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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – SEPTEMBER 15: NeNe Leakes attends the 2017 Entertainment Weekly Pre-Emmy Party at Sunset Tower on September 15, 2017 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly)
In a September 17 YouTube video, Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes announced that she is quitting the franchise.
During the video, Leakes admitted that she was unable to reach a deal with Bravo for Season 13. “There’s been a lot of emotions on both sides,” Leakes said in the video. “It’s been hard and I have made a hard, difficult decision to not be part of Real Housewives of Atlanta season 13.”
Leakes continued, “It wasn’t an easy decision for me. It was hard.” During the video, Leakes reflected on her time on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, which she has been a part of since its first season. Through the show, viewers have gotten a closer look into Leakes’ life, as well as her family’s life.
Rumors Have Been Swirling for Months That Leakes Wouldn’t Be Coming Back to the Franchise
While some may have been surprised to see Leakes exit from The Real Housewives of Atlanta, there have been rumors suggesting that she may leave the show going around for months. In early June, blogger B Scott alleged that Leakes had been fired. B Scott claimed that when offers went out to the cast for Season 13 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Leakes did not receive one. B Scott speculated that it may have been because Leakes has been uncooperative in general with production as of late, and walked off during the virtually filmed Season 12 reunion many times.
In mid-July, Page Six also reported that Leakes’ role on The Real Housewives of Atlanta was still “up in the air.” An insider told the publication that conversations between Leakes and Bravo were “still ongoing.”
