RHOA filming for the upcoming season begins today. I received some information over the weekend about this but I wanted to wait to tell you so it wouldn’t spoil your weekend. Because the news I have is infuriating.
RHOA filming was supposed to start a couple of weeks ago. Production was delayed while Nene Leakes renegotiated her contract. This whole situation is odd and infuriating. The last time I spoke to the exclusive Tamara Tattles source was during the contract negotiation period for Cynthia and Kenya. Cynthia’s contract ended after the last season. Kenya would need to negotiate a new one. In both instances I was told that the budget was tight and that Nene Leakes and Kandi Burruss’ salaries were a huge chunk off the budget. So new contracts were not going to be lucrative as Cynthia and Kenya were used to.
Nene Pulls A Fast One
Nene had options left on her contract so there was nothing that needed to be done with her contract. Plus, everyone else on the show was annoyed with Nene Leakes and her stank attitude. Nene was offering to go on an apology tour to keep her job. If not for the one female Bravo suit, she wouldn’t have had a job at all this season. Thanks a lot, Frankenstein.
Then right before they were supposed to start taping, Nene Leakes’ lawyer shows up demanding a three year extension to her contract. She was not up for renewal. Nene is the first RHOA to ever get a talent requested extension and renegotiation.
Nene’s new deal adds three years of options to her existing contract. It includes a bump and her Most Favored Nation clause for another three cycles. That means she must have the highest pay rate of all the RHOA. The deal was signed last Friday.
So, attacking a producer, and a cast mate, and being so unbearable to work with that the showrunner quit, gets you a raise from Bravo. It’s just appalling how Bravo rewards bad behavior.
But Porsha Is The Future
At the same time, Truly Original production has been giving Porsha a lot of attention. She was given a tour of the post production offices recently. Production has officially informed her of what I have been saying all season. Porsha is the future of RHOA. She will be star of the show from this point forward.
In even more unbelievable news, I am being told that everyone is willing to film with Nene. It sounds like everyone is going to at least be cordial. I would not count on that lasting. I feel like Kenya, Porsha, and Eva will all be doing the most this season to keep their hands on their peaches. There is a new showrunner. plus a couple of RHOA whisperers for hand-holding. One of the long time producers is assigned to Nene and Kenya. My source thinks everything is going to be fine. I’m not so sure.
Over the holiday weekend, rumors swirled that Porsha and her family all unfollowed Dennis on social media. I reached out to sources about that but so far have not heard back. So check back for that update if I get any news.
I’m trying my best not to be a hypocrite here. For me, there’s one key difference between Nene and Porsha. Porsha eventually admitted she did wrong, apologized, and made amends with her castmates. Nene, OTOH, wants everyone to kiss her ass and call her Queen Bee.
I’m disgusted by Bravo and Truly Original bending over backwards to accommodate Nene, but I’m not surprised at all. It’s as if they learned nothing from Season 9 (aka, the Phaedra Parks Omnishambles season). And btw, Nene was not even on the cast that year.
I agree with you.
Nene is a total loser and I wish Bravo would fire her arrogant ass! She is incredibly rude and mean to everyone and just plain nasty! Bravo, please swipe her off the show. She is the reason a lot of us have stopped watching!
I totally agree.
Agree 💯%!!!!!
Porsha ‘apologized, admitted wrongdoing,?’ to who, when? Oh that must have happened last season; the season I didn’t watch.
Was hoping Kenya wasn’t returning…I know that would’ve infuriated most you…yet she needs the check, so…unrealistic.
Don’t they all “need the check”? Isn’t that the sole purpose of their job of being on reality tv. You people sound so stupid trying to use that as an insult. Newsflash, we all NEED checks.
Exactly they act like NeNe don’t need a check. I’m sure Kenya is okay. She gets endorsements her hair care line is doing well. And her husband owns two businesses. They love to hate on her.
Truth
C’mon folks. We all need income to pay the mortgage, car note, utilities, insurance, food etc. Even if Kenya is getting some coins with endorsement deals, they may not add up to $500K or over 1 million like before. As an actress on a series or movie, then the money goes Off the charts.
I hope the Daly’s make their coins on RHOA like Kandi and branch off in endorsement deals etc until the wheels fall off. Hopefully this income will increase their savings to millions and debts to zero. #TeamTwirlNation
Yes…we ALL need the check, but we ALL don’t front like we don’t. Kenya fronts on many things starting with her being above the check. Still waiting for TT to spill the tea on the husband-less vacation she took to Mexico.
Believe it or not, I’m happy Kenya got her baby, but I think her putting her marriage on TV is not going to end well.
I no longer have access to that info. Make of that what you will.
Kenya would return for free at this point. She’s got nothing going on besides her hair care line that is sold in 5 stores nation wide.
Uh, please try and keep up. Kenya’s hair care products are sold in 2200 of Sally’s Beauty Supply. where are you getting your weak tea?
Hahaha. Right!
I can’t stand Kenya, never could. She throws shade at everyone then cries victim when she gets it in return. Shes awful and old and no one needs to see her attempt to play that she has a happy marriage and baby at 50….
Of course because everyone who finally gets what they want in life. Is a horrible thing and a cunt like you can’t be happy for other people. Why do so many cunts have the name “angel” in there email addresses?
Harleigh, it sounds like you think growing older is a negative thing. It’s not. Growing older is a blessing, and having a baby when older is a double blessing. As for marriage, there is no expiration date on when one can have a happy one. Also, unless one is privy to the inner workings of another person’s marriage, one has no way of knowing if another person is happily married. Finally, I hope you live long enough to gain enough life experience to realize the error of your thinking. Until then, please be informed that this is a grown folks blog. Just sayin’.
This is ridiculous. She put her hands on a camera man and had zero to non consequences because of it. She must have some dirt on the Bravo suit. Not watching next season because of Nene. She goes off of the rails talking about the *thirst* of some of the other ladies. She is the one that is thirsty.
You hit the nail right on the head when you said that
Forget putting her hands on someone. Have we forgotten how unsympathetic she was about Gregg’s colon cancer??
Nene having dirt on some Bravo executive is what I have suspected for years. That is the only plausible reason for Bravo to keep assaulting viewers with her presence.
Nene is dehydrated!!!
You are right , I do not like this tea.
Sorry! I waited until after the holiday weekend was over to tell you!
I couldn’t agree more. Gross! Why does this tea taste so bad? I love it hot, cold, sweet, unsweetened and even with a drop or two of cream at times. Why does this just leave a nasty taste in my mouth?
Appreciate the update but reaffirming my commitment to not watch again this season. Sorry Kenya, Cynthia and Kandi! I’ll be reading every TT recap and will drop everything to tune in if the a need arises.
Tasha k is about to expose Dennis’ Canadian lover. She’s been posting all over social media
Porsche is the future of the show? I hope not. She drives me crazy with her language, or lack of correct grammar, etc. I’ll take diva Nene over that any day.
If Kenya is on next season, I just know she’s got a plan to outwit Bravo. Or else, what’s the point when Porsha and NeNe are getting rewarded for bad behaviour while Kenya never gets cut any slack for just trying to save up some privacy? I didn’t watch last season and I can do it again easily.
Other than saying I only read TT’s column about this show as I have not watched in TWO YEARS because of
the amazon Nene who I cannot tolerate with those big fat lips flopping around I’m now done with BRAVO.
Same here. I’m just glad I can rely on TT to keep me abreast of what is going on with the couple of women I find interesting.
It is obvious they all want a salary; otherwise, why even be part of the cast. Kenya is not the only one. It appears her hair care line is doing extremely well, so that being said. They all need the money.
Please try and keep up. Kenya’s hair care products are sold in 2200 of Sally’s Beauty Supply. where are you getting your weak tea?
Not trying to take a side here, but I don’t believe Kenya’s products are available in all the Sally Beauty Stores nationwide. Most products are not. Reza has his hair care products in some Sally stores as well. But not all of them by any stretch. Just a few. I’m pretty sure that is how it works. I do not know for sure how many stores Kenya Moore’s products are in.
It is obvious they all want a salary; otherwise, why even be part of the cast. Kenya is not the only one. It appears her hair care line is doing extremely well, so that being said. They all need the money.
Porsha and her family unfollowed Dennis? Now, I am shocked with that sip of good strong tea. Just wow. So much for the new face of the franchise.
I truly hope the Porsha and Dennis drama is real and not something that’s just for a storyline. It’s really funny how everything seemed to be good but as filming is starting, it’s all this drama. I personally feel like Porsha rushed into a relationship and baby to keep up with Shamea and Kenya ( My Opinion) and didn’t take the proper time to truly get to know this man before crowning him her Prince Charming. Porsha settled for Dennis and that’s just what I feel. I do believe the Housewives franchise as a whole is played out at this point but as long as bravo pays these women to “Act” a fool, they will. It’s just sad that we can’t see a bunch of boss ass women come together and be successful, throw some shade and make some good TV without it getting dark and gritty. Nene has done amazing with her store at MGM, Kandi & Shamari had a successful tour run, Kenya is doing amazing with her hair care and her upcoming acting projects, Eva on dish nation and her home collection, Cynthia and Tanya are also doing big things but unfortunately all bravo wants to show us is the bad stuff.
This, this and all of this! 💯
I’m not surprised about Dennis. He screams sketchy…hell Kandi tried to tell em, but they wouldn’t listen!
I was typing a note to my source when you were typing this. I SAID EXACTLY the same thing. Porsha was mad at Kandi for getting all up in her business but Dennis’s ways are all over the streets. AND TATTOOED ALL OVER HIS BODY. Kandi was trying to give Porsha a heads up.
DD, I concur with your whole comment. I can’t stand Nene, and am very sorry to see her come back after the disaster she was last season with that skank attitude.
Bunch of morons, what does she have on them?
I think Porsha wanted to be a mother and Dennis just happened to be willing to provide that. I wish her and the baby girl nothing but love and happiness. Nene…I guess it’s in all in who you know, what you have on them or who you … well you get the idea. Something stinks in this deal!
We the suit that is so in love with Nene that she was willing to lost several production people, including the showrunner, to keep her is female. But … that may not matter. I do know that the attorney Nene uses is highly respected.
So she’s not using her temporary BFF Phaedra.
Amen DD Amen
Blech!
I like Kenya and think she brings the drama to the show. There is nothing wrong with her having some privacy and was upset she was not casted last season. She is eloquent, full of shade, confident and smart. Makes me proud to be a black woman whenever she comes on screen.
I won’t be watching this mess.
Yeah, thanks for not ruining our weekend. It’s sad that Bravo keeps rewarding bad behavior. This is a sad trend in real life so why not on a bogus reality show too I guess. What’s even sadder is there’s a market/audience for this behavior. At this point, is life imitating art (the show) or is art (the show) imitating life? I’m bumping into more and more people who behave like reality show stars. When did this cartoonish behavior become okay in real life?
I didn’t watch last season but I read your recaps. I was just beginning to think I could stomach next season – no so sure now. Nene will be in full effect and righteous since she got what she wanted. Ugh!
The tea on Porshia and Dennis is interesting. I wonder if that’s just staged though…
Thanks as always for the tea!
I was SO HOPING that the Blind Reveal on Spinning was about NeNe. Damn. WTF? I still think the Phaedra lie is the lowest moment in “reality.” But THIS after attacking the crew is despicable.
It seems like Porsha thinks she’s a badass with her language and delivery getting more ghetto every season. I could not watch her spinoff. I didn’t even care enough to read the recaps. I will say what I have been thinking for a long time about Shady Dennis. Restaurants, especially food trucks and HOT DOG STANDS, make excellent money-laundering businesses.
I MAY watch the second runs. But I will not let my watching or recording the first runs add to the ratings and the subsequent ad revenues. No more.
Nanette, I do the same thing all the time! I even wait a day or two to watch the DVRd rerun 😉
a) I hear rave reviews about the hot dogs and live really close to one of the shops. But it is outside my cone of comfort (anxiety issues) because I never have need to go down those streets. I know this sounds weird. But one day I might get there…sigh
b) you need to wait a full week and a day to keep your views from counting. They look at Plus 3 and Plus 7.
Let’s be honest, if you really want an explosive season, bringing Nene back for Kenya to try to check every two seconds is mandatory. They needed a strong willed, quick witted, sharp tongue woman to put Nene in her place. Fingers crossed!!!
You are right TT, we hate this tea! But keep in mind that while we hate the tea, we love she who serves it!
Thanks. I need all the love I can get these days. xo ~tt
I love reading your recaps, but I pretty much stopped watching this show after Porsha physically attacked Kenya at the reunion in 2014 and was ALLOWED BACK ON THE SHOW. Is Porsha the new Nene or Nene the new Porsha?
Porsha is the new Nene and yet Nene makes a LOT more than Porsha. That is why Nene wanted to extend her MFN contract. SHE KNOWS. And the MFN only works if she HAS more contracts. If Porsha works out she is much cheaper.
Question: Nene’s new contract is options does that mean they only use her when they want? I get she wants to make more than anyone else but can’t they just pay her off and use her sparingly in less than glamorous bits to rub it in? Just asking, I know nothing of the terminology or contracts.
I haven’t slept in like forever. hoping to do that soon. But basically the sign contracts with a five year OPTION. That means they have meted out all the details of payment and such for the next five seasons. This keeps them from having to negotiate every year with all the housewives. This doesn’t guarantee they are coming back, It just outlines the contract if Bravo chooses to pick up their option to rehire them. At the end of each season they all wait for their pick letters to arrive telling them that Bravo wants to pick them up for another season.
So Nene just had her attorney negotiate another three years on her contract (not sure when the current one ends) insuring that no one AKA PORSHA can’t make more money than she does. This is sort of unprecedented. It was a super smart move because there is currently a Bravo suit that loves her. If that suit was to disappear Nene would be in trouble. Nene is a fool. Her attorney is not.
There are some train wrecks that you just can’t look away from, this is one that I will not only look away from, but I will also walk away from. This franchise has completely jumped the shark and has entered into the twilight zone. The fact that people act this way in public let alone on national television is embarrassing. But I guess as long as there is a check involved people will do anything for some coin.
Several people have talked about the RHOA needing their check, and that’s true for most of them. But another field producer has already quit. I’m sure that person needed a check too, but working with these women is apparently not worth it.
The higher ups that love Nene or Kenya or Porsha don’t have to actually deal with them on a daily basis. They have literally had to hire people to babysit certain RHOA on set.
It would not surprise me at all if the whole Dennis-Porsha split is a publicity stunt. I might be underestimating Porsha, but I cannot see her leaving her relationship with Dennis unless he does something outrageous to intentionally push her out of it.
I don’t think what’s going on with Dennis and Porsha is fake. Did she sell her house? 🙁 HOW did he get such beautiful women?
I’m wondering how Nene and Cynthia are going to get along? Who is “team Nene” other than friend Marlowe? Kenya must have agreed to open up Her personal life.
Porsha silliness and dirty twang is her “funny” radio persona. That’s not how she spoke in her first season. She wouldn’t even enter a strip club. She knows how to get the laughs, and she puts on the persona…
Should be a hot mess!