This ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ star was fired because of racist social media posts

Jennie Nguyen on Season 2 of “Actual Housewives of Salt Lake Metropolis.”

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“Actual Housewives of Salt Lake Metropolis star Jennie Nguyen has been fired from the present after previous social media posts resurfaced.

The information: Bravo fired Nguyen from the Salt Lake Metropolis-based actuality present after her tweets — which have been reportedly racist — popped up on social media, per Fox Information.

• Bravo made the announcement Tuesday.

What they’re saying: “Bravo has ceased filming with Jennie Nguyen and she's going to now not be a forged member on ‘The Actual Housewives of Salt Lake Metropolis,’” Bravo posted on its Instagram.

• “We acknowledge we did not take applicable motion as soon as her offensive social media posts have been delivered to our consideration. Shifting ahead, we'll work to enhance our processes to make sure we make higher knowledgeable and extra considerate casting choices.”

Particulars: Per Fox Information, followers found posts the place Nguyen appeared to advocate for violence towards protesters throughout the racial justice protests in 2020.

• “Nguyen shared and reposted memes, photographs, and statements that many thought of to be anti-Black, pro-police, and blatantly racist,” in line with The Every day Beast.
• “Actual Housewives of Salt Lake Metropolis” stars Heather Homosexual, Whitney Rose, Meredith Marks and Jen Shah all unfollowed Nguyen and condemned the posts.

Apology:Nguyen apologized for the tweets in a brand new publish.

• “I need to acknowledge and apologize for my deleted Fb posts from 2020 that resurfaced in the present day. On the time, I believed I used to be talking out towards violence, however I've since realized how offensive and hurtful my phrases have been,” she wrote. “It’s why I deactivated that account greater than a yr in the past and why I proceed to attempt to study views completely different from my very own. I remorse these posts and am sincerely sorry for the ache they precipitated.”

The larger image: Let’s be sincere — “Actual Housewives of Salt Lake Metropolis” hasn’t had numerous success with its forged within the present’s first two seasons.

• Jen Shah was arrested was arrested in March 2021 for her alleged function in an alleged large fraud and cash laundering scheme, in line with the Deseret Information.
• Mary Cosby was charged with unlawfully offering shelter to a runaway and contributing to the delinquency of a minor in 2021. She later give up the present and declined to indicate as much as the reunion.
• Nguyen is simply the newest forged member to expertise such a heavy controversy.