Well, buckle up Bravo fans, because this tea is piping hot and straight out of Page Six. So full credit to our friends at Page Six for breaking this story! It’s good!

📰 What’s happening

Leah McSweeney, who you might remember from The Real Housewives of New York City and Ultimate Girls Trip, is back in the headlines and not for a reunion look. Nope. She just filed new court papers claiming Andy Cohen himself orchestrated a Bravo-blessed smear campaign against her after she sued the network last year.

If you forgot, Leah dropped a major lawsuit in 2024 alleging that Andy partied with cast members (yes, she said cocaine) and that Bravo producers encouraged her to fall off the sobriety wagon all for ratings. Now she’s saying that when she spoke up, Andy allegedly unleashed the Bravoverse to drag her name through the mud.

She’s not exactly making the strongest case that Andy has a secret Housewives bat-signal he can use to summon them all to take her down, just saying.

👀 Who’s being mentioned?

We’re talking big names here – Lisa Vanderpump, Heather Dubrow, Margaret Josephs, Luann de Lesseps, Kandi Burruss, and more. The new court docs say over 20 Housewives made shady or dismissive public comments about Leah after she filed her suit. The kicker? Leah’s team says they didn’t do it out of loyalty, they did it because Andy “induced” or “directed” them to. Again, I can’t with this.

Yeah, she’s calling it a “coordinated attack.”

Let’s break down a few examples she included:

• Lisa Vanderpump allegedly said she was “on Andy’s side” during an appearance on The Talk.

• Heather Dubrow (OC’s Botox Queen) implied on her podcast that Leah should be “thanking Bravo” instead of suing them.

• Margaret Josephs told Page Six that Leah was trying to “assassinate [Andy’s] character.”

According to Leah, none of these Bravolebs would’ve opened their mouths if Andy hadn’t nudged them. 👀

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🧨 Doubling down hard

And there’s more. She’s doubling down on her original drug-use claims, referencing past allegations from NeNe Leakes, Kathy Griffin, and Danielle Staub, all of whom have previously accused Andy of doing drugs or offering them. Leah’s lawyer says this new filing helps prove that Bravo retaliated when she dared to speak up.

Andy’s team, for their part, continues to deny all wrongdoing and previously demanded a retraction or else.

But Leah’s standing her ground. Her attorney told Page Six this latest filing will “buttress her retaliation claim,” and they’re ready to dig into depositions. (Get your popcorn ready.)

💭 My Thoughts on this (because I know you want them)

Whether you believe Leah or think this is a reach, there’s no denying one thing: this is the kind of drama no Bravo editor could script better, especially than some of the current shows.

But let’s be real here:

The bigger issue isn’t the alleged “coordinated attack.” For me, it’s that Leah refuses to take any accountability for how she came across on Real Housewives of New York. That wasn’t editing, babe. We watched you. You were spiraling on camera, lashing out, and making it everyone’s problem. There’s a difference between being unfairly targeted and being unwilling to accept that maybe — just maybe — your portrayal reflected some real behavior.

Stay tuned, because if this actually goes to trial…. 💀

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– Tyler

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