Andy Cohen Labeled “Mean” and “Unprofessional” for Poking Fun at Stacey Rusch on WWHL as Viewers Call It “Bullying”
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Andy Cohen is facing backlash on social media after poking fun at Stacey Rusch‘s breath, which has been a hot topic on The Real Housewives of Potomac, on Sunday night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live.
After repeatedly being called out for her supposedly bad breath by Ashley Darby, 37, who was featured as a guest on the episode, Stacey, 53, was targeted by Andy, 57, who hosted a game called “Don’t Hold Your Breath!” that featured a graphic of her with green steam coming out of her mouth.
“Okay, this is mean,” a viewer wrote on X on October 12, tagging both Andy and Bravo.
“This is totally unprofessional, mean, and yes, a form of bullying,” another person agreed.
“Yeaaaa…I cringed a bit when this popped up,” said someone else.
As many commenters admitted they were “not surprised” and labeled Andy “petty,” others were harsher in their critiques, calling Andy “trash” and accusing him of making Bravo shows “unwatchable.”
“You are the problem,” one person declared as another said they hoped the topic of Stacey’s breath, and the claims made against it, would be addressed at the RHOP reunion.
“I don’t like this at all, and I hope they address it in the reunion and apologize because this is terrible behavior,” they wrote. “It’s one thing to say at one time, but to try to make this the running joke for her is malicious.”
Another person said Andy’s game was “quite shameful” and set a poor example for his talent, including Gizelle Bryant, 55, who said she “100 percent” agreed with Ashley’s assessment of Stacey’s breath on her own episode of WWHL earlier this month.
“This exactly is the kind of behavior that makes people like Gizelle and Ashley think they can always get away with nasty behaviors … Especially if their boss can do the same,” they shared.
Some even called out potential racial undertones, saying that Andy would “never [do] this to those white women” and encouraging the host to bring the same energy to “the other less melanated housewives franchises.”
“He never does this with the [Real Housewives of Beverly Hills] or [Real Housewives of Orange County] girls, he always goes this hard for the [Real Housewives of Atlanta] and [RHOP] cast and it’s very weird,” a commenter noted.
In one further diss against Stacey on Sunday night, Andy’s “Word of the Night” was “breath.”
RHOP’s Katie Rost Makes Wild Sexual Claim About Ashley Darby in Deleted Post as Ashley Slams It as a “Gross Lie”
Ashley Darby is clapping back after seeing that Katie Rost told people on social media that the two of them had sex.
In a series of posts shared to Instagram, the 37-year-old Real Housewives of Potomac star refuted Katie’s suggestion, which she shared in a message on X that also proclaimed her love for Wendy Osefo, 41, who was arrested last week for allegedly staging a fake robbery and collecting nearly $500,000 in insurance funds.
“Ashley and I … love each other. There is no beef. BUT, she has NO COUTH. I gotta throw a flag. My magical vagina, that she told details about. She told
After seeing the message, Ashley shared a comment on the post.
“False all the way around. Her mental health is not stable,” she stated.
Ashley then took to her Instagram Story, where she further addressed Katie’s suggestion.
“That false story is gross, beyond words … I don’t argue with mentally unstable people,” she told her fans and followers.
Meanwhile, on X, after deleting her initial message, Katie shared a second statement, explaining why she decided to remove the post from her feed.
“I only take down posts that served their purpose. And I’m sorry if your comment got lost in the sands of time. But I certainly said what I said. And now it’s time to move on,” she wrote.
The Real Housewives of Potomac season 10 airs Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.
