Bravo has suspended Danielle Cabral and Jennifer Aydin from RHONJ after a physical confrontation during a recent taping, new reports confirm.
Insiders confirm to Page Six that both Danielle and Jennifer have ceased filming for Season 14 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey after attending Teresa Giudice’s party on Thursday night (September 21) where they allegedly came to blows.
While one source alleges “Jennifer pushed Danielle during the argument and Danielle retaliated by crumpling her plastic cup and hurling it towards Jennifer’s face, drawing blood,” another insider maintains “Jennifer only pushed Danielle because Danielle got in her face.”
Another separate source “assures” Page Six that Jennifer sustained “nothing more than a scratch when [Danielle] threw her beverage.” Video footage is now being reviewed to determine “whether Cabral threw the plastic cup at Aydin’s face, or if she hit her while holding it — as incongruent accounts circulate behind the scenes — amid the ongoing investigation.”
All About The Real Housewives was first to report news of the physical confrontation.
Bravo promises “more serious consequences” for physical violence
According to the Page Six report, Bravo has suspended Danielle Cabral and Jennifer Aydin from RHONJ Season 14 after the physical altercation with the decision to do so coming amid changes to the network’s workplace conduct guidelines for reality stars.
As previously reported on TVDeets.com, NBCUniversal is updating and strengthening its workplace conduct guidelines for reality shows amid on-set scandals on various Bravo productions.
Deadline obtained a memo sent by Frances Berwick, Chairman, NBCUniversal Entertainment, to the company’s external production company partners and in it, the Bravo bigwig announces new protocols for ensuring cast and crew well-being.
The company is now mandating external production companies monitor alcohol consumption, provide additional mental health support, and implement “more serious consequences” for physical violence amid various on-set scandals which may explain their decision to suspend both Danielle and Jennifer following their recent confrontation.
In addition to Danielle and Jennifer, RHONJ Season 14 stars Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Rachel Fuda, Jennifer Fessler, Jackie Goldschneider, Margaret Josephs, and Dolores Catania.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey is now filming and is set for an early 2024 debut.
