Brandi Glanville — a former cast member of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and “Ultimate Girls Trip” — has written to Andy Cohen, host of Bravo's “Watch What Happens Live” and executive producer of “Real Housewives,” in a lengthy letter of sexual harassment accused her legal representation.
Glanville sent a letter from her attorney, Bryan Freedman, to NBCUniversal, Shed Media and Shed's parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging that a “drunk” Cohen sent her a video message in which he “explained his intentions while thinking that night.” sleeping with another Bravo star.” from her and invited her to watch via Facetime.
The letter goes on to say that the nature of Cohen's exchange left Glanville feeling both “trapped” and “disgusting.”
Shortly after the letter was made public, Cohen released his own statement, saying the video was “clearly” a joke for Glanville and featured former Below Deck actress Kate Chastain.
“It was absolutely meant in jest and Brandi's response clearly showed she was in on the joke. However, it was completely inappropriate and I apologize.”
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The video clearly shows Kate Chastain and I joking with Brandi. This was absolutely meant in jest and Brandi's response clearly showed that she was in on the joke. Nevertheless, it was completely inappropriate and I apologize.
—Andy Cohen (@Andy) February 23, 2024
This letter arrives nearly a month after her castmate Caroline Manzo from the yet-to-air reality series “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip” sued Bravo, NBCU and Shed, claiming she was sexually harassed and assaulted by Glanville while filming Morocco.
Manzo, who previously appeared on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” claims Glanville forcibly kissed her and groped her vagina and breasts during the taping of an episode.
The lawsuit, filed in New York state court, also alleges that Bravo and the network's other production arms were aware of Glanville's past misconduct but hired her anyway to boost ratings for her new reality series.
In the Feb. 22 letter, Freedman writes that in Manzo's lawsuit, Glanville “was subjected to a vicious media campaign based on false allegations of sexual misconduct.” The false narrative that NBC and Shed Media appear to have decided to fuel comes from the experiences of Ms. Glanville on “Ultimate Girls Trip: Morocco.”
She describes Manzo's allegations as “character assassination” that led to Glanville's “financial ruin” and blames both NBC and Shed Media for “deliberately turning a series of intimate moments between two consenting adults into a #MeToo scenario.” This is a transparent attempt to cut ties with Ms. Glanville in a manner designed to deny her recourse, discredit her and deter damaging revelations that Ms. Glanville is uniquely positioned to disclose.”
The letter also reveals that the company is conducting an ongoing investigation into the reality TV production process. “In fact, Ms. Glanville has long been exploited by the institutions to which she is inextricably linked personally, professionally, financially and in public opinion. Her story — one of thousands we heard during our investigation into the practices of the reality television industry — is an integral part of Reality Reckoning.”
The letter was sent in the hope of preserving evidence for Glanville “as our client asserts rights that could result in litigation.” The mandatory notice instructed recipients of the letter to “take immediate action to obtain all existing documents.” and to preserve data relevant to Ms. Glanville's claims against NBC, Warner Bros., Shed Media and/or Caroline Manzo to prevent overwriting or any other possible destruction of relevant documents and data.” This includes the all electronic correspondence and communications between the parties named in the letter and all audio and video recordings from the production of “Ultimate Girls Trip: Morocco.”
An NBCU spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.