{"id":391,"date":"2024-04-09T10:35:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T10:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/?p=391"},"modified":"2024-04-09T10:35:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T10:35:40","slug":"pump-rules-alum-faith-stowers-sues-bravo-for-discrimination-over-stassi-schroeder-racism-drama-lala-kents-alleged-knife-attack-nhungc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/pump-rules-alum-faith-stowers-sues-bravo-for-discrimination-over-stassi-schroeder-racism-drama-lala-kents-alleged-knife-attack-nhungc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Pump Rules\u2019 alum Faith Stowers sues Bravo for discrimination over Stassi Schroeder racism drama, Lala Kent\u2019s alleged knife attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Reality star Faith Stowers, who first appeared on \u201cVanderpump Rules\u201d in 2015 as a supporting cast member, is suing the hit show\u2019s production companies, its network Bravo, and parent company, NBCUniversal, for discrimination, retaliation, and other claims.<\/p>\n

According to the complaint filed in Los Angeles Friday and obtained by Page Six, Stowers alleges she was \u201csubjected to racism, sexual harassment and physical assault in just her first season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stowers \u2014 who is black \u2014 claims \u201cPump Rules\u201d executive producer Lisa Vanderpump asked her to be on the show to add \u201ccolor\u201d to the cast and highlights how she was allegedly disparaged because of her race.<\/p>\n

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Faith Stowers is suing Bravo, NBCUniversal and others over the alleged racism and sexual harassment she experienced while on \u201cVanderpump Rules.\u201d\u00a0Instagram\/@kingfaithhope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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Stowers made her debut on \u201cVanderpump Rules\u201d in Season 4.\u00a0Bravo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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The hit Bravo show premiered in 2013.\u00a0Tommy Garcia\/Bravo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

She points out that co-stars allegedly showcased \u201covertly racist social media harassment campaigns,\u201d in which they accused her of going absent without official leave from her past tenure in the military, of being a thief and a career criminal that was wanted by the LAPD.<\/p>\n

The allegations are in reference to\u00a0a 2020 scandal\u00a0involving \u201cPump Rules\u201d alums Jax Taylor, Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute, in which their racist behavior toward Stowers was brought to the forefront at the peak of the Black Lives Matter movement.<\/p>\n

Taylor\u2019s 2017 tweet\u00a0accusing his black co-star of committing crimes\u00a0resurfaced at the time, and read, \u201cShe\u2019s wanted by the police for grand theft auto and \u2018awol\u2019 from military, bad idea to be on a reality show dude. Someone\u2019s going to jail.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stowers was the first black cast member on \u201cPump Rules.\u201d\u00a0Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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She claims she was discriminated against because of the color of her skin.\u00a0kingfaithhope\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Schroeder, for her part, said in a now-deleted \u201cBitch Bible\u201d podcast episode in 2018 that she and Doute actually called police to try and have them arrest Stowers because they thought she looked like another black woman who was wanted for allegedly drugging men and stealing watches.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are like, we just solved a f\u2014king crime,\u201d the \u201cNext Level Basic\u201d author reportedly said on the podcast at the time. \u201cWe start calling the police. The police don\u2019t give a f\u2014k.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doute, meanwhile, posted a photo of the wanted woman, and said in a since-deleted 2018 tweet, \u201chey tweeties, doesn\u2019t this ex\u00a0#pumprules\u00a0thief look familiar? someone put her on mtv & gave her a platform for press. I didn\u2019t wanna go there but I\u2019m going there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stowers says in her suit that she wanted to speak out \u2014 prior to the Black Lives Matter movement \u2014 when her former co-stars first made the remarks but NBC allegedly threatened her with \u201cruinous legal action.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once the accusations against Stowers finally became public following the racial discourse in America prompted by\u00a0George Floyd\u2019s death, Schroeder and Doute\u00a0apologized for their actions\u00a0in June 2020.<\/p>\n

Bravo then\u00a0decided to fire them\u00a0just days later, and Stowers exclusively told Page Six at the time\u00a0she felt \u201cvindicated\u201d\u00a0that her ex-co-stars had been let go.<\/p>\n

However, the reality star alleges in her complaint that \u201cnow that the racial reckoning of 2020 has receded,\u201d NBC and production company Evolution have \u201creverted to their old ways,\u201d pointing out that co-stars who had been fired as a result of her scandal were recently rehired for the new Bravo show \u201cThe Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute wrongfully accused Stowers of committing a crime in the past.\u00a0WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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They have since both apologized after the ordeal became a scandal.\u00a0Getty Images for MTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Stowers states in her suit that Taylor and Doute now both star in the new reality series. Schroeder\u00a0was offered a spot on the cast\u00a0but turned it down.<\/p>\n

Aside from the parties involved in that major scandal, Stowers also accuses Taylor\u2019s estranged wife, Brittany Cartwright, of hurling racial slurs at her and mocking her \u201cnappy\u201d hair.<\/p>\n

Stowers was\u00a0involved in a cheating scandal\u00a0with Taylor when he and Cartwright were just dating.<\/p>\n

Separately in the suit, Stowers also claims she was a victim of sexual harassment and physical violence, noting she developed feelings for \u201cPump Rules\u201d star Lala Kent and producers allegedly forced them to share a bed on a cast trip.<\/p>\n

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Jax Taylor, seen here with estranged wife Brittany Cartwright, also previously accused Stowers of committing a crime.\u00a0mrjaxtaylor\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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Cartwright allegedly also made racial slurs.\u00a0Todd Williamson\/Bravo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cProduction pressured Kent and Stowers to \u2018get intimate\u2019 and touch each other sensually on camera,’\u201d the complaint alleges. \u201cAll of this was greatly distressing to [the plaintiff].\u201d<\/p>\n

Stowers alleges at one point, when her relationship with Kent soured, the \u201cGive Them Lala\u201d podcast host allegedly pulled a knife on her, \u201cholding it to her neck and threatening to \u2018cut a bitch’\u201d with cameras rolling.<\/p>\n

A source tells Page Six exclusively that the\u00a0expecting mom\u00a0is left \u201cstunned\u201d by Stowers\u2019 allegations because they \u201cnever happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stowers claims Lala Kent (right) once violently attacked her with a knife.\u00a0Stassi Schroeder\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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Stowers claims producers also once pressured her to act sensually with Kent on camera.\u00a0Instagram\/@kingfaithhope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cStowers is looking to promote\u00a0her podcast,\u201d the insider says, adding that they hope \u201cNBC and Bravo defend themselves vigorously. This is insane.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stowers accuses NBC and Evolution of trying to cover up the alleged incident, claiming she was discouraged from speaking about what allegedly occurred to police or the media.<\/p>\n

She claims the media companies then retaliated against her by allegedly asking her to sign a contract that would make her a \u201cvolunteer\u201d on the show who did not get paid for additional seasons.<\/p>\n

Stowers told Page Six in 2017\u00a0following her exit\u00a0from \u201cPump Rules,\u201d \u201cI didn\u2019t want to be a part of this season. Production kept trying to get me to come back as a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stowers is accusing Bravo and NBC of retaliating against her.\u00a0Instagram\/@kingfaithhope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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The media companies have not responded to Stowers\u2019 claims.\u00a0kingfaithhope\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Her attorneys, Mark Geragos and Bryan Freedman, are the same lawyers behind\u00a0Bethenny Frankel\u2019s \u201creality TV reckoning,\u201d\u00a0which aims to spotlight reality TV\u2019s alleged toxic work environment practices.<\/p>\n

Aside from Stowers, ex-Bravoleb NeNe Leakes previously sued the network for discrimination, citing her own alleged experiences with racism while on \u201cReal Housewives of Atlanta,\u201d but later\u00a0dropped the case.<\/p>\n

Page Six has reached out to reps for Bravo, NBCUniversal, Kent, Schroeder and Doute for comment but did not immediately hear back. Cartwright and Taylor\u2019s rep declined to comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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