By Mark Gray
5:30pm PST, Nov 6, 2023
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BravoCon — which takes place in Las Vegas this year beginning on Nov. 3 — will be missing a face familiar to Bravo fans: Ramona Singer.
The former star of "The Real Housewives of New York City" has reportedly been axed from the convention (and her job!) in the wake of news that she texted a racial slur to a reporter who was investigating claims that she exhibited a series of offensive behavior — including using the N-word while speaking to Black crew members — while working on the Bravo show.
Keep reading for details…
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When asked about Ramona Singer being disinvited from BravoCon, Andy Cohen told Page Six: "Well, I mean, I think, listen, not to dwell on it, but I think just the events of this week led to her not being here. I think it was the right call, and period dot."
The "Watch What Happens Live" host — who executive produces the "Real Housewives" franchise — remained coy when asked about Ramona's future with the network.
"Well, I mean, we already shot 'RHONY Legacy,' so you will see her there," he said, referring to "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy," which is set to debut in December.
Keep reading for a look back at how the trouble started…
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On Oct. 30, Vanity Fair published a lengthy article exposing some of the bad behavior taking place behind the scenes in the "Real Housewives" franchise. According to the report, Ramona Singer once used the N-word in a conversation with a Black "Housewives" crew member.
After a fight with Eboni K. Williams — the first Black star of "The Real Housewives of New York City" — Ramona allegedly "slammed her hands on the table" and uttered, "This is why we didn't need Black people on the show… This is gonna ruin our show," a production source said.
Ramona denied the moment ever occurred: "I never said that. It's a terrible lie," she told Page Six when the claims first came to light in 2021. "It's very disappointing that even after my name was cleared that people still want to slander me."
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Elsewhere in the exposé, Vanity Fair reported that "The Real Housewives of New York City" cast members took a "virtual education session" before Eboni K. Williams joined the show. The meeting touched on topics such as "Black women," "microaggressions" and "lexicon" and encouraged the women to avoid racist tropes such as "Black fathers are not present for their children," Vanity Fair reported.
According to Eboni, Ramona Singer allegedly chimed in, "What if they don't have a father? Why can't I say that? Most of them don't." After she received pushback, Ramona argued that she read a statistic about Black fatherhood in a study.
Ramona confirmed she participated in an eduction session: "The training included 'open dialogue.' In that spirit, I asked a question about a statistic I had read about single-parent households, where children with single-parent households were statistically less likely to succeed than two-parent households," she told Vanity Fair.
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At one point, Ramona Singer waded into racially-charged waters while addressing a Black crew member: "There's so many of you guys here now, please don't change your hair as I'm not gonna be able to remember anybody's names," she said.
The TV star confirmed she made that comment, though she insisted it was taken out of context: "It was strictly a commentary on my inability to remember names. … As an example, just last week I saw a photo with me and Travis Kelce from 2016 on 'Watch What Happens Live' and I thought he was Jax Taylor," she told Vanity Fair.
Referring to the incident, two witnesses told the magazine that Ramona said, "There's so many Black chicks!" Ramona denied ever using those words, though she used the term "Black chick" on season 13 of "The Real Housewives of New York City."
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Ramona Singer wasn't just given the boot from BravoCon.
On Nov. 2, Page Six reported that she was also fired from her real estate job at Douglas Elliman due to her alleged actions. The "Real Housewives of New York City" star joined the real estate firm in November 2021.
"It's official!! I am so excited to get started," she said on social media at the time. After joining, Douglas Elliman said Ramona "brings deep sales and marketing experience, fearless entrepreneurial instincts and a singular sense of style to the Elliman family."
Ramona no longer appears on the agency's website. A link to her bio page now says: "Page Not Found."
