Leah McSweeney’s lawsuit against Andy Cohen, Bravo will be argued in court this month
By Oli Coleman,
2 days ago
Former cast member of the “Real Housewives of New York City” has claimed in a lawsuit that Andy Cohen was part of a group of people that intentionally tried to get her to fall off the wagon. Rick Davis / SplashNews.com
Page Six has learned that the suit — in which the former “Real Housewives of New York” and “Ultimate Girls Trip” star accuses the defendants of intentionally making her fall off the wagon in an attempt to boost ratings — has a court date for oral arguments.
We believe it to be the first time a cast member has argued their suit against the reality network in open court. Nene Leakes of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” previously sued the network, but it never went to court. “Real Housewives of New Jersey’s” Caroline Manzo also has a legal case pending.
We’re told the judge in the case will hear oral arguments on a motion to dismiss the case on Oct. 30. Peacock
Former “Real Housewives of New York City” star McSweeney claimed in her lawsuit filed that the show won its best audience figures ever when one of its stars appeared to be confused, irrational and losing touch with reality.
McSweeney’s lawyers claimed that — knowing she was battling alcohol addiction when she joined the show and had a history of serious mental health problems — producers saw her vulnerable condition as an opportunity to net big audience numbers by messing with her head until she went off the rails in a similar way.
She says that they were successful in their first alleged attempt to get her drinking again, but the second time they tried, she was able to resist.
McSweeney — who appeared on two seasons of “RHONY” and one season of “RHUGT” also famously claimed in the suit that Cohen has done cocaine with some of the stars of the “Housewives” shows. (He has strenuously denied all the claims against him).
She’s suing Cohen, Bravo, Shed Media, which produces “RHONY” and “RHUGT” for Bravo, and Warner Bros., which owns Shed, plus a handful of individual producers.
We believe it to be the first time a member of a “Real Housewives” cast has had an opportunity to argue their case against Bravo in open court. leahmob/Instagram
Now we hear that Judge Lewis J. Liman expects to hear oral arguments at a Downtown New York courthouse on October 30.
An insider told us that the court hearing will be an opportunity for the defense to argue for the motion and for McSweeney’s team to argue against it.
Cohen’s lawyers have asked for the case to be dismissed. Charles Sykes/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
(Last month we reported that the judge has given McSweeney’s attorney the go-ahead to start digging for evidence in the defendants’ private files and devices while the court makes a call on the motion.)
Bravo didn’t get back to us.
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