Andy Cohen Finally Clarifies Those 'Medicated' Raquel Leviss Comments: 'She Took It Like A Champ'
16.06.2023 - 03:04
/ perezhilton.com
So this is what Andy Cohen really meant, apparently…
The longtime Bravo exec-slash-after-show-host-slash-reunion-facilitator has been as shocked as all the rest of us in recent months following the Vanderpump Rules scandal of the century. And since virtually all of this past season’s multi-part reunion has centered on Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss, and Ariana Madix, it’s natural Andy would pipe up about it, too. But somewhere along the way, wires got crossed, and the 55-year-old Bravo executive producer misspoke.
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Re: the VPR reunion, fans of the show will no doubt recall Cohen’s long interview with Variety last week. The host was talking about Raquel’s seeming non-reaction after being extremely aggressively confronted by the rest of the cast about Scandoval. As you may recall, in comments last week in a video chat with the outlet, Cohen said:
Not surprisingly, the “she was really medicated” statement didn’t land so well.
In addition to concerned fans wondering whether there was something going on behind the scenes, for weeks now the 28-year-old star’s team has been adamant that she has been (and apparently still is!) receiving professional help at a mental health treatment facility.
So, on Tuesday, Andy addressed his part in the latest Scandoval saga. Piping up on his SiriusXM show Radio Andy, the longtime public figure and TV executive tried to walk back his “she was really medicated” remark like this:
Hmmm…
He went on to explain how he came up with the idea that medication could have even been involved in the first place by citing Raquel’s shocking lack of emotion throughout the confrontation:
FWIW, he does have a lot of experience