As RadarOnline.com beforehand reported, McSweeney filed a federal lawsuit in opposition to Cohen, Warner Bros Discovery, Shed Media, Bravo Media, and NBC Common, claiming Cohen “tormented, demoralized, demeaned, harassed and retaliated” in opposition to her “as a result of she is a lady with disabilities, comparable to alcohol use dysfunction and numerous psychological well being problems, all within the title of promoting drama”.
The criticism additionally alleged Cohen fosters a “rotted office tradition that uniquely relied on pressuring its workers to eat alcohol, engages in cocaine use with Housewives and different Bravolebrities that he employs”, and offers the “Housewives with whom he makes use of cocaine with extra favorable therapy and edits”.
Earlier than she started filming Season 12 of RHONY, McSweeney mentioned she instructed producers about her prior points with alcohol and that she was dedicated to staying sober.
Her swimsuit claims the producers “pressured” her to drink regardless of realizing of her alcohol dependancy, didn’t get her assist and failed “to supply cheap lodging, comparable to permitting Plaintiff to attend AA conferences; tormenting [Sweeney] on the premise of her incapacity, comparable to colluding with different solid members to taunt [Sweeney] relating to her sobriety; failing to advance Plaintiff as a result of her psychological well being diagnoses, and in the end discharging Plaintiff as a result of her psychological well being diagnoses.”