Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute, Brett Caprioni and Max Boyens have all been fired from the popular Bravo reality TV show Vanderpump Rules after their racist actions were exposed over the past week.
“Bravo and Evolution Media confirmed today that Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute, Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni will not be returning to ‘Vanderpump Rules,’” a rep told Page Six.
Schroeder and Doute have been under fire recently after ex Vanderpump cast mate Faith Stowers revealed how the two had once tried to get her arrested under false pretense.
“There was this article in the Daily Mail where there was an African American lady,” Stowers, 31, revealed in an Instagram Live chat.
“It was a weird photo, so she looked very light-skinned and had these different, weird tattoos. I guess this woman was robbing people. And they called the cops and said it was me. This is like, a true story. I heard this from, actually, Stassi during an interview.”
At the time, the two did not seem to show any remorse for their actions, with Doute bragging about it on twitter while Shroeder admitted to her actions on a podcast.
“We are like, we just solved a f—king crime,” she said at the time. “We start calling the police. The police don’t give a f—k.”
Schroeder also came under scrutiny for racist comments she made on her podcast “Straight Up With Stassi.”
She said in an episode, “Why aren’t the Asians being like, ‘We’re not represented.’ Why aren’t Native Americans and Latinos being like, ‘We’re not represented.’ And whenever they get upset, everyone has to go above and beyond to then make them happy.” The “them” referred to black people.
As a result of the fallout, Schroeder has been dropped by her publicist and the PR firm representing her, while several endorsement deals have also been withdrawn.
In an interview with Page Six, Stowers revealed that she felt vindicated after the exposure and firing of the two.
“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 said.
Meanwhile, racist tweets from Caprioni and Boyens that resurfaced during Season 8 also caused their ouster from the show.
Boyens previously apologized in January after an old tweet reading “It upsets me that the word n—a is not allowed to be said unless you are black because quite honestly it’s my favorite word” circulated online.
“It is not a representation of who I am,” he said. “I am shocked I ever tweeted that — and I am disgusted and embarrassed — I am truly sorry.”
