Caroline Manzo Sues Bravo, Accuses Brandi Glanville of Sexual Harassment | C303H3D | 2024-01-27 23:08:01
Caroline Manzo Sues Bravo, Accuses Brandi Glanville of Sexual Harassment | C303H3D | 2024-01-27 23:08:01
Caroline Manzo is taking authorized action towards Bravo over an alleged incident involving her and Brandi Glanville during production on season 4 of The Actual Housewives Ultimate Women Journey.
Manzo, 62, filed a lawsuit towards the community and its manufacturing corporations on Friday, January 26. In the lawsuit, obtained by Us Weekly, Manzo claims Bravo would often push the show's stars to drink alcohol to "trigger them to turn into severely intoxicated, after which direct, encourage and/or permit them to sexually harass other forged members because that is for good scores."
It was reported in January 2023 that Manzo and Glanville, 51, left Final Women Trip filming in Morocco early after Glanville allegedly kissed Manzo a number of occasions with out her consent.
The lawsuit offers extra details of the alleged encounter, with Manzo claiming that Glanville didn't attend a sexual harassment class required of all RHUGT forged members earlier than filming and that Bravo did not reprimand Glanville for allegedly skipping the category. Manzo states that the alleged incident started after she made a "acutely aware effort to be sort to Glanville" after an argument during filming.
In the course of the evening, Glanville allegedly "unfold Manzo's legs and leaned into Manzo," after which Manzo moved away from her. "Glanville proceeded to kiss Manzo with a closed mouth. Glanville then kissed Manzo once more. Manzo was very uncomfortable," the docs state. "Glanville then proceeded to mount Manzo on the couch holding Manzo down together with her physique, forcibly squeezed Manzo's cheeks collectively and thrust her tongue in Manzo's mouth, whereas humping her."
The docs state that the alleged assault introduced up "dormant and horrific reminiscences" for Manzo of a sexual assault she experienced at age 7, causing her to enter "a state of shock."
Glanville allegedly pursued Manzo once more in the toilet by urgent "her breasts and vagina towards Manzo" until Manzo was capable of break free. "Defendants have been extra targeted on the continuation of the show relatively than the well being and well-being of Manzo after she was sexually abused," the docs state.
Glanville shouldn't be listed as a defendant within the lawsuit and previously declared her innocence in a collection of December 2023 tweets.
"The producers ask you to do something. And you then get in hassle for it. The producers have to comply with the principles," Glanvilleshe wrote by way of X on the time. "Producers might not shove the alcohol down our throats, however they positive do encourage it even in Morocco through the day the place it's unlawful to drink!" Screenshots of the tweets have been featured within the lawsuit docs.
Us Weekly has reached out to Bravo relating to the lawsuit. The community had no comment.
Glanville's legal staff responded to Manzo's lawsuit in a press release to Us, writing, "Sadly, Brandi needed to wake up to yet one more lawsuit that includes defamatory, false accusations about her. Whereas filming, Brandi adopted what the producers asked of her, and there was no sexual assault. She is harmless of these absurd accusations that have weighed on her psychological and bodily health for much too long and not using a word of help from Peacock, Shed or Bravo."
The statement continued: "This painful storytelling seems infinite and must cease. She is trying to move on and upward and get her life back."
In April 2023, Manzo declared that she would "never" return to the Actual Housewives franchise following the alleged incident. "It was something that I was completed with and glad to be finished with it. I walked away for a purpose," she stated during an interview on the "Two T's in a Pod" podcast. "I all the time stated for me to return, it would have to be a quantity that was financially irresponsible to walk away from."
Glanville, meanwhile, was hospitalized after collapsing in her residence in October 2023. Earlier this month, she claimed her health issues have been caused by the stress she skilled from filming RHUGT season four and her drama with Manzo.
Bravo has but to formally pull the plug on season four of RHUGT, which also featured Vicki Gunvalson, Eva Marcille, Phaedra Parks, Camille Meyer, Alex McCord and Gretchen Rossi. Season 5, which was dubbed RHONY: Legacy, nevertheless, did begin streaming on Peacock after season 3 concluded. At BravoCon in November 2023, Andy Cohen denied that season four had been canceled.
"There's all this hypothesis about [RHUGT season four]; Bravo jumped Legacy to the front of the line," he advised The Wrap on the time. "It's there, it's completed and I hope everyone sees it quickly."
For those who or someone you recognize has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
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