BravoCon — a Las Vegas weekend of glamorous Bravolebrities and their onstage confessionals. But it should have been called TragiCon.Shannon Beador talking about her DUI arrest.
Teresa Giudice shooting down the idea of reconciling with her brother. Kyle Richards crying over the breakdown of her marriage.
All typical, and yet this year’s glitzy fan experience was also staged under the pall of a “reality reckoning.”It all started in August, when former “Real Housewives of New York City” cast member Bethenny Frankel called for reality stars to unionize in a fight against what she has positioned as Bravoa’s mistreatment and exploitation of talent — a theme that was hammered home in a recent Vanity Fair article.
The magazine spoke withinsiders who allege racism and manipulation from producers to pursue feud-fueling storylines. There are also allegations of castmates being plied with booze as the gasoline that kept the monster truck going.
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