Nene Leakes Files Lawsuit Against Bravo & NBC Over 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Racism

Nene Leakes is going after The Real Housewives franchise.

The former Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member filed a suit against Bravo, NBC and the companies behind the popular reality series, alleging that they fostered and tolerated a hostile and racist work environment.

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According to Page Six, Nene filed the suit this week and the documents reference several instances of the companies turning a blind eye to the racism targeted at her from co-star Kim Zolciak-Biermann.

“NBC, Bravo and True foster a corporate and workplace culture in which racially-insensitive and inappropriate behavior is tolerated — if not, encouraged,” the documents states.

One instance that the suit points out is of Kim “perpetuated an offensive stereotype about African-Americans” after a 2008 barbecue that was seen on the show.

In addition, the lawsuit says that in 2012 during the fifth season, Kim made “racially offensive and stereotypical” comments about the new home of housewife Kandi Burruss, calling her neighborhood a “ghetto” and perpetuating a racial stereotype in an offensive comment about whether Kandi needed a swimming pool.

The suit also says after Nene’s complaints to the executives overseeing the show, they “did not terminate their relationship with Zolciak-Biermann, nor take any other meaningful action to put an end to her racially-offensive behavior,” and if anything rewarded her by giving her her own spinoff show.

“From the day the series began filming, NeNe was the target of systemic racism from co-star Kim Zolciak-Biermann, which was tolerated by Bravo executive producer Andy Cohen and other executives,” David deRubertis, Nene‘s lawyer, shared in a statement.

The lawsuit alleges that the companies’ actions violate federal employment and anti-discrimination law, and it seeks monetary damages to be determined at trial.

Last year, Nene claimed that this would be the only reason she’d return to the franchise.