Brit Eady is suing Bravo
Brit Eady is suing Bravo. The Real Housewives of Atlanta's newbie has joined the franchise for the Sweet 16 season. Ironically, she made history as the first newbie to miss her first reunion recording, which has never happened before in the franchise's history. Just one day after the taping, it was revealed that Eady is suing the network and production companies for $20 million. The case arises from the photo reveal scandal that shook the season.
A source told People that Eady, 37, was separated from her co-stars. Shamea Morton revealed that their disagreement arose when Eady allegedly made remarks regarding Morton's daughter. Eady and fellow newcomer Kelli Ferrell are also estranged, however the cause for this has not been revealed yet.
The former insurance agent's relationship, or lack thereof, with Kenya Moore was previously recorded. Moore left the show midway through the season, pending an investigation into allegations that she exposed pornographic images of Eady during her hair salon's grand opening in revenge for Eady allegedly threatening her with a gun. Bravo apparently deemed Eady's purported threat to be unsubstantiated, despite it having been broadcast in previous episodes.
Eady addressed her decision to forego the reunion in a statement uploaded to her Instagram Stories, stating that it was largely due to Moore reportedly exposing explicit images of her engaged in a sexual act at the gathering.
“This was my decision,” Eady started on her Instagram Story regarding her absence at the reunion. “The events of this season have devastated me, and while I cannot say much right now, I do want to set the record straight about one thing: the graphic sexual photo surrounding the events in Episode 5. That photo was not me.”
Adding, ““Rather, I was made aware of the photo being presented at the event, and based on what I was told, assumed that it was somehow a photo of me—which is why I reacted in the way that I did,” she explained. “I do not know who was in that photo, but upon seeing it for the first time recently, I now know it was not me.”
Eady is suing Bravo, NBC, and the production firms True Original and Endemol Shine North America for defamation, intentional infliction of mental distress, false light, sexual harassment, and a hostile work environment. According to People, because Moore worked for the network, Eady is also suing under the legal tenet respondeat superior, which holds employers liable for their employees' improper conduct.
In the legal documents, Eady declares Moore’s statements about her were “false, defamatory, harassing and damaging,” and claims the images shown were not of her. She also says she repeatedly requested to see the images (which aired in Episode 5 blurred out), but “did not see the explicit photograph until after certain of these events were aired on Bravo nearly a year later.”
Defendants willfully, intentionally, recklessly, and/or with gross negligence produced, edited, and aired an episode of RHOA on April 6, 2025, that included footage of certain of the cast members’ statements at issue, as well as commentary from other cast members that described the photographs displayed,” the filing states.
“Further, the manner in which the episode was aired falsely yet unmistakably implied that the graphic sexual photograph presented by the cast member depicted [Eady],” it continued. Eady notes, “On information and belief, Defendants knew that the photograph did not depict [Eady], or, at the least, were reckless or grossly negligent in failing to learn that the photograph did not depict [Eady].
According to Eady, the network refused to show her the images after several requests, creating more emotional distress.
“By the way of foregoing, Defendants contributed to the hostile work environment for [Eady] and sexually harassed Plaintiff by subjecting [Eady] to unwelcome, offensive, and sexualized behavior and comments based on her gender by requiring her to continue working in an environment in which she had been subject to a gendered attack, creating an inferior condition or privilege of employment because of her gender,” the lawsuit reads.
The suit concludes with a request for "the immediate removal of the episode from public access on all platforms, networks, and media outlets under the Defendants' control," as well as a public statement acknowledging that the episode shared a false depiction of Eady—and a monetary award that includes legal fees.