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Andy Cohen apologises to Garcelle Beauvais after Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion backlash: ‘I get it’-Rishma Dosani-Entertainment – Metro
Fans were not happy.
Andy Cohen has been slammed by Real Housewives of Beverly Hills viewers (Picture: NBC)
Andy Cohen has apologized to Garcelle Beauvais after attracting extreme backlash for his behavior during the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion.
The Bravo host came under fire from viewers after ignoring the Coming To America star’s emotional response and instead choosing to joke with Lisa Rinna and Erika Jayne Girardi while they discussed throwing her book in the bin.
She was visibly emotional and appeared on the verge of tears over their actions in the latest instalment of the RHOBH reunion, but the moderator chose to focus on whether their recycling habits and made a joke out of the situation.
After fans voiced their upset over the scene on social media, he has now spoken out over the response and offered a public apology.
In the latest episode of SiriusXM Radio Andy show, he said: ‘I need to really sincerely apologize. Not only for diverting the topic but for not returning – even worse – to the serious conversation that was at hand.’
He also revealed that he had spoken personally to Garcelle and addressed the reaction last week.
Garcelle was visibly emotional in last week’s reunion episode (Picture: NBC)
Erika (L) and Lisa (R) joked about throwing her book in the bin (Picture: Getty)
‘I have deep admiration for Garcelle,’ he continued. ‘She and I had a really good, productive conversation last Thursday. I should have been more in tune with her feelings.
‘I just wanted to say that because I’ve been logging in and I get it.’
Viewers were raging when Andy appeared to make a joke out of the latest drama in the second episode of the three-part reunion, which aired last Wednesday.
He laughed along with the pair while they talked about throwing Garcelle’s memoir in the bin, after Erika posted footage of the book in the trash on her Instagram story.
Andy apologized to Garcelle over the scenes (Picture: Getty)
In the days following the episode, the presenter has been flooded with angry responses from upset fans, questioning why he didn’t hold them to account, or at least check if the actress was okay.
In one of his latest tweets – which was posted before his apology surfaced – he requested audience questions for his Watch What Happens Live show, but many used the opportunity to share their support for Garcelle.
‘Ask them their thoughts on how Garcelle was treated this season. And, their thoughts on how you and the cast treated her on the reunion,’ one replied.
‘We can roll the entire clip of making light of Lisa throwing her life story in the trash. The fans certainly have our thoughts. #apologizeAndy.’
Another said: ‘Question for Andy: when can we expect to see a public apology for the way you dismissed and invalidated Garcelles experiences/ how you constantly show favoritism.
‘Do you think the host of such shows should be allowed to continue if they can’t hide their bias?’
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‘Hey Andy, the only revelation that was made at the reunion, was how poorly you treated Garcelle the host should remain impartial but not you,’ a follower commented. ‘Ask your guests if they watched the reunion?’
A Twitter user suggested: ‘You should probably turn off your comments at this point! LOL! Nobody really likes you right now.’
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs on Bravo and is available to stream on hayu in the UK.
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