The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Brit Eady is taking legal action against Bravo.
Eady filed a $20 million lawsuit against the network on Thursday, June 5, for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false light, sexual harassment, hostile work environment and more following her experience filming season 16, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly.
Specifically, the suit addresses an incident airing on the April 6 episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Viewers watched Kenya Moore host some of the cast at the grand opening of her Kenya Moore Hair Spa business. During the event, Moore unveiled explicit images purportedly of Eady — who was not present at the taping.
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After the event, Bravo conducted an investigation and decided Moore could not film with the cast for the rest of the season.
According to Eady’s lawsuit, Bravo allegedly “knew that the photograph did not depict [Eady] or, at the very least, were reckless or grossly negligent in failing to learn that the photograph did not depict [Eady].”
Despite Eady’s repeated requests prior to the airing of the episode to see the photograph in question, the defendants allegedly did not show her. As a result, Eady’s lawsuit claims Bravo “contributed to a hostile work environment for [Eady] and sexually harassed [Eady] by subjecting [her] to unwelcome, offensive and sexualized behavior and comments based on her gender.”
In the lawsuit, Eady is requesting punitive damages and the immediate removal of the episode from public access on all platforms. If the defendants fail to appear, Eady’s team requested a judgement of no less than $20 million.
Us Weekly has reached out to Bravo and Eady’s attorney for comment. Moore is not listed as a defendant in the case.
On Thursday, both Eady, 37, and Moore, 54, announced they would not be attending The Real Housewives of Atlanta season 16 reunion taping.
“I’m disappointed to not be a part of the #RHOA 16 reunion taping today,” Moore wrote via X at the time. “Please know I take full accountability for my actions and deeply apologize to all those affected including Brittney, the cast, crew, guests and viewers. I look forward to seeing you all back on Bravo soon.”
Eady also confirmed via Instagram Story that she personally made the decision not to attend the reunion taping.
“The events of this season have devastated me, and while I cannot say much right now, I do want to set the record straight about one thing: the graphic sexual photo surrounding the events in Episode 5. That photo was not me,” she wrote. “As the episode made clear, I did not see the photo at the time. Rather, I was made aware of the photo being presented at the event, and based on what I was told, assumed that it was somehow a photo of me.”
Eady added, “I do not know who was in that photo, but upon seeing it for the first time recently, I now know it was not me.”
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