NeNe Leakes Breaks Silence on Son Bryson’s Drug Arrest: ‘There’s Nothing I Can Do’ Until He’s Ready

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NeNe Leakes knows her son Bryson Bryant is struggling — but he has to be the one to make a change.In a preview clip of her upcoming “Reality With the King” podcast episode that dropped on Monday, July 24, the former Real Housewives of Atlanta star, 55, broke her silence on Bryson’s most recent arrest.

According to documents obtained by Us Weekly, earlier this month, Bryson, 31, was booked on multiple charges in Lawrenceville, Georgia, including violating probation, possession of a schedule II controlled substance, loitering/prowling and giving a false name to a law enforcement officer after he allegedly told police he was his younger half-brother, Brentt Leakes.Bryson “needs rehabilitation” and “a lot of counseling,” NeNe told podcast host Carlos King in the footage from the podcast episode, which will be released on Tuesday, July 25.“He has an addiction.

He’s been struggling with it for years,” she explained, adding that Bryson has been to rehab and relapsed multiple times. “As a mom, just to watch it is — my hands are tied.

You know, he’s 31 years old, he’s an adult. He has three children, three beautiful children who I adore. He has a wife. [There’s] not much that I can do.”NeNe further pointed out that it has to be the person suffering from the addiction who needs to be ready to make a change — no family member or loved one can do it for them.“I have spent so much money to get Bryson where he need to be, but every time I sent him off, I said, ‘You are giving your ass up and we are sending you off.’ But I learned through counseling myself that he has to say, ‘I am ready to go,’ not me making him go,” NeNe shared. “So until Bryson is ready to make a change, there’s nothing I can do.”The reality star — who shares Bryson