It goes down in the DMs. After Michael Rapaport made yet another appearance on Watch What Happens Live, a fed-up Bravo fan decided to pull back the curtain. They shared their private messages with Andy Cohen, where they boldly called out the for repeatedly choosing to platform Rapaport. The exchange is eye-opening to say the least. It shows just how exhausted some Bravo fans feel from seeing this man on the network.
Andy Cohen’s DMs were leaked on social media
Michael recently exited The Traitors Season 4 after a homophobic comment aimed at Colton Underwood pitted the entire cast against him. The moment only intensified the backlash that had already been brewing, thanks to Rapaport’s extensive track record of inflammatory and bigoted social media posts.
An ardent defender of Israel, Michael has repeatedly denied the ongoing genocide in Gaza while mocking Palestinian suffering. He’s compared pro-Palestinian protestors to animals and called New York’s first Muslim mayor a “sh*t stain.” Still, Rapaport is always a welcome guest on WWHL.
The ignorance finally pushed a Bravo fan and parody account known as Yolanda Fister over the edge. Their frustrations boiled over when Andy made a statement about the recent ICE murders, only to then announce Rapaport as an upcoming guest.
“Andy Cohen making a statement about ICE murders then in the same show saying he booked racist Michael Rapaport who said the kids in Gaza deserve to die for WWHL… classic liberalism,” Yolanda wrote.
After Michael’s episode aired, Yolanda followed up with a video revealing a series of DMs with Andy. The messages showed a months-long debate about Zionism, Palestine, and the optics of repeatedly booking someone like Michael. Ahead of his latest appearance, the fan cut straight to the point: “You really don’t give a f*ck do you?”
Andy replied, “That you’re mad I’m having Rappaport [sic] on my show to talk about Traitors and the HW? No I don’t.”
The host added, “The man has been coming on to talk Housewives for 15 years, before ‘legit’ actors would do it. He hasn’t been on in a year and is now on [Traitors]. We aren’t discussing his views on Israel and Trump.”
Of course, Rapaport’s viewpoints and hateful past don’t just go away because they aren’t on the WWHL cue cards. It’s a debate that Yolanda and Andy have maintained for months. However, a DM from last summer shows that things probably won’t change anytime soon.
Andy wrote, “I largely feel like this has been going on for so many years and the people in charge there (Hamas and Netanyahu) are unaffected by anything that I could possibly say or do in this situation. It is sadly far bigger than all of us.”
Watch What Happens Live airs Sunday through Thursday on Bravo. You can always stream it on Peacock.
TELL US – WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON ANDY’S DMS ABOUT RAPAPORT? DO YOU THINK IT REFLECTS POORLY ON WWHL TO REPEATEDLY BOOK HIM?
