Jennie Nguyen will now not maintain a snowflake.
The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City forged member has been fired by Bravo on account of offensive Facebook posts from 2020 that resurfaced final week.
During the peak of the protests following George Floyd’s homicide, Nguyen allegedly shared posts evaluating Black Lives Matters protesters to “thugs” and “violent gangs,” calling for a “White Lives Matter” motion and questioning Floyd’s reason behind dying.
One cartoon she apparently shared on her public Facebook account reveals a lady joking about operating over protestors together with her automobile.
“Bravo has ceased filming with Jennie Nguyen and she is going to now not be a forged member of The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City,” Bravo stated in a press release Tuesday (Jan 25).
“We recognise we didn’t take applicable motion as soon as her offensive social media posts have been dropped at our consideration. Moving ahead, we are going to work to enhance our processes to make sure we make higher knowledgeable and extra considerate casting selections.”
The backlash towards Nguyen, who was born in Vietnam and moved to the United States as a baby, has been livid for the reason that posts got here to mild final week.
Nguyen’s co-stars have shared statements condemning her on their social media accounts and unfollowed her on Instagram.
Andy Cohen, govt producer of the Real Housewives franchise, additionally spoke out concerning the controversy on his SiriusXM present this week, calling Nguyen’s posts “disgusting.”
Race has grow to be a central situation this season on The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City.
Ironically, Nguyen, who joined the present this yr, has positioned herself because the voice of tolerance on the truth present. She hosted a pho lunch with the intention of celebrating her Vietnamese heritage and bringing collectively her combative forged mates in a peaceable setting.
Nguyen additionally referred to as out forged member Mary Cosby for remarking on her “slanted eyes.”
“Right now, there’s a variety of Asian hate,” she instructed Cosby, who’s Black.
“Take accountability in your phrases. You can say issues otherwise, like, ‘I really like your lovely eyes.’ But while you reference, ‘I really like your slanted eyes,’ you understand, it’s totally insulting to me.” (Cosby was additionally criticised for additionally evaluating forged member Jen Shah, who was arrested on wire fraud costs, to a “Mexican thug.”) – Los Angeles Times/Tribune News Service
The forged of ‘The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City’. Photo: Bravo/TNS
