Actual Housewives of New York star Ramona Singer has been accused of utilizing the N-word and making racist remarks through the manufacturing of Season 13, in response to an investigative piece revealed by Self-importance Honest on Oct. 30.
Inside, fellow RHONY star Eboni Okay. Williams, who grew to become the primary Black girl to affix the spicy franchise in 2021, alleged that Singer sparked racial pressure throughout a one-hour “digital schooling session” on racial sensitivity. In the course of the assembly — performed earlier than the beginning of filming for Season 13 — Williams alleged that Singer made the racist presumption that Black youngsters have been fatherless.
“What in the event that they don’t have a father? Why can’t I say that?” Singer allegedly mentioned when the racist trope got here up through the assembly, in response to Williams.
The podcaster’s ignorant comment was shut down by a Black RHONY publicist who informed Singer she had a father. Nonetheless, as an alternative of dropping the uncomfortable matter, Singer allegedly claimed that she learn a research that confirmed “most” Black youngsters have been fatherless, the exposé famous.
Williams’ RHONY co-star Leah McSweeney — additionally current through the uncomfortable assembly — confirmed that Singer made the eyebrow-raising comment.
In response to the allegation, the South Hampton, New York, resident alleged that she was solely asking a query “a few statistic” she had learn, which claimed youngsters of “single-parent households have been statistically much less more likely to succeed than two-parent households.”
The allegations didn’t cease there.
Darian Edmonson, a former Bravo producer — who’s Black — claimed Singer used the N-word in her presence after a scene the place the housewife allegedly informed Williams that she “didn’t wish to speak about race, faith, or creed” however then proceeded to ask the esteemed lawyer if she was relationship a Black man or a white man. Williams shut the fact TV star down.
After the awkward scene, Singer informed Edmonson in personal that it reminded her of when a Jewish colleague used a “Catholic slur” in her presence and referred to as her a “shiksa” — a disparaging Yiddish time period used to explain a non-Jewish girl.
When Edmonson requested for the RHONY forged member to explain the time period, Singer allegedly mentioned, “Oh, it’s actually like someone calling you a n—r.”
The 66-year-old housewife’s troubling remark led to an inside investigation by RHONY producers Shed Media, Warner Bros, Discovery, Bravo and NBCUniversal. The criticism was dominated “inconclusive” after Singer denied utilizing the N-word.
“I did describe an incident the place I used to be referred to as a shiksa whereas working in faculty,” Singer informed Self-importance Honest in response to the startling allegation. “However I didn’t evaluate the 2 experiences.”
The scathing investigation additionally detailed an incident the place Singer claimed having Black girls on RHONY would “break” the franchise. Moreover, she was accused of constructing insensitive feedback concerning the hair of Black feminine staffers on the present.
“There’s so a lot of you guys right here now. Please don’t change your hair as I’m not gonna have the ability to keep in mind anyone’s names,” the 66-year-old disgraced socialite allegedly mentioned.
Sources informed TMZ in 2021 that the RHONY Season 13 reunion was canceled after Williams filed a criticism in opposition to Singer for allegedly being racist.
Amid the racism allegations, the New York realtor was lately fired from her comfortable actual property job at Douglas Elliman.
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