Bethenny Frankel claims Ramona Singer was axed from BravoCon for ‘optics’: ‘They’re scrambling’
Bethenny Frankel believes Ramona Singer was axed from BravoCon for “optics” amid racism allegations.
The “ReWives” podcast host addressed her former co-star’s “absurd” comments that got her axed from the Las Vegas festival in Thursday’s episode, saying the network is now “scrambling” to deal with the controversy.
“Believe me, if Ramona said something that made her look really bad on her own that didn’t affect Bravo and [them] being canceled, Ramona would be front and center on the stage,” she claimed.
The 52-year-old alleged that she has “firsthand knowledge … from lawyers” and publicists that Bravo is “scrambling and looking for crisis intervention.”
She called the network “a boat filled with holes like a piece of Swiss cheese,” adding, “They are in a freefall. If you think I’m wrong … why is Bravo on damage control?”
A network source tell us, “There is no truth to this.”
Singer was cut from BravoCon on Tuesday — and subsequently fired from her real estate gig at Douglas Elliman — after using a partial racial slur in a text to a Page Six reporter.
“And the word I used was ‘NWord’ Not n-g……”,” the 66-year-old wrote while denying she used the N-word while speaking to a black crew member, as alleged in Vanity Fair’s exposé published the previous day.
Frankel pointed out that since Singer’s text was “no different than what was probably said on the show,” it seemed suspect to disinvite her now.
“Bravo is the land of forget as long as it’s good enough for ratings,” she said. “Ramona was good enough for ‘Ultimate Girls Trip’ and just a week or two ago to get on Andy’s lap on [‘Watch What Happens Live].'”
A BravoCon source tells us that the event “is one big celebration of the fans and the talent who help make Bravo the beloved brand it is.”
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Frankel, who praised Monday’s bombshell article for “mov[ing] the conversation forward” in her “reality reckoning,” also alleged that there are “at least a dozen lawsuits that name Bravo and Andy Cohen personally.”
Page Six has reached out to Bravo reps for comment.
Frankel slammed Cohen, 55, later in the podcast for laughing off the article’s racism and discrimination allegations when he responded to a meme poking fun at it for “break[ing] the news that … Ramona is racist.”
After bashing the Bravo exec for “belittling” the controversy with his “shocking” use of a laughing-crying emoji, she questioned his place at BravoCon.
“If Andy Cohen is laughing at something regarding racism, why would he not be asked to leave BravoCon if Ramona texted something to someone in the media?” Frankel asked her listeners. “It’s 50 shades of bulls–t is what it actually is.”
