It's been a pretty busy week for Nene Leakes. While she's busy recovering after buying herself a brand new ass, the Real Housewoves of Atlanta alum has dropped her racial discrimination lawsuit against NBC/Universal, Bravo, and Andy Cohen.
via People:
The former Real Housewives of Atlanta star, 54, previously filed a lawsuit in April against Bravo, NBC Universal, network executives including Andy Cohen and other related parties. At the time, Leakes accused the defendants — including the production companies True Entertainment and Truly Original — of violating federal employment and anti-discrimination laws.
Court documents obtained by PEOPLE on Monday indicated the former reality star “dismisses this action and all claims asserted by Leakes without prejudice.”
“All Parties consent and stipulate to the foregoing dismissal,” the document reads. “No party will seek recovery of costs or attorneys’ fees in any submission to this Court.”
This situation is a joint stipulation dismissal without prejudice between all parties. Leakes, therefore, can resurface this case down the road if she chooses.
When the lawsuit was initially filed, Leakes claimed that Bravo, NBC Universal and the True production teams helped “foster a corporate and workplace culture in which racially-insensitive and inappropriate behavior is tolerated — if not, encouraged.” She also claimed that her former costar and friend Kim Zolciak-Biermann made racist comments for years, but claimed it was Leakes who was punished after allegedly informing network executives about the matter.
Leakes claimed the network “did not terminate their relationship with Zolciak-Biermann, nor take any other meaningful action to put an end to her racially-offensive behavior” but gave Zolciak-Biermann, 44, a spin-off called Don’t Be Tardy (which went on to run for eight seasons on Bravo).
Later addressing the allegations on The Nightcap with Carlos King in June, Zolciak-Biermann claimed Leakes “knows what she’s saying is not true in regards to me.” She also called Leakes’ claims “ridiculous.”
I should point out that just because Nene dismissed her lawsuit "without prejudice" doesn't mean she can't refile her lawsuit in the future.
As I've said throughout the lawsuit, I do believe there was some shadiness, favoritism and microaggression's going on behind the scenes at Bravo.
However it feels strange coming from Nene, who benefited from acting a fool and looked down co-stars for many years. When she grew tired to the shenanigans and thought she could play hardball with Bravo by refusing to shoot certain scenes and abruptly left the zoom reunion, the powers that be reminded her who was really in charge.
Now the rumor going around is that Nene made a deal with Bravo to most likely return to RHOA in the future, similar to the deal Mo'Nique made with Netflix.
So while this is a smart business move (there's no way she would have made it out victorious by going up against a giant like NBC) to get back good graces of NBC/Universal by striking a deal, in the eyes of the public it makes you look like a hypocrite trying to get back in bed with the very corporation you said discriminated against you.
Then again, you're out here fighting an uphill battle against Bravo while so many other black talent are continuing to do business with them.
So I say get your coins, but at least the one good thing to come out of your discrimination lawsuit is make people aware that there is some kind of shadiness going on behind the scenes.
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