Andy Cohen Addresses Reports Kelly Ripa Was Upset Over His Ryan Seacrest New Year’s Eve Comments
usmagazine.comAs Andy Cohen’s New Year’s Eve antics continue to make headlines, the Bravo boss is clearing up speculation about his relationships with Ryan Seacrest — and BFF Kelly Ripa.The Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, 53, host told Howard Stern on Tuesday, January 4, that Ripa, 51, was “not upset with me” for his comments about her Live With Kelly and Ryan cohost.“As I was going on my rant about Journey, I did wind up kind of starting to throw ABC under the bus.
And that is my only regret from the night,” Cohen explained on The Howard Stern Show. “I was, as they say, in my cups and I was kind of enjoying the rant.
I was like, ‘Wow, it’s really fun being on CNN and just ranting like a nutty guy.’ So I kept going.”The Real Housewives producer made waves for his comments about Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve during his CNN broadcast with Anderson Cooper on Friday, December 31.“If you look behind me, you’ll see Ryan Seacrest’s group of losers performing,” he said at the time. “I’m sorry but if you’re watching ABC, you’re watching nothing.”In addition to going off about New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio before he signed off for the night, Cohen didn’t hold back his feelings about Arnel Pineda performing with Journey in Times Square: “We were doused with confetti from fake Journey on ABC.
If it’s not Steve Perry, it doesn’t count! You get it? It’s not Journey! It’s propaganda! It’s propaganda! It’s not Journey!
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