Andy Cohen is not known for his kumbaya attitude toward his foes.
But lately it seems as if the Bravo figurehead feels suddenly called upon to heal ancient wounds and right long-forgotten wrongs, simultaneously ending bitter feuds with former “Real Housewives” stars Carole Radziwill and Nene Leakes, as well as Kathy Griffin, whom he replaced as CNN’s New Year’s Eve host.
Either Cohen was visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve . . . or perhaps something else is afoot. One Bravo World insider suggests the latter, noting that Leakes, Radziwill and Griffin happen to all be germane to a lawsuit filed by former “Real Housewives” star Leah McSweeney, which is currently before a judge.
“I’m telling you — he’s worried about that suit,” they speculated.
The “Real Housewives of New York City” star claimed in a 2024 filing that producers preyed on her alcohol addiction, intentionally trying to make her fall off the wagon to make ratings-grabbing TV. (Bravo has denied wrongdoing.)
A judge dismissed parts of the suit but kept much of her case in tact, including her allegation that “producers directly coerced and harassed [her] based on her [addiction].” It’s expected to become the first suit filed against the network by one of its former stars to be heard in open court.
In the suit, McSweeney famously accused Cohen of doing cocaine with select “Housewives.” Griffin has publicly accused Cohen of cocaine use, claiming in 2017 that on an unspecified date he offered her a line before she went on his talk show. (Cohen has denied all the cocaine accusations.) Radziwill was close with Cohen during much of the time relevant to the suit.
Meanwhile, Leakes — who also sued Bravo for discrimination — is working for the network again with no public explanation about how she came to forgive it. Bravo told us, “As previously stated, there was an outside investigation into those allegations made by Leah McSweeney against Andy Cohen and the claims were found to be unsubstantiated.”
