The next season of Vanderpump Rules is going to look a lot different. A representative
for the show confirmed to Page Six on June 9th, 2020, that cast members Stassi Schroeder,
Kristen Doute, Max Boyens, and Brett Caprioni will not be returning to the popular Bravo
reality series.
Schroeder and Doute recently came under fire after Faith Stowers, the only Black castmate
to have appeared on Vanderpump Rules, alleged that they once called the police on her in
2018. Stowers told fellow reality TV star Candace Rice, from MTV's Floribama Shores,
during an Instagram Live chat that Schroeder and Doute made the call after seeing a story
on the Daily Mail's website. Stowers said,
"There was an article out where there was an African American lady. It was like, a weird
photo, so she looked very, very light-skinned and had these different, like, weird tattoos
or whatever. They showcased her. I guess this woman was, like, robbing people, and stealing,
like, gold bars. The woman was at large, okay? She was druggin' them. She was on a mission."
"They called the cops and said it was me. Yes. And this is, like, a true story. I heard
this from, actually, Stassi during an interview."
Page Six reports that the interview Stowers is referring to was on a now-deleted episode
of blogger Jackie Schimmel's The B---- Bible podcast. Racist comments made in the past
by Schroeder on her podcast, Straight Up With Stassi, also drew criticism, like these remarks
about black people supposedly monopolizing dissent:
"Why is it always just about African-Americans? Like, whenever they get upset, then everyone
has to go above and beyond to then make them happy."
Schroeder was also dropped by her PR firm and agency just prior to the Bravo firings
being announced. The reality TV star responded with an apology in an Instagram post, which
read, in part,
"It is important that I continue to take accountability for what I have said and done, while pushing
myself to do better. I have grown significantly from the person I was then, and I am still
filled with remorse and regret for the hurt I caused...I did not recognize then the serious
ramifications that could have transpired because of my actions. What I did to Faith was wrong.
I apologize and I do not expect forgiveness."
On the same day that Schroeder issued an apology, Kristen Doute took to Instagram with one of
her own, writing, in part,
"Although my actions were not racially driven, I am now completely aware of how my privilege
blinded me from the reality of law enforcement's treatment of the black community, and how
dangerous my actions could have been to her. It was never my intention to add to the injustice
and imbalance. I'm ashamed, embarrassed, and incredibly sorry. I will do better. I have
to do better."
In the wake of the announcement of Schroeder and Doute's firings, Faith Stowers told Page
Six she felt "hopeful" after Bravo took action, saying,
"I feel so vindicated studios and production are able to see blatant racism and make these
positive changes and help move the race forward, help with the fight forward...Bravo is releasing
women that have given them crazy ratings because they want to be on the right side of history
and I'm seeing [that] people are finally hearing us."
"It’s funny they thought it was me because it was a black woman with a weave."
Brett Caprioni and Max Boyens, meanwhile, were also let go from the show after racist
tweets the two made resurfaced yet again. Boyens previously apologized for using the
N-word on Twitter in 2012 as well as for making racist remarks targeting Black people and
Asians. He told Page Six in a statement in January,
"I want to sincerely apologize for what I tweeted in 2012, it was wrong on every level.
It is not a representation of who I am. I am shocked I ever tweeted that, and I am disgusted
and embarrassed, I am truly sorry."
Caprioni made a public apology after several tweets from 2011-to-2013 in which he used
the N-word were circulated on Instagram, writing,
"I want to express my deepest apologies for the insensitive, ignorant, and hurtful comments
I made. I am incredibly ashamed and accept full responsibility, and acknowledge that
this language was as unacceptable then as it is now. Please know that I have learned
and grown since then and would never use this language today. From the bottom of my heart,
I am truly sorry."
Vanderpump Rules matriarch and star Lisa Vanderpump has yet to comment on the firings, as of the
making of this video. Page Six reports that a rep for the former Real Housewives of Beverly
Hills star declined to comment.
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