Image Instagram- neneleakesLeakes, of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, filed a lawsuit against Bravo and Andy Cohen RHOA production companies True Entertainment and Truly Original as defendants, about some deep conflict issues about a racist and hostile environment. . Leakes alleges the defendants violated federal employment and anti-discrimination laws. No specified amount has been released on monetary expectations.
“NBC, Bravo and True foster a corporate and workplace culture in which racially-insensitive and inappropriate behavior is tolerated if not, encouraged,” says a statement in the lawsuit.
“I was constantly being retaliated against, being blacklisted, not able to work, being silenced,” NeNe Leakes former Real Housewives of Atlanta star stated about her working relationship with Bravo.
Leakes’ lawyer David DeRubertis said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “ From the day the series began filming, NeNe was the target of systemic racism from co-star Kim Zolciak-Biermann, which was tolerated by Bravo executive producer Andy Cohen and other executives,”
NeNe talked to TMZ in an interview and said, “I felt it was the right time a couple years ago, a few years ago,” “But I was constantly being retaliated against, being block-listed, not able to work, being silenced. It was difficult to do.”
Leakes also says The Bravo network wanted to refrain her from being vocal about the Black Lives Matter movement.
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However, the case may settle out of court as the judge in the case issued Bravo and NBC Universal a 45-day extension after asking for more time to negotiate the case. A motion filed on June 24with the court. The defendants claimed that the issue is “already subject to arbitration in New York,” based on contract agreements existing between NeNe and Bravo. This means the case could go to arbitration. NeNe disagrees with participating in arbitration and says there is p[possible settlement out of court. NeNe said this is a ploy to avoid an expense to compel arbitration” through their own legal teams. NeNe and the defendants have agreed to the 45-day extension to finalize negotiations.
