Kenya Moore is officially out of the The Real Housewives of Atlanta after 11 seasons with the show.
On Tuesday, ET confirmed that the 53-year-old reality star will not return for Season 16 after his suspension by Bravo back in early June. Kenya was sidelined at the time due to alleged drama involving RHOA newcomer Brittany Eady.
In response, a source told ET that she has decided to part ways with the franchise, despite previously expressing interest in returning, declaring that she wasn’t “going anywhere” and receiving support from her castmates and longtime friends.
“Kenya will not return to RHOA this season. She decided it was best for her to leave after how she felt the incident was handled and how she was treated,” a source shared with ET. The news of Moore’s departure was first reported by TMZ.
Kenya later vaguely vagued her decision to leave the series in a tweet, writing “You are the best fans anyone could ask for. And I love you all so much. Always and forever.” The former Miss USA also added “#TeamTwirlForever,” referring to her fan base.
While TMZ reports that Bravo is keeping the door open to a future return, a source with knowledge of the situation tells ET that it has not been discussed.
A separate source told ET that it is currently unknown how Kenya’s departure will be addressed on the show, if at all. “It’s still early in the filming and they could just edit it, like Lizzy Savetsky in New York.” Savetsky was a cast member in the rebooted version of The Real Housewives of New York but left the show at the start of filming. When the show premiered, she was completely left out of the edit.
Regardless of how his departure is handled, individuals say Kenya is not interested in talks at this time following his unceremonious suspension.
“Kenya was suspended for allegedly depicting Brittany performing a sexual act at the grand opening of her Kenya Moore Hair Spa in Atlanta, from images allegedly found online,” one person shared with ET at the time. displayed during filming.”
After the news of his suspension broke, Kenya joined Instagram Live and said she had “a lot going on” and was doing her best to be a successful businesswoman and working mother. Kenya shares 5-year-old daughter Brooklyn with her ex, Marc Daly.
“The way people go out of their way to belittle your name or ruin your business, I will never understand,” she said. “Leave me alone. I’m a single mother. I’m here like everyone else. I’m not getting child support, I’m not getting anything. I’m taking care of my daughter alone.”
She asked her fans to “walk this journey with me.”
Kenya shouted out to the cast members Drew Sidora It is Porsha Williams throughout the show for being supportive friends, as they repeatedly commented on their help.
Porsha wrote, “We love you!!” in the comments and praised Kenya as a “queen”. Meanwhile, Shamea Morton and Angela Oakley revealed they were watching, and Drew complimented Kenya’s hair.
The rest of the cast is still filming season 16, which does not yet have a release date.
Following the alleged event, Kenya also took to social media to defend herself, posting: “I would never engage in revenge porn, never distribute anyone’s private images or footage, nor solicit images owned by others to be used to threaten or blackmail.” She maintained her innocence, adding: “I was always justified.”
Brittany – the housewife on the other side of the drama – approached the situation in a similar way. She also denied Internet rumors that she threatened Kenya with a gun. “For the record, I have never owned any weapon or threatened anyone.”
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