“I do know him, like, off-camera. I do know him privately. We have traveled collectively. We’ve gone on trip collectively, like, pre-him having youngsters, ?” Ripa mentioned on a latest episode of her ‘Let’s Discuss Off Digicam’ podcast. “I’ve by no means seen a drug round him. It is like probably the most… I am so offended by it. I am so indignant over it.”

In a bombshell lawsuit filed by Actual Housewives of New York alum Leah McSweeney, the previous actuality star accused Cohen of doing cocaine with Bravo stars, and claimed that the Bravo head created “toxicity” within the office and “performed favorites” amongst those that partied with him.

The daytime discuss present host spoke in regards to the allegations on Wednesday’s all-new episode of her Let’s Discuss Off Digicam podcast, alongside Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star, Kyle Richards.

“I do know him, like, off-camera. I do know him privately. We have traveled collectively. We have gone on trip collectively, like, pre-him having youngsters, ?” Ripa mentioned. “I’ve by no means seen a drug round him. It is like probably the most… I am so offended by it. I am so indignant over it.”

Richards, who has voiced her help of Cohen publicly, chimed in, noting that she’s “solely seen him be skilled” and has “actually by no means seen medication round — or any of this.”

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“It made me indignant and it made me actually unhappy as a result of I really feel like that is the time that we’re residing in proper now,” she added. “It’s totally harmful to make accusations like that. It is not prefer it was. Proper? So it actually made me unhappy.”

McSweeney additionally alleged in her swimsuit that she was “pressured” to drink alcohol, regardless of telling producers she was engaged on sustaining her sobriety all through the three seasons she filmed.

She additionally claimed that producers retaliated in opposition to her when she needed to remain sober, and deliberately failed to supply cheap lodging that might assist her efforts to remain sober and be capable to carry out.

A rep for Cohen responded to the swimsuit in a press release to TMZ, calling the claims “fully false.”

His authorized crew then fired off a letter to McSweeney that learn: “[W]e demand that you simply instantly retract and withdraw all allegations regarding Mr. Cohen’s purported ‘cocaine use.’” If she would not, they are saying they’re taking her to court docket.

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Cohen’s authorized crew continued, “To be clear: these allegations are categorically false. Mr. Cohen by no means used cocaine with any forged member on any Actual Housewives present or with some other Bravo worker. The absence of any cheap foundation to make such allegations is confirmed by your pleading itself.”

“The reality issues. Litigation can’t be used to create pretend information. And it can’t be used as a automobile to unfold false and malicious lies, in furtherance of a shakedown,” the Bravo exec’s crew mentioned in conclusion. “We demand that you simply situation an instantaneous public retraction and apologize to Mr. Cohen. Day-after-day you fail to take action solely will increase the damages suffered by Mr. Cohen.”

See all of the housewives who’ve spoken out in help of Cohen within the gallery beneath.