An elder Well done The producer, Patrick McDonald, presented scathing accusations against the network.
McDonald alleged that Bravo does not like him when the actors of his reality TV shows become sober.
The claims of the producer of “Real Housewives” occur in the middle of “The Real Housewives of New York City” Leah mcsweeneyThe trial against Bravo, saying that the network has forced and manipulated it out of its sobriety.
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The claims of Patrick McDonald on Bravo
Friday, McDonald appeared on Bethenny Frankel “Just b“Podcast and accused congratulations not to encourage its actors of being sober.
He shared by Page six“The dependence and the scenarios of drug addiction made me a little uncomfortable”.
McDonald, who became sober following a battle with dependence on methamphetamine, added: “Whenever we talk about alcoholism or drug addiction – all that – it’s so much, so fragile. It is not something to take light, and yet it is amplified by these shows.”
He said: “I can’t imagine trying to … stay or become sober while being in one of these programs … It’s a disappointment in production when someone becomes sober.”
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Frankel and McDonald declared that they felt better than Bravo treated stars if they created “an artificial drama”. They also noted that stars like Scheana Shay of “Vanderpump Rules” were demoted to “Friend of” because their scenarios were not considered to be rather dark.
However, an initiate of Bravo has demystified the claims of Frankel and McDonald’s, saying: “There is no truth to all of this”.
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McDonald leaves Bravo and joins only
The claims of Patrick McDonald’s on Bravo occurred a few days after sharing a video on social networks by saying that difficult reality TV requests led him to create content on only.
He also said that he now felt that he had been quietly pushed out of industry.
McDonald, a former supervisor and favorite producer of fans among the stars of “Real Housewives” like Robyn Dixon, Marlo Hampton and Sutton Stracke, revealed that a punitive work culture in many reality TV shows had left him drained and disillusioned.
He quoted his exhausting schedule while working on series like “The Real Housewives of Orange County”, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and” Vanderpump Rules, and said: “I was extremely burned, overworked and exhausted”.
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McDonald said that work regularly required more than 12 hours a day, six days a week, for months at a time.
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Patrick McDonald describes the alleged “toxic culture” of Bravo
McDonald said there was an “incredibly toxic work culture on many shows” on which he worked.
He explained that he had been inspired to venture into the creation of adult content after having seen his friends prospering only and living a more free and more financially enriching lifestyle.
To underline the assessment that the work has taken on him, McDonald published a clip of himself working in a physical altercation between the actors on a set of housewives. Although he worked for several production companies affiliated to Bravo, he did not appoint those responsible for the alleged toxic conditions.
However, he did not initially inform the managers of the network about his new NSFW company, but he suspects that they finally discovered it, which, according to him, cost him future opportunities.
“Things have become a silent radio with management teams” when new projects took place, he shared. “It is in pain to feel my feelings – in the past five years, [I’ve] given so much to me to these shows. “”
McDonald also pushed the apparent double standard, saying: “It is in 2025. There are” Real Housewives “and Bravo stars with only Fauns. [It] should not be a problem [for people working] behind the scenes.”
He also noted that adult artists were even presented on “Watch What Happens Live”, the Bravo talk show animated by the figure of franchise Andy Cohen.
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Leah McSweeney’s trial against Bravo advances
McDonald’s claims that Bravo does not like him when distribution members become sober followed the decision of a federal judge according to which the alum of “rhony” Leah McSweeney can continue With key parties of his trial against the network and Andy Cohen.
In His February 2024 fileMcSweeney allegedly alleged that producers have exploited its story of drug addiction to cause a relapse and create dramatic television moments.
Although Bravo tried to reject the case in May 2024, judge Lewis Liman 100 pages decision Allows central affirmations to stand up.
According to the decision, the producers have “constrained and harassed [her] Based on it [addiction]”Encourage harmful behavior for its sobriety.
Mockery, mockery and broken promises
McSweeney accused the producers of making fun of his difficulties, asking comrades to call her toxicomane and undermine her mental health. She also declared that they had reversed a promise to allow her to attend anonymous alcoholics meetings during the filming of “Ultimate Girls Trip”.
Liman wrote: “His request to attend an AA meeting could have been adapted without difficulties or unreasonable expenses.”
Meanwhile, MCSweeney’s lawyer Gary Adelman said Page six“We thank the judge for his care in his 100 -page decision which maintained the majority of the main complaints against the defendants and continues to give a fully life to the pursuit of Leah and another step more and more to hold responsible defendants.”
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Adelman added: “Although we do not agree with his conclusions on minor complaints and will certainly make a modified complaint to answer his questions, this decision is not a dashboard, it was an assertion that there are serious allegations and that they will proceed to the court.”
The two parties will now go into the discovery, the exchange of files and the preparation of deposits.
