Kelly Ripa, Andy Cohen. Getty Photos (2)
Kelly Ripa is defending longtime pal Andy Cohen after he was accused of doing cocaine with Bravo stars in a bombshell lawsuit filed by Actual Housewives of New York alum Leah McSweeney.
The daytime speak present host, 53, sat down with Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards on the Wednesday, March 27, episode of her “Let’s Speak Off Digicam” podcast, the place they mentioned McSweeney’s allegations. Within the go well with, which was filed on February 27, the RHONY alum additionally claimed that Cohen, 55, created “toxicity” within the office and “performed favorites” amongst those that get together with him.
“I do know him, like, off-camera. I do know him privately. We’ve traveled collectively. We’ve gone on trip collectively, like, pre-him having children, you realize?” stated Ripa. “I’ve by no means seen a drug round him. It’s like probably the most… I’m so offended by it. I’m so offended over it.”
Noting that she has “solely seen him be skilled” and has “actually by no means seen medication round – or any of this,” Richards, 55, added, “It made me offended and it made me actually unhappy as a result of I really feel like that’s the time that we’re dwelling in proper now. It’s very harmful to make accusations like that. It’s not prefer it was. Proper? So it actually made me unhappy.”
Getty Photos; WireImage; Getty Photos A number of Actual Housewives franchise stars are coming to Andy Cohen’s protection following Leah McSweeney’s bombshell claims towards the Bravo boss. The previous RHONY star filed a lawsuit towards Cohen and Bravo on February 27. After information of her civil go well with went public, she alleged in a prolonged Instagram submit that […]
Along with McSweeney’s claims about medication, poisonous office tradition and favoritism, the previous actuality persona alleged that she was “pressured” to drink alcohol regardless of telling producers she was engaged on sustaining her sobriety all through the three seasons she filmed.
She additionally claimed that “producers retaliated towards her when she needed to remain sober, and deliberately failed to supply cheap lodging that might support her efforts to remain sober and in a position to carry out.”
Cohen’s rep fired again at McSweeney’s allegations the day after the go well with was filed, telling The Hollywood Reporter in an announcement, “The claims towards Andy are fully false.”
Like Richards and Ripa, different stars got here to Cohen’s protection amid the allegations.
“Been round Andy many many instances and have NEVER been supplied something however good hospitality,” Actual Housewives of Miami star Guerdy Abraira wrote within the feedback part of a February 28 Instagram submit shared by Web page Six.
Luann de Lesseps, whose sobriety journey was captured by Bravo cameras, stated she can’t agree with any allegation about being “pressured to drink.”
“I can solely say my expertise. A part of the Housewives is events, and naturally, there’s ingesting concerned, nevertheless it’s not like somebody pressured her to drink,” the RHONY alum informed TMZ on February 28. “You’ll be able to’t power somebody to drink one thing. It’s a must to be the one that picks up the drink.”
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She added, “I’ve identified Andy for years, and it’s not in his character, and I’ve by no means, ever seen within the years that I’ve been doing Housewives any drug abuse.”
In response to Bravo stars’ assist for Cohen, McSweeney’s lawyer Gary Adelman informed Us Weekly in an announcement, “There are extra lawsuits coming and there are extra people who find themselves going to talk out. It doesn’t matter what folks say or suppose — that Andy’s a very good man, or that you need to count on to drink, or that you need to count on this habits.”
He concluded: “What’s going to matter is what the legislation thinks of it. And we imagine the legislation thinks that is fallacious.”
