Bravo Was Sued For Real Housewives of NY Pushing McSweeney to Drink Now Settled

Bravo Was Sued For Real Housewives of NY Pushing McSweeney to Drink Now Settled by Matthew Russell Lee SDNY COURTHOUSE, Oct 30 – Arguing that she was pressured into drinking alcohol while on the "Real Housewives of New York" show, Leah McSweeney has sued NBC, Bravo, Andy Cohen and others. The defendant argue that they are protected by the First Amendment.      On August 13, this was argued before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Lewis J. Liman, who mentioned a possible conflict of interest while calling the free speech / anti-SLAPP defense "interesting." Inner City Press was there. From the thread: Bravo / Cohen lawyer Levin: This implicates the First Amendment. It could chill free speech. There are anti-SLAPP laws On August 21 McSweeney opposed the motion to dismiss, arguing that the First Amendment is not a defense to discrimination or retaliation, and that her religious discrimination claims must not be dismissed. On November 14, Inner City Press live tweeted the oral arguments here. Judge Liman said he's never watched the show, and to let him know if he should. Jump cut to April 15, 2026 when a trial date was set: "This case is to be tried to a jury. Motions due by 4/2/2027." On October 30, a settlement or volutary dismissal, terms not given: "STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between the parties and/or their respective counsel(s) that the above-captioned action is voluntarily dismissed, with prejudice against the defendant(s) All Defendants and without costs pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Document filed by Leah McSweeney." More on X for Subscribers here & Substack here    The case is McSweeney v. Cohen, et al., 24-cv-1503 (Liman) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com