Dorinda Medley 'Didn't Understand' Leah McSweeney's Lawsuit Against Andy | TB4798M | 2024-04-06 23:08:01
The Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis alum Dorinda Medley is confused by her former costar Leah McSweeney's lawsuit once more Andy Cohen.
"I just didn't perceive it in any respect," Medley, 59, solely advised Us Weekly on Tuesday, April 2, whereas promoting her partnership with Clorox. "I mean, pay attention, I was there [at Bravo] for six years. … I've all the time labored very nicely with manufacturing in every metropolis. And for me, it was work and I had a lawyer. I read the contract, I signed, I did my work and I left. So, I used to be very stunned by all that."
McSweeney, 41, who appeared on seasons 12 and 13 of RHONY, sued Cohen, 55, and Bravo in February, claiming that Cohen and the network intentionally used her wrestle with alcoholism for scores.
In courtroom documents obtained by Web page Six, McSweeney claimed that she'd been pressured to drink on the show regardless of disclosing that she was actively working to take care of her sobriety. She additional alleged that Cohen "engaged in cocaine use" with members of The Actual Housewives franchises.
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Cohen called the claims "completely false" in a press release to The Hollywood Reporter last month. A response from his lawyer despatched to McSweeney's legal staff, which was obtained by Page Six on March 7, stated he had "never used cocaine" with any Bravo staff.
Medley informed Us on Tuesday that, in her expertise, Actual Housewives stars don't spend a lot time with Cohen.
"I don't really see Andy," she stated. "It's not like we frolicked with Andy. That's the weird a part of it."
Medley, who starred on seasons 7-12 of RHONY, acknowledged that she's "not going to reside in a fantasy and say" that engaged on actuality television is "all the time good." Nevertheless, she's "all the time had a constructive ongoing relationship with my manufacturing individuals."
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Medley is just not the primary Actual Housewives star to speak out in protection of Cohen. Luann de Lesseps, Margaret Josephs and Guerdy Abraira are among the others who have spoken positively about their experience with the television producer within the wake of the lawsuit.
McSweeney's lawyer, Gary Adelman, reacted to the help for Cohen in a press release to Us last month.
"There are more lawsuits coming and there are more people who are going to speak out," Adelman stated. "It doesn't matter what individuals say or assume — that Andy's a superb guy, or that you must anticipate to drink, or that you need to anticipate this conduct."
Whereas McSweeney has spoken out towards Bravo, Medley would like to do one other season of The Real Housewives Final Women Trip: RHONY Legacy with the network. The first installment debuted in December 2023.
"What I'd really love to see is another kind of Legacy somewhere on a boat, somewhere totally different," she advised Us. "I feel Legacy on a Under Deck boat can be hysterical."
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Medley would additionally wish to see the brand new RHONY forged — Sai De Silva, Erin Lichy, Jenny Lyons, Brynn Whitfield, Jessel Taank and Ubah Hassan — come for a stay at her residence in Western Massachusetts, Bluestone Manor.
"Perhaps one of many other [OG] women can be there [too]," she stated, mentioning de Lesseps, 58. "That might be fun."
Medley's love of entertaining at Bluestone Manor made her the right candidate for a partnership with Clorox. She advised Us that the house takes "six individuals" and "two days" to completely clear.
"I don't care how clean your home is. You want to remove every little thing, wipe every little thing down, refresh it, and in addition eliminate all of the issues that accumulate," she stated. "If I'm cooking or something spills in the fridge, that's all wiped up immediately. … We go through extra Clorox wipes than anybody. … For those who stay on prime of it, particularly on the country house, [the mess will] never get ahead of you."
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
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