Leah McSweeney called out Andy Cohen on social media on Friday for theories he made about Kate Middleton’s absence.
The 41-year-old Real Housewives of New York City star — who is suing Bravo and Cohen, 55 — took to her Instagram Stories to share her thoughts after the Princess of Wales announced her shock cancer diagnosis.
In white font against a black background, McSweeney wrote: “Andy Cohen gets a kick out of being cruel to women and Kate Middleton is no exception.
‘I hope that after being forced to talk publicly about her cancer diagnosis, he will have the decency to apologize. People with power must set a good example.’
It comes amid actress Blake Lively’s apology to the royal family, which she released earlier this week, addressing the recent photo editing controversy surrounding a snapshot of the princess and her children released in Britain on Mother’s Day.
Leah McSweeney took to social media on Friday to call out Andy Cohen for theories he made about Kate Middleton’s absence
The 41-year-old Real Housewives of New York City star — who is suing Bravo and Cohen, 55, — took to her Instagram Stories to share her thoughts after the Princess of Wales announced her cancer diagnosis; Andy pictured in February
In white font against a black background, McSweeney wrote: “Andy Cohen gets a kick out of being cruel to women and Kate Middleton is no exception.”
A few days ago, McSweeney posted a photo of Middleton to her Instagram grid, along with a heartfelt caption defending the princess.
She wrote to her 460,000 followers in the caption: ‘Please leave this woman alone, everyone.
“Yes, she’s a princess, but she’s also human. Have we learned nothing yet? Has Social Media Destroyed Empathy?
‘The amount of jokes and gossip about someone dealing with a medical situation and wanting privacy, regardless of their nature of celebrity, is so disheartening. I hope she gets better soon.’
Meanwhile, Blake, 36, was dragged by fans after she quit her drinks company on March 13 – and mocked the royal family’s Photoshop fail by posting an obviously edited photo of herself by a pool on Instagram.
She wrote at the time: ‘I’m so excited to share this new photo I took today to announce our 4 new @bettybuzz and @bettybooze products! Now you know why I’m missing.’
In the wake of Middleton’s announcement of her health crisis, Lively wrote online, “I’m sure no one cares today, but I feel like I need to acknowledge this.”
“I made a stupid post about the ‘photoshop fails’ frenzy and, oh man, that post bummed me out today.” Lively’s original post has now been deleted.
It comes just days after reality TV star Leah posted a photo of Middleton to her Instagram grid, along with a heartfelt caption
McSweeney’s call comes amid actress Blake Lively’s apology to Princess Kate, which she issued earlier this week, addressing the recent photo editing controversy surrounding a snapshot of the princess and her children that was released in Britain on Mother’s Day . In the wake of Middleton’s announcement of her health crisis, Lively wrote online: “I made a silly post about the ‘photoshop fails’ frenzy and, oh man, that post mortified me today”
In a deeply personal, unprecedented and emotional video message filmed in Windsor on Wednesday, Kate revealed she has cancer which was discovered following abdominal surgery.
Blake was one of several celebrities to joke about Kate’s time off, with Kim Kardashian and John Oliver also downplaying her absence.
Lively is currently the only person to retract her comments since Kate’s sad announcement.
Kardashian has been criticized by fans for her Instagram post “On the Way to Find Kate,” which was shared days before the Royal announced she is battling cancer.
In a personal and emotional video message filmed in Windsor on Wednesday, Kate revealed that her health news had come as a ‘huge shock’ and that she and William have ‘made every effort to process and manage this privately for the sake of our health’ . young family.’