{"id":293358,"date":"2020-06-10T09:22:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T15:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1159972"},"modified":"2020-06-10T09:22:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T15:22:06","slug":"andy-cohen-breaks-silence-on-stassi-schroeder-kristen-doutes-firings-from-vanderpump-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/andy-cohen-breaks-silence-on-stassi-schroeder-kristen-doutes-firings-from-vanderpump-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Cohen Breaks Silence on Stassi Schroeder &amp; Kristen Doute&#8217;s Firings From Vanderpump Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"video-int-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"33.957466918715\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"12.848771266541\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/andy_cohen\">Andy Cohen<\/a><\/strong> is addressing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1159851\/stassi-schroeder-and-kristen-doute-are-completely-distraught-over-vanderpump-rules-firing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">all the drama surrounding <em>Vanderpump Rules<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Watch What Happens Live<\/em> host took to his radio show today to break his silence on the <em>VPR<\/em> controversy&nbsp;after stars <strong>Stassi Schroeder<\/strong> and <strong>Kristen Doute<\/strong> were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1159681\/stassi-schroeder-and-kristen-doute-fired-from-vanderpump-rules-after-faith-stowers-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fired Tuesday following accusations<\/a> made by former cast member <strong>Faith Stowers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s so much happening in the Bravo universe. I will say this: so much talk about <em>Vanderpump Rules<\/em> and then of course the reunion ended up airing last night. I will say this about what happened. I absolutely support Bravo&#8217;s decision, I think it was the right decision,&#8221; Cohen told listeners Wednesday on SiriusXM&#8217;s <em>Radio Andy<\/em>. &#8220;And I want to remind people because I&#8217;ve been getting so many tweets and messages and whatever about <em>Vanderpump Rules<\/em> and about <em>Southern Charm<\/em> and other shows. I am not, I don&#8217;t\u2014I feel like I remind people this all the time\u2014I&#8217;m not in charge of programming at Bravo anymore. I am not an Executive Producer of <em>Vanderpump Rules<\/em>. I don&#8217;t have anything to do with the show except I love it and that I host the reunions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"46.923076923077\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"9.2307692307692\">\n<p>Cohen&nbsp;added, &#8220;I don&#8217;t produce the show so what I want people to know is I have no say in hiring and firing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After Bravo announced that Stassi, Kristen and fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1112406\/vanderpump-rules-max-boyens-apologizes-after-racist-tweets-resurface\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">controversy-plagued cast members<\/a> <strong>Max Boyens<\/strong> and <strong>Brett Caprioni<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1159681\/stassi-schroeder-and-kristen-doute-fired-from-vanderpump-rules-after-faith-stowers-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">would not be returning next season<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1159802\/nene-leakes-and-more-bravo-stars-react-to-vanderpump-rules-firings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">several other Bravolebrities reacted on social media<\/a>, including <em>The Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/em> OG <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/nene_leakes\">NeNe Leakes<\/a><\/strong>. &#8220;Well alrighty then! Now we have a few more questions to ask about in other areas where there&#8217;s a major difference. Should we talk privately or publicly?&#8221; Leakes commented on Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-3-img\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"31.5\">\n<div class=\"post-content__image\" readability=\"33\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2020510\/rs_1024x759-200610080156-1024-Stassi-Andy-Kristen-LT-061020-NUP_189211_0387-GettyImages-1187898977-GettyImages-1187069675.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" border=\"0\" title=\"Andy Cohen, Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute\" alt=\"Andy Cohen, Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"759\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Astrid Stawiarz\/Bravo, Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"31.307692307692\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"11.846153846154\">\n<p>Cohen says he did not see Nene&#8217;s post, but has recently chatted with her <em>RHOA<\/em> co-star <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/kandi_burruss\">Kandi Burruss<\/a><\/strong>. &#8220;Well there is a lot more to discuss, there is a lot more and we&#8217;re already having those discussions and I had a great, very long talk with Kandi two days ago about\u2026she had some really fantastic suggestions for how we can move forward and we&#8217;re all ears,&#8221; he told listeners.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1159018\/faith-stowers-details-her-experience-on-all-white-vanderpump-rules-it-was-a-lot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stowers&nbsp;spoke out about her experience with Schroeder&nbsp;and Doute<\/a>, recalling how they&nbsp;had called the police on her.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-5\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"57.6352\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"13.0144\">\n<p>&#8220;There was this article\u2026where there was an African American lady,&#8221; Stowers recalled&nbsp;in an Instagram Live&nbsp;with fellow MTV reality star&nbsp;<strong>Candace Renee Rice<\/strong>. &#8220;It was like a weird photo, so she looked very, very light-skinned and had these different, like weird tattoos or whatever and they showcased her, and I guess this woman was like robbing people&#8230;The woman was at large\u2026and they called the cops and said it was me. This is like, true story. I heard this from actually Stassi during an interview. She&#8217;s telling them what they did to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Days after Stowers&#8217; interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1159113\/vanderpump-rules-stassi-schroeder-and-kristen-doute-apologize-over-faith-stowers-treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doute and Schroeder&nbsp;issued public apologies<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-6\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"46\">\n<div class=\"column post-content__image--left post-content__image\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201985\/rs_634x1024-190905114915-634x1024-faith-gj-9-5-19.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" title=\"Faith Stowers\" alt=\"Faith Stowers\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Paul Redmond\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>In a post on Instagram, Doute stated, &#8220;I have been taking some time to really process what I&#8217;ve been seeing, feeling and learning. And I need to address something specifically that happened a few years ago with my former castmate, Faith Stowers.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She continued, &#8220;Although, my actions were not racially driven, I am now completely aware of how my privilege blinded me from the reality of law enforcement&#8217;s treatment of the black community, and how dangerous my actions would have been to her.&#8221; Kristen explained that &#8220;it never was my intention to add to the injustice and imbalance.&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;m ashamed, embarrassed, and incredibly sorry. I will do better. I have to do better.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Schroeder&#8217;s statement read, &#8220;Racially insensitive comments from my past have resurfaced. It is important that I continue to take accountability for what I have said and done, while pushing myself to do better. I have grown significantly from the person I was then, and I am still filled with remorse and regret for the hurt I caused. I am grateful for the people in my life that continue to check me and push me to evolve into a more educated person. I also want to address my former castmate, Faith Stowers. My emotions over something that happened between our friends outweighed my logic, and there is no excuse for that. I did not recognize then the serious ramifications that could have transpired because of my actions. What I did to Faith was wrong. I apologize and I do not expect forgiveness. I am also sorry to anyone else that feels disappointed in me. I am going to continue to look closer at myself and my actions\u2014to take the time to listen, to learn and to take accountability for my own privilege.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(E! and Bravo are both part of the NBCUniversal family)<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1159972\/andy-cohen-breaks-silence-on-stassi-schroeder-kristen-doute-s-firings-from-vanderpump-rules?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Cohen is addressing all the drama surrounding Vanderpump Rules. The Watch What Happens Live host took to his radio show today to break his silence on the VPR controversy&nbsp;after stars Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute were fired Tuesday following accusations made by former cast member Faith Stowers. &#8220;There&#8217;s so much happening in the Bravo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-293358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-music-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-18 11:41:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KIDN - The Lift FM","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293358\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}