Stassi Schroeder is facing backlash after allegedly criticizing the #MeToo campaign on her podcast.
Several sponsors have backed out of supporting the 29-year-old reality personality’s show, Straight Up With Stassi, after being made aware of the Vanderpump Rules star’s comments.
In a now deleted tweet, the Bravo persona defended herself, saying ‘Hold up. There is ZERO bashing’ while also explaining that she was being misinterpreted and had ‘the best intentions’ with the episode.
Public response: Stassi Schroeder is facing backlash after allegedly criticizing the #MeToo campaign on her podcast
Not standing by that: Several sponsors have backed out of supporting the reality personality’s show Straight Up with Stassi after being made aware of the star’s comments
The episode in question was titled Are We On A Male Witch Hunt? and has since been deleted.
Listeners reached out to sponsors of the podcast on Twitter, alleging the waitress-turned-reality star of mocking people accusing men of sexual assault or harassment.
Some followers also addressed their comments to Lisa Vanderpump, who is both the star and executive producer of Vanderpump Rules.
Rent The Runway was one of the first sponsors to pull their advertisements from the podcast.
Slow down! In a now deleted tweet, the Bravo persona defended herself, saying ‘Hold up. There is ZERO bashing’ and that she had ‘the best intentions’ with the episode
‘Shocked’: Rent The Runway was one of the first sponsors to pull their advertisements from the podcast
Addressing the controversy, the company tweeted: ‘We’re shocked by @stassi’s comments re the #metoo campaign.
‘It goes against everything RTR stands for as a company and has publicly advocated.
The brand, which rents designer clothes and accessories, continued: ‘Our 1st ads were slated to run on Mon but effective immediately we’ve terminated our relationship with her podcast.’
Companies Simple Contacts and Framebridge also pulled their support for the show.
Others followed: Companies Simple Contacts and Framebridge also pulled their support for the show
Fashion disaster: Rent The Runway wrote that they were ‘shocked by @stassi’s (above in June) comments’ adding ‘It goes against everything RTR stands for as a company and has publicly advocated’
Stassi tweeted in her defense, first writing: ‘Hold up. There is ZERO bashing, & I repeat myself 3726 times how I feel the whole media frenzy has taken away from the victims who were truly assaulted.
‘You may be misinterpreting my point, because we had the best intentions w/ this episode,’ she continued in the now deleted response.
Later she took to Twitter to accuse some of taking her comments out of context writing: ‘About 5 ppl heard this podcast & everyone else read ONE quote without the backstory or context of a TWO hour episode.’
More sides to the story? Stassi tweeted in her defense, accusing haters of taking her words out of context
Ready or not? Asked by one sympathetic follower why she deleted the podcast, the blonde replied curtly: ‘Because apparently a lot of people aren’t ready for it yet’
Stassi’s next reply regarding the podcast kerfluffle was more pointed.
Asked by one sympathetic follower why she deleted the podcast, the blonde replied curtly: ‘Because apparently a lot of people aren’t ready for it yet.’
She also reposted several other tweets defending the episode.
Hoping to have the final word, Stassi teased a follow-up episode along with a GIF of Game Of Thrones goddess Daenerys Targaryen saying ‘I will answer injustice with justice.’
Ready to respond: Hoping to have the final word, Stassi teased a follow-up episode with a GIF of Game Of Thrones goddess Daenerys Targaryen saying ‘I will answer injustice with justice’
Stassi’s appeared on the reality shows The Amazing Race and Queen Bees before finding her golden goose with Vanderpump Rules.
She’s since branched out as a podcast host, fashion blogger, model and more.
Season six of Vanderpump Rules premieres Monday December 4 on Bravo.
Get real! Stassi’s (above in August) appeared on reality shows The Amazing Race and Queen Bees before finding her way to Vanderpump Rules, which returns for season six December 4