A new member of Bravo's revamped, racially diverse "Real Housewives of New York City" quit after her husband used the N-word on set while retelling a conversation between two stars.
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Lizzy Savetsky left the show before finishing her first season, citing anti-Semitism. "I received a torrent of attacks when I joined the cast," she said.
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I realized this path wasn't right for my family and me as it continued. Production insiders downplayed other drama beyond online bullying, even though we'd heard there was more.
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Things went off the rails while Savetsky was filming a scene with Brynn Whitfield a few weeks ago and got worse from there.
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Whitfield reportedly asked Orthodox Jewish matchmaker Savetsky to find her a Jewish man. Sources say Savetsky prefers to set up Jews with other Jews,
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Though she has no problem with Jews dating gentiles. Orthodox Jews prefer interfaith marriages to preserve ethnic lineage, she said. She said Judaism is a religion and a people.
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Whitfield reportedly felt offended and said Savetsky's language sounded like that of "horrific people [meaning Nazis] who did evil to your people," shocking Savetsky.
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According to insiders, Savetsky and Whitfield discussed the power of racial slurs in an off-camera phone call. Whitfield, half-Black, reportedly used the N-word during the call.
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Savetsky thought Whitfield would tell other cast members he'd used the N-word, too. Dr. Ira Savetsky, Savetsky's husband, reported the incident to show producers.
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When recounting the call, Ira reportedly used the actual word, not "the N-word." He later apologized, but the damage was done, and "discussions began" .
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Insiders noted that Savetsky also faced anti-Semitism online, so the N-word incident wasn't the only reason she left the show. Irony ensues.
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Before last season, the network was criticized for "RHONY's" all-white cast. Eboni K. Williams is the show's first Black cast member.
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A third-party investigation ended the show when Williams accused a cast member of racism.
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Bravo announced in the spring that it would cast a more diverse cast. Despite its best efforts, the network appears to have entered a race scandal.
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The cast includes Sai De Silva, model and philanthropist Ubah Hassan, home renovation guru Erin Dana Lichy, former J.Crew president Jenna Lyons, and Whitfield.