Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Jennie Nguyen Fired Amid Backlash for Racist Posts, Bravo Vows to ‘Improve’ Casting

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Facing the consequences. Real Housewives of Salt Lake City‘s Jennie Nguyen has been dropped from the series after her past racially insensitive social media posts resurfaced.“Bravo has ceased filming with Jennie Nguyen and she will no longer be a cast member on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” the network confirmed in a statement shared via Instagram on Tuesday, January 25. “We recognize we failed to take appropriate action once her offensive social media posts were brought to our attention.”The statement went on to promise fans that larger scale changes would be made in the future, noting: “Moving forward, we will work to improve our processes to ensure we make better informed and more thoughtful casting decisions.”Jennie, 44, joined the RHOSLC cast ahead of season 2, which began airing in September 2021.

On Wednesday, January 19, the Vietnam native took to social media to address the comments she made during the peak of the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020.“I want to acknowledge and apologize for my deleted Facebook posts from 2020 that resurfaced today,” she wrote via Instagram. “At the time, I thought I was speaking out against violence, but I have since learned how offensive and hurtful my words were.”The reality TV personality claimed that her Facebook account was “deactivated” once she realized that the platform wasn’t a positive place. “[It’s] why I continue to try and learn about perspectives different from my own,” she continued. “I regret those posts and am sincerely sorry for the pain they caused.”Though her profile was deleted, fans began to criticize Jennie earlier this month after uncovering old messages appearing to share anti-Black Lives Matter sentiments, referring to protesters