Ramona Singer tried to downplay her use of the N-word while practically using the slur once again.
In response to Vanity Fair’s exposé about Bravo and her alleged racism — as well as Pvnew’s coverage of it — the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum texted this reporter Tuesday afternoon, “And the word I used was ‘NWord’ Not n-g…”
Bravo didn’t return Pvnew’s request for comment, and Singer said she would have a “full statement” for us at a later time.
The Vanity Fair feature, which included interviews with fellow “Housewives” such as Eboni K. Williams and Leah McSweeney, alleged Singer had used the N-word in conversation with a black crew member during production of Season 13.
Her alleged use of the racial slur became a complaint within Shed Media, Warner Bros. Discovery, Bravo and NBCUniversal, but Singer denied saying the term and an internal investigation was “inconclusive.”
Williams, who was the first black “Housewife” to appear on the NYC franchise, also claimed in exposé that Singer, 66, had stated that “most” black people don’t have present fathers while participating in a training call with two racial justice representatives as well as a publicist from Bravo and a communications expert from NBCUniversal.
“’What if they don’t have a father? Why can’t I say that?’” Singer said, according to Williams. “’Most of them don’t.’”
The network publicist, who is also black, informed Singer that she has a father, but the “Housewife” said she’d read a study that confirmed that most black children do not. McSweeney corroborated Williams’ account, the publication noted.
“The training included ‘open dialogue,’” Singer told Vanity Fair in response to the allegations. “In that spirit, I asked a question about a statistic I had read about single-parent households, where children with single-parent households were statistically less likely to succeed than two-parent households.”
Pvnew also exclusively reported in 2021 that Singer allegedly said, “This is why we shouldn’t have black people on the show” in reference to Williams after Luann de Lesseps kicked the attorney out of her home.
Singer denied the story at the time, telling us that it was a “terrible lie.” However, VF also reported a similar story but added that Singer went one step further and purportedly said, “This is gonna ruin our show.”
Singer denied the incident again, adding in an email to the magazine, “In fact, I supported adding diverse cast members well before before [sic] Eboni was added.”
Singer is slated to appear at BravoCon this weekend.
