Andy Cohen is brushing off the backlash.
The Bravo executive made it clear that he has “no regrets about the way [he has] handled anything” as he faces sexual harassment accusations from former Real Housewives.
“I think most people involved with these shows have been very grateful for the platform, but there will always be a few with complaints,” the “Watch What Happens Live” host admitted to the Hollywood Reporter in his cover story, published Wednesday.
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“Obviously, it’s no fun to be a target,” he clarified, calling recent claims about his behavior “hurtful.”
The 55-year-old, who couldn’t “talk about” the specific lawsuits for legal reasons, went on to explain how he maintains a positive mindset during the litigation.
“I think everything that happens in your life informs the next thing that happens in your life,” Cohen said. “That’s the way I look at all this. I know what the truth is and I know how I’ve conducted myself, and I walk tall every day on that.”
The Emmy winner gushed about how “super proud” he is of the franchise.
The wide-ranging interview, which also covered Cohen’s dating life and single fatherhood experience to son Benjamin and daughter Lucy, comes three months after Brandi Glanville claimed he invited her to watch him have sex with ‘Below Deck” star Kate Chastain.
The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum’s lawyers called the request an “extraordinary abuse of power” in a legal notice obtained by Page Six in February.
At the time, Cohen called the exchange a “joke” via X.
“The video [in question] shows Kate Chastain and I very clearly joking to Brandi,” he tweeted. “It was absolutely meant in jest, and Brandi’s response clearly communicated she was in on the joke. That said, it was totally inappropriate and I apologize.”
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One month prior, Caroline Manzo sued Bravo over Glanville allegedly sexually harassing her while filming “Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.”
Manzo, 62, claimed that Glanville, 51, “humped” her in one incident and “forced her vagina” onto her back in another.
While Cohen refrained from talking about those topics on Wednesday, he did react to Leah McSweeney’s February claim that he and the network preyed on her alcohol problem for ratings.
“We have so many sober people and people who have gotten sober on the show,” he said. “So sure, there are people who drink. There are many people who never drink. We don’t force anyone to do anything.
“But no one is secretly hiding liquor bottles on set,” he continued of the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum’s “ridiculous” claim.
Bravo stars, including Golnesa Gharachedaghi and Chanel Ayan, have since come to Cohen’s defense.
Additionally, the Radio Andy host’s pal Kelly Ripa clapped back at McSweeney’s lawsuit alleging Cohen did cocaine with Bravolebrities.
“I’ve never seen a drug around him,” the “Live With Kelly and Mark” host, 53, said to her “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast listeners in March. “I’m so offended by it. I’m so angry over it.”
