Although Lisa Vanderpump condemns the actions that led to several members of the “Vanderpump Rules” cast being fired from Bravo, she still believes her former employees are not racist.
“It was not good what they did, but I think they are racist? 1,000 percent no, “the former” Real Housewives of Beverly Hills “star said Monday on the podcast of” The Skinny Confidential’s Him & Her. ” they work very closely. “
Vanderpump, 60, reiterated: “I think it was a racist action? Not at all. I just think it was a horrible, stupid and ignorant moment. “
In June, Bravo announced that they were firing Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute for allegedly calling police Faith Stowers, a member of the black cast of the reality show hit.
Season 8 rookies Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni also dropped out of the network after racist tweets resurfaced online.
The layoffs occurred as tensions rose amid the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Vanderpump told “Him & Her” hosts Lauryn and Michael Bosstick that specifically, with Schroeder, 32, he had a “lack of consciousness,” “lived in his own bubble,” and so Bravo had of “doing what they had to do.”
“I think everything was so inflamed at the time, but it had also been an accumulation of things I had done,” he added. “It wasn’t just an observation, and I think the fact that she was proactive in calling with this whole situation of faith wasn’t the way to handle things.”
Last year it was revealed that Schroeder had almost made comments about his now-canceled “Straight Up With Stassi” podcast about the lack of diversity in the awards.
“Why don’t Asians say we’re not represented?” Why Native Americans and Latinos aren’t like, “We’re not represented,” he said in a previous episode. “And whenever they get upset, everyone has to go further and then make them happy.” The “they” referred to black people.
Vanderpump claims she was very naive with many of the comments her cast members said outside of her reality show.
“This story had never reached my ears and I’m sure everything they talked about at the time they thought was funny … but I’m sure I’ve never heard it before,” he said. “I never listen to any of his interviews frankly.”
The restaurant admitted it would have liked to see the personal growth of cast members after the layoffs on television.
“I don’t like this culture of cancellation either,” he said. “Of course, I think sometimes people should be punished and there should be punitive ramifications and actions have consequences, but I think people can grow from their mistakes. I really do, and I think reality TV is a good place to learn and watch growth. ”
Last June, Bravo chief Andy Cohen said he upheld the network’s decision to drop several members of the “Vanderpump Rules” cast for their racist acts.
“I absolutely agree with Bravo’s decision,” he told his SIRIUS XM radio show. “I think it was the right decision.”