Andy Cohen Responds to Brandi Glanville’s Accusations of Sexual Harassment: “She Was in on the Joke”

Andy Cohen responded to Brandi Glanville’s claims of sexual harassment, saying the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star was “in on the joke” but that he was sorry for the “inappropriate” situation.

In a letter sent to NBC Universal, Warner Bros. and Shed Media on Thursday, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Glanville’s attorneys wrote that Cohen sent her a video in 2022, in which he appeared “obviously inebriated.”

The letter explains that Cohen reportedly “boasted” that he wanted to “sleep with another Bravo star” while “thinking” about Glanville, inviting her to watch him engage in the sexual act over FaceTime.

“Mr. Cohen was Ms. Glanville’s boss at the time and exercised complete and total control over her career,” the letter reads. “This was an extraordinary abuse of power that left Ms. Glanville feeling trapped and disgusted.”

In a statement posted to X (formerly Twitter) later Thursday, Cohen wrote that the video in question “shows Kate Chastain and I very clearly joking to Brandi. It was absolutely meant in jest, and Brandi’s response clearly communicated she was in on the joke.” Cohen finished his statement with an apology: “That said, it was totally inappropriate and I apologize.”

The video shows Kate Chastain and I very clearly joking to Brandi. It was absolutely meant in jest, and Brandi’s response clearly communicated she was in on the joke.  That said, it was totally inappropriate and I apologize.

— Andy Cohen (@Andy) February 23, 2024

In the letter, Glanville’s attorneys wrote that this incident is “far from the first time Ms. Glanville has been used and abused by NBC, Bravo, Warner Bros. and Shed Media. Indeed, Ms. Glanville has long been taken advantage of by the institutions with which she is indelibly tied personally, professionally, financially and in the public mind. Her story — one of thousands we have heard in the course of our investigation into the practices of the reality television industry — is part and parcel of the Reality Reckoning.”

Representatives for Warner Bros. did not provide a comment to THR. NBC Universal and Shed Media did not immediately respond.

Glanville’s accusations against Cohen come on the heels of a lawsuit filed against her by fellow Bravo star Caroline Manzo, who alleged that she was sexually abused and harassed by Glanville during the upcoming season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.

The suit, filed in January, claims that Glanville kissed, “groped, grabbed and forcibly fondled [Manzo’s] vagina and breasts.” Manzo alleges that producers were “listening to the interaction on audio” but “never opened the door or took any other action to intervene and stop the sexual assault.”

Both Manzo and Glanville reportedly left filming the show early in January 2023, with Peacock launching an investigation into Manzo’s allegations. After Manzo spoke out, calling the incident “traumatic,” Glanville took to Twitter to defend herself, claiming it was a “fucking set up.”