The allegations against Andy Cohen are piling up. In a bombshell lawsuit obtained by people, former real housewives of new york city Star Leah McSweeney accused Cohen of supplying Bravol Breeze with cocaine and fostering a “rotten workplace culture” that forced employees to consume alcohol.
McSweeney — The lawsuit also names Shed Media, Warner Bros. Discovery, Bravo Media, NBCUniversal Media and producers John Paparazzo, Lisa Shannon and Darren Ward as defendants. It was alleged that Cohen was “involved in cocaine use with Housewives and other ‘Bravol Celebrities'”. According to “We employ people.
The former reality star further claimed that housewives who used cocaine with their Bravo bosses were given “more favorable treatment and editing.”
The complaint goes on to say, “Cohen knowingly uses cocaine to his employees in order to further a workplace culture that promotes drug and alcohol abuse. “This has led to a failure to respond to employees who are trying to do so.”
In response to the allegations, a representative for Mr. Cohen said: deadline“The allegations against Andy are completely false!”
McSweeney appeared in two seasons. Ronnie and one season Real Housewives Ultimate Girls’ Trip, The defendants also alleged they failed to provide adequate support for her “alcohol use disorder” and other “mental health disorders” even though they knew she was suffering.
Instead, she claimed that the producers “deliberately planned scenarios intended to worsen the situation and discriminate against her.” [her] The aim is to “produce morbid and vile reality television” on people with disabilities.McSweeney ended nine years of sobriety during filming RonnieHowever, by the time filming for season 12 began in 2019, she was sober again.
She later doubled down on her claims in an article Instagram postThere, she wrote that the fan-favorite Bravo show “creates an unsafe working environment, encourages drug abuse to artificially create drama, and people who cynically prey on the weaknesses of its employees.” It is operated by.”
“There’s something great about the concept of reality TV: that millions of people you’ve never met can laugh with you, cry with you, empathize with you, and root for you,” she continued. . “But I am disturbed by the reckless and egregious manner in which those at the top are drooling over the misfortunes and misfortunes of women, including myself.”
McSweeney wrote in her lawsuit that she wants to help reality shows “live up to their true purpose of authentically portraying the complexities of life while providing real support to those who share their stories.”
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