UPDATE: Xscape release the following press release on Thursday October 12th, eight days after the addition of Nene was announced.
“Like many, we were dismayed by the recent remarks made by our talented
colleague and friend Nene Leakes. As a result, we have decided to no longer
proceed with her participation on our tour. It was an unfortunate incident for
which Nene has since apologized and we wish her the best as she navigates this
very difficult period. As strong supporters of all women, we know this decision is
what is best. Our hearts go out to all female victims and we stand with you! This
tour is for and about our fans and we want to provide an entertaining and
enjoyable experience for every single person who attends. As always, we are
grateful for the love and support and we look forward to seeing all of you at “The
Great Xscape tour.”
I was pretty confused when it was announced that Nene Leakes was joining the Xscape tour recently. I said that Nene would never last on the road. Well as it turns out, she’s never going to be on the first stop.
All mentions of Nene on The Great Escape Tour have been scrubbed on social media. Presumably, the ladies had concerned after Nene told a heckler that she hoped she got raped by her Uber driver on the way home.
I never understood why Kandi would want to have Nene on the tour in the first place. It’s not like they are that close. Can you really imagine being on a tour bus with Nene Leakes for weeks at a time? It makes no sense.
I knew that Bravo would not penalize Nene in any way for her bad behavior. But good for Xscape for taking a stand and making it clear that telling someone they hope they get raped from the stage of a show is not acceptable and there will be consequences. I wonder if she had any of her other events cancelled?
Do you think Xscape did the right thing?
Yes they did the right thing. These d-list stars think they can say and anything. Nene should have never made that statement on stage. The apology was worthless. Escape would do well to stay as far from her as possible. I agree Bravo won’t do anything about it. If the RHOA was boycotted, Bravo might do something, but I doubt it.
The worst someone is the more they pamper them. Look at Vicki, Teresa, etc. They are rewarded for bad behavior.
Andy himself should be brought up on sexual harassment charges as far as I am concerned. But now is on NYE with Anderson (makes me seriously wonder about the kind of person he is too).
Yes! Who does NeNe think she is! President of the United States or something?? ?
Yes, without any doubt !
Yes. Especially after what Kandi dealt with Porsha and she only got a slap on the wrist.
I imagine a lot of time, money, people are involved in this, and no time for nonsense. Kandi is a professional, and I’d hate for Nene to taint this for them. I could see Kim and Brielle popping up at a show creating havoc. Omgosh, can you imagine.
Wonderful!!! I bet $25 that she would not be touring with Escape when she said that disgusting “rape” joke! I told my friend that Kandi was going to stay far way from that shit! and I was correct. She went too far…who publicly wishes rape on a woman? Would she liked to be raped by HER uber driver? This is going to hit her pocket big time! She now NEEDS RHOA….
Nene sucks. Sorry to be so loquasious. (sp?)
I’m extremely loquacious. (Googled for spelling and meaning, lol)
It’s shocking that she was going on the tour. I had NO idea.
All in fun The Other Shay. Hope you know that.???
Whomever said @Andy should be arrested is correct in their ire but sexual harassment is the better way for a suit to come. He leers at women’s breast, ask inappropriate sexual questions, it’s a hostile work environment. Bravo you’ve set women lib back 50 years and the uncanny participants have been women in the fight for their 15 minutes of fame. Nene, I think if Kathy Griffin can recover you can too. Will I watch you though, nope.
Amen and amen.
As soon as Tamara posted the story about Nene taming up with Kandi, I started hashing the train barking down the tracks for a spectacular crash; what a let down…a small thud. Kandi has to protect her brand a little more from Bravo.
Kandi is too forgiving, so is Cynthia. It was a matter of time for us to see how Nene would ruin all her relationships with these women. Cynthia, you are next. I wish she would listen and stop drooling over Nene’s a$$.
I don’t understand why they [Kandi, Cynthia] dumped Kenya for Nene anyway.
Since sexual harassment is a big topic right now, this is the time for these women to put an end to all the vaginal/anal penetrating objects(eggs,wands)/clinics, breast exposure/exams/plastering, poking/proding each other that Bravo has them doing. Years later too many of them will be saying that three toyed me to do that and not one of them had these activities as an original thought. Men are making women shame themselves on national television while women at home are cringing.
That’s why they are so successful, because they forgiven and move on. You can’t harbour resentment, it clouds your vision and purpose.
To not forgive is to drink poison and expect the other person to die.
Am I just fundamentally a bad person when it comes to this kind of thing re: Andy? I mean, the guy is an asshole and I don’t understand the boobies fascination – I completely agree with everyone on that – but I’m sorry, if I had sexy men vying for my attention because they thought I could advance their career, hell yeah I’m gonna have a look. These guys are not plucked from obscurity. They are literally getting their pecs out for attention. Tit for tat. Pec for tat? Either way #sorrynotsorry.
This is actually a genuine question. I’m worried I might need to join Harvey in therapy.
I’m thinking that Andy probably gets plenty of time to play with dicks and balls on his many appearances as a circuit raisin and in private. It’s a bit different to expect women that he has some degree of control over their paychecks to constantly join him in his proclivities by dangling items off young men’s penises on national TV as a condition of their job.
Sure the young men have consented to the exploitation, but is says something perverted about Andrew that he feels the need to do it on live tv rather than under the docks in P-town like normal people.
It’s also rather degrading for someone who has input over whether you keep your job or not to stand and twirl for him while he discusses their body and breasts.
“Having a look,” or enjoying consensual interaction is one thing. What Harvey and his ilk do is another. As a woman, the idea of forcing or coercing someone to engage sexually with me because they want the power, money, fame, etc that I could give them, would never be an option. Who wants to be intimate with someone who wouldn’t give you a second look under different circumstances? That would be humiliating for me. But people like Weinstein seem to get off on the power play, of people being fearful of him. He’s one sick fuck. The people who enable that behavior are just as culpable.
Nene is an insecure muppet looking person. Very much like Trump, she can’t deal with any kind of criticism and she lashes out immediately. I hope this is the last nail on the coffin. She is a low down dirty muppet with a wig on.
Kandi had to let Nene go after the Phaedra incident. Otherwise she’d look hypocritical.
Does she sing? What was she gonna do? Through shade in between acts? Like her new wigs but I don’t want to pay to see them!
Sorry, I forgot what page I was on and think I replied to you via email. Nene was going to be the MC and introduce the acts and chat with the fans in between. She doesn’t have a comedy act. She usually just talks about being on RHOA and trashes her coworkers.
Yaaassssss , after what she said about Kim easpecially involving the whole family that has done nothing to her serves her right,
What was NeNe doing on tour with them in the first place? Was she part of the band or was she doing her hilarious stand up routine at the beginning of each concert? (I say “hilarious” because it was the total opposite of that)
She was going to MC the event in between acts. And she’s never had a comedy routine. Her shows are usually just her trashing her fellow housewives.
BLOOP*BLOOP*BLOOP! As long as Nene can say whatever it is that she wants to say to belittle anybody, in her mind it is ok. But the minute she feels attacked by people, here goes the bullshit ass tears and the fake apologies. But yet and still she has on numerous occassions degraded cast members, and many other individuals and because she feels that she has “arrived”, she can say ANYTHING and expects you never to say anything back to her. She’s only apologetic and pushing out tears now because her money is at jeopardy. She has said worse to people compared to the heckler telling her to kill herself. She brags about being a girl with tough skin and now you crying… FOH! Playing the victim in every situation has played out!
When I first saw the buzz about NeNe praying for another woman to be raped by an Uber driver, I thought this was ‘fake news.’ Though her brand is designed around being bold, brash and crash, I thought this woman would never stoop this low to wish violent sexual assault on another human being. There is no comedy in that. People keep referring to it as a “joke”—well, that’s called damage control. She was responding to a heckler who was disrupting her show. Where is the humor in wanting someone to be violated in the most vile ways? As a sister who alleges she has been a victim of domestic violence, its equally troubling, that she would wish something more sinister on another. If you buy her clothing off QVC or those other online sites-does that mean you support rape? She cannot endorse a single product that I would purchase—and though I do not wish the sister to lose her employment, I think she’s probably ruined all chances of her getting a Prime Time gig on network because of her disgusting remark. Maybe she thinks getting raped by a stranger is just reward for a person who was probably bored and uninspired by her performance. Does she wish this to happen to any person who disagrees with her? Leaks has also used gay references in negative ways—despite having a huge gay following. Her brand is negative energy; attacking those who question her; and then making mockery of those she assumes is weak. I just revisited her performance on Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice, and watching how she purposely attacked Star Jones in the most ignorant fashion, illustrates her own low-self worth and lack of esteem. She seems to believe she has been assigned to attack other women; to throw shade; to ridicule; to harass; to demean; and wish violence on anyone she deems unworthy of her attention. Being bold and beautiful is one thing; and being brash and booty-ful is another. I still have compassion for her. She realizes her ‘mistake.’ But, I just can’t support anything she’s remotely connected to in good conscious. She started from the bottom—now she’s here…..back at the bottom, crying on the internet, because she realizes the economic impact of what she’s done. Thanks Tamara Tattles for this forum. Its funny, its cool, and its good read at the beauty shop!
Sometimes people do not realize that they are not really stars. Nee Nee’a short time in the lime light
t has gone to her head. I find her to be most disrespectful to people. It is about time that someone shut her down. She yells at people and acts like she is above people. she got what she deserves. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Karma has a way to come back and bite you in the butt.She has been bitten.
Andy doesn’t care about women so NeNe will stay on show
Everytime I open my mind to the possibility of Nene not being as bad as I have always thought, she does something to prove that she’s even worse. Yes, Xscape’s people definitely did the right thing by cutting her from the tour. Otherwise, it would look like they’re condoning Nene’s bad behavior. Plus, they have no way of knowing whether she’ll snap onstage again. Good riddance.
No escape for that trick far better a vanishing act before the moose swallows her own hoof again in the sideshow she calls life.
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