Andy Cohen never suspected that a member of the Summer House cast leaked audio from the season 10 reunion.
“There were these hot takes blaming the cast, which I knew immediately — I was like, ‘The cast did not leak this,’” Andy, 57, said during the Monday, April 27, episode of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live. “I was like, ‘This is stupid,’ and I love this cast and I just, I was like, ‘Oh, now people are blaming this cast.’”
Andy continued, “I will say, I felt so bad in the next 24 hours after that, that the cast was … feeling the need to come out and say, ‘I didn’t do it. I didn’t leak it.’”
The Bravo producer noted that he was “so mad” about how the situation went down, explaining that the network quickly had “investigators” on the case.
Eventually, Andy claimed, “a Bravo fan came forward” and was able to share more details about who leaked the audio file.
“Let me say that, though this team of investigators were on it, a Bravo fan — who you’re gonna hear more about — cracked the case,” Andy said. “Delivered crucial information.”
The Summer House cast spent nearly 12 hours filming the season 10 reunion on Thursday, April 23. The following morning, audio of costars Ciara Miller and Amanda Batula fighting over West Wilson went viral on social media. (West, Kyle Cooke, KJ Dillard and Lindsay Hubbard could also be heard in the clip.)
Bravo was quick to jump into action after the leak, releasing a statement about next steps.
“This represents a serious breach of trust and a clear lack of respect for the cast, crew, and the integrity of the production process,” a spokesperson for the network told Us Weekly on Friday, April 24. “We take this matter very seriously and have launched a full investigation and we will take appropriate action based on our findings.”
By Sunday, April 26, their investigation was completed.
“An investigation into the recent leak of the Summer House reunion audio has concluded that the audio was an unauthorized recording and distributed by an individual involved in the production of the reunion,” a separate statement from Bravo read on Sunday. “As a result of the findings, appropriate action has been taken.”
The statement continued, “There is no evidence that any member of the cast was involved in the recording of the audio.”
Kyle and KJ had both spoken out after the reunion, denying having any involvement in the leak.
“We take these matters seriously and will continue to take appropriate measures to respond to the unauthorized distribution of our content,” Bravo concluded. “We are aware that there is additional improperly obtained audio circulating and we caution all parties and platforms to refrain from posting, sharing or amplifying any unauthorized audio.”
Summer House airs on Bravo Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
