Andy Cohen has said it was “the right decision” to ban Ramona Singer from Bravocon amid a row over racist comments.
Singer, 66, was removed from the convention lineup after a report alleged she had “racial animosity” and said the N-word while speaking to a Black crew member on the set of RHONY season 13.
During an interview with Page six, Cohen, 55, briefly talked about why leaving Singer out of the Las Vegas event was the best thing to do.
“Well, I mean, listen, I don’t think about it, but I think if the events of this week alone had resulted in her not being here, I think it was the right decision, and period, period,” he told the outlet.
Despite the controversy, Singer will still appear on TV screens in the future.
‘Period dot’: Andy Cohen has said it was ‘the right decision’ to ban Ramona Singer from Bravocon amid row involving racist comments
Controversy: Longtime network star Ramona Singer was removed from the convention lineup after a report alleged she had “racial animosity” and said the N-word while speaking to a black crew member on the set of RHONY; pictured July 2023
When asked about Ramona’s future on Bravo, Andy said she will still appear on the upcoming RHONY: Legacy.
“Well, I mean, we already shot RHONY Legacy, so you’ll see her there, yeah,” he said.
It comes after Andy laughed off accusations of racism and discrimination against Singer in the wake of Vanity Fair’s expose on Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise
In response to a meme about the publication’s claim that she made racist comments during a conversation with a Black crew member during the filming of RHONY’s 13th season, the late-night host expressed amusement at the tense situation.
The cheeky post showed a video of a news anchor canoeing out of a flood as she cheerfully told viewers: ‘Good morning! Well, obviously we get a nice break from the rain, but not from the floods.’
The meme account added the words “Vanity Fair” above her, while labeling “Bravo viewers” as the two unfazed citizens who simply walk right past her.
Among the images, uploaded by the account @watchwhatcrappens, the father-of-two dropped a single crying emoji.
See how What Crappens captioned the post: “Vanity Fair breaks the news that adults drink and Ramona is racist.”
Bravolebrity: Cohen pictured at the Ask Andy panel
Amused: It comes after Cohen laughed off accusations of racism and discrimination against Singer in the wake of Vanity Fair’s expose on Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise (seen in 2023)
Laughing: In response to a meme about the publication’s claim that she used a racial slur during a conversation with a Black crew member during the filming of RHONY’s 13th season, the 55-year-old late-night host expressed amusement at the tense situation ; in the photo in 2019
Below his response, a fan criticized him, writing, “Do better. Laugh at racism as long as it’s not about you?’
Another showed their unconditional support for the Bravo host, saying they “still love him and the network.”
“F**k the hater,” the superfan added.
Others mused that “Vanity Fair really thought” their expose was full of “extraordinary new information,” despite Bravo fans claiming to “already know everything in the article.”
One Bravo viewer mocked that it was comical for the outlet and reality stars who came out to be “as proud of themselves as if they were fucking Woodward and Bernstein.”
Singer has denied allegations that she used the N-word to refer to a black member of The Real Housewives of New York City production staff.
The reality star, who was fired from Bravocon over the allegations, also said she “always liked fellow Housewife Eboni Williams” – who claimed she was quitting over Singer’s alleged racist comments.
Not surprised: The cheeky post showed a video of a news anchor canoeing out of a flood as she cheerfully told viewers, “Good morning! Well, obviously we get a nice break from the rain, but not from the floods’
Andy’s reaction: Among the images, uploaded by the account @watchwhatcrappens, the father of two dropped a single crying emoji
On Tuesday, the reality TV star, 66, was also fired from her job as a real estate agent at Douglas Elliman.
However, sources close to Singer claim that this matter was investigated by the Bravo show’s production company in 2021 and she was cleared to continue working on the series, per TMZ.
DailyMail.com has contacted Bravo for comment.
A report from Page six claims that the results of that investigation were “inconclusive” and that as a result she was acquitted in good faith.
Frustrated fans: Below his reply, a fan criticized him, writing, “Do better. Laugh at racism as long as it’s not about you?’
Night out: Later in the day, Andy took to Instagram to share footage of himself driving around Las Vegas
Cohen is currently in town for BravoCon, a three-day event centered around the network’s reality TV shows and stars
The Vanity Fair expose also reported on an alleged off-camera interaction between Williams and Singer after Luann De Lesseps stormed out of the room.
“Ramona slammed her hands on the table,” Williams said. “She says, ‘This is why we didn’t need black people on the show…. This is going to ruin our show.”
Singer emailed the publication to tell her side of the story.
She said interaction “absolutely” did not occur.
“In fact, I was in favor of adding several cast members long before Eboni was added,” she claimed.