Andy Cohen Steps Down From Executive VP Post At Bravo

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Mazel? Bravo bigwig Andy Cohen is stepping down from his post as Executive Vice President of Development and Talent for the channel, RadarOnline.com has learned, to focus on his struggling talk show, Watch What Happens Live.

In a two-year deal announced Wednesday, Cohen agreed to stay on at WWHL for the next two years and remain executive producer on all the Housewives franchises, while losing his executive title. He also announced he is starting his own production company, Most Talkative, with which Bravo and Oxygen will have first-look privileges.

The transition from the boardroom to the talk show set was “inevitable” for Cohen, he told the New York Times. The past two years have seen WWHL grow from just one night a week to five nights a week. 

Through that transition, he insisted, he did not focus any less on his development duties, having a hand in such Bravo shows as Shahs of Sunset, Fashion Queens and Married to Medicine.

The President of Bravo and Oxygen, Frances Berwick, said, “Andy has influenced the course and the shape of Bravo tremendously over the past 10 years as a production and development executive, and as creator and host of our flagship late night show, becoming the face of the network. He has created legions of cultural touchstone programs and left an indelible imprint on the network. We are excited to retain him as a creative force with this new deal, which will also allow him to take Watch What Happens Live and its irreverent, brand-defining humor to the next level.”

And Watch What Happens Live could certainly use a little TLC. Bravo’s press release about the deal claimed that the show averages 942,000 total viewers a night, citing the industry ratings watchdog Nielsen.

This Season, however, has fallen seriously short of that target in recent weeks, according to other sites that closely monitor the numbers, which say the show racked up an average viewership so far of just 623,000 since early September. That’s down from the season average of 891,000 total viewers, year-to-date, according to Nielsen.

Now, fans are speculating that he was fired from his executive role.

Simon Van Kempen, an alum of Real Housewives of New York, claimed on his blog that just fifteen days ago, Cohen insisted he was still running development at Bravo. “Anyone who studies Bravo Media as I do could see that hosting a talk show five nights each week AND heading up Bravo Media’s programming development was always going to be too much for one man,” he wrote. TVFishbowl.com goes even further, alleging that sources close to Bravo did indeed fire Cohen, but have framed it in a way that he can save face.

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NeNe Leakes Calls Kenya Moore ‘Unimportant’ And ‘Delusional’

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NeNe Leakes is a straight shooter, candidly opening up about her nasty confrontation with costar and rival Kenya Moore on Sunday night’s episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

During their meeting, Kenya called out NeNe for not reaching out to her during her eviction drama – a claim that didn’t sit well with the Glee actress.

“I sat down with Miss Delusional, whom I see right through, and the first thing I told her was that ‘I’m dating you! We are still getting to know each other, but because I know how to be a good friend and this is my city, I will take you to find a place to live!’ Now you know what I am thinking. What business woman that’s claiming to be everything is homeless?” NeNe reflected on her Bravo blog on Nov. 11.  

Despite NeNe’s attempts to help her former beauty pregnant co-star, Kenya continued to bring up old news – asking once again why NeNe and Gregg Leakes had invited her ex-boyfriend to their wedding.

“She also brought up Walter once again and my answer was and still is this: Walter is cool with both me and my husband.

“We personally feel there was never a relationship between him and Kenya other than friendship, so girl move on!” NeNe wrote.

During the show, NeNe expressed her disappointment that Kenya failed to respond to her wedding invitation , but admits she could care less now.

“Again, Gregg and I could care less if Kenya attended or not. She remains unimportant to us! I’m just hopeful that Kenya can find a new man to talk about, because Walter is so yesterday,” NeNe wrote.

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Mohamed Hadid (Rightfully) Calls Brandi Glanville ‘Scum,’ Claims Vile Diss At Joanna Krupa Was A Lie: ‘I Don’t Have A Foul Mouth’

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Brandi Glanville sure loves her Twitter wars!

The "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star appeared on "Watch What Happens Live" Monday night, where she said Yolanda Foster's ex-husband Mohamed Hadid had an affair with Joanna Krupa. 

That wasn't the only bold statement Glanville made, she also disclosed something Hadid allegedly told her and Lisa Vanderpump about Joanna's private ... parts. It's far too graphic to post, but click here to see what else she said about the model.  

Mohamed took to Twitter after the show tweeting both Brandi and Yolanda about her raunchy accusation. 

mohamed @MohamedAHadid

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That such a lie @BrandiGlanville. I don't talk like that.. Never spoke of joanna to you.. Disgusting .pure lies

He also tweeted his ex-wife Yolanda about Glanville's controversial statements.

YOLANDA        ✔ @YolandaHFoster

❤️Only @MohamedAHadid @joannakrupa &God know d truth of this 12 yr old accusation, l choose 2focus on d now &spare my babies this negativity

mohamed @MohamedAHadid

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@YolandaHFoster. I love you mother of my children and my best friend.U know I don't have a foul mouth and I would never use words to brandi

10:40 AM - 12 Nov 2013

And it didn't stop there, fellow "Housewives" star Lisa Vanderpump -- who Brandi says also heard Mohamed's confession -- got in on the action and sent some kind words to Mohamed.
 

mohamed @MohamedAHadid

@YolandaHFoster. I love you mother of my children and my best friend.U know I don't have a foul mouth and I would never use words to brandi

Lisa Vanderpump        ✔ @LisaVanderpump

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@MohamedAHadid @YolandaHFoster You have always acted like a gentleman and I don't think that will ever change,no matter who says what.

Brandi, still sticking to her story, also sent a message to Hadid in the midst of the Twitter backlash.

  LizBeth ♛ @BelleLizbeth

@BrandiGlanville @MohamedAHadid called you a lier and scum. OUCH!

Brandi Glanville        ✔ @BrandiGlanville

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@BelleLizbeth @MohamedAHadid that is sad as I thought we were friends-im not lying and I care for his family very much

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Kim Richards on Lisa Vanderpump's "Dancing With the Stars" Faint: 'Just Looked Like a FAKEY!'

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On this week's Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Kim Richards mocked Lisa Vanderpump for what Kim felt was a faked Dancing With the Stars collapse. Now, Kim is standing by her theory that Lisa fell on purpose.

"When I first saw Lisa fainting, I thought, what just happened?" Kim writes in her Bravo blog. "Then, we watched again, and I saw that she was holding [Gleb's] hand while she gently laid herself to the floor? But she still had his HAND!?!"

Kim feels that Lisa was a little too composed during her collapse. "It looked like she was still holding, because she was afraid to fall to the floor!!!" Kim continues. "I have fainted on camera and in real life and that just looked like a FAKEY!!"

Kim also doesn't appreciate Lisa's comments to Brandi Glanville and Yolanda Foster during the lunch at Lisa's house. "Once again, to watch Lisa diss my sister and Brandi!" Kim writes. "Insinuating that my sister doesn't have friends? And that maybe Yolanda should put her house on the market?!? And then turning to Brandi and telling her that she needs to exercise her brain!"

"These kinds of comments have become all too common from Lisa," she says. "It was a very degrading comment but with a touch of humor! That's another one of Lisa's specialties! This kind of behavior is totally uncalled for!"

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Kandi Burruss Explains Fight with Christopher Williams

 

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Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice Attend Dina Manzo’s Project Ladybug Event

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It seems like a Christmas miracle has come early for The Real Housewives of New Jersey!

Teresa Giudice , Melissa Gorga , Kathy Wakile  and Dina Manzo all put aside their bad blood and bonded at the Project Ladybug charity event and RadarOnline.com has all the exclusive details about their love fest.

The reality stars, usually known for sticking knives in each other’s backs, but for their returning co-star they put their troubles aside and raised money for a good cause Monday night.

“All the Housewives were unbelievably supportive.  I’m grateful.  No drama!! Sorry” Dina told Tom Murro.

Project Ladybug was started “with a wish to bring financial and emotional hope to children and their families undergoing rigorous medical treatments,” according to the website.

Dina told Radar that the night was a huge success, and she managed to do what doctors, husbands and cousins have been unable to do – make everyone get along.

“We manifested an abundant night all about women coming together to help an important cause,” she said.

“I’m all about a good meditation session, I have them at all of my events.”

As Radar previously reported, Bravo cameras were not rolling at the event and the new cast members were not in attendance either so it was a peaceful evening for the RHONJ ladies.

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Brandi Glanville Says Joanna Krupa Had an Affair With Yolanda Foster's Ex-Husband Mohamed Hadid

If the Housewives franchise goes down any time soon, it'll be Andy Cohen's fault for making this ratchet, foul-mouthed home-wrecker a regular on RHOBH:

Real Housewives feuds are crossing over! Known for speaking her mind, Brandi Glanville didn't hold back during a Monday, Nov. 11 appearance on Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live. The 40-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star dropped a bombshell: accusing Real Housewives of Miami's Joanna Krupa of having an affair with Beverly Hills costar Yolanda Foster's ex-husband Mohamed Hadid.

"Joanna had sex with Mohamed [while he was still married to Yolanda]," Glanville said on the show. "It was one of many affairs. It's not the exact situation. But Mohamed and Yolanda are great now."

During the after show, Cohen revealed that Krupa, 34, tweeted a response to Glanville's claims. "No wonder her husband left her," Krupa wrote, referencing Glanville's ex-husband Eddie Cibrian's infamous affair with LeAnn Rimes in 2009.

Glanville's X-rated response? "Well, Mohamed did tell me that her p--sy smelled," she said. "It's true! I'm not lying! And Lisa Vanderpump was there when he said it. Sorry, bitch. I win!"

From there, the feud escalated even more on social media. Hadid tweeted, "Andy @andy. That a lie. I never spoken to Brandy @BrandiGlanville in any way about joanna. Brandy is She is such a scum and a foul mouth." He also wrote a note to his ex-wife: "@YolandaHFoster. I love you mother of my children and my best friend. U know I don't have a foul mouth and I would never use words to brandi." (Married from 1994 to 2000, Hadid and Yolanda share kids Gigi, Bella and Anwar.)

Foster, 49, who has been married to Grammy-winning musician David Foster for two years now, wrote, "Only @MohamedAHadid @joannakrupa & God know d truth of this 12 yr old accusation, l choose 2focus on d now &spare my babies this negativity." 

While Hadid, Foster and Krupa appear to be keeping the peace following the accusations, Glanville seems to be especially remorseful for her comments. 

"My morning is ruined," she tweeted the next morning. "Im crying and going back to sleep bye." She later added, "It was not my intention to hurt anyone last night, I spoke my truth when asked a question-fought back when attacked I love @YolandaHFoster." 

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Phaedra Parks Dishes on Her Feud With Kenya Moore

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Did you really think the feud was over?

On Sunday night, fans of The Real Housewives of Atlanta watched with bated breath as foes Kenya Moore and Phaedra Parks sat down in hopes of achieving a truce from the scandalous accusations that were thrown in the season-five reunion show. Rumors were addressed, halfhearted apologies were issued, and curt smiles were exchanged—but don't expect to see these two ladies braiding each other's hair at a sleepover any time soon.

Phaedra exclusively tells E! News that things are currently "cordial" with Kenya, however she still thinks it was wildly inappropriate for her costar to offer her husband a "Monica Lewinsky" and constantly text him and personally persue him. Read on for all the jaw-dropping details from Phaedra's side of the feud and find out if her friendship with Kenya can ever be repaired.

The mother of two tells us the Kenya came on to her husband, Apollo Nida, while at a California festival for professionals in the workout industry. "He called me immediately. It was frightening to him. Frankly, it was shocking to both of us that she would even make such a proposition," she reveals.

Many fans have been wondering since this sexing scandal happened months ago, why did Phaedra wait so long to confront Kenya? Phaedra has a totally reasonable response: She was pregnant! "At the end of the day, when I'm pregnant, I always make sure to stay as tranquil as possible because whatever goes into my spirit goes into my baby's spirit as well."

The RHOA star continues, "I didn't address it then because it wasn't appropriate for me or my health or my sanity or my baby. I definitely said I'd address it at the appropriate time and we touched on it at the reunion, but obviously now, several months later, we're addressing it again."

Despite her truce talk with Kenya in Sunday night's episode, Phaedra says that she still does not know why her fellow Housewife was trying to come on to her hubby. "I have no idea because I'm not a psychiatrist, unfortunately. All of us have our own morals and ethics and codes of conduct. And hers is just a little different than mine. Make that very different from mine."

So could these two fierce females ever become friend again? Phaedra spills, "I hope to be cordial with Kenya. Look, I'm mature enough to be in a room with anyone. And at the end of the day, because of the show, we will obviously have to be around each other, so I would like things to be cordial. Now, I'm not saying we're going to be best friends. I don't see that happening. Ever."

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Lisa Vanderpump Speaks On Ongoing Feud With Brandi Glanville

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The feud rages on, and doesn’t look like it’s coming to an end any time soon.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump chatted with Ryan Seacrest on his radio show Monday morning and didn’t hold back when asked about former BFF Brandi Glanville, expressing that she was “shocked and disappointed” that they are no longer friends, and RadarOnline.com has the audio.

Vanderpump took aim at Glanville for a snarky remark she made during a promo clip for the hit Bravo show about the game of chess, saying instead that children’s game Chutes and Ladders is more Glanville’s speed.

“I know you’re the chess player of all-time, but I just f**king checkmated you, b*tch,” Glanville says to Vanderpump in the clip.

“I didn’t know she plays chess, I thought she’d be more like Chutes and Ladders … That’s right at the end, so I’m not going to give you the final pages to the book, but yeah it got pretty intense there,” Vanderpump told Seacrest.

“I was kind of like a bit surprised where it came from. I thought we were great friends and I’ve really been supportive and loved her and as far as I’m concerned really loyal to her and really kind of stuck my neck out,” she added.

“[So I was] shocked and disappointed to be honest.”

Radar was first to expose the falling out between Vanderpump and Glanville, which started during a girls trip to Puerto Rico earlier this year.

Cameras captured Yolanda Foster confronting Vanderpump about allegations that the British beauty was a two-faced back-stabbing friend, and Glanville backed David Foster‘s wife — putting a major ripple in their once tight bond.

“It was absolutely wild! Yolanda directly went after Lisa and accused her of always stirring the pot among the other cast members, and accused her of being a crappy friend. Shockingly, Brandi had a go at Lisa as well!” a show insider told Radar.

“Brandi revealed that Lisa had told her to take magazine articles about Kyle Richards‘ hubby Mauricio Umansky cheating on her on a trip the ladies took several weeks earlier to Palm Springs.

“Brandi told Lisa, ‘Don’t you dare try to lie about this one, there is no way you are going to weasel out of this one.’ Needless to say, Lisa was absolutely floored and couldn’t believe Brandi had turned on her!”

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Production For Real Housewives Of New Jersey Has Been 'Pushed Back'

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Hold onto your wine glasses because it isn’t time to throw them yet since RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that production for season six of the Real Housewives of New Jersey has been “pushed back.”

“They were supposed to film at Dina Manzo’s  event but the production team couldn’t get everything in place in time so they pushed back the first filming date,” a source close to the hit Bravo show explained about the Project Ladybug fundraiser taking place on November 11.

“All the women are going,  Teresa Giudice will be there, Kathy Wakile  too and Melissa Gorga, and maybe even the three new women, but the cameras are not going to be following them yet.”

The anticipation for season six is high as the Giudices’ legal troubles are going to be showcased and the production team wants to make sure they capture everything surrounding that courtroom circus.

“Joe’s fake ID trial is coming up, so the production team is making sure they can film the family, the court and how the other women are either supporting or talking about Teresa behind her back,” the source said.

So a big push has been made to start filming as soon as possible.

“With the holidays coming up there is ALWAYS family drama with the Giudices and the Gorgas so the producers are planning to get all of that on film too,” the source revealed.

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Porsha Stewart Insists That Rumors Of Kordell’s Sexuality Had Nothing To Do With Their Breakup

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Stewart, who caused a firestorm by implying her estranged husband, football player Kordell Stewart might be gay, now says that issue had nothing to do with their breakup!

In a Sunday night interview with Bravo host Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, Porsha created more confusion by dishing, “Whether he was gay or down low — that has nothing to do with why we broke up.

“The reason we broke up is because of the treatment. It’s all about the treatment. If he was down low, of course I wouldn’t know about it. That’s a secret, right? Down low, secret type of situation. Therefore, for me, it was the way I was being treated and just how we were disagreeing with each other.

“We just grew apart.”

Kordell recently blasted the claims Porsha made the RHOA season premiere, insisting he is “100 percent” heterosexual.

But his wife seemed to add more fuel to the fire on Sunday night, in which she appeared on Cohen’s talk show alongside hip hop star Nelly.

The singer seemed amused by Porsha’s claims about her husband and asked her, “The real question is, if he was gay, you stayed with him?”

Porsha responded to Nelly, “Well, if he was gay, and I stayed with him, that means I would have known about a boyfriend.”

But, of course, Porsha did NOT stay with Kordell — and it’s now one of the nastiest splits in Housewives history.

Meanwhile, a viewer who saw Sunday night’s RHOA episode, in which Porsha complained about her husband also being a cheapskate, called in and asked her, “Did you love Kordell or did you marry him for his money?”

Porsha, whose husband previously had objected to her wanting to get a job, bristled at the question. She said, “Really? Okay, well that’s an odd gold digger who asked to work last season, so that really doesn’t add up.”

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Yolanda Foster Says Kyle Richards Has 'Stabbed Everybody in the Back'

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It’s one big cat fight on the next episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and RadarOnline.com has a sneak peek.

Yolanda Foster, Lisa Vanderpump and Brandi Glanville  are seen enjoying an upscale luncheon at Lisa’s estate until the conversation turns to castmate Kyle Richards.

“The woman called me a liar,” sneers Foster with Glanville adding that “she’s stabbed everybody in the back.”

“I do feel a little bit sorry for Kyle right now,” chimes in Vanderpump, mentioning that Richards had been close to former housewives Taylor Armstrong who has moved to Colorado and Adrienne Maloof who left the show.

They all agreed on one thing, though.  The trio of gossipers are convinced Richards goes out of her way to be nice if she spies a potential real estate commission.

“You just have to put your house on the market and you’ll bond really quick,” giggles Vanderpump.

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