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NeNe Leakes reacts to being scrubbed from ‘RHOA’ flashback after lawsuit

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Former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes shaded Bravo for editing her out of a flashback in Sunday’s episode

NeNe Leakes reacts to being scrubbed from ‘RHOA’ flashback after lawsuit

Former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes shaded Bravo for editing her out of a flashback in Sunday’s episode after she sued the network.

“Thank you tweetie pies for all of your DM’s and comments!” Leakes tweeted Monday. “I see everything you are sending to me!”

The former Bravolebrity, 55, added, “It’s really just a shame people can do these things and get away wit [sic] it.

“If only you really knew! If only you knew.”

Leakes’ post came hours after fans noticed that she was entirely removed from a flashback of the Season 4 opener from 2011.

In the original clip, she posed alongside Kandi Burruss, Phaedra Parks, Kim Zolciak, Sheree Whitfield and Cynthia Bailey as they each held a peach.

NeNe Leakes in a dress.
NeNe Leakes thanked fans for their kind words after Bravo removed her from a Season 4 flashback. neneleakes/Instagram
A Season 4 promo of
“It’s really just a shame people can do these things and get away wit [sic] it,” she tweeted. Bravo
A Season 4 promo of
Fans noticed that Leakes was removed from a Season 4 flashback in Sunday’s episode. Bravo

However, in Sunday’s episode of “RHOA,” which is currently in its 15th season, Leakes was scrubbed.

The move prompted fans to call out Bravo for deliberately trying to erase Leakes — who starred on “RHOA” from Seasons 1 to 7 and 10 to 12 — from the franchise in the wake of her discrimination suit.

“Lemme just say this Gregg… Nene didn’t just put RHOA on the map, she put ‘Real Housewives’ and Bravo on the map. They owe her everything. Trying to erase her legacy is petty, embarrassing and kinda solidifies her allegations of bullying,” tweeted one fan, referencing Leakes’ late husband, Gregg Leakes.

A throwback photo of NeNe Leakes.
One fan tweeted that Bravo and the “Real Housewives” franchise owe Leakes “everything.” NBCUniversal via Getty Images

“WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HELL WAS THIS? You may have beef with Nene, lawsuits, or whatever. But this was BULLS–T at the highest level. @NeNeLeakes was the reason #RHOA went beyond season one. She’s the OG of ATL and there’s no amount of time that would erase that for me,” added another.

“Nene Leakes helped build not only #RHOA but the entire housewives franchise. The show would of been nowhere near as sucessful without her. To erase her completely from the shows legacy is a disgrace,” wrote a third critic.

“I am done with the disrespect towards Nene Leakes. I won’t be supporting or watching #RHOA anymore. The show is trash without her anyway ! If they put her back on the show lmk,” tweeted another fan.

A cast photo for
Leakes sued Andy Cohen, NBCUniversal, Bravo, production companies and executives for discrimination last year. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Pvnew has reached out to Bravo for comment but did not immediately hear back.

Though NeNe’s absence seemed to upset many viewers, she has not had the best relationship with the network since leaving the reality show in 2020.

Last April, she filed a lawsuit against Andy Cohen, NBCUniversal, Bravo, production companies True Entertainment and Truly Original and other executives, alleging they had encouraged and allowed a racist and hostile work environment.

NeNe Leakes arguing with Kim Zolciak on
Leakes alleged in her lawsuit that she complained to execs for years about racist comments made by her co-star Kim Zolciak, who denied wrongdoing. Bravo/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

NeNe said in the suit that she complained to execs for years about racist comments made by Zolciak, who denied wrongdoing.

The suit alleged that during the first season of “RHOA” in 2008, Zolciak, now 45, made a racially charged comment when the cast was planning to attend a barbecue.

NeNe claimed the “Tardy for the Party” singer responded with “words to the effect of: ‘I don’t want to sit around with NeNe and eat chicken,’” which the lawsuit said “perpetuated an offensive stereotype about African Americans.”

A still of NeNe Leakes, Kandi Burruss and Sheree Whitfield on on
Leakes filed to dismiss the discrimination suit “without prejudice” in August 2022. Bravo/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Additionally, NeNe claimed Zolciak used the N-word to refer to her and another “Housewife” after getting into a verbal altercation with them.

The following month, the Linnethia Lounge owner accused Bravo of blacklisting her for speaking out against the network.

“I was constantly being retaliated against, being blacklisted, not able to work, being silenced, and so, you know, it was difficult to do,” she told TMZ in May 2022.

Lisa Hu Hartwell, Sheree Whitfield, NeNe Leakes, Deshawn Snow and Kim Zolciak in a
Leakes starred on “RHOA” from Seasons 1 to 7 and 10 to 12. NBCUniversal via Getty Images
A promo picture of NeNe Leakes for Season 12 of
She left the franchise in 2020. NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

That summer, Leakes seemingly took aim at Cohen, also 55, in a series of tweets.

“I am happy I was able to help all the other black women get job opportunities that are working for them,” she wrote last August, claiming the producer had stopped her from working “because I was a threat to his career.”

Although Pvnew learned last June that Leakes was in negotiations to settle with Bravo, Cohen and NBCUniversal, she filed to dismiss her lawsuit “without prejudice” in August.

(By/Tamantha Ryan)
 
 
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