The former Real Housewives of New York star denied various allegations made about her in a new Vanity Fair expose, as Eboni K. Williams says she tried to quit the show during production.
via: Page Six
In response to Vanity Fair’s exposé about Bravo and her alleged racism — as well as Page Six’s coverage of it — the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum texted this reporter Tuesday afternoon, “And the word I used was ‘NWord’ Not n-g…”
Bravo didn’t return Page Six’s request for comment, and Singer said she would have a “full statement” for us at a later time.
The Vanity Fair feature, which included interviews with fellow “Housewives” such as Eboni K. Williams and Leah McSweeney, alleged Singer had used the N-word in conversation with a black crew member during production of Season 13.
Her alleged use of the racial slur became a complaint within Shed Media, Warner Bros. Discovery, Bravo and NBCUniversal, but Singer denied saying the term and an internal investigation was “inconclusive.”
Williams, who was the first black “Housewife” to appear on the NYC franchise, also claimed in exposé that Singer, 66, had stated that “most” black people don’t have present fathers while participating in a training call with two racial justice representatives as well as a publicist from Bravo and a communications expert from NBCUniversal.
“’What if they don’t have a father? Why can’t I say that?’” Singer said, according to Williams. “’Most of them don’t.’”
The network publicist, who is also black, informed Singer that she has a father, but the “Housewife” said she’d read a study that confirmed that most black children do not. McSweeney corroborated Williams’ account, the publication noted.
“The training included ‘open dialogue,’” Singer told Vanity Fair in response to the allegations. “In that spirit, I asked a question about a statistic I had read about single-parent households, where children with single-parent households were statistically less likely to succeed than two-parent households.”
Page Six also exclusively reported in 2021 that Singer allegedly said, “This is why we shouldn’t have black people on the show” in reference to Williams after Luann de Lesseps kicked the attorney out of her home.
Singer denied the story at the time, telling us that it was a “terrible lie.” However, VF also reported a similar story but added that Singer went one step further and purportedly said, “This is gonna ruin our show.”
Singer denied the incident again, adding in an email to the magazine, “In fact, I supported adding diverse cast members well before before [sic] Eboni was added.”
Singer is slated to appear at BravoCon this weekend.
It doesn't matter what term you used. The fact of the matter is as one of the biggest Karen's at Bravo your wide-eyed ass shouldn't be using the word at all.
It will be interesting to see how Ramona will be received this weekend at BravoCon, and if Bravo plans to address what they're planning to do with the RHONY Legacy season of Ultimate Girls Trip, since Ramona will be appearing on the season.
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