'Real Housewives Of Dallas' Star LeeAnne Locken Responds To Accusations She's A Racist
"The Real Housewives of Dallas" are always calling each other names in the midst of a catfight, but it's never as intense as what LeeAnne Locken has been accused of being: a racist.
The accusations emerged after the "RHOD" Season 4 midseason trailer was released. In the clip, LeeAnne vents to her castmates Kameron Westcott and Stephanie Hollman, after she feels she was set up to be embarrassed by Kary Brittingham.
The 52-year-old is seen referring to Kary as a "chirpy Mexican" to Kameron and later yells to Stephane (what she would presumably want to say to Kary), "Come on, Mexican! I thought you were all Mexican and strong!"
It didn't take long for LeeAnne to set the record straight. When a fan asked the accusations against the reality star were true, she responded with one statement.
"I am NOT a racist," she tweeted.
LeeAnne also made her thoughts on the matter clear by retweeting several Twitter users who came to her defense.
"We all know @LeeAnneLocken is no racist, she was very angry and chose the wrong words, but we have not seen the rest of the season so let’s calm down, again LeeAnne is and does a lot of good she just chose the wrong phrase," one user wrote.
"OKAY @BravoTV @Andy what we are not going to do is use the rest of the season to paint a storyline of @LeeAnneLocken as a racist," another social media user shared. "WE ALL KNOW SHE IS THE FURTHEST THING FROM. Is this how you’re going to treat the women who literally makes the show. LeeAnne is Dallas housewives."
Not everyone was on LeeAnne's side though. Some were happy that her true colors had supposedly been revealed.
"LeeAnne is canceled! #RHOD #racist," one Twitter user declared, while another demanded she be let go form the show.
"... I can’t believe #BravoTV would hire a #RACIST," the tweet read. "If Phaedra was fired, LeeAnne needs to be fired!"
"The Real Housewives of Dallas" airs Wednesdays at 9 PM ET on Bravo.
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