Extra / Prognostication on Bravo As Sued For Real Housewives of NY Pushing McSweeney to Drink Argues to Dismiss

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by Matthew Russell Lee

SDNY COURTHOUSE, Nov 14 – Arguing that she was pressured into drinking alcohol while on the "Real Housewives of New York" show, Leah McSweeney has sued NBC, Bravo, Andy Cohen and others. The defendant argue that they are protected by the First Amendment. 

    On August 13, this was argued before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Lewis J. Liman, who mentioned a possible conflict of interest while calling the free speech / anti-SLAPP defense "interesting." Inner City Press was there. From the thread:

Bravo / Cohen lawyer Levin: This implicates the First Amendment. It could chill free speech. There are anti-SLAPP laws

On August 21 McSweeney opposed the motion to dismiss, arguing that the First Amendment is not a defense to discrimination or retaliation, and that her religious discrimination claims must not be dismissed.

On November 14, Inner City Press live tweeted the oral arguments here and see below

Judge Liman said he's never watched the show, and to let him know if he should.

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