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Andy Cohen<\/strong><\/a> is firing back at the allegations made by Real Housewives\u2019<\/em> Leah McSweeney<\/strong><\/a> in a lawsuit filed against him.<\/p>\n The former Real Housewives of New York City<\/em> star, who has struggled with alcohol and drug addiction, recently filed a lawsuit against Andy<\/strong>, 55, and the network<\/a> accusing them of \u201cintentionally planning scenarios intended to exacerbate [her] disabilities\u201d to \u201ccreate morbidly salacious reality television.\u201d The lawsuit continued on to claim that Bravo did not supply her with a workplace to accommodate the above mentioned disabilities, including \u201calcohol use disorder\u201d and \u201cmental health disorders.\u201d <\/p>\n In addition, Leah<\/strong> accused Andy<\/strong> of using cocaine and alleged that he has a \u201cproclivity for cocaine usage with his employees,\u201d adding that he \u201ctends to provide the Housewives with whom he uses cocaine with more favorable treatment and edits.\u201d<\/p>\n Now, there\u2019s an update on Thursday (March 7).<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Andy<\/strong>\u2018s lawyer, Orin Snyder<\/strong>, sent a letter to Leah<\/strong>\u2018s reps, and that letter has now been made public.<\/p>\n The letter send to Leah<\/strong>\u2018s lawyers said that \u201cvirtually every statement about Mr. Cohen<\/strong> contained in the complaint is false and will be proven so if this baseless lawsuit proceeds, we demand that you immediately retract and withdraw all allegations relating to Mr. Cohen<\/strong>\u2019s purported \u2018cocaine use,\u2019 including but not limited to the allegation that Mr. Cohen<\/strong> \u2018engages in cocaine use with Housewives and other \u2018Bravolebrities\u2019 that he employs.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n The letter added that without a retraction, he will hold Leah <\/strong>accountable \u201cto the fullest extent of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n The letter continued, \u201cTo be clear: these allegations are categorically false. Mr. Cohen<\/strong> never used cocaine with any cast member on any Real Housewives<\/em> show or with any other Bravo employee. The absence of any reasonable basis to make such allegations is confirmed by your pleading itself\u2026 While proclaimed as facts, these allegations are missing every detail, including the who, where, and when. That is because you know that no such details exist, as a slew of current and former cast members has independently confirmed (which you well know through press reports). The allegations were obviously made up by you and\/or your client to achieve maximum tabloid clickbait value in the hopes of weaponizing these false allegations\u2014along with other lies that permeate the complaint\u2014as leverage to force an unjustified settlement. It will not. Instead, this conduct only subjects you and your client to independent and substantial legal exposure.\u201d<\/p>\n The letter continued, \u201cThe 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<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Leah<\/strong>\u2018s lawyer, Sarah M. Matz<\/strong>, has already responded.<\/p>\n She wrote, \u201cThat Andy Cohen<\/strong> had his counsel and PR agents write a threatening letter to give to the press is hardly surprising. Mr. Cohen<\/strong> is accustomed to using his power in the media to scare and intimidate people like Ms. McSweeney<\/strong> so that they will not speak out. Mr. Cohen\u2019s attempt to discredit and intimidate Ms. McSweeney <\/strong>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<\/strong>. We do not intend to litigate this matter in the press, and if Mr. Cohen<\/strong> wants to address Ms. McSweeney<\/strong>\u2019s claims, we suggest he do so in Court, not in a letter for the press.\u201d<\/p>\n After Leah <\/strong>filed her lawsuit, a lot of Bravo stars came to Andy<\/strong>\u2018s defense.<\/a><\/p>\n Letters via Variety<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n