Bloop-Bye Wig! NeNe Leakes Fans Blast ‘Bitter’…
BYE, WIG! That’s what NeNe Leakes followers are saying to “bitter” Bethenny Frankel, who’s being blasted for commenting on the ATL icon’s highly-discussed return to Bravo, noting that she was once told that NeNe was too “toxic” for a project she pitched.
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Following the bombshell news that the “Queen of Atlanta” herself is finally heading back to the community that made her a family identify, the man former housewife provided a response that followers are calling the final word “backhanded compliment.”
According to Page Six, Bethenny took to Instagram on Friday, January 16, to share her excited but undeniably shady response to NeNe Leakes becoming a member of the upcoming sequence Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip.
While the 55-year-old alum insisted she was completely happy for her former peer, she rapidly pivoted to questioning the motives behind the reunion, suggesting NeNe could also be returning due to financial woes or a determined need to keep related.
“NeNe and I have a good relationship, and I am so happy for her, for whatever makes her happy in her life. And everyone makes decisions for different reasons, emotionally, financially, career, relevance, whatever anyone’s choice is, I’m thrilled for NeNe,” Bethenny started.
The most explosive half of Bethenny’s rant concerned a declare that the idea for the new Twentieth-anniversary particular was truly her concept.
According to Bethenny, she beforehand pitched a sequence to Bravo producers that would have featured just her and NeNe touring across the nation in an RV. However, she alleges that manufacturing shot down the project with a very particular purpose for the rejection.
“I’m not in any way saying that they stole my idea. Road Trip has been a movie, and many people have had different road trip shows, nor do I care, and if they do, or did, great. But it’s just an interesting conversation on how, like, time heals all wounds, or not everything is as it seems in the moment,” she acknowledged.
“They told me they could never touch a project involving [NeNe] because she is ‘kryptonite and toxic,’” she continued. “”But food for thought because you guys love my tea. The bridge was not burned because they’re doing this show with NeNe with the same idea, besides this is a different group of people.”
The shock surrounding the news of NeNe returning to Bravo from Frankel and others stems largely from the legal firestorm that erupted in 2022.
NeNe famously filed a federal lawsuit against NBC, Bravo, and Andy Cohen, accusing the community of fostering a “racially insensitive and inappropriate” office tradition. Though she dismissed the go well with “without prejudice” after months of negotiations, the bridge appeared to be completely incinerated.
Bethenny, who has been main her own “reality reckoning” against the community, expressed shock that Bravo would re-hire somebody who took legal motion against them.
“I’ve never in history heard of someone go after a company and take legal action for different accusations, and then that company hire them back. That’s just an interesting dynamic,” said Bethenny.
Bethenny Claps Back At Detractors Over Her NeNe Leakes Video
In case you’re questioning what Bethenny thinks about followers dragging her, she clapped back in her feedback. When a fan wrote, “Couldn’t you have just said congratulations?” she wrote:
“I did. To her. But I’m saying this to you. GTFO if you don’t like it.”
She also gave a stern suggestion to another fan who said, “You could’ve just stopped at Congratulations.”
“Yeah, well go follow that person,” replied Bethenny.
Mind you, NeNe and Bethenny are pleasant–or at least they have been in 2023. Back then, the 2 recorded a podcast bonding over their dislike of the treatment they allegedly acquired from Andy Cohen. NeNe added, however, that she could be open to reconciling with the Bravo boss.
Now in the current day, despite Bethenny’s skepticism, NeNe seems to be targeted on the optimistic.
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In an emotional video shared on January 14, the Broadway star confirmed her return to the franchise for the Ultimate Road Trip spinoff, which celebrates 20 years of Real Housewives. NeNe may have a “notable presence” during the Atlanta leg of the journey, marking her first look on the community since her 2020 exit.
NeNe took the high highway in her announcement, particularly thanking Andy Cohen and other executives for serving to bridge the hole.
“I’m happy, overjoyed to say that I will be returning to Bravo,” NeNe shared. “I want to thank Frances Berwick, Andy Cohen, so many executives behind the scenes who have worked to make this happen”
While Bethenny and Andy Cohen’s feud continues to rage on—with Cohen just lately dismissing her social media videos as “suffocating”—it appears the door that was once locked for NeNe has finally swung open. Whether this visitor look leads to a full-time return to #RHOA isn’t clear.
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