Andy Cohen was spotted in New York on Friday, after Brandi Glanville’s lawyers slammed him for saying that an ‘inappropriate’ video he sent the star was a ‘joke.’
The Bravo honcho, 55, who apologized to Glanville, 51, via Twitter, brushed off the recent allegations and was seen cheerfully smiling while taking a walk.
He sported a plaid coat over a navy blazer and blue jeans, which he teamed with an orange tie. Cohen completed the look with burgundy boots and carried a white tote in his hand for the outing.
On Thursday, the talk show host apologized to the Bravo star for inviting her to watch him have sex with Below Deck star Kate Chastain, claiming it was a ‘joke.’
However, on Friday Glanville’s lawyers Bryan Freedman and Mark Geragos blasted that claim, calling what happened ‘sexual harassment, plain and simple.’
Andy Cohen was spotted in New York on Friday, after Brandi Glanville’s lawyers slammed him for saying that an ‘inappropriate’ video he sent the star was a ‘joke’
The Bravo honcho, 55, who apologized to Glanville, 51, via Twitter, brushed off the recent allegations and was seen cheerfully smiling while taking a walk
Glanville claims that an ‘obviously inebriated’ Cohen sent her a video of himself saying that he wanted to have sex with another Bravo star and invited her to watch the act over FaceTime in 2022.
‘Any boss who is clearly inebriated and encourages their employee by FaceTime video, and invites the employee to watch their boss to have sex with another employee, constitutes sexual harassment, plain and simple, under any definition of sexual harassment even one concocted by NBC,’ the attorneys told Page Six.
‘Why is Andy Cohen getting a pass? Any other supervisor at Comcast/NBC who engaged in this behavior would be fired immediately on the spot.’
The lawyers stated that NBC has ‘mistakenly given’ Cohen ‘too much power’ by letting him host reunions and his own talk show, claiming the network has ‘clearly decided that he is too big to fail.’
They went on to say there was ‘no excuse’ for Cohen to say the video he sent Glanville ‘was a joke.’
‘In fact, if it was such a known joke, then why did he apologize? The reason is that Andy knows he is in a position of power which allows him to control where and how much Brandi works, which allows him to do whatever he wants and behave in a fashion that is abusive and harassing.’
They concluded the statement claiming: ‘NBC has learned nothing from the cover-up at NBC News. Just like Matt Lauer, Andy Cohen makes too much money for Bravo to fire. NBC continues to protect those in power.’
An insider told the publication that ‘anyone who has seen the video can tell it’s clearly a joke.’
He sported a plaid coat over a navy blazer and blue jeans, which he teamed with an orange tie. Cohen completed the look with burgundy boots and carried a white tote in his hand
On Thursday, the talk show host apologized to the Bravo star for inviting her to watch him have sex with Below Deck star Kate Chastain, claiming it was a ‘joke’
However, on Friday Glanville’s lawyers Bryan Freedman and Mark Geragos blasted that claim, calling what happened ‘sexual harassment, plain and simple’
But Cohen — an openly gay man — has insisted the video was meant as a joke, writing on X, formerly Twitter: ‘The video shows Kate Chastain and I very clearly joking to Brandi. 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.’
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum accused Cohen of sexual harassment in an explosive legal letter obtained by DailyMail.com earlier this month that was sent by her attorneys to NBC, Shed Media and Warner Bros. on Thursday.
DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for Cohen and Bravo for comment.
The identity of the ‘Bravo star’ was not disclosed in the letter but Cohen later revealed it to be Below Deck alum Kate Chastain as he responded to Glanville’s accusations on X (formerly Twitter) Wednesday.
Cohen said that he and Chastain were ‘joking’ about hooking up but acknowledged it was ‘inappropriate.’
In the legal letter, Freedman notes that Cohen was Glanville’s superior at the time the alleged video was sent as she was working on the second season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, a Real Housewives spin-off for NBC’s streaming service Peacock.
She’d also worked closely with Cohen for over 10 years after landing a spot on the hit Bravo series Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills back in 2011.
‘Mr. Cohen was Ms. Glanville’s boss at the time and exercised complete and total control over her career. This was an extraordinary abuse of power that left Ms. Glanville feeling trapped and disgusted,’ he writes.
‘It is inconceivable that Mr. Cohen remains in his post in spite of this behavior and harkens back to the bad old days of Matt Lauer and NBC News when profits were prioritized over people.’
Cohen insisted the video to Glanville (pictured in 2009) was meant in jest in a new statement
The identity of the ‘Bravo star’ was not disclosed in the letter but Cohen later revealed it to be Below Deck alum Kate Chastain as he responded to Glanville’s accusations on X (formerly Twitter) Wednesday
Cohen explained that he — an openly gay man — and Chastain were ‘joking’ about hooking up but acknowledged it was ‘inappropriate’; Chastain seen on February 14
After 20 years of co-hosting, Lauer was abruptly fired from the Today show over allegations of sexual misconduct.
Although NBC denied rumors of a cover-up, journalist Ronan Farrow claimed in his bombshell book that the network took internal steps to protect Lauer.
Glanville’s allegations against Cohen were not even a fraction of the explosive claims made by her attorneys in the new legal letter obtained by DailyMail.com this week.
In it, Glanville’s attorney claimed she was ‘used and abused by NBC, Bravo, Warner Bros., and Shed Media’ and accused the network of ‘hiding evidence’ that would clear her name.
Glanville has decided to ‘wage a public reputational war’ against the network after they ‘silenced’ her in the wake of sexual assault allegations made against Glanville by her Ultimate Girls’ Trip costar Caroline Manzo.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star, 62, made headlines in 2023 when she alleged that Glanville kissed her without consent and even ‘forced her vagina against her back’ during filming of the Housewives spin off show in Morocco.
Last month, Manzo officially filed to sue Bravo over her claim that production encouraged Glanville to sexually harass.
Now, in a new legal demand, Glanville’s attorney’s appear to suggest Manzo is lying, insisting no assault took place, as they demand the network release to them ‘all existing documents and data’ pertaining to the accusations.
‘Ms. Glanville and Ms. Manzo engaged in ‘dirty dancing,’ flirting, and playful touching,’ the letter reads. ‘Throughout the night, they shared a couple of kisses.
Glanville previously revealed that her face was left disfigured due to stress-induced angioedema – a condition which causes swelling under the skin
‘We have heard about a supposed ‘bathroom incident’ through press leaks, but Shed Media has repeatedly refused to allow Ms. Glanville or her counsel to see the footage in question; there is no truth to any allegations of impropriety’.
The letter continued: ‘It is apparent some allegation was made; however, neither the nature nor the source of that allegation has been clarified by NBC, Shed Media, or Warner Bros.
‘We can glean from the press coverage—seeded by malicious and deliberate leaks—that Ms. Manzo formally accused Ms. Glanville of sexual misconduct and that Ms. Glanville was sent home as a result.’
They continued: ‘It bears emphasis that Ms. Glanville and Ms. Manzo were never alone together; anything that happened took place in the presence of the cast and crew. All the events were captured on camera or picked up via microphone.’
Glanville’s legal team maintain her innocence and insist that the TV star was never alone with Manzo, and that her costar ‘did not manifest a lack of consent at any point.’
The letter also sees Glanville’s reps accuse Manzo of ‘feeding a defamatory narrative’ to the media and of being the source behind the press leaks regarding the claims.
The letter states: ‘We have every reason to believe that Ms. Manzo, with the tacit or express support of Bravo and Shed Media, is the source of the early and voluminous press leaks that began immediately upon Ms. Glanville’s return home.
‘Yet Ms. Glanville was admonished to remain entirely silent and to refrain from defending herself. She was further told that assuming her compliance with that directive, she would have the opportunity to work for Shed Media/Warner Bros. again on the condition that she completes 6-months of outpatient therapy with a Warner Bros.-affiliated therapist. Ms. Glanville did so.
‘It became apparent afterward, however, that this was a false promise intended to ensure Ms. Glanville’s silence.’
It continues: ‘All the while, Ms. Manzo, Bravo, and Shed Media were feeding a defamatory narrative that destroyed Ms. Glanville’s reputation, employment prospects, mental health, and financial stability and caused untold harm to Ms. Glanville and her family.’
In a statement shared with DailyMail.com, attorney Bryan Freedman called for other ‘victims’ of Bravo and NBC to reach out to their team and join the ‘fight’ against the network.
Glanville has decided to ‘wage a public reputational war’ against the network after they ‘silenced’ her in the wake of sexual assault allegations made against Glanville by her Ultimate Girls’ Trip costar Caroline Manzo; Manzo seen in 2019
The letter highlighted how Glanville has been plagued with health issues ever since Manzo’s allegations went public, and said she has been in ‘dire straits’ after Bravo tried to ‘humiliate and ruin her publicly.’
The reality star has talked openly about how her face was left disfigured due to stress-induced angioedema – a condition which causes swelling under the skin.
Glanville’s team accuses the network of having a ‘reckless disregard for the mental and emotional health’ of employees – adding that Glanville has been treated like a ‘sacrificial lamb’ and has faced ‘social and economic death.’
They are seeking evidence from the network’s servers, storage, personal computers, portable systems.
The legal letter warns that ‘Ms. Glanville is uniquely positioned to reveal more revelations’ and is just one of thousands of stars to come forward against the network in recent years.
TMZ previously reported that Manzo is suing Bravo and claimed production plied them with alcohol as they filmed the spin-off in Morocco in January 2023.
