The 'Real Housewives of New York City' star reportedly made the racial slur during a conversation with a black crew member while producing season 13 of the show.
- October 31, 2023
AceShowbiz - Ramona Singer has broken her silence on a recent allegation leveled at her. After being accused of saying the N-word during production of her series "The Real Housewives of New York City", the reality TV star shut down the allegation.
According to a report published by Vanity Fair on Monday, October 30, Ramona said that she "never" said the N-word and insisted that it was a "misrepresentation." She allegedly told the magazine, "I did describe an incident where I was called a shiksa while working in college but I did not compare the the [sic] two experiences."
The report mentioned that Ramona said the racial slur during a conversation with a crew member, who is black, when they were producing season 13 of the show. It was reported that Ramona and other cast members, including Eboni K. Williams, Leah McSweeney, Sonja Morgan as well as Luann de Lesseps, participated in a "virtual education session" to discuss what was allowed to be said while cameras were rolling.
During the session, NBCUniversal communications executive, a Bravo publicist and two representatives from a racial justice organization reportedly joined the cast members. The session was held as season 13 was the first season of the series that featured a black cast member.
About the education session, Eboni said that they talked about comments that cast members should avoid making, including "the racist trope that black fathers are not present for their children." At one point, Ramona allegedly asked, "What if they don't have a father? Why can't I say that? Most of them don't."
In response, the network publicist, who is also black, told Ramona that she has a father. Ramona reportedly stated that she previously read a study suggesting that most black children do not have dad. However, Vanity Fair noted that Leah "corroborated [Ramona]'s account."
Ramona explained to the magazine, "The training included 'open dialogue.' In that spirit, I asked a question about a statistic I had read about single-parent households, where children with single-parent households were statistically less likely to succeed than two-parent households."
