
Bravo has confirmed that four of their Real Housewives of New York will not be returning next season. Alex McCord, Jill Zarin, Kelly Bensimon and Cindy Barshop were all fired by the network.
Jill Zarin Claims She was Not Fired from RHONY
In a statement, the cable network said:
“Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and LuAnn DeLesseps will be returning for season five of The Real Housewives of New York City. We’ve had a fabulous run with all the ladies and appreciate them sharing their lives with our viewers. It is a friendly departure among the other ladies and we continue to have ongoing discussions with them.”
Late Saturday night, McCord Tweeted the news:
“Nothing was decided until today, but as of tonight a decision has been reached. [Husband] SimonvanKempen & I are leaving #RHONY, sadly but amicably.”
McCord’s husband, Simon Van Kempen told The Hollywood Reporter he and Alex aren’t through with television yet:
“Alex and I are sad that it’s come to this. We had a great four years. We don’t intend for this to be the final time you’ll see us on television. Everything happens for a reason. We are not happy, we’re not sad. It is what it is. We thank our fans. We have tremendous, tremendous outpouring of support…We’re not going away. We remain happy and long may that continue.”
A rep for Zarin said in another statement:
“Jill is out of town with her husband Bobby and they are visiting her daughter Ally at college for family weekend so she is not speaking with the press. I can tell you that she is very happy and extremely busy with the national launch of her shapewear line Skweez Couture by Jill Zarin which will debut at Lord and Taylor stores across the country this month and then roll out at other national retailers in the coming months. Jill is humbled by the extraordinary amount of media interest in her response and looks forward to personally opening up about all of this very soon and announcing some exciting new projects.”
There is no word from Bensimon yet.
In other words, they’re all pissed off and don’t have anything nice to say. I, for one, am thrilled with this news. I guess I’m most shocked that Alex has been fired, but I thought she took the drama a little too far this season. It was almost as if she was trying to ensure she would stay on the show and it backfired. Good luck in the real world, ladies.
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