Back in August, Below Deck Down Under was lauded for its handling of sexual misconduct on screen when Captain Jason Chambers fired Luke Jones, bosun of the deck crew, after he — while naked — attempted to get into bed with junior stewardess Margot Sisson without her consent. The crew …
Read More »'Below Deck' Star Out of BravoCon After Rolling Stone Exposé
On the heels of BravoCon in Las Vegas this weekend, Below Deck Sailing Yacht cast member Gary King posted a message on Instagram alluding to the sexual misconduct allegations against him published in a Rolling Stone investigation, saying he was “canceled because of a lie.” He also said in the …
Read More »Ex-'Real Housewives' Star Ramona Singer Accused of Using N-Word on Set
Former Real Housewives of New York star Ramona Singer was accused of using the n-word and other instances of racism in a new report about the smash Bravo franchise in Vanity Fair. Singer was already infamously the subject of an internal investigation at Bravo after RHONY’s first Black cast member, …
Read More »'The Real Housewives of New York City' Is the Jessel Taank Show
“Who the hell is Louis Staples, and why the hell is he spreading rumors about me?!” laughs Jessel Taank. We’re reliving the “hilarious” — her words, not mine — story of how we met. It was two or three episodes into the latest season of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New …
Read More »'Real Housewives' Has a Drinking Problem. Are We to Blame?
It started like so many reality TV scandals do. Just after 7 a.m. on Monday morning, notorious gossip site TMZ alleged that Shannon Beador — star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Orange County — had been arrested for drunkenly crashing her car then fleeing the scene. The report alleged that …
Read More »'Southern Charm' Star Austen Kroll Believes He's No Tom Sandoval
As Season Nine of Southern Charm gets underway, Austen Kroll can’t help but feel a bit nervous — and anyone who has watched the trailer for the season, or even just the first episode alone, can understand why. The season’s main storyline revolves around an alleged hookup between Kroll and …
Read More »Bravo Says NDAs Don't Stop Reality TV Stars From Reporting 'Unlawful Acts in the Workplace'
Earlier this month, a letter sent by lawyers representing several reality TV stars accused NBCUniversal of manipulative tactics and covering up instances of sexual violence. The legal fight was jumpstarted by Real HousewivesalumBethenny Frankel, who has called for her former colleagues to unionize amid Hollywood’s historic double strike. The letter, …
Read More »'Below Deck' Accused of Covering Up Gary King's Sexual Misconduct
Bravo’s Below Deck was recently lauded for its handling of sexual misconduct when a producer on Below Deck Down Under broke the “fourth wall” and intervened when one cast member, Luke Jones, tried to get into bed naked with another cast member, Margot Sisson, without her consent while she was …
Read More »'Vanderpump Rules' Star Scheana Shay Drops Scandoval-Inspired Song
Vanderpump Rules’ Scheana Shay has officially released a new song, “Apples,” and not only does it sound like a bop, but it also seems like she’s drawing inspiration from her recent experiences dealing with friendship breakups in light of Scandoval. “I was with you on your worst day/You stabbed me …
Read More »'Below Deck Down Under's' Sexual Misconduct Episode Is a Gamechanger
In the opening scenes of the latest episode of Below Deck Down Under, we saw something that pretty much never happens on the Bravo yachting franchise: a producer appeared. For the “fourth wall” to be broken, it was clear something deadly serious was about to happen. A naked Luke Jones …
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