Andy Cohen has been cleared of misconduct claims within the wake of allegations introduced ahead by Bravolebrities Brandi Glanville and Leah McSweeney.
A spokesperson for Bravo tells ET that an “exterior investigation into the latest allegations made by Brandi Glanville and Leah McSweeney towards Andy Cohen has now been accomplished, and the claims have been discovered to be unsubstantiated.”
The spokesperson additionally shared that Cohen’s fashionable present, Watch What Occurs Stay With Andy Cohen, at present in its twenty first season, has been renewed. Cohen being cleared of any misconduct comes practically three months after Glanville accused the Bravo host of sending her a video through which he made sexually suggestive feedback. The previous Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star went as far as to rent a authorized staff to put in writing a letter to NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. and Shed Media, claiming the video “was a rare abuse of energy.”
That very same day, Cohen took to social media and defined that “the video exhibits Kate Chastain and I very clearly joking to Brandi. It was completely meant in jest, and Brandi’s response clearly communicated she was in on the joke. That stated, it was completely inappropriate and I apologize.”
That very same month, McSweeney sued Cohen and Bravo, claiming discrimination and that the Bravo exhibits “are run by individuals who create a harmful work atmosphere, encourage substance abuse to artificially create drama and cynically prey on the vulnerabilities of their staff.”
The Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis alum had additionally claimed in her 104-page criticism that community brass “drool over the mishaps and misfortunes of the ladies together with myself.” She additionally claimed the office was fueled by “toxicity, alcoholism and ache usually are not solely anticipated however inspired and facilitated.”
A rep for Cohen advised ET, “The claims towards Andy are fully false.” Cohen then took issues a step additional when in March he demanded an apology from McSweeney and referred to her lawsuit as “suffering from false, offensive, and defamatory statements.”
Within the letter his authorized staff despatched to McSweeney, Cohen’s lawyer acknowledged that “nearly each” allegation made by McSweeney is “categorically false,” and it particularly calls for that her accusation that Cohen makes use of cocaine is “instantly” retracted and withdrawn.
McSweeney’s lawyer, Sarah M. Matz, of Adelman Matz P.C., responded to the letter in an announcement to ET saying her shopper wouldn’t be intimidated by Cohen’s “try to discredit” McSweeney. Matz added, “We don’t intend to litigate this matter within the press, and if Mr. Cohen needs to handle Ms. McSweeney’s claims, we propose he achieve this in Court docket, not in a letter for the press.”
Extra not too long ago, Cohen addressed the swirling controversies and lawsuits surrounding the enduring actuality franchise he govt produces, telling The Hollywood Reporter, “I do know what the reality is and I understand how I’ve performed myself, and I stroll tall day-after-day on that.”
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