Andy Cohen and Leah McSweeney.Photo:Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty (2)
Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty (2)
“The claims against Andy are completely false,” a rep for theWatch What Happens Livehost said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
In addition to Cohen and Bravo Media, the suit also names NBC Universal Media, Warner Bros. Discovery, production company Shed Media US and producers John Paparazzo, Lisa Shannon and Darren Ward.
Andy Cohen.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty
Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty
McSweeney — who joinedRHONYin 2019 for two seasons and appeared on season 3 ofThe Real Housewives: Ultimate GirlsTrip— alleges in the filing that the defendants failed to maintain a safe working environment and accommodate her disabilities, including “alcohol use disorder” and “mental health disorders.” Reps for Cohen, Bravo, Shed and Warner Bros did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s initial request for comment on McSweeney’s allegations.
McSweeney also accuses Cohen of engaging in “cocaine use with Housewives and other ‘Bravolebrities’ that he employs” and providing “favorable treatment and edits” to those he allegedly uses the substance with.
Leah McSweeney and Andy Cohen.John Nacion/WireImage; Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty
John Nacion/WireImage; Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty
According toThe Hollywood Reporter, a source also denied the allegation that Cohen “does cocaine with any Housewives,” calling it “outrageous.”
The outlet also reports that a source close to the franchise’s production alleged that McSweeney was in talks about being cast onRHONY: Legacybut ultimately was not chosen for the ensemble, given her short tenure on the series. The production source told THR, “If she was cast in Legacy like she wanted, this wouldn’t be happening.”
The Married to the Mob founder has also since shared a lengthy statement about her decision to file a civil suit. She took toInstagramon Tuesday to post a carousel of text, which she captioned, “In my own words…”
She wrote, “This is not a story I ever thought I would be telling; in fact, I was petrified to speak on it and was warned not to."
After iterating the nature of the suit and how personal it is, as well as how incidents have been edited for television, McSweeney also wrote of her intentions with the suit.
“I’ve been trying to address this internationally for years now but have been dismissed, stone-walled, and gaslit (but actually) at every turn since. Bravo can try to manipulate my reality and others’ all they want, but the cold hard facts of this case are as real as it gets,” the statement concludes.
source: people.com
