and Ariana Madix had ended their nearly decade-long relationship due to his infidelity.

Thanks to the viewership generated by “Scandoval,” Season 10 broke viewership records for Bravo and Peacock, averaging 11.4 million viewers in June 2023. Variety reported at the time. The first reunion episode alone reached 4.6 million viewers, making it not only the most watched episode Vanderpomp episode of all time, but the most watched episode of any Bravo series in the past decade.

By comparison, the season 11 premiere episode, “Notes on a Scandal,” drew a large audience of 3.2 million viewers per year. The Hollywood Reporter.

The overall success of season 10 led to significant paydays for several cast members, with some even negotiating with Bravo for higher salaries. Madix, for her part, reportedly made more than $1 million in sponsorship deals after Scandoval. She also joined season 32 of Dancing with the stars and currently stars as Roxie Hart on Broadway’s Chicago.

Sandoval previously accused some of his colleagues of profiting from the scandal. “Fellow cast members ask me all these questions, but you don’t want to know because you care about Ariana,” Sandoval said on an April 2023 episode of the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast. “You want to know so you have more content for your podcast. It’s f-king disgusting to me. It’s so dirty. You’re not someone who cares about Ariana. You are doing this for your own personal gain.”

Bravo recently confirmed the seating charts for the Season 11 reunion, which will feature Cohen, Shay, Davies, Madix, Sandoval and Schwartz, as well as Lisa Vanderpump, Katie MaloneyAnd James Kennedy. Newcomers Jo Wenberg And Ally Lewber will also appear.

Andy Cohen goes well Mauricio Umanski finally addressing his feud with brother-in-law Rick Hilton on Buy Beverly Hills – and not The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

“I see a lot of people online saying that me or Bravo should be angry because Mauricio is revealing things on Netflix on his show, but I would say a lot of what he reveals is his story to tell,” Cohen, 55, said on Wednesday March 13, episode of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen livenoting that what Kyle Richards shares RHOBH is “her side of the story.”

“So people think, ‘Oh, Bravo should be furious. Why is he saying this on his show?’ Well, it’s his show on Netflix,” Cohen said, referring Buy Beverly Hillswhich launches season 2 later this month.

While he “can’t speak” for Richards, 55, “on any level,” Cohen said his “feeling is that she probably wanted to go that far in her show because she didn’t want to further complicate an already complicated situation. relationship with her sister.”

Cohen also teased that he had spoken to Richards and her sister Kathy Hilton (who is married to Rick) about their version of events during the RHOBH reunion, the last part of which will be broadcast on Wednesday.

“I took the opportunity tonight, as we discussed what happened with Mauricio and Kyle’s marriage, to also find out from Kathy and Kyle from their perspective about what happened with Mauricio and Rick Hilton’s rift, so you don’t have to wait for the Netflix show to get their answer,” Cohen said. “You’ll see that tonight on Bravo.”

The family tension was previously only hinted at in recent seasons of RHOBH.

Meanwhile, in a clip from the upcoming season of the Netflix show, Umansky, 53, revealed what led to his past feud with Rick, 68. After trying to become a full partner with a stake in the Hilton real estate firm, he explained he expresses that he was “actually” told no by Rick.

“Then I went home and talked to Kyle. I say, ‘This is really going to cause a lot of stress between you and your sister and your family. And I don’t want to do this step of leaving and starting a business if you don’t feel comfortable,” he said. “She was 100 percent supportive.”

Umansky eventually left Hilton and Hyland and started his own brokerage, The Agency, which is now the subject of Buy Beverly Hills.

“I think Hilton and Hyland is a great company and I would never be caught dead talking bad about them because I don’t think bad about them,” Umansky said in a confessional. “And I’m Rick’s brother-in-law. But unfortunately things turned sour because it really affected the family, Kyle more than anyone else. You know, her family stopped talking to her.”

He continued, “But she understood that what was done to me was wrong, and she stood by me, and in the end, that’s what I needed.”

After Umansky’s claims were put in the spotlight, Paris Hilton slammed him for repeating the drama on his show.

“My father is a consummate gentleman and has always taken the higher road. He would never speak negatively about his family – especially not in the press,” 43-year-old Hilton responded on Wednesday on the Queen of Bravo’s Instagram account. “Honestly, we’re all tired of him using the name Hilton every chance he gets to plug his lame show. It’s enough already.”

Andy Cohen and his legal team are threatening ex RHONY star Leah McSweeney with legal action after she claimed he took cocaine with his favorite Real Housewives stars.

Last month Bravo producer and personality Cohen, 55, was accused of ‘engaging in cocaine use with Housewives that he employs,’ according to a suit filed in New York’s Southern District by McSweeney, 41.

A rep for Cohen told Dailymail.com that ‘the claims against Andy are completely false’ at the time and now, a letter from Cohen’s attorneys obtained by TMZ has urged McSweeney to retract her ‘categorically false’ allegations or face a lawsuit.

Cohen’s attorneys have said everything McSweeney claimed in the lawsuit is false and added on the cocaine claim: ‘[W]e demand that you immediately retract and withdraw all allegations relating to Mr. Cohen’s purported ‘cocaine use.'” –

‘To be clear: these allegations are categorically false. Mr. Cohen never used cocaine with any cast member on any Real Housewives show or with any other Bravo employee. The absence of any reasonable basis to make such allegations is confirmed by your pleading itself.’

His attorneys point out there are no details included in the allegation and claim McSweeney made the explosive claim ‘just to get headlines and a quick payday.’ 

Cohen’s lawyers end by saying: ‘The truth matters. Litigation cannot be used to create fake news. And it cannot be used as a vehicle to spread false and malicious lies, in furtherance of a shakedown. We demand that you issue an immediate public retraction and apologize to Mr. Cohen. Every day you fail to do so only increases the damages suffered by Mr. Cohen.’

A source close to McSweeney told the publication that she is ‘flabbergasted’ that Cohen keeps bringing attention to the case in the press ‘rather than just letting it play out in court.’

A source close to Cohen said: ‘Of course, Andy should defend himself in the public with the truth. Why should she be allowed to spew lies about his character?’

DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Cohen and Bravo for comment. 

McSweeney’s attorney, Sarah M. Matz, of Adelman Matz P.C. told DailyMaillcom: ‘That Andy Cohen had his counsel and PR agents write a threatening letter to give to the press is hardly surprising. 

‘Mr. Cohen is accustomed to using his power in the media to scare and intimidate people like Ms. McSweeney so that they will not speak out. Mr. Cohen’s attempt to discredit and intimidate Ms. McSweeney to deter her from engaging in legally protected activity in Court is exactly the type of retaliation that this lawsuit was brought to address and only is further evidence for Ms. McSweeney. 

‘We do not intend to litigate this matter in the press, and if Mr. Cohen wants to address Ms. McSweeney’s claims, we suggest he do so in Court, not in a letter for the press.’

McSweeney’s lawsuit filed last month against Cohen and Bravo alleges cocaine use is rampant at the the network, with the linchpin producer and on-air personality both using the illegal drug and providing it to employees.

McSweeney said in court docs reviewed by Page Six that Cohen ‘tends to provide the Housewives with whom he uses cocaine with more favorable treatment’ and strategic editing to make them look better.

Cohen ‘intentionally uses cocaine with his employees to further promote a workplace culture that thrives off drug and alcohol use, which leads to a failure to accommodate employees who are disabled and trying to stay substance free,’ McSweeney said in court docs. 

A rep for Cohen told Dailymail.com that ‘the claims against Andy are completely false.’

McSweeney appeared on two seasons of The Real Housewives of New York City in 2020-2021, and on a season of Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip, which aired last year.

McSweeney said in the legal docs that Bravo ‘thrives off drug and alcohol use,’ without naming any further parties past Cohen.

McSweeney said in court docs reviewed by Page Six that she informed Bravo producers prior to her casting on the series, that she had been focused on staying sober, and had a 30-day streak of sobriety going into the show.

McSweeney told the court that producers failed to make a ‘reasonable accommodation’ for her addiction-related disability – but instead provided her ‘with unlimited, free-of charge alcoholic beverages,’ and ‘encouraged her to consume those alcoholic beverages.’

McSweeney’s legal team said that ‘this environment caused Ms. McSweeney to relapse into alcohol addiction shortly after joining RHONY season 12.’

McSweeney said in court docs that Bravo producers sought to sabotage her sobriety by both exacerbating it and stopping her from getting treatment for her problem.

McSweeney told the court that Bravo executives violated her employment rights under the Disabilities Act by preventing her to get help for her alcohol issues, knowing she was dealing with them.

McSweeney, who has a fashion label called Married To The Mob, said in the legal docs that sexual harassment was also rife in the company, claiming that a senior producer ‘routinely sends unsolicited pictures of [their] genitalia to lower-level … production employees,’ and that executives have ignored the issues.

McSweeney said in legal docs that Bravo and Shed Media, a production company it works with on its shows, continued to promote the unnamed senior producer in question ‘to positions of increased power.’

In ‘failing to take appropriate remedial action’ amid the claims, McSweeney said in court docs, Bravo and Shed officials ‘tacitly’ signaled to both the senior producer and ‘all other employees that they can engage in unlawful employment practices with impunity.’

McSweeney in her suit, which is for unspecified damages, named Cohen, Bravo, Shed Media and Shed’s parent company Warner Media.

The latest claims come amid a series of lawsuits filed involving Cohen, who also is the host of the Bravo series Watch What Happens Live! and executive producer of the Real Housewives franchise.

Brandi Glanville, 51, claimed in an explosive legal letter earlier this month that Cohen had sexually harassed her by trying to make her watch him have sex with another Bravo star, who Cohen later revealed to be Kate Chastain of Below Deck fame, via a FaceTime video.

In a legal legal letter DailyMail.com obtained, Glanville said that in 2022, an ‘obviously inebriated’ Cohen sent her a clip in which he ‘invited her to watch via Facetime,’ Glanville’s attorney Bryan Freedman said.

Cohen, who is openly gay, earlier this month posted an apology via Twitter: ‘The video shows Kate Chastain and I very clearly joking to Brandi.

‘It was absolutely meant in jest, and Brandi’s response clearly communicated she was in on the joke. That said, it was totally inappropriate and I apologize.’

Glanville on Monday said that the apology meant nothing to her since it wasn’t addressed to her.

‘I have not received a personal apology from anyone,’ she said. ‘I saw an apology that Andy posted TO HIS FANS for his mistreatment of me and inappropriateness.’

Sources who saw the video in question told Dailymail.com on Tuesday that Glanville replied to Cohen’s video message in saying she would provide a sex toy for the referenced rendezvous.

Insiders said Cohen told Glanville in the 2022 clip, ‘Hey Brandi what’s up girl? We are just thinking about you. So yeah, me and Kate are gonna have some hot sex and wanted to know if you wanted to watch. You know a little ménage à trois. So FaceTime us back. Okay girl love you!’

Glanville sent a reply in which she said, ‘I will bring my hot dildo,’ according to eyewitnesses.

Glanville is also at the center of separate sexual harassment litigation involving fellow Bravo personality Caroline Manzo, 62.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star said that Bravo producers encouraged Glanville to sexually harass her amid the filming of the series The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip in Morocco, TMZ reported January 26.

Manzo said in legal docs that Glanville – after being encouraged to drink to excess by producers – ‘forced her vagina against her back’ as she groped her in front of the cameras.

Lawyers for the RHONJ personality said that Glanville ‘proceeded to mount Manzo on the couch holding Manzo down with her body, forcibly squeezed Manzo’s cheeks together and thrust her tongue in Manzo’s mouth, while humping her.’

Glanville’s rep told DailyMail.com that ‘there was no sexual assault’ and that the allegations raised by Manzo were ‘absurd.’

Cohen has past been the target of cocaine-related allegations, as his former friend Kathy Griffin said in 2017 clip on YouTube that Cohen had offered her cocaine on multiple occasions, prior to her appearing on his talk show.

‘Right before we went live, Andy Cohen privately asked me in an office in embassy row, which is the production company that does that s***show asked her if I wanted to do blow,’ Griffin said in an October 2017 clip on YouTube. ‘He was asking me to do cocaine with him.’

By Chikamso Chukwuenyem for Mailonline

Published: 2:39 PM EST, March 2, 2024 | Updated: 4:04 PM EST, March 2, 2024

Multiple Real Housewives Franchise stars are coming Andy Cohen‘s defense follows Leah McSweeney‘s bombshell claims against the Bravo boss.

The former RHONY star filed a lawsuit against Cohen and Bravo on February 27. After news of her civil suit became public, she claimed in a lengthy Instagram post that network executives “create a dangerous work environment and encourage substance abuse.”

McSweeney alleged that NBCUniversal exploited her struggle with alcoholism, alleging that Cohen “used cocaine with ‘housewives’ and other Bravolebrities he employed,” according to court documents obtained by Page six. McSweeney also claimed that Cohen “rewards housewives he uses cocaine with with more favorable treatment and edits” during the shows. (We weekly has contacted Cohen, Bravo and McSweeney for comment.)

McSweeney further claimed that she felt “pressured” to drink when she was talking RHONY despite allegedly telling producers before her first season that she had already been sober for 30 days. (McSweeney joined the series for seasons 12 through 13, which aired in 2020 and 2021.)

“Today I take back my reality. The reckless and diabolical way in which those at the top drool over the misfortunes and misadventures of women, including myself, is disturbing,” McSweeney wrote via Instagram. “It is a workplace culture where toxicity, alcoholism and pain are not only expected, but encouraged and facilitated. That is something I absolutely did not sign up for and would never endorse.”

Although Cohen has not addressed the lawsuit directly, his representative dismissed McSweeney’s allegations in a statement The Hollywood Reporter on Feb. 28, saying, “The claims against Andy are completely false.”

Keep scrolling to see which housewives have publicly shared their loyalty to Cohen in the aftermath of the bomb trial:

Guerdy Abraira

“I have been around Andy’s many times and have NEVER received anything but good hospitality,” says the RHOM star wrote in the comments section of a Feb. 28 Instagram post shared by Page six.

Chanel Ayaan

The RHODubai star urged McSweeney to “leave.” [Andy] alone” in an Instagram comment. “We’re in a place where you can’t trust being friends with anyone because they betray you even if it’s not reality or the truth ,” she added Page six‘s social media post.

Luann de Lesseps

De Lesseps, whose journey to sobriety was captured by Bravo cameras, said she cannot agree with any accusation that she is “forced to drink.”

“I can only say my experience. Part of the Housewives is partying, and of course there’s drinking involved, but it’s not like anyone forced her to drink,” the RHONY alum told TMZ on February 28. “You can’t force someone to have a drink. You should be the one to pick up the drink.”

She added: “I’ve known Andy for years, and it’s not in his character, and I’ve never seen any substance abuse in my years of doing Housewives.”

Cynthia Bailey

Bailey said it too TMZ that she didn’t experience what McSweeney claims, and says she “was never forced into anything” while filming for Bravo.

“Everything I did on the show was a choice,” the RHOA star said. “I think adults ultimately have to take responsibility for themselves.”

Kandi Burrus

Burruss said she has a “great relationship” with Bravo during her appearances Tamron Halltalk show on February 29.

“I’ve been on that show for 14 years and no one can make me do anything,” says the reality star, who recently announced her departure from the series. RHOA, said. ‘So people know I don’t do drugs, I’ve never been drunk in my life, and yeah, I mean some people ask for a little wine or a drink or whatever because that’s what they like . They like to drink wine. They like a drink.”

She continued: “That’s what they do when they want to have fun. Do I have drinks? No. So just as I have a choice, they have a choice too. Nobody forces you to do anything.”

Margaretha Jozefs

The RHONJ star is “shocked” that someone would try to “target” Cohen’s character.

“I would also like to say something about the cocaine allegations: Andy never offered me cocaine. I’m friends with every housewife. He never offered the housewife cocaine,” Josephs said Page six on February 29. “These allegations are nothing more than character assassination and that is disgusting.”

She continued by calling Cohen “professional and funny,” noting that she never felt “pressured” to drink during filming as someone who doesn’t drink alcohol.

Kyle Richards

Richards echoed Josephs’ sentiments in a separate statement Page sixcalling Cohen a “professional” who “likes to keep a little distance” from the Real Housewives stars.

“I have never seen Andy take drugs, offer drugs or do anything inappropriate,” says the RHOBH said O.G. “And I’m one of the people closest to Andy.”

Richards, who recently quit drinking, also weighed in on the alcohol claims. “We were never made to feel like we had to drink, never, not once,” she said.

Heather Dubrow

The RHOC star also detailed her “positive” experience with the show to Page Six.

“I have been involved with this franchise in one form or another for over 13 years and I can obviously only speak from my own experience, but I have never felt like anyone was trying to get me to drink alcohol,” she stated. . “I have never seen anyone else forced to drink alcohol. It was never even a conversation. To be honest, I always felt very protected by the producers and crew.”

As for the drugs, Dubrow “never” saw anything like what McSweeney claimed in her lawsuit. However, she did note that being a housewife is a “stressful” experience. “It’s an incredible platform and we, as cast members, get so much out of it that, for me, the pros completely outweigh the cons,” she added.

Meghan King

The former RHOC star recalled an instance where a shot of water with alcohol on it was accidentally mixed up Watch what happens live with Andy Cohen.

“There was some confusion with the ‘shot ski’ and a production assistant accidentally switched my shot with Andy’s,” she recalls. Page six. “Andy was worried because Gina [Kirschenheiter] doesn’t drink alcohol, and told the production assistant in front of the entire live audience how that could never happen again, especially with a sober person as a guest.”

Andy Cohen has rejected the claims against him Real Housewives of New York City alum By Leah McSweeney court case.

“The allegations against Andy are completely false,” a representative for the 55-year-old Cohen said The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday, February 28.

This is evident from court documents obtained by THRMcSweeney named Bravo, NBC/Universal, production house Shed Media U and producers Johannes Paparazzo, Lisa Shannon And Darren Ward in her application dated Tuesday, February 27. In the lawsuit, the reality star claims the network deliberately played a role in her battle with alcoholism. The lawsuit also targets Cohen, accusing him of being a favorite of those who party with him.

“[Cohen] engaged in cocaine use with “housewives” and other Bravolebrities he employs” and “rewards housewives with whom he uses cocaine with more favorable treatment and edits,” the documents said, according to the newspaper.

In the lawsuit, McSweeney says Bravo had a “rotten workplace culture that was uniquely dependent on pressuring its employees to consume alcohol.” She claims that she told producers before her first season that she had been sober for 30 days and was working to maintain her sobriety, but that she was pressured to drink all three seasons she appeared on the show and claims that producers “took revenge on her when she wanted to.” maintain sobriety, and willfully failed to provide reasonable accommodations that would assist her in maintaining sobriety and performance.

While filming abroad in Thailand, McSweeney claims her rights were violated when she was not allowed to seek care for her addiction problems and was denied proper transportation to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings during filming after she was told that participating would be ‘no problem’. She also claims she was mentally manipulated to get better ratings.

McSweeney joined the RHONY released in 2019 for two seasons, followed by Peacock’s third season of The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Tripwhich was filmed in 2022 and aired a year later.

On Tuesday, Bravolebrity opened up about the lawsuit on social media, calling it a “story” she never thought she would tell.

“I was actually terrified to speak about it and was warned not to,” she wrote via Instagram hours after the charges were filed. “Your favorite Bravo shows are run by people who create a dangerous work environment, encourage substance abuse to create artificial drama, and cynically prey on the vulnerabilities of their employees.”

She continues: “Much more will emerge when those involved are questioned under oath. Today I take back my reality. The reckless and diabolical way in which the people at the top drool over the misfortunes and misfortunes of the women, myself included, is disturbing. It is a workplace culture where toxicity, alcoholism and pain are not only expected, but encouraged and facilitated. That is something I absolutely did not sign up for and would never endorse.”

McSweeney noted that there is “nothing more important” than her sobriety, adding that without it she would “lose everything.”

“I have been very transparent about my addiction and recovery,” she continued. “However, there are personal things in the trial that I have never wanted to reveal for fear of being judged and shamed, but I am now at a point in my life where I feel strong enough to withstand whatever comes my way comes.”

McSweeney’s trial comes a week later Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Brandi Glanville made sexual harassment claims against Cohen. Glanville’s legal team sent a letter to NBCUniversal, Shed Media and Shed’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, in which they alleged that Cohen told Glanville he wanted to “sleep with another Bravo star” while he was “thinking” about her.

According to the note, Cohen invited Glanville to watch him have sex via FaceTime. The letter also claimed that Glanville felt “trapped” and “disgusted” by Cohen’s “abuse of power” as he was her “boss” at the time. (Glanville appeared in seasons 3 through 5 of RHOBH as the lead and as a guest star in seasons 6, 9 and 10. She returned for seasons 2 and 5 of UGT in 2022 and 2024.)

Cohen then responded to Glanville’s claims, claiming that he and Below deck star Kate Chastain were “joking” when they sent the video in question.

“It was definitely meant as a joke, and it was clear from Brandi’s reaction that she was in on the joke,” he wrote via X on February 22. “That said, it was completely inappropriate and I apologize.”

Leah McSweeney has filed a civil lawsuit against Bravo and Andy Cohen after her experience filming Real Housewives of New York City And Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip.

This is evident from court documents obtained by Page six On Tuesday, February 27, the reality star and her lawyers allege that Cohen, 55, and the network deliberately took advantage of McSweeney’s battle with alcoholism in an effort to score high ratings.

“This is not a story I ever thought I would tell; In fact, I was terrified to speak about it and was warned not to,” McSweeney, 41, said via a Instagram post hours after the charges were filed. “Your favorite Bravo shows are run by people who create a dangerous work environment, encourage substance abuse to create artificial drama, and cynically prey on the vulnerabilities of their employees.”

Although McSweeney said some of the stories detailed in the lawsuit have been shown on TV in edited form, viewers can learn much more as the case plays out in New York.

“Much more will emerge when those involved are questioned under oath. Today I take back my reality,” she said. “The reckless and diabolical way in which those at the top drool over the misfortunes and misfortunes of women, including myself, is disturbing. It is a workplace culture where toxicity, alcoholism and pain are not only expected, but encouraged and facilitated. That is something I absolutely did not sign up for and would never endorse.”

McSweeney appeared in two seasons of Real Housewives of New York City between 2020 and 2021 and one season of the spin-off Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip in 2023.

In the lawsuit, McSweeney said she told producers before her first season that she had been sober for 30 days and was working to maintain her sobriety.

Instead of providing adequate care and support during her filming experience, McSweeney and her legal team alleged in the lawsuit that producers pressured her to drink throughout all three seasons.

“There is nothing more important than my sobriety, without it I risk losing everything,” McSweeney said via Instagram. “I have been very transparent about my addiction and recovery, but there are personal things in the trial that I have never wanted to reveal for fear of being judged and shamed, but I am now at a point in my life where I feel strongly enough feel to withstand whatever comes my way.”

While McSweeney said she has “love and respect for many” of the Bravo talent she has met and worked with over the years, she hopes her lawsuit “helps reality TV adjust to its true goal: to authentically portray the complexities of life while offering genuine support to those who share their stories.”

“I’ve been trying to address this internally for years, but every time since then I’ve been fired, put up against the wall and (basically) gaslit,” she said. “Bravo can try to manipulate my reality and the reality of others all they want, but the cold hard facts of this case are as real as it gets. Thank you to my close friends and family and of course @adelmanmatz who have supported me through every difficult but necessary step of this journey. I’ll see you in court.”

We weekly has reached out to Bravo, Cohen’s rep and McSweeney’s attorneys for comment.

Andy Cohen has addressed Brandi Glanville‘s recent allegations of sexual harassment against him.

“The video shows it Kate Chastain and I was clearly joking to Brandi. It was definitely meant as a joke, and it was clear from Brandi’s reaction that she was in on the joke,” Cohen, 55, wrote via X on Thursday, February 22. “That said, it was completely inappropriate and I apologize.”

Cohen referred to a video he allegedly sent to 51-year-old Glanville in 2022, where the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star alleged that Cohen was drunk, according to a letter from Glanville’s legal team sent to NBCUniversal, Shed Media and Shed’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, per Variety.

The letter claimed that the Watch what’s happening live The host told Glanville that he wanted to “sleep with another Bravo star” while he was “thinking” about her. Cohen allegedly invited Glanville to watch him have sex via FaceTime. The letter did not reveal the identity of the other reality star.

According to VarietyThe note also claimed that Glanville felt “trapped” and “disgusted” by Cohen’s “abuse of power” as he was her “boss” at the time.

Glanville’s allegations against Cohen come almost a month later Caroline Manzo filed a lawsuit against Bravo over an alleged incident between herself and Glanville. In 2023, the women filmed a season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip in Morocco. (The season has yet to air due to the allegations.)

This is evident from court documents obtained by We weeklyManzo, 62, alleged that Bravo would regularly push the reality stars to drink alcohol so that they would become “severely intoxicated, and then direct, encourage and/or allow them to sexually harass other cast members because it would be for good ratings.” is.”

In January 2023, it was reported that Glanville and Manzo left filming of the Housewives spin-off early after Glanville allegedly kissed Manzo multiple times without her consent.

The documents alleged that Glanville did not attend the mandatory sexual harassment class for the cast and that she allegedly faced no consequences for it.

The filing also included details of the alleged meeting between Manzo and Glanville.

Glanville then kissed Manzo with his mouth closed. Glanville then kissed Manzo again. Manzo felt very uncomfortable,” the doctors said. “Glanville then proceeded to mount Manzo on the couch while holding Manzo down with her body, forcibly squeezing Manzo’s cheeks together and sticking her tongue into Manzo’s mouth while fucking her.”

Although Glanville was named in the lawsuit, she is not listed as a defendant. Glanville previously declared her innocence in a series of tweets from December 2023.

“The producers ask you to do something. And then it gets you into trouble. The producers must follow the rules,” Glanville wrote via X at the time. “Producers may not be shoving alcohol down our throats, but they are encouraging it, even in Morocco during the day where it is illegal to drink!”

Glanville’s legal team addressed Manzo’s lawsuit in a statement Us, writes: “Unfortunately, Brandi had to wake up to yet another lawsuit involving defamatory, false allegations about her. During filming, Brandi followed what the producers asked of her, and there was no sexual assault. She is innocent of these absurd accusations that have weighed on her mental and physical health for far too long without a word of support from Peacock, Shed or Bravo.

Chrissy Teigen seemed to forget something at home on Tuesday.

The supermodel turned TV host seemed bottomless as she stopped by SiriusXM in New York City to chat with Andy Cohen.

The 38-year-old Sports Illustrated swimsuit star wore only a light gray jacket with chocolate brown trim and a matching belt with knee-length black boots and black gloves.

Her legs were bare and there was no skirt or shorts in sight.

The chef has been promoting her new TV show Chrissy & Dave Dine Out with David Chang all week.

This comes a week after she gave her husband John Legend a lap dance during an exotic vacation.

Her new show is about trying the most popular restaurants in Los Angeles.

Chrissy & Dave Dine Out also star Fire Island and Loot's Joel Kim Booster. Chrissy and Chang taste the dishes and then Chang goes into the kitchen to discuss the recipe.

Celebrity guests include Jimmy Kimmel and his wife, writer/producer Molly McNearney, Chrissy's husband John Legend, Kumail Nanjiani, Regina Hall and Simu Liu.

The show debuts on Freeform Wednesday and then on Hulu Thursday.

This comes just over a week after the lingerie model gave her husband a racy lap dance while they were at a burlesque nightclub with their four children during a seaside holiday.

The dazzling video was shared to her Instagram account while her friends Jenna Dewan and Kate Hudson gave her props in her comments section.

Chrissy pulled John onto the stage, pushed him into a chair and sat in front of him as she moved her hands down his chest and placed her face in his crotch as he smiled from ear to ear.

During the steamy lap dance, scantily clad, statuesque women posed behind him and then shockingly removed their tops, exposing their bare breasts.

The artist wore a black suit, just like Chrissy in a showgirl outfit with red fringes and beads, a feather on her head and high heels.

In the same post, she shared images from her vacation.

And in one of the photos, she was with one of her four children, which was a stark contrast to her sexy dancer clip.

The most striking image was of Teigen showing off her stunning figure in a pumpkin orange one-piece swimsuit.

The model looked in great shape as she posed in a shower on a superyacht at sea.

She stuck her tongue out to drink some water. The suit was semi-sheer and low-cut, allowing fans to see her chest.

The cover girl is on holiday with her husband all week.

The model and Legend first met in 2006 while working on a music video shoot, and they got engaged in 2011. The happy couple waited two years before holding a wedding ceremony in Italy.

Teigen and her husband started their family with the birth of their daughter Luna, seven, in April 2016, and welcomed Miles two years later.

The couple planned to welcome a third child in 2020, although the author had to have an abortion to save her life.

The two welcomed Esti last January and surprised many of their fans with the arrival of Wren via surrogate five months later.

In December, they stepped out in style as they celebrated the musician's 45th birthday at The Polo Bar in New York.

The model put on a leggy show in tiny black shorts and fishnet stockings for the night out.

The mother of four paired the sizzling ensemble with a plunging semi-sheer black blouse and added height to her frame with black heels.

She completed the look with a gold purse and wore her brunette locks in loose waves.

Meanwhile, the All of Me crooner matched his wife in a black outfit, wearing a kimono-style blazer with a silk button-up and black trousers.