Bravo announced on Tuesday that it has fired Vanderpump Rules stars Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute for their actions against their former co-star Faith Stowers and, while some of the show’s fans voiced their unhappiness on social media about the network’s decision, one person who is grateful to see the big move is Faith herself.
In an interview with Page Six on Tuesday, Faith said she feels “so vindicated” to see Stassi and Kristen punished for what they did to her in 2018, and that she feels “a sense of glory” that Bravo was willing to fire some of its most-popular stars in order to show its support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
“I was ready to put myself in the line of fire because I don’t know what will happen if I don’t say anything, but I’m glad I did,” Faith told the site after hearing the news of the firings. “Now I’m seeing Bravo follow suit, releasing women that have given crazy ratings for them because they want to be on the right side of history, and I’m seeing people are finally hearing us.”
As The Ashley previously told you, Faith blasted Stassi and Kristen in an online interview with Floribama Shore star Candace Rice last week. During the interview, Faith discussed what it was like to be the only African-American cast member on ‘Vanderpump Rules,’ and exposed the mistreatment Stassi and Kristen subjected her to, most notably the times in 2018 they called the police on her and tried to get her arrested for crimes she didn’t commit. (You can listen to the interview below.)
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After it was announced that Stassi and Kristen have lost their spots on ‘VP’ (not to mention a ton of endorsement deals and partnerships), Faith stated that she is happy that they are finally being punished for their cruelty toward her. (Racist remarks that Stassi made on her Straight Up with Stassi podcast also came under fire following Faith’s interview going viral. The podcast has since been removed from all platforms.)
“I feel so vindicated studios and production are able to see blatant racism and make these positive changes and help move the race forward — help with the fight forward,” she told Page Six, adding that she had been praying when she heard the news of the firings.
“I was in the middle of prayer and I felt a sense of — I know it sounds corny — I felt a sense of glory. I felt God’s presence, and I’m seeing now [that Bravo announced the firings], maybe that is what that was. He gave me a sign of optimism meant to be hopeful and showing that all of this was worth it.”
She then commended Bravo, as well as MTV— which airs Ex on the Beach and The Challenge, which are shows Faith has appeared on— for axing cast members who have made racist remarks in the past. (As The Ashley previously told you, ‘The Challenge’ cast member Dee Nguyen got fired on Monday, and on Tuesday, MTV announced it was cutting ties with Taylor Selfridge— of Teen Mom OG and Are You The One? fame— due to racist tweets she posted years ago.)
“Now I’m seeing Bravo follow suit — the same as MTV and ‘The Challenge’ — [by] letting go of cast mates that have also made racist remarks,” Faith said. “[I hope these networks are] ready to hire casting directors and producers of color to make sure these changes are not just a one-time thing.”
Faith also had a message for Stassi and Kristen (as well as Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni, who were also fired from ‘Vanderpump Rules’ on Tuesday for their past racist tweetings.)
“I hope they use this time that they have now to educate themselves to why this happened to them and try to use [their] voice later for real change,” she said.
All of the fired ‘VP’ cast members have publicly apologized for their past words and actions.
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People make mistakes every day it doesn’t matter the color of your skin!
What they did wasn’t an “oopsey” mistake. It was intentional, to hurt someone. They intentionally wanted to make her life hell, but turns out karma is an even bigger bitch than either one of them. They’re not actually sorry, they’re just sorry they got exposed. You get back what you put out.
The problem is that it wasn’t a mistake. Those women used the inherent privileges of their whiteness and exploited the inherent struggles of another woman’s blackness in order to exact revenge. They didn’t throw a drink in her face (as they perpetually do on that show,) instead they happily took advantage of systemic racism to do their dirty work. Good riddance to them.
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Faith is acting like she is Rosa Parks and refused to give up her seat to a white person. She banged a known “Man Whore” who was in a relationship while she was watching a 90 year old woman in that same very room. When I here the name Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, the next name I think of is Faith Stowers. Enjoy your next 15 minutes of fame you civil rights activist. I agree with the Max and Brett firing, but Stassi and Kristin didn’t call the police on her because they saw a black woman who looked similar. They called the police because they saw a woman who looked like the same person who slept with there friend’s boyfriend. Bravo did not seem to care about this 2 years ago, but now with Protests they fire 2 cast members because the show sucked this past season. Trust me if this was season 5 or 6 they would not say a thing to those 2 bitches of WeHo.
So it’s now ok for them to in a sense be bullied by Faith?? Why was a simple apology not enough why do people white or black have to throw their weight around & someone needs to be punished & lose basically everything they have. Did she lose everything she had? Done feel she is really any different then them!
If you can’t understand why what they did warranted being fired, then you’re a part of the problem. They tried bullying her by calling the cops on her. They knew she didn’t rob anyone, but they called the cops on her anyway, then proceeded to brag about it on a podcast. What white person on the show did they call the cops on? They sure as hell didn’t call them on the other party (Jax), but they had no problem calling them on the black chick. You need to seriously do some self reflecting and understand why you don’t feel like what they did was worse than what you think she did.
I’m wondering if instead of firing Taylor, MTV could’ve used this as an educational opportunity. Instead they could’ve filmed an episode where both Taylor and Cheyenne (her remarks about killing white people were also inappropriate) discuss their past Tweets, why they posted them at the time, their own families’ racial identities (Ryder’s father and sister Cory and Mila are both mixed race, and her sister’s mother is white) and what they’ve learned since then about being respectful of other races. It would also have been interesting since Taylor has a mixed race baby now to hear her perspectives, which I can only assume have changed. I haven’t watched the show in a couple seasons and only read the recaps now but I assume they’ve both matured and are less racist in their thinking (viewers correct me if I’m wrong). Just my thoughts in how to have a constructive dialogue/learning moment for viewers out of the situation, and also teach younger internet users that what you put on the internet can follow you throughout your life and the consequences it can have.
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I’m wondering if instead of firing Taylor, MTV could’ve used this as an educational opportunity. Instead they could’ve filmed an episode where both Taylor and Cheyenne (her remarks about killing white people were also inappropriate) discuss their past Tweets, why they posted them at the time, their own families’ racial identities (Ryder’s father and sister Cory and Mila are both mixed race, and her sister’s mother is white) and what they’ve learned since then about being respectful of other races. It would also have been interesting since Taylor has a mixed race baby now to hear her perspectives, which I can only assume have changed. I haven’t watched the show in a couple seasons and only read the recaps now but I assume they’ve both matured and are less racist in their thinking (viewers correct me if I’m wrong). Just my thoughts in how to have a constructive dialogue/learning moment for viewers out of the situation, and also teach younger internet users that what you put on the internet can follow you throughout your life.
Can’t blame her for feeling vindicated. They literally tried to ruin her life. Those 2 took their bullying to an entirely different level by basically trying to weaponize the law and the police over an issue that wasn’t their business to begin with.
Well Said! I am glad they are gone!