Sonja Morgan was accused of “aggressive, rude and disrespectful” behavior by Jeff Lewis.
Lewis, 54, said he was “very annoyed” by the Real Housewives of New York City alum’s behavior during their joint appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
In a Wednesday episode of his SiriusXM radio show, Jeff Lewis LiveHe claimed Morgan, 60, was “obnoxious”, “aggressive” and very drunk during filming.
“I was very irritated with Sonja and I think they went to great lengths to edit her annoying, drunken behavior, but what you see is 20 times worse,” he said of Cohen’s anniversary special, which aired June 30.
He also said that Morgan allegedly provoked an awkward conversation between him and Teresa Giudice backstage, which was subsequently aired on television.
“She never stopped talking. She was aggressive,” the former Bravo star added before bringing up a rumor about how Welcome to Crappie Lake wasn’t renewed due to her alleged drinking and bad behavior.
Sonja Morgan was accused by Jeff Lewis of being ‘belligerent, rude and disrespectful’
Lewis, 54, said he was “very annoyed” by the former Real Housewives of New York City student’s behavior during their joint appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
He said Morgan became angry during a commercial break during the taping of WWHL with Porscha Williams, Phaedra Parks, Luann de Lesseps and Jerry O’Connell.
Behind the scenes, he said Morgan told him she only hates “one other person” more than him.
“Here I am, celebrating my good friend Andy Cohen’s 15th anniversary,” he said. “I’m having a great time.”
“And then a woman came up to me and accused me of something, by the way, that I don’t remember doing, and I don’t think I actually did,” he continued.
He also claimed that Morgan demanded that he “go out.” [his] ‘Knees’ and apologized to Giudice.
After the commercial, Lewis and the Real Housewives of New Jersey star confirmed that they had had an altercation backstage.
During the episode, Cohen asked Lewis if he had made peace with Giudice and if he had resolved their feud backstage.
The Bravo executive and TV host’s question made for an awkward conversation on television, as the reality TV personality was initially unconvinced by Lewis’ apology.
On a Wednesday episode of his SiriusXM radio show, Jeff Lewis Live, he alleged that Morgan, 60, was “obnoxious,” “aggressive” and very intoxicated during the taping.
He also opened up about how Morgan allegedly instigated an awkward exchange between him and Teresa Giudice backstage, which continued on television
They had joined Cohen for his anniversary special of WWHL, along with Porsha Williams, Phaedra Parks, Luann de Lesseps, Giudice and Jerry O’Connell. Lewis said Morgan’s behavior was “20 times worse” than what was shown on TV.
“You’re good, right?” Lewis asked Giudice.
“Well, he said sorry to me because he said something,” she said. “But it’s like, if you didn’t mean it, I don’t know why you said it.”
On the radio, Lewis said he was truly sorry: ‘I apologise. I was wrong and I apologised. I don’t want to put her down.’
The origins of their feud remain unclear, but Lewis recently said he’d rather see RHONJ fire Giudice than her sister-in-law Melissa Gorga when asked a hypothetical question.
“I think I would probably let Teresa go,” he said during his appearance on the podcast episode Two Ts in a Pod in May. “Oh, is that not good? I don’t know. Is that a problem? It’s just my opinion.”
The Bravo director’s special 15th anniversary episode aired on June 30
On his radio show, the Flipping Out alum also brought up a rumor he’d heard about how Morgan’s spinoff show, which she co-stars in with De Lesseps, was reportedly not renewed due to her drinking; seen in July 2023
Also in his final radio broadcast, the former Flipping Out singer addressed a rumor he’d heard about Morgan’s spinoff show, which she co-stars with De Lesseps, reportedly not being renewed due to her drinking.
“What I recently found out — it’s a rumor — was that one of the reasons Welcome to Crappie Lake didn’t get renewed wasn’t because it wasn’t successful,” he said. “It was because of Sonja and her behavior.”
Lewis continued: “So it’s affected her professionally. I think people really like her and cheer for her, but there comes a point where it’s not funny anymore.
“She needs to improve her behavior,” he added. “I was irritated.”