Ex-‘Real Housewives’ Star Accuses Bravo Producers of ‘Psychological Warfare’ in Discrimination Lawsuit

Leah McSweeney attends Angel Ball 2023 hosted by Gabrielle's Angel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on Oct. 23, 2023. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation

A former star of the reality TV series “The Real Housewives of New York City” has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the show’s producers and network Bravo Media, accusing them of using “psychological warfare” to pressure her to relapse into alcoholism.

Leah McSweeney, who starred in the show from 2020 to 2021, filed the lawsuit in the Southern District of New York on Feb. 26.