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Leva Bonaparte addressed the drama surrounding Emmy Sharrett‘s statements and leaked texts about Bradley Carter in an Instagram comment after her messages to Michols Peña were detailed online.
After Emmy lashed out at Bradley for “invading” her room and illegally recording a conversation, alleging that she felt “unsafe” and threatened and had grounds to sue, the 47-year-old Southern Hospitality star was questioned about her potential loyalty to her castmate, who she confirmed is no longer working at her Charleston hotspot, Republic.
“Are you still riding for Emmy?” a fan asked, as seen in a screenshot shared by Front Page Pop on Instagram.
“I don’t ride for anyone. I just don’t offer my cast up for your consumption, even if they are dangerously in the wrong,” Leva replied. “I’m not here to state the obvious wanna be podcaster. And I won’t engage in a public metaphorical stoning.”
According to Leva, she feels that Emmy now understands what was wrong about her claims against Bradley.
“[I’m] pretty sure she gets it, this was all filmed nearly a year ago, I am watching things I wasn’t privy too — and now she is facing a lot of consequences for what transpired. Not sure I now need to pile on to that,” she reasoned. “If you call that riding for her — maybe use some discernment in your evaluation. Let’s get some sense of perspective at this point. Wrong is wrong but also enough is enough.”
In another comment, Leva said she was “kept in the dark” about a lot that happened amid season four.
“I’m watching this in real time like you all are. Despite what you all think I don’t see raw footage and don’t have creative control of this show. I don’t control NBC,” she shared. “I heard of the original micro aggression and I was told it was rectified and the apology was sincerely accepted. What this sh*t show is that we are all watching is completely left field for me and my husband and staff. Brad doesn’t work for us anymore he throws events and will continue to do so. Emmy is off the schedule.”
She then noted that when it came to going after Emmy, she felt she was dealing with enough.
“Emmy had gotten enough threats to her safety I’m not here to add to that she knows I don’t condone what she said and did,” she explained. “We all know how wrong this all was! But also don’t forget this is a show, all these kids hang out despite what version of reality you all see — what you all think about their actions and what you wish to happen publicly. Things change day by day between them. I’d wait for the reunion. None of this takes place in our work place and or has. None of it was ever brought to us ever since it was all reunion NBC related.”
Leva also reacted to a fan who suggested that reality TV wasn’t “good for Emmy.”
“Yes that’s an NBC thing. Seems the entire season was focused around her so historically not sure what happens there,” she admitted. “You can go down your own rabbit hole.”
In a text message sent to Michols amid her drama with Bradley, Emmy told her co-star she was “incredibly hurt” by no one having her back.
“It’s being entirely overlooked and that no one is acknowledging or defending me against the fact that Bradley Carter [invaded] my hotel room, illegally recorded a private conversation between my mom, [Will Kulp] and myself and then sent me threatening messages with the intention to make me feel uncomfortable and also with the intent to be intimidating,” she wrote. “I am being gaslit into feeling like I wasn’t allowed to feel unsafe. I had every right to feel the way I did and what Brad did was extremely illegal and I legitimately can sue him if I so choose.”
Meanwhile, after seeing the extended version of Emmy’s text messages, which weren’t explained in full on the show, Bradley offered a comment.
“I never saw these [texts] until now…this is f*cking disgusting and I’m glad I said what I said at the reunion,” he wrote.
Southern Hospitality season four airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.