Faith Stowers, a former Vanderpump Rules cast member, accused NBCUniversal on Friday of racist harassment and retaliation, becoming the latest Bravo star to sue over her treatment on a popular reality show. Stowers appeared on Seasons 4 and 5 of the series, which aired from 2015 to 2017. In her lawsuit, she alleges that castmate Lala Kent brandished a knife at her during an argument in Season 4, held it to her neck and threatened to “cut a bitch.”
Bravo and the producers of shows such as Real Housewives face a slew of allegations and lawsuits claiming bullying, harassment and unfair labor practices.
Walmart and NBCUniversal today introduced a new commerce partnership that lets Bravo fans “shop the moment” on Peacock for the first time. Fans can shop directly from the retailer while […]
Peacock continues to expand its Bravo streaming offerings. NBCUniversal’s streaming platform will be the official home to uncensored versions of future reunion episodes for all the cable network’s reality programming, Bravo host and executive producer Andy Cohen revealed Friday during the “Ask Andy” panel at BravoCon in Las Vegas.
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Porn, sexual violence, booze and more alleged as potential suit looms.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has dismissed sex charges against a reality TV show doctor and his girlfriend who had been accused of drugging and raping women […]
Padma Lakshmi has packed her own proverbial knives. The longtime host of Top Chef announced on Friday that she’s leaving the Bravo competition after 19 seasons. “After much soul searching, I have made the difficult decision to leave Top Chef,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “Having completed a glorious 20th season as host and exec producer, I am extremely proud to have been a part of building such a successful show and of the impact it has had in the worlds of television and food. After 17 years, many of the cast and crew are like family to me and I will miss working alongside them dearly.”
Three years after Denise Richards walked away from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills amid a storm of gossip and drama, the actor has confirmed she is returning to the franchise in a guest capacity.
Top Chef returned for season 20 on Bravo when 16 past champs and finalists from the show’s many international versions, including Sara Bradley and Buddha Lo, met up in London starting March 9. Padma Lakshmi hosts World All-Stars and Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons are judges.
Beginning Sept. 19, premium customers will get next-day access to current seasons of NBC and Bravo shows with less than five minutes of ads per hour for $5 per month.
NEW YORK (AP) — A member of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” pleaded guilty Monday to a fraud conspiracy charge that could result in a prison sentence of […]
Comcast’s NBCUniversal said Monday that its streaming service Peacock will become the streaming home for its Bravo cable network. Bravo shows will be available on Peacock‘s premium tier on a next-day basis starting in September.
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Atlanta says Leakes, who is Black, complained to executives about years of racist remarks from fellow housewife Kim Zolciak-Biermann, who is White, but that only Leakes suffered consequences. It names as defendants NBCUniversal, Bravo, production companies True Entertainment and Truly Original, executives from the companies and Housewives executive producer Andy Cohen, but not Zolciak-Biermann.
NEW YORK (AP) — Four cast members are not returning for another season of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” — two over their racist social media posts, and the others after they […]
In his journey from reality TV producer to A-list interrogator, Andy Cohen discovered a gift for breaching the barriers of fame in our era’s celebrity circus.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An original cast member on the Bravo reality TV show “Southern Charm” has announced he’s quitting amid rape allegations. News outlets report Thomas Ravenel tweeted Tuesday […]
NBCUniversal’s cable powerhouse Bravo Media will expand this fall to seven nights a week of original, primetime programming. The move was announced today along with a slate of 11 new and 20 returning series.
