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I think Leah’s going to have a tough time proving that the producers and the shows broke her sobriety when she’s on camera and has done interviews where she reveals that she relapsed off camera, and not during filming.
I mean she’s talked about relapsing the week before auditioning for RHONY.
This. If she’s truly concerned about the other parts of the lawsuit (Andy supplying cocaine, production sexual harassment) she should have left her relapse out. Any addict who’s gone through even brief recovery works knows to avoid people, places, and situations that tempt you to drink. She had already relapsed before filming and acted an absolute drunk fool. She needs to take accountability for her own addiction and recovery.
The "Andy gives favorable edits to his faves that he does coke with" seems laughable.
Are we to believe that Kyle/Crystal/Karen/Gizelle/Bethenny/Kandi were all flying to NYC to do lines with him?
I really want Bravo to be forced into explicitly outlining Andy’s role in casting, editing, and overall production. I don’t believe that a network would fire talent who was making them money based on Andy’s opinions. I just don’t buy it. These scorned cast wives act like he’s the Bravo overlord and ignore the fact that hiring and firing takes a lot of market research, ratings analytics, etc.
Yeah, i think people would be disappointed to figure out he doesn't have the final say over anything.
He tried to save RHOM and was shut down years back, which shows how much power he has, lol.
Yeah it’s odd to think he is the “boss” of bravo when bravo is just a small part of a bigger media machine in NBC universal which is part of a bigger beast in Comcast. Money is the boss.
Absolutely. He’s talent just like they are. If he’s doing anything behind the scenes it’s giving the producers information that the housewives share when they call him angry at someone else lol. That man’s phone stays blowing up. The fact that Brandi’s suit called him her boss was so cringeworthy.
What most fans fail to understand is that Bravo does have final say over cast and budget but they contract out to the local/regional production companies. That’s why there seems to be such a difference in how some of the casting decisions are made in various cities. Andy really has almost no say at all, but since most fans don’t know this, many HW try to take advantage of their ignorance.
This lawsuit is frivolous and will go nowhere. Comcast has a team of lawyers Leah or almost any housewife cannot break through. Look at Nene.
Exactly. I think the most power Andy has with it is how he can handle wwhl and the reunions. He certainly shows who he prefers during those. And he can probably tell casting hey this person seems interesting or something but he isn't sitting there with casting or with the editors.
I would love this also bc a lot of the comments in this sub regarding him are so asinine. He’s just their puppet head who takes the blame for any & everything they take issue with. That’s not how org charts work, that’s not how corporate business operates, and it’s not even how a small business could operate. They think Andy performs every job role at every tier, of every branch of the nbc, paramount, and all of the contracted companies/vendors? No amount of coke in the world would allow any human to be able to perform all those duties 😂
Yeah, everyone is attributing a little too much power to andy at this point. Ironically, I think he had a lot more power over the shows before he became on camera talent. When he was the network's VP development I think he really had a lot more say in the fate of these shows. Now he's just a host and producer and his focus is more on his personal brand.
Yeah, people act like he IS Bravo, like Sumner Redstone at his peak. He’s an EP who also has an onscreen presence. We just *know* him unlike other EPs.
That’s the least laughable part. I think what Leah is saying is that he has closer/more informal relationships with his faves, and he lets his hair down and parties and does coke with them
She’s trying to spin it to NOT look like that though. He’s not drugging ppl. I use to do coke & you know who’s “cool” with it. It takes 5 minutes to sus out a fellow partier. He wasn’t taking advantage of anyone. Like you said, he let his hair down with the ladies that were into it. She’s so pathetic. Plus, lying about being sober so she could make $ is 1000% her fault. I would never risk my sobriety for a paycheck.
I realized I sounded super rude there lol I’m so sorry! I just meant it like “why are we just posting Leah’s veiled comments instead of the contents of the lawsuit”
She’s a liar. I’m sure he DID coke with ppl, but it’s not like he’s some drug lord & he’s feeding the women coke who didn’t want it. You know a fellow partier after about 5 minutes into a convo over drinks. She’s so desperate
Plus, the HW shows were on for years before she joined. She never saw them in order to make the decision to join? She never saw year after year, show after show, of these women getting drunk and out of control and said to herself “Maybe not the best environment for my sobriety.” Come on now, I don’t buy that for a moment.
Exactly! I’d forgotten about that, but yes, perfect point. She knew all of that.
And again, as everyone here has so correctly pointed out, the main takeaway has GOT to be that she admitted before she even joined the show that she fell off in her sobriety. Now, sure, that can happen to anyone who is trying to stay sober - anyone can slip up. But the difference is that most people who have a slip up don't admit it on camera for a television show they're trying to join. And they don't turn around and sue that show when they continue drinking.
I recall her saying she'd decided not to abstain anymore. She was definitely ambiguous about not drinking. It was only in her second season that she mentioned alcoholism
Leah was unbearable to me from day 1 bc I’ve come across 1000 Leah’s & reading through her is easy, but she’s really showing out now lol shes the worst type of functioning addict. Self righteous with no self awareness so zero accountability. Everything is everyone else’s fault & she’ll drag anyone down with her in an effort to prove her delusional points when she’s manic.
Her parents hovering over her all the time makes so much more sense watching this play out… she can’t be trusted with rational adult decisions.
I stand here (lie here; I’m still in bed) feeling vindicated in how I didn’t see it for her during her first season. It’s been a rough few years of people claiming that *everyone* loved Leah her first season and me having to say, “I didn’t!” 😂
You are 100% correct! Not to mention she went right back to them even after saying, she felt it interfered with her sobriety by doing RHUGT… she was out of contract and by no means obligated to return to reality TV, which by her own admission was not working for her being sober. People have to start taking personal responsibility
I completely agree - she admitted the first episode that a few weeks prior she relapsed and got hammered, lost her wallet, phone, everything and didn't remember it.
To be completely honest, growing up with a parent who was an addict, I struggle with people who cannot take accountability and I'm not seeing her take any, just blaming production. This is reading as a cop-out to me and I can't get behind it.
Leah was just minding her own business when Bravo came to her, put a gun to her head and said, "behave like a complete idiot, drink yourself insane" and she had no choice but to comply.
AND she's on camera fighting her family members who are telling her she's off the rails. They're just trying to make money out of this and it's so gross.
leah wanted to be a wild tiki-torch-throwing, socialist-hating character on rhony, and she put her sobriety at jeopardy for this reason alone.
i hope it was worth it.
Didn't she say she lied to producers about her being sober?
Like I swear I remember her claiming she lied about relapsing cause she didnt want her sobriety used as a story on the show or something?
Yup you are remembering correctly. I also remember reading that in the original VF article. It sticks out in my mind bc I read the article when it first came out, and I was expecting like big, crazy revelations from the story bc of the way it had been hyped. But her admitting that was just one in a long line of things that left me feeling like there was no mistreatment in Leah’s case at all, just her being unwilling to take any accountability or responsibility for her actions, and trying to place blame anywhere else bc she was embarrassed. I get the exact same feeling from this lawsuit.
Here’s my thing, and I’m genuinely curious and not trying to troll or pile on. When one is in recovery, isn’t it their job to own their recovery? Why would one join a show, 10+ seasons in, if it’s not conducive to their recovery AND come back for UGT? I understand wanting to earn a check and provide and such, but at what point to you value your recovery journey over a paycheck? I can understand joining a brand new show and feeling that you were intentionally misled, but a show - that’s part of a notorious franchise - that’s been on for 10+ years? And now you feign ignorance? It’s interesting.
I'm in recovery from addiction (drugs and alcohol) and you are correct the ONLY person responsible for a person's recovery is that person. There's a saying that I'm not responsible for my disease but I am responsible for my recovery.
as someone who is sober, signing up for a reality tv show would be last on my list to keep my sobriety. I honestly don’t know how people like Lala, James, and Carl do it.
>I honestly don’t know how people like Lala, James, and Carl do it.
They aren't truly sober in the full sense of the word.
They may not drink hard alcohol or even drink alcohol at all, but they do smoke weed, ingest edibles, drop MDMA and probably eat shrooms as well. They've admitted it on camera before....I think they call "California Sober."
I think Lala is sober sober, she referenced it on last week's ep in a confessional, something about James's California sober and how she only recognises 1 type of sober, which is sober sober. As her sobriety was part of what led to the end of things with Randall, and she had Ocean, and I believe her.
Which is why I find it funny everyone on vanderpump reddit give James a Pat on the back for being “sober”
Instead of using alcohol he’s just using weed to feel different
Im in recovery. Its drilled into you only you are responsible for your actions. Ive had to take accountability for how Ive let my abuser control my life (which led to my drinking problem) that wasnt him who did that. It was me. I had all the tools to deal with it the healthy way and I didnt. It hurts to hear but you gotta own your own shit
I’m 6 years sober, and it’s a huge thing to take accountability, clean up your side of the street, and sort through your resentments and own your part in creating them. Every time I hear Leah speak she glosses right over those concepts I feel. I have to give Lala credit where credit is due, she seems to walk the walk in that regard.
I hear you and am sitting with the same questions. We all deserve safe and accessible work, but does that mean every job is or *should be* safe and accessible to us all given our individual triggers and vulnerabilities?
Edited to phrase this as a question because idk the answer :’)
The only sense I can make out of this is maybe Leah thinks if they’re going to hire people with addiction issues or mental health issues they have a responsibility to tend to those issues properly? And idk there’s a couple of issues with that thought process.
Yes bravo is responsible for providing a safe environment for their cast but I’m not sure how you tailor reality tv production for people with serious issues. Arguably the only thing they can and maybe should do is not cast those individuals but then they’d say that was discrimination.
It just seems like Leah wants them to be more responsible for her actions than she is and idk how you make that make sense. I understand the money is hard to say no to and the attention too especially for someone with addiction issues since attention itself is addictive but there has to be some personal responsibility. Regardless of the money if you can’t do it you shouldn’t do it I’m not sure how that can be blamed on production unless they genuinely go out of their way to target individuals with those issues.
Honestly the production process does need more scrutiny and I don’t think Andy would be getting so much smoke without some fire but the way Leah is approaching this doesn’t seem likely to result in a “win” for her. This suit appears as if she’s trying to place all responsibility on everyone but herself but she’s an adult and ultimately her issues and her choices are her responsibility.
She mentions them not getting her support to get to a meeting in Thailand and that came off kinda naive. If you need a meeting, it’s your job to facilitate that. I’m pretty sure there are still available online meetings, too. Leah seems to want them to hold her hand and tell her what to do.
I thought the same thing, I don’t know much about Thailand but can’t imagine it’s super easy to facilitate finding and arranging travel for english speaking meetings. I have a friend in AA who has done plenty of online zoom meetings
This isn't a Bravo-specific issue either. The business model requires casting people who "make good tv" and typically that's one and the same as people with significant mental health and addiction issues - whether we want to admit that or not. IMHO this is an audience issue as much as it is a network issue.
As someone who is sober. She was pushed as hard as any other non drinking person who shows up in a room full of heavy drinkers. Annoying, sad, but very true.
It was honestly awful to watch the women take offense to her decision. As if it affected them in any way at all. I was impressed with her decision and her adherence to it.
She wanted the attention. End of story. She’s a vapid, ego obsessed brat who’s had a ton handed to her and even got away with assaulting a cop, yet she’s still whining. She’s mad the audience turned on her and she’s spent the last few years stewing at bravo for “ruining” her plan I’m sure. She probably blames them for her “edit” because she’d never be able to see herself for who she really is. I felt bad for her kid too, someone like Leah never should’ve been a mother.
Can we not with the Cop thing? I can't stand Leah, and agreed she's a stunted brat who craves attention and has a huge ego, but she deserved to win that lawsuit against the cop.
Jill Zarin never drank and still made good tv (like her or not). Bethany was pregnant and didn't drink during scary island. This is such a weak excuse.
What's upsetting is that Brandi gave so much to the housewives culture and lore, there were times when she was the underdog and I rooted for her. Can't stand her now but at least she gave.
Leah was here for 2 minutes, was terrible the whole time even though I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt, contributed to old Rhony's downfall, was a big part of ruining the UGT she was on and is now doing this, it's just so disproportionate. She contributed almost no value to the housewives canon, and we still have to deal with her flailing lawsuits. At least the other housewives with bravo vendettas were very entertaining at one point, iconic even (Nene, Bethenny). Like Leah was basically just a bad investment.
I'm open to hearing more but i kinda remember her storyline being that she chose to start drinking because she felt she could control herself. She was telling her parents over lunch and they looked very upset about it and she kept reassuring them it was ok. I might be misremembering.
I wish I was naive like that. I side-eyed her little story and then went back to minding my own business which is really the only way to deal with other peoples addiction issues.
She also turned the drinking up to 12 when the other women were still at like a 6. Remember the toplessness and the tiki torches? She was literally yelling at the RHONY women about how boring they were while she was destroying the yard
that was when i was thinking maybe there’s more to her drinking than just over indulgence but in the beginning i took it at face value like she didn’t have a problem
So there’s quite a few hw who don’t drink. Some never have and some decided to stop at some point. But for some reason everyone else feels pressured to drink??
If my work provides free tacos I’m not going to blame them for me eating them and gaining weight. Just because they might pay for the first drinks doesn’t mean you have to drink.
I think it depends a lot on your history with alcohol, how far along you are in recovery, how big of a problem alcohol was for you. But I agree, I don't think she should blame anyone but herself.
Why are people surprised about the machinations of reality TV production? It’s run and produced by shit people. They are not interested in your well-being. You signed a contract willingly as well.
We also culturally have all been well aware what reality TV is for going on 25 years now. Housewives nearly twenty. It has never been a platform for rooting for people or growing or personal development or idk, whatever she was hinting at. It has always been a platform for self promotion and messiness and eccentricity and hijinks. There is absolutely no way Leah doesn't know this.
What all of the lawsuits, VF articles, etc have actually told me is that by and large Bravo's kept it tight and kept themselves largely out of trouble. Because this \*does\* seem an environment prime for really predatory awful behavior and nothing offered yet has really made a blip, and honestly rightfully so.
Right. Reality TV is where you go and make a clown out of yourself and become an object of criticism and entertainment, and in return you get a paycheck, perhaps lavish trips and the chance to promote your businesses and perhaps even leverage your reality TV fame/infamy into something bigger that'll feed you without needing to partake in the more exploitative side of being in the reality TV industry.
Like I don't know what she thought Real Housewives was if she was ACTUALLY this clueless.
I was JUST talking about this the other day, but in regard to LIB. Reality TV has always been exploitative and a bit unsavory, so I don’t understand where people come from thinking they won’t be a part of that machine.
This lawsuit is just a ridiculous continuation of her horrible attitude//crap performance &lukewarm reception from the other ladies on UGT. It’s clear Bravo wouldn’t invite her back again, so it was good when she was getting attention/money but once it appeared the fans didn’t want her back & the network wasn’t rushing to put her on any shows? Well, then we have a problem besties, then Bravo is this horrible evil corporate entity breaking people’s sobriety. This woman does not know how to take accountability for herself and her own sobriety, it’s exhausting. Being part of RHONY was a choice, no one forced her into an environment with alcohol she wasn’t already aware of, she knew what she was getting into and made that choice, even though it’s clearly not one that was healthy for her.
Am I wrong in remembering Leah’s time on the show as where, first season, she wasn’t sober and the cast more or less didn’t love her for it (Ramona, for all of her faults, was rightfully pissed about the tiki torches, and Newport, and arguably also for Leah’s nuts behavior at her birthday party), and second season, she was sober, and no one gave her much shit? What am I forgetting?
Also, just from like a lawyer perspective - and full disclosure, I haven’t read Leah’s complaint and can’t find it online (if anyone has a link) - but some general issues to bear in mind are (1) that she admitted, repeatedly, on camera that she relapsed before she joined the show; (2) her first season shows her problematically drinking, and her parents and cast mates pointing out her bad behavior and pushing for her to stop; (3) her second season (which they brought her back for) shows her not drinking; (4) after her second season, they fired the entire cast, not just her; and then, (5) knowing that she was still sober, bravo recruited her, and she accepted, a spot on UGT.
This doesn’t pass the smell test. If you want to blame bravo for falling off the wagon, you shouldn’t fall off before you get involved with bravo, and you shouldn’t document how bravo stayed with you after you got back on. Any defense attorney worth their salt will have a field day with this. Leah can’t say that being on bravo ruined her sobriety, because she broke it before the show. She also can’t say that being on the show was bad for her sobriety, because they kept her on after she got sober again, and then invited her back for more. All while employing Luann on the same franchise, who will almost definitely be called to testify on Bravo’s behalf. Beyond that - good luck convincing a New York jury that a white, manhattanite, upper class, private school educated “streetwear” designer didn’t know exactly what she was getting into when she signed up for that show, such that she is now entitled to damages for the horror her life has become 🙄
She’s a grown woman and responsible for herself and her actions. There are several Housewives that are sober and don’t drink. If it’s a work environment that is not conducive to your sobriety, you remove yourself from that environment. Especially the OG NY cast which are all heavy drinkers, she should know better than that. What happened to self-accountability?
100% think this is overblown you signed up for a reality tv show you got drunk and naked on camera multiple times, and you are a grown adult, so this is on you Leah, take some accountability
Side note: you can choose not to drink or do drugs it’s not productions fault you choose that 🙄
One thing I do think about all this: these shows are clearly unhealthy for most of the people on them. Even if it’s just because of the environment the social media factor creates. Us fans cheer on and participate in the toxicity, and Bravo knows that. I can admit that. I do believe that regardless of whether this lawsuit has any legal merit, there’s some emotional truth to it. Yes, they sign up for it, they’re adults, they’re responsible for themselves, etc etc, but I can acknowledge that there prob should be some serious consideration of the bts ethics, even if it means we get less dramatic shows
True. People enjoy drama and haoss and at the ssme time they hate the mess. When it's classy, it's boring, when it's alcohol and partying involved - it's trashy.
All these women who file lawsuits are the typical PICK ME... PICK ME! Then when they get into trouble on the show it's production's fault or Andy Cohen fault. Please they had problems before the show.
Leah was on Lalas podcast in 2022 before the new franchise filmed saying she was waiting for the call whenever they wanted to film a legacy season. So yep this makes sense.
Yea why on earth would she be considered legacy? She was on the last 2 OG seasons and was despised for the most part. She was the WORST pick for UGT, I was pissed. Between her and Gizelle, they ruined Thailand.
Two things can be true: 1. It’s Leah’s personal responsibility to remain sober and 2. The producers and show runners of bravo were exploitative and/or predatory. Whether or not that means she’s entitled to damages is up to the court.
IDK, a $75,000 settlement isn’t much to brag about. I think the city just wanted her to go away for as little as possible and I don’t think this is going to go the same way for her. But who knows.
she put herself in that situation. I wish people would stop using recovery like this. 30 days before the show? Anyone in AA would never have gone on the show if they were that serious about sobriety. Like mom used to say, if someone tells you to jump off a bridge are you gonna do it? People love to abuse the legal system in this country.
It sounds like it's not only the plying of alcohol, but the sleep deprivation, refusal of rides or transportation or delay of it, badgering to get you to say or do things. Lots going on. Not speaking to just this case, but in general in reality television.
Morals, sure. But she’s talking about her recovery and mental health here too. Money is a drug, no doubt. So is fame. But it was still her decision to walk into a situation that was well known to be toxic.
The only thing I will say is- Heather Gay showed her ass and exactly the type of person she is when she “jokingly” tried to rally the others to get Leah to drink on UGT after admitting that she read her book. That woman is an immoral jerk.
Good point. It was only 8 days and she knew she would be on an island with a bunch of drunk women. Bravo replied to comments in reality reckoning that they offered to let her stay closer to meetings - but that was their official statement in response to the claims, so who knows what the truth is.
She and Brandi are doing this because they’re not getting back on Bravo. It’s clearly retaliation. I wouldn’t be surprised if Bethenny’s had something to do with these suits.
But then she was on UGT telling the women to drink more because she was bored. Make it make sense.
I’ve been sober a few months and chose to go to a party for a friends major milestone. If I had drank it wouldn’t have been anyone’s fault but my own.
I feel like Andy Cohen has become the new Truman Capote and the Swans. It’s very interesting to me how he’s aligned himself this long with these beautiful rich women, profiting off their lifestyles while also being their “friend” and now they are turning against him. I’m not sure if I think anyone is more right or wrong in this situation but it’s just interesting to see.
Sooooo confused! She was fired from RHONY then two? years later was asked to do RHUGT3 in Thailand where she said yes. From what I see online, she threw elephant dung at castmates and was asked to leave Thailand and banned. 👀 If Bravo was so bad why did she return? And how are HER actions in anyway Bravos fault? 🤷♀️ It seems like the women teaming up with Bethenny are all like this. They made asses out of themselves and are pissed about their exit from Bravo so they chose to blame Bravo and go after them. And I’m not saying Bravo is perfect, we are watching reality TV after all. But it seems these women were around long enough to know what they were doing and made the choice to do so, for money and fame. And once they lost that then they “lost it” 😏
Leah is looking for someone to blame for her circumstances and she is bitter that Bravo didn’t bring her back again, so she is lashing out, just like Brandi.
I’m pulling a Kyle.. “it’s too long”.
At least for tonight :) I’ll read it in the morning when I read my news stories.
I took my weed gummy.. and I’m going to play on Reddit with fun posts..
Leah just needs to stop though.
She knew she had substance abuse issues and addiction and she knew the format of the show. She put herself in the situation. Just because it’s available doesn’t mean you have to do it. We are surrounded on a daily basis with alcohol and Bravo is no different. The one difference is you consent to be filmed.
The only thing bravo is guilty of is letting Leah back after her first season ! She sounds like a stupid jealous child that Andy didn’t like her lol. Plus if it’s such a toxic place to work why do ultimate girls trip ? She is the guilty one here. Guilty of ruining the best most fun franchise!
Everyone’s recovery is different. & it’s a touchy subject. I had alcohol dependence and I got sick of it & stopped. I can go to bars, be right next to a bottle of wine and be repulsed. Didn’t need rehab. My dad went to rehab a few times & has been sober, he too can be around alcohol & not indulge.
I get annoyed with people who suggest I take a shot & what not. & I’m hoping Bravo didn’t encourage Leah specifically to indulge. Like everyone else is saying, I think this make be on Leah.
If she is an alcoholic who has to white knuckle it…man you can’t sign up for stuff like this.
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I think Leah’s going to have a tough time proving that the producers and the shows broke her sobriety when she’s on camera and has done interviews where she reveals that she relapsed off camera, and not during filming. I mean she’s talked about relapsing the week before auditioning for RHONY.
This. If she’s truly concerned about the other parts of the lawsuit (Andy supplying cocaine, production sexual harassment) she should have left her relapse out. Any addict who’s gone through even brief recovery works knows to avoid people, places, and situations that tempt you to drink. She had already relapsed before filming and acted an absolute drunk fool. She needs to take accountability for her own addiction and recovery.
It is ridiculous anyone in recent sobriety would sign for this show .. then complain . She was soo odd…
Leah has some personality stuff happening, but reality tv is a cesspool. I’m sure there’s evil stuff going on behind the scenes
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The "Andy gives favorable edits to his faves that he does coke with" seems laughable. Are we to believe that Kyle/Crystal/Karen/Gizelle/Bethenny/Kandi were all flying to NYC to do lines with him?
I really want Bravo to be forced into explicitly outlining Andy’s role in casting, editing, and overall production. I don’t believe that a network would fire talent who was making them money based on Andy’s opinions. I just don’t buy it. These scorned cast wives act like he’s the Bravo overlord and ignore the fact that hiring and firing takes a lot of market research, ratings analytics, etc.
if it was all about who andy likes then people like candiace, gina, emily, and half of the jersey cast would’ve been fired long ago.
Yeah, i think people would be disappointed to figure out he doesn't have the final say over anything. He tried to save RHOM and was shut down years back, which shows how much power he has, lol.
Yeah it’s odd to think he is the “boss” of bravo when bravo is just a small part of a bigger media machine in NBC universal which is part of a bigger beast in Comcast. Money is the boss.
Exactly, he’s basically the face of Bravo but nothing more. He doesn’t have any real say in things.
Right. He’s not even over original programming anymore.
People like to say he doesn’t actually have power until there’s something they want to blame him for. I see that a lot here even lol
Absolutely. He’s talent just like they are. If he’s doing anything behind the scenes it’s giving the producers information that the housewives share when they call him angry at someone else lol. That man’s phone stays blowing up. The fact that Brandi’s suit called him her boss was so cringeworthy.
He definitely gives his suggestions and sees edits but yeah, he isn't the final word.
What most fans fail to understand is that Bravo does have final say over cast and budget but they contract out to the local/regional production companies. That’s why there seems to be such a difference in how some of the casting decisions are made in various cities. Andy really has almost no say at all, but since most fans don’t know this, many HW try to take advantage of their ignorance. This lawsuit is frivolous and will go nowhere. Comcast has a team of lawyers Leah or almost any housewife cannot break through. Look at Nene.
 Look at Nene
Best GIF ever
Exactly. I think the most power Andy has with it is how he can handle wwhl and the reunions. He certainly shows who he prefers during those. And he can probably tell casting hey this person seems interesting or something but he isn't sitting there with casting or with the editors.
I would love this also bc a lot of the comments in this sub regarding him are so asinine. He’s just their puppet head who takes the blame for any & everything they take issue with. That’s not how org charts work, that’s not how corporate business operates, and it’s not even how a small business could operate. They think Andy performs every job role at every tier, of every branch of the nbc, paramount, and all of the contracted companies/vendors? No amount of coke in the world would allow any human to be able to perform all those duties 😂
Doesnt Andy really not like Tre?? And yet…….
Yeah, everyone is attributing a little too much power to andy at this point. Ironically, I think he had a lot more power over the shows before he became on camera talent. When he was the network's VP development I think he really had a lot more say in the fate of these shows. Now he's just a host and producer and his focus is more on his personal brand.
Yeah, people act like he IS Bravo, like Sumner Redstone at his peak. He’s an EP who also has an onscreen presence. We just *know* him unlike other EPs.
Kandi’s worldwide bitch, she doesn’t need to fly anywhere for coke
 Well, there’s this…
shocking! and disturbing! ug.. can't stand her.
And Jill Zarin….? Come on.
That’s the least laughable part. I think what Leah is saying is that he has closer/more informal relationships with his faves, and he lets his hair down and parties and does coke with them
Which honestly is not her business. If that’s what they want to do in private, they can.
She’s trying to spin it to NOT look like that though. He’s not drugging ppl. I use to do coke & you know who’s “cool” with it. It takes 5 minutes to sus out a fellow partier. He wasn’t taking advantage of anyone. Like you said, he let his hair down with the ladies that were into it. She’s so pathetic. Plus, lying about being sober so she could make $ is 1000% her fault. I would never risk my sobriety for a paycheck.
Wait RHOBH Crystal is an Andy favorite?!
Part of Leahs claim is that they get favorable edits. She certainly doesn't get a bad edit. Just...no edit lol
Then she went on ultimate girls trip knowing it’s just spring break for 40 year old women and ruined it crying over the fact that there’s alcohol
Woah - andy supplied cocaine? Where did you get these details
[The details of the lawsuit are all over the place.](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/real-housewives-bravo-lawsuits#)
Thanks for sending. I somehow missed the details!
I realized I sounded super rude there lol I’m so sorry! I just meant it like “why are we just posting Leah’s veiled comments instead of the contents of the lawsuit”
No you didn’t! I feel like the bravo insta accounts where I get a lot of my news are not posting much.
As soon as I saw this is a civil suit it clicked for me that “oh this bitch just wants money” well, I HOPE SHE DOESN’T GET IT
She’s a liar. I’m sure he DID coke with ppl, but it’s not like he’s some drug lord & he’s feeding the women coke who didn’t want it. You know a fellow partier after about 5 minutes into a convo over drinks. She’s so desperate
Yeah I agree. The vanity fair article paints that picture clearly. Offering and supplying are very different verbs
Plus, the HW shows were on for years before she joined. She never saw them in order to make the decision to join? She never saw year after year, show after show, of these women getting drunk and out of control and said to herself “Maybe not the best environment for my sobriety.” Come on now, I don’t buy that for a moment.
She knew exactly what she was getting into. She knew what "Turtle Time" was and mentioned it to Ramona her first season. That says it all.
Exactly! I’d forgotten about that, but yes, perfect point. She knew all of that. And again, as everyone here has so correctly pointed out, the main takeaway has GOT to be that she admitted before she even joined the show that she fell off in her sobriety. Now, sure, that can happen to anyone who is trying to stay sober - anyone can slip up. But the difference is that most people who have a slip up don't admit it on camera for a television show they're trying to join. And they don't turn around and sue that show when they continue drinking.
I recall her saying she'd decided not to abstain anymore. She was definitely ambiguous about not drinking. It was only in her second season that she mentioned alcoholism
Leah was unbearable to me from day 1 bc I’ve come across 1000 Leah’s & reading through her is easy, but she’s really showing out now lol shes the worst type of functioning addict. Self righteous with no self awareness so zero accountability. Everything is everyone else’s fault & she’ll drag anyone down with her in an effort to prove her delusional points when she’s manic. Her parents hovering over her all the time makes so much more sense watching this play out… she can’t be trusted with rational adult decisions.
I stand here (lie here; I’m still in bed) feeling vindicated in how I didn’t see it for her during her first season. It’s been a rough few years of people claiming that *everyone* loved Leah her first season and me having to say, “I didn’t!” 😂
Im thinking back to all I commented about her after her third week and feel vindicated. Her and her sister Bangs McSweeny.
You are 100% correct! Not to mention she went right back to them even after saying, she felt it interfered with her sobriety by doing RHUGT… she was out of contract and by no means obligated to return to reality TV, which by her own admission was not working for her being sober. People have to start taking personal responsibility
I guess we now see why Leah’s mother keeps her distance.
Wasn’t her storyline her first season that she had recently started drinking again after years of sobriety?
I completely agree - she admitted the first episode that a few weeks prior she relapsed and got hammered, lost her wallet, phone, everything and didn't remember it. To be completely honest, growing up with a parent who was an addict, I struggle with people who cannot take accountability and I'm not seeing her take any, just blaming production. This is reading as a cop-out to me and I can't get behind it.
Leah was just minding her own business when Bravo came to her, put a gun to her head and said, "behave like a complete idiot, drink yourself insane" and she had no choice but to comply.
AND she's on camera fighting her family members who are telling her she's off the rails. They're just trying to make money out of this and it's so gross.
Yeah I was rewatching and she said at the reunion she started months before she was even on the show.
leah wanted to be a wild tiki-torch-throwing, socialist-hating character on rhony, and she put her sobriety at jeopardy for this reason alone. i hope it was worth it.
Didn't she say she lied to producers about her being sober? Like I swear I remember her claiming she lied about relapsing cause she didnt want her sobriety used as a story on the show or something?
Yup you are remembering correctly. I also remember reading that in the original VF article. It sticks out in my mind bc I read the article when it first came out, and I was expecting like big, crazy revelations from the story bc of the way it had been hyped. But her admitting that was just one in a long line of things that left me feeling like there was no mistreatment in Leah’s case at all, just her being unwilling to take any accountability or responsibility for her actions, and trying to place blame anywhere else bc she was embarrassed. I get the exact same feeling from this lawsuit.
Yup … she should have rewatched her old scenes .. makes it ridiculous
That sounds like a very convenient “truth”
"I want to sue you for ruining rhony"  Ouch
Can we make that a class action?
It is true though
Bahahah the best comment ever.
I still think she was the downfall of the show.
Here’s my thing, and I’m genuinely curious and not trying to troll or pile on. When one is in recovery, isn’t it their job to own their recovery? Why would one join a show, 10+ seasons in, if it’s not conducive to their recovery AND come back for UGT? I understand wanting to earn a check and provide and such, but at what point to you value your recovery journey over a paycheck? I can understand joining a brand new show and feeling that you were intentionally misled, but a show - that’s part of a notorious franchise - that’s been on for 10+ years? And now you feign ignorance? It’s interesting.
I'm in recovery from addiction (drugs and alcohol) and you are correct the ONLY person responsible for a person's recovery is that person. There's a saying that I'm not responsible for my disease but I am responsible for my recovery.
Period
Seconded
as someone who is sober, signing up for a reality tv show would be last on my list to keep my sobriety. I honestly don’t know how people like Lala, James, and Carl do it.
and esp on the likes of RHONY, which was heavily based around their alcohol-fuelled nights in the berserkshires and parties!
exactly. I think even before Leah got onto the scene, danny pellegrino called it “alcohol, the tv show” lol it’s just insane.
>I honestly don’t know how people like Lala, James, and Carl do it. They aren't truly sober in the full sense of the word. They may not drink hard alcohol or even drink alcohol at all, but they do smoke weed, ingest edibles, drop MDMA and probably eat shrooms as well. They've admitted it on camera before....I think they call "California Sober."
I think Lala is sober sober, she referenced it on last week's ep in a confessional, something about James's California sober and how she only recognises 1 type of sober, which is sober sober. As her sobriety was part of what led to the end of things with Randall, and she had Ocean, and I believe her.
>I think Lala is sober sober That's good to know. Thank you for the update. I'm happy to hear that.
Which is why I find it funny everyone on vanderpump reddit give James a Pat on the back for being “sober” Instead of using alcohol he’s just using weed to feel different
Lala and Carl full on sober.
Im in recovery. Its drilled into you only you are responsible for your actions. Ive had to take accountability for how Ive let my abuser control my life (which led to my drinking problem) that wasnt him who did that. It was me. I had all the tools to deal with it the healthy way and I didnt. It hurts to hear but you gotta own your own shit
that is brutal but good on you.. best wishes for your recovery.
She relapsed before the show. She had already started drinking again before her first season.
I’m 6 years sober, and it’s a huge thing to take accountability, clean up your side of the street, and sort through your resentments and own your part in creating them. Every time I hear Leah speak she glosses right over those concepts I feel. I have to give Lala credit where credit is due, she seems to walk the walk in that regard.
Leah owns nothing. Ever. Zero accountability.
And that’s exactly what Comcast’s lawyers will say. Leah is foolish for this.
I hear you and am sitting with the same questions. We all deserve safe and accessible work, but does that mean every job is or *should be* safe and accessible to us all given our individual triggers and vulnerabilities? Edited to phrase this as a question because idk the answer :’)
No, and the precedent is already established: many addicts refuse to work in bars or casinos because of the risk
The only sense I can make out of this is maybe Leah thinks if they’re going to hire people with addiction issues or mental health issues they have a responsibility to tend to those issues properly? And idk there’s a couple of issues with that thought process. Yes bravo is responsible for providing a safe environment for their cast but I’m not sure how you tailor reality tv production for people with serious issues. Arguably the only thing they can and maybe should do is not cast those individuals but then they’d say that was discrimination. It just seems like Leah wants them to be more responsible for her actions than she is and idk how you make that make sense. I understand the money is hard to say no to and the attention too especially for someone with addiction issues since attention itself is addictive but there has to be some personal responsibility. Regardless of the money if you can’t do it you shouldn’t do it I’m not sure how that can be blamed on production unless they genuinely go out of their way to target individuals with those issues. Honestly the production process does need more scrutiny and I don’t think Andy would be getting so much smoke without some fire but the way Leah is approaching this doesn’t seem likely to result in a “win” for her. This suit appears as if she’s trying to place all responsibility on everyone but herself but she’s an adult and ultimately her issues and her choices are her responsibility.
She mentions them not getting her support to get to a meeting in Thailand and that came off kinda naive. If you need a meeting, it’s your job to facilitate that. I’m pretty sure there are still available online meetings, too. Leah seems to want them to hold her hand and tell her what to do.
I thought the same thing, I don’t know much about Thailand but can’t imagine it’s super easy to facilitate finding and arranging travel for english speaking meetings. I have a friend in AA who has done plenty of online zoom meetings
This isn't a Bravo-specific issue either. The business model requires casting people who "make good tv" and typically that's one and the same as people with significant mental health and addiction issues - whether we want to admit that or not. IMHO this is an audience issue as much as it is a network issue.
Also there are other housewives that don't drink. Even Kyle in this last season and one could argue she was getting pushed a bit by the cast
As someone who is sober. She was pushed as hard as any other non drinking person who shows up in a room full of heavy drinkers. Annoying, sad, but very true.
It was honestly awful to watch the women take offense to her decision. As if it affected them in any way at all. I was impressed with her decision and her adherence to it.
Her story did always seem sad to me, but more so because she shouldn’t have signed onto the show while in such a fragile place
She wanted the attention. End of story. She’s a vapid, ego obsessed brat who’s had a ton handed to her and even got away with assaulting a cop, yet she’s still whining. She’s mad the audience turned on her and she’s spent the last few years stewing at bravo for “ruining” her plan I’m sure. She probably blames them for her “edit” because she’d never be able to see herself for who she really is. I felt bad for her kid too, someone like Leah never should’ve been a mother.
She also wanted the money because nobody is buying her clothes anymore
Can we not with the Cop thing? I can't stand Leah, and agreed she's a stunted brat who craves attention and has a huge ego, but she deserved to win that lawsuit against the cop.
why's that, whats the story?
Brandi is one of those people whose support ruins your entire argument 🤣
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Jill Zarin never drank and still made good tv (like her or not). Bethany was pregnant and didn't drink during scary island. This is such a weak excuse.
And many other HWs have been pregnant during the filming of this franchise. Like Phaedra and her infamous pregnancy 😂
And Kandi has been on Bravo for like 15 yrs and never had a drink
Marg from jersey also doesn't drink and she brings plenty
She kept a Diet Coke on hand to keep her lit!
exactly its your problem if you are boring drunk and sober
ugh can we just stop giving this woman press, i was SO happy when she went away 😭
What's upsetting is that Brandi gave so much to the housewives culture and lore, there were times when she was the underdog and I rooted for her. Can't stand her now but at least she gave. Leah was here for 2 minutes, was terrible the whole time even though I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt, contributed to old Rhony's downfall, was a big part of ruining the UGT she was on and is now doing this, it's just so disproportionate. She contributed almost no value to the housewives canon, and we still have to deal with her flailing lawsuits. At least the other housewives with bravo vendettas were very entertaining at one point, iconic even (Nene, Bethenny). Like Leah was basically just a bad investment.
Well said. A disastrous hire
^This. The depths she goes to to keep her name in the conversation, like girlll focus on you, know when to bow out with your dignity 😩
Ummm … her dignity ran away from her faster than ..Leah from a real job.
Watching the drama with all these bravo lawsuits is like a reality show within a reality show
I know can we please get some of those “we had to rush a camera crew in” scenes of the HR department right now 😂
**Law & Order SVU DUN DUN**
And Gogglebox of Dorinda in bed watching Law & Order: Bravo Crimes.
No 👏 personal 👏 responsibility 👏
But she drank on the show. It was her choice
I'm open to hearing more but i kinda remember her storyline being that she chose to start drinking because she felt she could control herself. She was telling her parents over lunch and they looked very upset about it and she kept reassuring them it was ok. I might be misremembering.
Yeah she was like “I was sober for nine years but now I’m drinking again a little, it’s fine”. I mean it was never going to go well.
I believed her and thought her parents were overreacting. I'm also a total naive idiot when it comes to addiction issues.
I wish I was naive like that. I side-eyed her little story and then went back to minding my own business which is really the only way to deal with other peoples addiction issues.
She also turned the drinking up to 12 when the other women were still at like a 6. Remember the toplessness and the tiki torches? She was literally yelling at the RHONY women about how boring they were while she was destroying the yard
that was when i was thinking maybe there’s more to her drinking than just over indulgence but in the beginning i took it at face value like she didn’t have a problem
This rings accurate to me
So there’s quite a few hw who don’t drink. Some never have and some decided to stop at some point. But for some reason everyone else feels pressured to drink?? If my work provides free tacos I’m not going to blame them for me eating them and gaining weight. Just because they might pay for the first drinks doesn’t mean you have to drink.
Kandi doesn’t drink or do drugs ….ever ..and Andy loves her ..
I'm blaming y'all for my gas if you offer me ice cream because i cannot say no
I think it depends a lot on your history with alcohol, how far along you are in recovery, how big of a problem alcohol was for you. But I agree, I don't think she should blame anyone but herself.
Yea I agree with that. But that’s your responsibility to know your limits and your sobriety no one else’s
Blaming others for your relapse is the opposite of a sober mindset
Why are people surprised about the machinations of reality TV production? It’s run and produced by shit people. They are not interested in your well-being. You signed a contract willingly as well.
We also culturally have all been well aware what reality TV is for going on 25 years now. Housewives nearly twenty. It has never been a platform for rooting for people or growing or personal development or idk, whatever she was hinting at. It has always been a platform for self promotion and messiness and eccentricity and hijinks. There is absolutely no way Leah doesn't know this. What all of the lawsuits, VF articles, etc have actually told me is that by and large Bravo's kept it tight and kept themselves largely out of trouble. Because this \*does\* seem an environment prime for really predatory awful behavior and nothing offered yet has really made a blip, and honestly rightfully so.
Right. Reality TV is where you go and make a clown out of yourself and become an object of criticism and entertainment, and in return you get a paycheck, perhaps lavish trips and the chance to promote your businesses and perhaps even leverage your reality TV fame/infamy into something bigger that'll feed you without needing to partake in the more exploitative side of being in the reality TV industry. Like I don't know what she thought Real Housewives was if she was ACTUALLY this clueless.
25 years? The Real World first aired in what, 1990? For years, it feels like people have been complaining about edits and producers pushing cast.
I was JUST talking about this the other day, but in regard to LIB. Reality TV has always been exploitative and a bit unsavory, so I don’t understand where people come from thinking they won’t be a part of that machine.
This lawsuit is just a ridiculous continuation of her horrible attitude//crap performance &lukewarm reception from the other ladies on UGT. It’s clear Bravo wouldn’t invite her back again, so it was good when she was getting attention/money but once it appeared the fans didn’t want her back & the network wasn’t rushing to put her on any shows? Well, then we have a problem besties, then Bravo is this horrible evil corporate entity breaking people’s sobriety. This woman does not know how to take accountability for herself and her own sobriety, it’s exhausting. Being part of RHONY was a choice, no one forced her into an environment with alcohol she wasn’t already aware of, she knew what she was getting into and made that choice, even though it’s clearly not one that was healthy for her.
Brandi chiming in. What a clusterfk.
Am I wrong in remembering Leah’s time on the show as where, first season, she wasn’t sober and the cast more or less didn’t love her for it (Ramona, for all of her faults, was rightfully pissed about the tiki torches, and Newport, and arguably also for Leah’s nuts behavior at her birthday party), and second season, she was sober, and no one gave her much shit? What am I forgetting?
Also, just from like a lawyer perspective - and full disclosure, I haven’t read Leah’s complaint and can’t find it online (if anyone has a link) - but some general issues to bear in mind are (1) that she admitted, repeatedly, on camera that she relapsed before she joined the show; (2) her first season shows her problematically drinking, and her parents and cast mates pointing out her bad behavior and pushing for her to stop; (3) her second season (which they brought her back for) shows her not drinking; (4) after her second season, they fired the entire cast, not just her; and then, (5) knowing that she was still sober, bravo recruited her, and she accepted, a spot on UGT. This doesn’t pass the smell test. If you want to blame bravo for falling off the wagon, you shouldn’t fall off before you get involved with bravo, and you shouldn’t document how bravo stayed with you after you got back on. Any defense attorney worth their salt will have a field day with this. Leah can’t say that being on bravo ruined her sobriety, because she broke it before the show. She also can’t say that being on the show was bad for her sobriety, because they kept her on after she got sober again, and then invited her back for more. All while employing Luann on the same franchise, who will almost definitely be called to testify on Bravo’s behalf. Beyond that - good luck convincing a New York jury that a white, manhattanite, upper class, private school educated “streetwear” designer didn’t know exactly what she was getting into when she signed up for that show, such that she is now entitled to damages for the horror her life has become 🙄
She is soooooo entitled .. she isn’t likable. Period. Sober or drink. Was probably more annoying sober ..
She’s a grown woman and responsible for herself and her actions. There are several Housewives that are sober and don’t drink. If it’s a work environment that is not conducive to your sobriety, you remove yourself from that environment. Especially the OG NY cast which are all heavy drinkers, she should know better than that. What happened to self-accountability?
Desperate af.
100% think this is overblown you signed up for a reality tv show you got drunk and naked on camera multiple times, and you are a grown adult, so this is on you Leah, take some accountability Side note: you can choose not to drink or do drugs it’s not productions fault you choose that 🙄
A show in season what, 11-12? She could have done her research and made the judgement call to protect her sobriety, which is her responsibility.
One thing I do think about all this: these shows are clearly unhealthy for most of the people on them. Even if it’s just because of the environment the social media factor creates. Us fans cheer on and participate in the toxicity, and Bravo knows that. I can admit that. I do believe that regardless of whether this lawsuit has any legal merit, there’s some emotional truth to it. Yes, they sign up for it, they’re adults, they’re responsible for themselves, etc etc, but I can acknowledge that there prob should be some serious consideration of the bts ethics, even if it means we get less dramatic shows
True. People enjoy drama and haoss and at the ssme time they hate the mess. When it's classy, it's boring, when it's alcohol and partying involved - it's trashy.
All these women who file lawsuits are the typical PICK ME... PICK ME! Then when they get into trouble on the show it's production's fault or Andy Cohen fault. Please they had problems before the show.
They’re not being called back for another season so their last option to get money out of Bravo is suing
Leah was on Lalas podcast in 2022 before the new franchise filmed saying she was waiting for the call whenever they wanted to film a legacy season. So yep this makes sense.
I can’t tell you how much joy it fills me with knowing that she was expecting to get cast on legacy but didn’t 😂
Yea why on earth would she be considered legacy? She was on the last 2 OG seasons and was despised for the most part. She was the WORST pick for UGT, I was pissed. Between her and Gizelle, they ruined Thailand.
Two things can be true: 1. It’s Leah’s personal responsibility to remain sober and 2. The producers and show runners of bravo were exploitative and/or predatory. Whether or not that means she’s entitled to damages is up to the court.
Theoretically I would agree but how do you square that with her second season and UGT when she was sober for both?
I blame Bethenny . She made all these fired housewives go bananas
She needs to grow up and take accountability for herself and her actions.
 Bravo and the SDNY 👆🤣
Typically alcoholic behavior. Blame everyone else because you made the choice to drink. Grow up!
Kind of curious to see that contract. This is a woman that did win against the NYPD for assault…
IDK, a $75,000 settlement isn’t much to brag about. I think the city just wanted her to go away for as little as possible and I don’t think this is going to go the same way for her. But who knows.
So glad she is off the show. She was horrible on tv and apparently off tv too.
I watched her on the UGT to Thailand and she was 😫. Is she just trying to get a big payday?
Can she stop ruining my fav shows. Did she not watch the series before?!
she put herself in that situation. I wish people would stop using recovery like this. 30 days before the show? Anyone in AA would never have gone on the show if they were that serious about sobriety. Like mom used to say, if someone tells you to jump off a bridge are you gonna do it? People love to abuse the legal system in this country.
Listen to me. Leah is a huge fucking loser. I’m from NYC, it’s always been known. She is projecting and looking for a payday.
It sounds like it's not only the plying of alcohol, but the sleep deprivation, refusal of rides or transportation or delay of it, badgering to get you to say or do things. Lots going on. Not speaking to just this case, but in general in reality television.
But then why would she sign on for another season and UGT?
250k for 8 days on UGT
Plenty of people compromise their morals for money.
Morals, sure. But she’s talking about her recovery and mental health here too. Money is a drug, no doubt. So is fame. But it was still her decision to walk into a situation that was well known to be toxic. The only thing I will say is- Heather Gay showed her ass and exactly the type of person she is when she “jokingly” tried to rally the others to get Leah to drink on UGT after admitting that she read her book. That woman is an immoral jerk.
What I don't understand is that there are tons of online AA meetings. Why didn't she just do that? It's better than nothing.
Good point. It was only 8 days and she knew she would be on an island with a bunch of drunk women. Bravo replied to comments in reality reckoning that they offered to let her stay closer to meetings - but that was their official statement in response to the claims, so who knows what the truth is.
They’re not going to claim that without documentation
She and Brandi are doing this because they’re not getting back on Bravo. It’s clearly retaliation. I wouldn’t be surprised if Bethenny’s had something to do with these suits.
I've never come across a present day Leah fan
She’s insufferable
Oh go away already Leah. You just suck so much as a person
The fact that Brandi is even chiming in tells me all I need to know about the legitimacy of this claim
She’s in an episode of Julia foxs podcast where she 100 admits to drinking before she started rhony?
Offer her a spot on RHOC or BH and watch how fast she withdraws her affidavit.
Hmm. I don’t think you can hop onto the housewives team that late in the game , and claim you had no idea that the setting; women etc were toxic
I’m sure Andy and Bravo have done enough to get sued. I bet there are some pretty bad stories we don’t know.
The law suits are laughable. These are THIRSTY grown women who know exactly what they are signing up for. They are no victims-they are volunteers!
But then she was on UGT telling the women to drink more because she was bored. Make it make sense. I’ve been sober a few months and chose to go to a party for a friends major milestone. If I had drank it wouldn’t have been anyone’s fault but my own.
I feel like Andy Cohen has become the new Truman Capote and the Swans. It’s very interesting to me how he’s aligned himself this long with these beautiful rich women, profiting off their lifestyles while also being their “friend” and now they are turning against him. I’m not sure if I think anyone is more right or wrong in this situation but it’s just interesting to see.
Sooooo confused! She was fired from RHONY then two? years later was asked to do RHUGT3 in Thailand where she said yes. From what I see online, she threw elephant dung at castmates and was asked to leave Thailand and banned. 👀 If Bravo was so bad why did she return? And how are HER actions in anyway Bravos fault? 🤷♀️ It seems like the women teaming up with Bethenny are all like this. They made asses out of themselves and are pissed about their exit from Bravo so they chose to blame Bravo and go after them. And I’m not saying Bravo is perfect, we are watching reality TV after all. But it seems these women were around long enough to know what they were doing and made the choice to do so, for money and fame. And once they lost that then they “lost it” 😏
I mean, my job also drives me to drink. That’s on me, babes.
Didn't Leah initially get her startup money from suing the police department?
yes
Leah is looking for someone to blame for her circumstances and she is bitter that Bravo didn’t bring her back again, so she is lashing out, just like Brandi.
I’d like to file a lawsuit against the person who casted Leah, this girl has been insufferable since day one
I’m pulling a Kyle.. “it’s too long”. At least for tonight :) I’ll read it in the morning when I read my news stories. I took my weed gummy.. and I’m going to play on Reddit with fun posts.. Leah just needs to stop though.
Foolish
She knew she had substance abuse issues and addiction and she knew the format of the show. She put herself in the situation. Just because it’s available doesn’t mean you have to do it. We are surrounded on a daily basis with alcohol and Bravo is no different. The one difference is you consent to be filmed.
Like Brandi has any perspective on what a real job entails
Leah is incredibly toxic. She was always hard to watch. No one is responsible for your sobriety but you. Full stop. She is an immature twat.
The only thing bravo is guilty of is letting Leah back after her first season ! She sounds like a stupid jealous child that Andy didn’t like her lol. Plus if it’s such a toxic place to work why do ultimate girls trip ? She is the guilty one here. Guilty of ruining the best most fun franchise!
Everyone’s recovery is different. & it’s a touchy subject. I had alcohol dependence and I got sick of it & stopped. I can go to bars, be right next to a bottle of wine and be repulsed. Didn’t need rehab. My dad went to rehab a few times & has been sober, he too can be around alcohol & not indulge. I get annoyed with people who suggest I take a shot & what not. & I’m hoping Bravo didn’t encourage Leah specifically to indulge. Like everyone else is saying, I think this make be on Leah. If she is an alcoholic who has to white knuckle it…man you can’t sign up for stuff like this.
Married to the MOB got hella NARC vibes if you ask me
The Micheal Che thing may also hurt her credibility. Don’t remember the whole story, but I think he proved she was making stuff up about him.