Andy Cohen Breaks His Silence On Lizzy Savetsky Leaving ‘RHONY’ Reboot: ‘It’s An Unfortunate Situation’

Andy Cohen has breached his soundlessness astir the anti-semitism contention on The Real Housewives of New York City reboot. After Jewish influencer and activist Elizabeth “Lizzy” Savetsky announced her exit from the bid aft dealing with anti-semitism, Andy, who is Jewish, told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that Lizzy’s nationalist connection “represented her feelings” connected the matter. “It’s an unfortunate situation,” the Bravo brag besides said, portion promoting his new concern with FRESCA Mixed.

Andy Cohen; Lizzy Savetsky (Photo: Shutterstock)

Lizzy, 36, confirmed her exit from the new RHONY show successful the mediate of filming connected Nov. 16. “I will not beryllium continuing on The Real Housewives of NYC. As a arrogant orthodox Jewish woman, I thought participating successful this bid would beryllium a large accidental to correspond radical similar maine and stock my experience,” the mother-of-three wrote connected Instagram. “Unfortunately, from the clip of my announcement successful the cast, I was connected the receiving extremity of a torrent of antisemitic attacks. As this continued, I realized that this way was nary longer close for maine and my family,” she continued. “I’m looking guardant to my adjacent chapter. Stay tuned — and convey you for your support!”

Andy, 54, told HollywoodLife however helium spoke retired against anti-semitism connected Twitter astir a period earlier Lizzy discontinue the series. “I was stunned by the responses. And I ever knew that societal media could truly beryllium a cesspool, but it’s truly brutal,” the Watch What Happens Live host said. “And this this is simply a unsmooth clip we’re surviving successful and this is simply a superior thing.” Andy besides said about Lizzy, “and truthful I privation her well.”

It was Andy who officially announced Lizzy arsenic a formed subordinate connected the RHONY reboot at Day 3 of BravoCon 2022 last month. Lizzy, who calls  herself a “Proud Jew & Zionist” successful her Instagram bio, filmed with co-stars Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank, and Brynn Whitfield for conscionable a fewer weeks, earlier she discontinue the show.