ANDY Cohen has been cleared of drug abuse and sexual harassment allegations made by former Real Housewives cast members after Bravo’s boss shut down the allegations.
In February, former Bravo stars Leah McSweeney and Brandi Glanville filed lawsuits against the Watch What Happens Live host.
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On Thursday, investigators cleared Andy, 55, of the Real Housewives alums’ allegations for Deadline.
A Bravo spokeswoman told the outlet, “The external investigation into the recent allegations made by Brandi Glanville and Leah McSweeney against Andy Cohen has been completed and the allegations have been found to be unfounded.”
Earlier this month, Andy addressed some of the complaints filed against him, including allegations that producers tried to sabotage some stars’ sobriety to improve ratings during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter,
Real Housewives of New York City alum Leah McSweeney, 42, told Vanity Fair that producers hid bottles of alcohol on set, which Andy completely denied.
“Of course, there are people who drink. There are a lot of people who never drink. We don’t force anyone to do anything,” he told The Hollywood Reporter.
Andy continued, “But no one secretly hides bottles of alcohol on set. That’s ridiculous. We’ve been very supportive of people’s sobriety.”
Leah claimed that working conditions at Bravo were a “rotten work culture that relied solely on pressuring its employees to consume alcohol.”
“It is a workplace culture where toxicity, alcoholism and pain are not only expected, but encouraged and facilitated,” she said in a report shared by Deadline.
The TV personality also accused Andy of “engaging in cocaine use” with cast members from Real Housewives and other Bravo shows and would give special treatment to anyone who participated.
Andy addressed Leah’s claims through her rep, calling the former reality TV star’s accusations “completely false.”
UNTASTY BEHAVIOR
In February, shortly before Leah made the accusations, Andy found himself at the center of another scandal.
The reunion host was accused of sexual misconduct by Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Brandi Glanville, 51, for inappropriate comments he allegedly made to her.
In a legal letter obtained by The explosionBrandi claimed Andy sent her a video under the influence bragging about his intention to sleep with another Bravo star and invited her to watch via Facetime.
“Mr. Cohen was Ms. Glanville’s boss at the time and exercised complete and total control over her career. This was an extraordinary abuse of power that left Ms. Glanville feeling trapped and disgusted,” court documents stated.
After learning of Brandi’s allegations, Andy apologized to the former model for his actions.
We don’t force anyone to do anything.”
Andy Cohen
Last month, Brandi criticized Andy for asking women if they’re taking Ozempic or if they’ve had plastic surgery, even though they apparently never ask male stars the same questions.
She admitted she felt “nervous” leaving the opening of the Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center in West Hollywood.
Brandi has been honest about the procedures she’s had on her face in the past, but she doesn’t believe Andy should be able to question the Real Housewives about whether they lost weight with Ozempic or had cosmetic procedures.
Brandi exclusively told The US Sun: “I think it’s really unfortunate that he’s constantly asking the women on his show what they’ve done and if they’re on Ozempic.
“I just think it’s really misogynistic, I don’t like it, because the men come and he doesn’t ask.
“And like Oprah said, she’s on Ozempic and she’s proud of it.
“If I needed to be in it I would be, give me five years, I’ll be in it,” she added.
Brandi stated: “[Andy] was the original person to say ‘You did some fillers, right?’
“So since that moment, it’s been 13 or 14 years, this is what everyone writes. What are you doing to your face? What did you do? It’s very difficult, it’s not acceptable.”
We’ve been very supportive of people’s sobriety.”
Andy Cohen
The reality TV star took aim at Andy when she asked, “Who the hell do you think you are? What gives you the right to judge women’s appearance? Period. Check your bald head, man!”
In the interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Andy also addressed the criticism he received regarding former RHOBH star Bethenny Frankel’s fight against reality stars’ alleged low salaries.
“Obviously, it’s not fun to be a target. So, yes, it’s painful. But I don’t regret the way I handled anything. I think everything that happens in your life informs what happens in your life.”
“That’s how I see it all. I know what the truth is and I know how I behaved, and I act on it every day,” Andy said.
Despite the backlash, Andy has no plans to leave the network amid previous reports that he was preparing to part ways.
ANDY LEAVING?
Last month, a source said InTouch weekly Andy was “negotiating” his “departure package” following the numerous allegations against him.
A Bravo spokesperson pushed back on the claims via Deadlineand Andy later confirmed that he doesn’t plan on going anywhere anytime soon.
“Hopefully [Bravo will] keep employing me for a while because I like it there,” Andy told THR.
He continued: “But you know, everyone is replaceable. I love playing shows, but if it all ends tomorrow for some reason, I’ll be fine.
The talk show host concluded, “I can write books, I have a successful radio career at Sirius. There are a lot of things I can do. And now that I have a family, I know I’ll never be alone.”
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