‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ star Caroline Manzo has filed a lawsuit against co-star Brandi Glanville, accusing her of sexual assault.
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In a signed affidavit related to her January 2024 lawsuit against Bravo, Manzo, 62, claimed that Glanville, 51, “forcibly fondled my vagina” while they were filming a spinoff show. According to Manzo, Bravo producers continued filming despite seeing her distress and did not intervene.
“When Glanville was sexually assaulting me on the sofa, she was rubbing her vagina on me,” Manzo alleged. “The producers just watched and kept filming. They saw that I was in distress and yet, they continued to film.”
Manzo also claimed that producers “did not separate Glanville from me” but “continued to feed her alcohol” and allowed her to follow Manzo into the bathroom, where she says she was assaulted again. “When I tried to escape the bathroom, Glanville threw me against the door, hitting my head, and locked me in where she forcibly fondled my vagina against my will,” Manzo stated.
She believes Glanville “maliciously sexually assaulted me for her own sexual gratification.” Manzo also mentioned that she suffered from anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress as a result of the alleged assaults. She claimed the production team instructed her to “relive the sexual assaults” during interviews to create more drama for ratings and profit.
Glanville has denied the allegations, calling them “absurd.” Her representative told Page Six, “Brandi followed what the producers asked of her, and there was no sexual assault. She is innocent of these absurd accusations that have weighed on her mental and physical health for far too long without a word of support from Peacock, Shed, or Bravo.”
Glanville’s rep added, “This painful storytelling seems endless and needs to stop. She is looking to move on and upward and get her life back.”
