'Real Housewife' Star Slams, Shames Andy Cohen

Danielle Staub, a former castmember of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," slammed Andy Cohen in an Instagram post, "claiming that he caused a lot of pain for her and her children," US Weekly reports. Then on her podcast she shamed him for his alleged personal behavior.

"The former reality star, 58, posted a lengthy statement about her previous business partnership with Cohen, 52, via Instagram on Wednesday, August 26, while promoting her podcast, 'Absolutely Danielle,'" US Weekly writes.

"I am no longer forced to walk into the Lions Den," she began. "Andy kept me In the dark long enough! He has taken whats (sic) mine and given it to others! Now that you are a parent I'd hoped you would see some of the pain you caused my family, even when I left the show to protect my young children, you mocked me repeatedly defaming me and yet I still continued to give you over a decade to do right by me and mine!"

Staub continued: "Now it's time you understand that 'for every action there is a reaction.' You must've seen this coming and YOU know you were wrong, yet you continued. So for all the times you held me down and picked me apart instead of building me up and standing with me, for all the times you made me stand alone 'kept me in the dark,' may you tread lightly in your own darkness. 'For letting me be the last to know' may you learn to do better.

"I've been waiting for you to revere me," she wrote. "I've even gone as far as to ask you to be kinder and more gentle with me but it fell on deaf ears. No more waiting or asking, I have no hate no more respect I don't honor you and I won't defend you. But I will advise: 'Be careful whose toes you step on today because they may be attached to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow.'"

Last January she announced on "Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen" that she was leaving the New Jersey edition of the franchise. Cohen, US Weekly reports, said that he "didn't expect" Staub to declare she would never return, telling her it was her move to do so.

On her podcast that day, she took time to shame Cohen for his private behavior, Axios reports. The episode, called "The Last To Know," was mostly about Cohen. In it, "Staub revealed some pretty juicy secrets about Cohen. Staub claimed that Cohen went on three to four Grindr dates per night. 'Is Andy ready for his son to know who he is? Because the Andy I know would hit up Grindr and go on three or four Grindr dates an evening.' Staub said during the podcast episode, as noted by Reality Tea.

She also alluded to Cohen's alleged drug use: "And these are people who are pretty reputable sources, I just don't, I don't even want to talk about the drugs and the partying, not now anyway, but we can get back to that. I can accuse him all I want and I'm not talking about marijuana. I'm not talking about legalizing."

Since her Instagram post and podcast, Staub has received pushback for her comments from her former publicist Steve Honig, who worked for her from 2018-2019, who told the website The Blast: "WWHL (What What Happens Live) and Andy were always respectful and professional toward Danielle and constantly went above-and-beyond to accommodate her needs and give her a voice. She was always shown empathy and understanding and given a fair platform on which to express herself. I find her comments to be untrue and, quite frankly, disgraceful."