Bethenny Frankel, Leah McSweeney React to Bombshell Bravo Exposé
The chips are still falling after Vanity Fair’s recent feature about the “reality reckoning” that’s come for Bravo and its Real Housewives franchise.
The exposé, which was published on Monday, documented allegations of racism against Ramona Singer, which she denied, as well as claims from fashion designer and former Real Housewives of New York City star Leah McSweeney that producers had been insensitive toward her struggles with mental health and alcohol addiction. Now, McSweeney tells Page Six that “Andy Cohen, Bravo, and [production company] Shed all need to give their PR teams a bonus” because they “worked in overdrive to try to hide the truth.” Meanwhile, “insiders” told the tabloid that although several stars spoke on the record about their allegations, the rebuttals they received remained anonymous.
A representative for Bravo told Page Six, “[Bravo’s] PR team only aimed to resolve any inaccuracies that [Vanity Fair] was given.” A representative for NBCUniversal did not immediately respond to The Daily Beast’s request for comment on the report.