RHONY alum Leah McSweeney is at present embroiled in a authorized battle with Andy Cohen, Bravo, NBCUniversal Media and extra alleging that producers had been “pressuring” her to eat alcohol, regardless of being conscious of her struggles with dependancy.
Leah McSweeney is doing simply advantageous with out that Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis cash, thanks very a lot. In reality, the fact alum, who additionally starred on Actual Housewives: Final Ladies Journey says she’s making far more cash now on OnlyFans.
Whereas dropping by Sofia Franklyn’s Sofia with an F podcast final week, McSweeney stated she’s “making a s–t-ton of cash, which is superior.” After preliminary hesitation concerning the platform, the 41 yr outdated says she’s embraced its freedom.
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“I f–king love OnlyFans,” she informed Franklyn. “It is a fantastic platform the place folks aren’t censored. They do not have advertisements of their face consistently. They do not have destructive algorithms pushing bulls–t. I really feel supported. I am making a living. I get to specific myself. It is enjoyable. I find it irresistible. I am being artistic on it. It is dope.”
Regardless of how she’s come to embrace the potential of the platform, the place McSweeney says she will get to be attractive and humorous, the reailty alum was apprehensive about how folks may reply to her becoming a member of what many contemplate to be a intercourse and nudity website.
Like many celebs, although, McSweeney is not doing full nudity on the positioning. “Individuals thought my booty gap was on it, and it wasn’t,” she stated. “They’re like, ‘Leah’s promoting photos of her butthole for 5 {dollars}’ I laughed at that so exhausting, although, as a result of it is not true.”
On the identical time, she did concede, “It is attractive. Typically you see a boob — or two! — oh my god! Nevertheless it’s additionally humorous.”
By OnlyFans, McSweeney additionally related with former Sopranos star Drea de Matteo, who just lately opened up about her personal shift to the platform after she claims her anti-vax stances and views price her appearing work. You’ll be able to learn all about her transition right here.
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As for a way a lot cash McSweeney’s making on the platform? Effectively, she did not pull out her financial institution assertion or something, however she did say, “One week is multiple season,” referring to her two-year stint on RHONY and follow-up on RHUGT simply final yr.
McSweeney additionally talked about her ongoing lawsuit in opposition to NBCUniversal, Bravo, and Andy Cohen through which she says Housewives producers took benefit of her alcoholism. When requested if she blames the present for a relapse, McSweeney stated “blame” wasn’t the best phrase.
“Let’s change the way in which issues are executed and shield folks that you just’re making a s–t ton of cash off of,” she replied. “As a result of I feel that I ought to have the identical rights after I stroll into that work atmosphere as, like, any individual who walks into any work atmosphere has.”
As reported in February, McSweeney filed go well with in opposition to the present’s producers, together with Andy Cohen — in addition to Bravo, NBC Common Media and extra — for allegedly making a poisonous work atmosphere that exploited her psychological well being and alcohol use dysfunction within the “identify of promoting drama.”
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A rep for Andy Cohen informed TMZ on the time that McSweeney’s claims, which included him utilizing cocaine with different Bravo stars, “are utterly false.”
Cohen had much more to say earlier this month in a letter despatched on to McSweeney through which he demanded, per ET, that she retract the cocaine allegation and said that “just about each” allegation she made was “categorically false.”
She was accused of utilizing litigation to “create pretend information” and “to unfold false and malicious lies, in furtherance of a shakedown.”
McSweeney’s illustration responded with an announcement of their very own, claiming that it is “hardly stunning” Cohen wrote a letter that was acquired by the press. She argues he “is accustomed to utilizing his energy within the media to scare and intimidate,” arguing that if he needs to deal with the claims, “we propose he achieve this in courtroom, not in a letter for the press.”
