Kenya Moore Rules Out Bravo Return Citing ‘Legal’ Reasons

According to previous reports from The Blast, iconic Housewives of the past are currently filming “Real Housewives: Ultimate Road Trip,” including NeNe Leakes and Porsha Williams.

Kenya Moore, however, didn’t receive an invite from the network to take part in the spin-off series, a decision that could stem from a former “RHOA” cast member suing the network, alleging sexual harassment, defamation, and a hostile work environment.

Speaking on her YouTube channel, Moore, who joined “RHOA” during season 5 in November 2012, responded to a fan who asked whether they’d see her on the upcoming spin-off series celebrating 20 years of “Real Housewives.”

“At this moment, no,” she said, citing “legal” stuff. “It has nothing to do with whether they thought I was a legendary Housewife or not.”

“Yeah, that’s a whole different legal thing that I think the powers that be are weighing out right now,” she added.

While it’s unclear exactly what the “legal” issues surrounding Moore are, the reality TV veteran was embroiled in a messy situation that led to her being removed from the full-time cast of season 16 of “RHOA” mid-production.

According to previous reports from The Blast, Moore was disciplined by Bravo producers after the mother of one showed compromising pictures of former “RHOA” cast member Brit Eady at an event that was being filmed.

Months later, Eady filed a lawsuit against Bravo, NBC, and production companies for “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” alleging defamation, emotional distress, sexual harassment, and a hostile work environment, according to PEOPLE.

“Defendants willfully, intentionally, recklessly, and/or with gross negligence produced, edited, and aired an episode of RHOA on April 6, 2025, that included footage of certain of the cast member’s statements at issue as well as commentary from other cast members that described the photographs displayed,” the lawsuit read.

Although Moore won’t be part of the upcoming “Ultimate Girls Trip” spin-off, over 60 other Housewives will make appearances when the principal cast—comprising Porsha Williams, Vicki Gunvalson, Teresa Giudice, Kyle Richards, Lisa Barlow, Gizelle Bryant, and LuAnn de Lesseps—makes stops in major Housewives cities, including Atlanta, Beverly Hills, and the Berkshires.

Moore also broke her silence on Bravo’s casting choices for “RHUGT,” saying the network “missed the mark” because the principal cast features all OGs except for Atlanta’s representation. According to Moore, casting OG staples like NeNe Leakes or Shereé Whitfield in place of Williams would have been the superior choice.

Moore’s criticism of the show’s principal cast comes days after Bravo and Leakes confirmed that the Atlanta veteran would be returning to the network after years away from the cameras. In an emotional video, according to The Blast, Leakes described her “Real Housewives” return as a “really long, long journey” she’s grateful has finally been resolved. “I’m happy, overjoyed to say that I will be returning to Bravo,” she said.

Leakes’ return to the franchise is a major surprise, as the “Glee” alum previously sued the network in 2022, alleging discrimination.

“NBC, Bravo and True foster a corporate and workplace culture in which racially-insensitive and inappropriate behavior is tolerated — if not, encouraged,” a section of the lawsuit stated. “As the Black Lives Matter movement swept our nation, Mrs. Leakes — Bravo’s historically most successful Black female talent — should have been embraced by NBC, Bravo, and True.”

Leakes’ return sent a wave of excitement rippling through Bravo fans, including Andy Cohen, who said he’s “very happy about” Leakes’ return to the franchise.

“Listen, we are going to be celebrating 20 years of Housewives, and it would be hard not to without her, and so I’m happy about it.”

“Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Giudice and Melissa Gorga commented on the news, with Giudice writing, “Welcome back, my love,” and Gorga posting, “There she is!!!!!!”

The OG of the OC, Gunvalson, shared, “We have missed you!!! Can’t wait to see you,” while Lesa Milan, Tamra Judge, Chanel Ayan, and Lisa Hochstein commented in support of the iconic reality star as well.

“Real Housewives: Ultimate Road Trip” will air later in 2026.