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By Savannah Walsh
Following Vanity Fair’s investigative report on Bravo, which was Ramona Singer’s base for thirteen seasons of Real Housewives of New York City, the truth star was removed from the network’s upcoming fan convention, an insider told VF.
The article details, among other things, an investigation into Singer’s alleged use of the N-word in a verbal exchange with a member of the black RHONY season 13 team. Shed Media, Warner Bros. Discovery, Bravo and NBCUniversal declined to comment on the allegations. as opposed to Singer, as defined in the complaints. When asked via VF if he had used the N-word in a verbal exchange with a black member of the production, Singer replied, “Never. “
Shortly after publication, a Page Six reporter also asked Singer to comment on the allegations. In a screenshot of his reaction posted on the publication’s website, he attempted to protect himself by claiming that he had literally pronounced “NWord” from the insult itself, before writing the insult in abbreviated form, followed by an ellipsis.
The 66-year-old truth star was originally scheduled to appear at BravoCon, an annual conference for the network’s faithful that, after two years in New York, will be held in Las Vegas this weekend. Peacock’s Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip season, premiering in December, along with other RHONY cast members. She and her daughter Avery Singer also planned to sell their brand, BachBoss, at a booth at the on-site Bravo Bazaar, according to TheWrap. .
As reported via VF’s Anna Peele, Singer has been the subject of several court cases for alleged misconduct on her final season of Real Housewives of New York City. After a heated exchange with her co-star at the time, Eboni Williams, who was the first black actor, Ramona slammed her hands on the table. She says, “That’s why we didn’t want other blacks on the show. . . It’s going to ruin our show,” according to someone who was on stage. Singer sent an email to VF, which “not at all” happened. “In fact, I supported the addition of diverse actors long before [sic] Eboni was added. “
That season, Singer also allegedly told a black employee, “There are a lot of you here now, please don’t replace your hair, because you couldn’t possibly forget anybody’s names. “Singer says this was typical of his behavior: “It was [sic] strictly a comment about my inability not to forget names. [. . . ] As an example, last week I saw a photo with me and Travis Kelce from 2016 on Watch What Happens Live and I “even knew it was Jax Taylor,” he emailed to Vanity Fair, referring to a white Vanderpump Rules cast member. According to two other people close to the production, at some other point, Singer exclaimed, “There are so many black girls!(The singer denies saying this, even though images released during the season show her using the word “black girls. “)
At another point, Singer allegedly told season thirteen’s lead producer, Darian Edmondson, that an interaction with Williams reminded her of the days when her Jewish colleagues treated her with a “Catholic slur” when she was a young woman. She says she was called “shiksa,” a Yiddish term for a non-Jewish woman. Edmondson says she responded by saying, “Ramona, I have no idea what you’re talking about,” to which Singer responded, “Oh, it’s literally like someone called you. “(The singer says she “never” uttered the N-word and that this account is a “false statement. “”I described an incident where I was called a shiksa while running in college,” he wrote to VF, “but I didn’t compare the two experiences. “)
According to several other people who worked on Season 13, other members of the production reached out to Warner Bros. Discovery HR about Singer’s alleged comments during filming. Williams attempted to leave the screen on Nov. 6, the same day Singer allegedly used the N-word. , though Williams was unaware of the incident at the time. RHONY was absolutely made over the next year, with an all-new cast implemented for its fourteenth season.
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