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‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Star NeNe Leakes Files Lawsuit Claiming Hostile, Racist Environment On Show
NeNe Leakes, a previous celebrity of The Genuine Homemakers of Atlanta truth program, has actually submitted a suit asserting its manufacturing firms cultivated an aggressive and also racist workplace.
Leakes’ claim was submitted Wednesday in an Atlanta government court and also reported by the Associated Press. The problem declares Leakes whined for many years regarding racist comments from fellow “Homemaker” Kim Zolciak-Biermann, that is white. Nevertheless, the match competes, Leakes was the just one to experience effects.
Defendnts in the claim consist of NBCUniversal, Bravo, manufacturing firms Real Home entertainment and also Absolutely Initial, execs from those firms, and also “Homemakers” exec manufacturer Andy Cohen. Notably lacking is Zolciak-Biermann.
“NBC, Bravo and also Real foster a business and also workplace society in which racially-insensitive and also unacceptable habits is endured — otherwise, motivated,” the match asserts.
Leakes, genuine name Linnethia Monique Leakes, invested 7 periods on the program in between 2008 and also 2020.
Amongst the match’s claims:
*** Throughout the initial period in 2008, Zolciak-Biermann stated that she didn’t intend to participate in a team bbq, declaring words were stated to the impact of, “I don’t intend to kick back with NeNe and also consume hen.’”
*** In 2012, the 5th period, Zolciak-Biermann apparently made “racially offending and also stereotyped” remarks regarding the brand-new residence of homemaker Kandi Burruss She apparently defined the area as a “ghetto.”
*** Additionally in 2012, Zolciak-Biermann apparently made use of the N-word to describe Leakes and also various other homemakers after a conflict. She additionally apparently suggested that Leakes made use of medications and also called her residence a “cockroach nest.”
“From the day the collection started recording, NeNe was the target of systemic bigotry from co-star Kim Zolciak-Biermann, which was endured by Bravo exec manufacturer Andy Cohen and also various other execs,” Leakes’ attorney David deRubertis stated in a declaration.
The claim declares that Leakes’ grievances of bigotry led partly to her being required off the program in 2020 prior to its 13th period.