Many Actual Housewives of Atlanta stars are staying mum on former RHOA OG housewife NeNe Leake’s ongoing lawsuit towards Bravo purporting the community, together with head honcho Andy Cohen, allowed for a racist work surroundings and did nothing to cease it. However former Actual Housewives of Potomac star Monique Samuels is just not staying silent and is rallying behind NeNe.
Throughout a current Instagram Reside, Monique mentioned that she agrees with a lot of NeNe’s viewpoints, and he or she says that Bravo purposefully exhibits a special picture of their Black housewives versus their white housewife counterparts.
“So far as NeNe with the community, she completely has some extent. She completely has some extent as a result of on the finish of the day, while you take a look at the housewives exhibits which have girls of coloration, you solely see them from one facet,” Monique mentioned throughout an Instagram Reside session in line with City Belle.
“When you take a look at the white housewives present, you’ll see every one as a spouse, as a enterprise proprietor, an entrepreneur. You’ll see them as a Philanthropist, you’ll see all of these issues in every and everybody,” she continued.
Monique went on to say that, compared, Bravo allegedly doesn’t present Black girls as full individuals on their respective exhibits. They only present sure points, in order that they aren’t seen as a “full individual.”
“They solely present one side for every totally different individual. So, it’s virtually just like the Black housewives can’t be a full individual,” Monique mentioned. “They must be one or the opposite, they must solely be the spouse. They must solely be the mom. Solely be the entrepreneur and the businesswoman. You possibly can solely be this, that, or the opposite. They don’t present us as full individuals.”
Monique additionally went on to say that Bravo repeatedly sabotaged her remaining season after the notorious struggle between her and Candiace Dillard Bassett. They went so far as “blocking” press occasions and interviews to forestall her from getting her facet of the story out, they usually additionally didn’t enable her to look in a number of episodes.
“I must struggle so exhausting behind the scenes on a regular basis simply to make use of my platform,” Monique informed Tami Roman whereas showing on Roman’s FOX Soul present Get Into It, per CheatSheet. “I used to be getting turned down for interviews and being informed by some individuals requesting me for press, ‘I used to be informed you weren’t obtainable, or they informed me I couldn’t interview you.’”
It seems that Bravo has loads to reply for.
Since Monique’s exit from RHOP, she has scored a starring function on Personal Community’s Love and Marriage.
The Actual Housewives of Potomac’s new season is at present filming, however no premiere date has been set but.
