{"id":96034,"date":"2024-05-09T10:39:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T10:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/09\/andy-cohen-breaks-silence-on-real-housewives-accusations-i-have-no-regrets\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T10:39:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T10:39:26","slug":"andy-cohen-breaks-silence-on-real-housewives-accusations-i-have-no-regrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/09\/andy-cohen-breaks-silence-on-real-housewives-accusations-i-have-no-regrets\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Cohen Breaks Silence on Real Housewives Accusations: &#8220;I Have No Regrets&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Andy Cohen has a lot to say about some ugly allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The executive producer of all of Bravo\u2019s Real Housewives franchises, Cohen has been at the center of a number of recent controversies.<\/p>\n<p>In February, for example, Brandi Glanville Brandi Glanville sent a letter to NBCUniversal, Shed Media and Shed\u2019s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery\u2026 accusing Cohen of sexual harassment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2151787570-1024x975.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Cohen at the MET Gala\" class=\"wp-image-499565 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2151787570-1024x975.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2151787570-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2151787570-768x732.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2151787570-2048x1951.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2151787570-960x915.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2151787570-1080x1029.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2151787570-1200x1143.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2151787570-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andy Cohen attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating \u201cSleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion\u201d at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Aliah Anderson\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The document alleged that an \u201cinebriated\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/02\/andy-cohen-addresses-sexual-harassment-allegations-apologizes-to-brandi-glanville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cohen sent Glanville a video message<\/a> stating of \u201chis intention to sleep with another Bravo star that night while thinking of her and invited her to watch via Facetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter for a new feature, Cohen said he couldn\u2019t go into detail regarding some of the claims that have been made public \u2014 for legal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/02\/leah-mcsweeney-sues-andy-cohen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leah McSweeney had sued Cohen and Bravo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She has said that executives plied her with alcohol and forced her to drink, despite her struggles with substance abuse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Cohen on a stage\" class=\"wp-image-499566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Cohen on a stage\" class=\"wp-image-499566 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1841477629-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andy Cohen speaks on stage during iHeartRadio z100\u2019s Jingle Ball 2023 Presented By Capital One at Madison Square Garden on December 8, 2023 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Theo Wargo\/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019ll say about the alcohol is that we have so many sober people and people who have gotten sober on the show, like Countess Luann [de Lesseps],\u201d Cohen said in this article. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have people who\u2019ve never had a drink during the entire run of the show. Jill Zarin. Kandi Burris. Heather Dubrow will just have an occasional glass of champagne. So sure, there are people who drink.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many people who never drink. We don\u2019t force anyone to do anything. But no one is secretly hiding liquor bottles on set. That\u2019s ridiculous. We\u2019ve been very supportive of people\u2019s sobriety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As you can see here, Cohen remained very defiant throughout this interview.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Cohen in New York City\" class=\"wp-image-499567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Cohen in New York City\" class=\"wp-image-499567 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1719485381-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andy Cohen attends the New York City Ballet 2023 Fall Fashion Gala at David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center on October 5, 2023 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Cindy Ord\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cohen previously apologized to Glanville, but also said the video she referenced was \u201cclearly\u201d meant to be a joke, meant to be \u201cin jest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The talk show host emphasized to The Hollywood Reporter that he has \u201cno regrets about\u201d how he has handled everything across the Real Housewives programs, stating how \u201cproud\u201d he is of the relationships he has fostered along the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super proud of what we\u2019ve built and of everybody who\u2019s been a part of it. I think most people involved with these shows have been very grateful for the platform, but there will always be a few with complaints,\u201d Cohen said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, it\u2019s no fun to be a target. So, yes, it\u2019s hurtful. But I have no regrets about the way I\u2019ve handled anything. I think everything that happens in your life informs the next thing that happens in your life. That\u2019s the way I look at all this. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know what the truth is and I know how I\u2019ve conducted myself, and I walk tall every day on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Cohen shows off\" class=\"wp-image-499568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Cohen shows off\" class=\"wp-image-499568 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1538192111-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andy Cohen attends Bravo\u2019s \u201cThe Real Housewives Of New York City\u201d Season 14 Premiere at The Rainbow Room on July 12, 2023 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finally, Cohen explained how the Real Housewives started way back in 2009\u2026 and a lot has changed since then.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProducing a show about politically incorrect women in 2024 is different than producing a show about politically incorrect women in 2009,\u201d Cohen told this publication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSensitivities have changed over the years. Social media has a huge impact. There\u2019s not a lot of room for nuance these days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are living in an outrage culture now, and everyone has had to adapt to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA1L2FuZHktY29oZW4tYnJlYWtzLXNpbGVuY2Utb24tcmVhbC1ob3VzZXdpdmVzLWFjY3VzYXRpb25zLWktaGF2ZS1uby1yZWdyZXRzLw==\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Cohen has a lot to say about some ugly allegations. The executive producer of all of Bravo\u2019s Real Housewives franchises, Cohen has been at the center of a number of recent controversies. In February, for example, Brandi Glanville Brandi Glanville sent a letter to NBCUniversal, Shed Media and Shed\u2019s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery\u2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-96034","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}