The Real Reason Bravo Just Fired 4 Vanderpump Rules Castmates

The next season of Vanderpump Rules is going to look a lot different. A representative for the show confirmed to Page Six on June 9th, 2020, that cast members Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute, Max Boyens, and Brett Caprioni will not be returning to the popular Bravo reality series. Schroeder and Doute recently came under fire after Faith Stowers, the only Black castmate to have appeared on Vanderpump Rules, alleged that they once called the police on her in 2018. Stowers told fellow reality TV star Candace Rice, from MTV's Floribama Shores, during an Instagram Live chat that Schroeder and Doute made the call after seeing a story on the Daily Mail's website. Stowers said, "There was an article out where there was an African American lady. It was like, a weird photo, so she looked very, very light-skinned and had these different, like, weird tattoos or whatever. They showcased her. I guess this woman was, like, robbing people, and stealing, like, gold bars. The woman was at large, okay? She was druggin' them. She was on a mission." Page Six reports that the interview Stowers is referring to was on a now-deleted episode of blogger Jackie Schimmel's The B---- Bible podcast. Racist comments made in the past by Schroeder on her podcast, Straight Up With Stassi, also drew criticism, like these remarks about black people supposedly monopolizing dissent: Schroeder was also dropped by her PR firm and agency just prior to the Bravo firings being announced. The reality TV star responded with an apology in an Instagram post, which read, in part, "It is important that I continue to take accountability for what I have said and done, while pushing myself to do better. I have grown significantly from the person I was then, and I am still filled with remorse and regret for the hurt I caused...I did not recognize then the serious ramifications that could have transpired because of my actions. What I did to Faith was wrong. I apologize and I do not expect forgiveness." On the same day that Schroeder issued an apology, Kristen Doute took to Instagram with one of her own, writing, in part, "Although my actions were not racially driven, I am now completely aware of how my privilege blinded me from the reality of law enforcement's treatment of the black community, and how dangerous my actions could have been to her. It was never my intention to add to the injustice and imbalance. I'm ashamed, embarrassed, and incredibly sorry. I will do better. I have to do better." In the wake of the announcement of Schroeder and Doute's firings, Faith Stowers told Page Six she felt "hopeful" after Bravo took action, saying, "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...Bravo is releasing women that have given them crazy ratings because they want to be on the right side of history and I'm seeing [that] people are finally hearing us." Brett Caprioni and Max Boyens, meanwhile, were also let go from the show after racist tweets the two made resurfaced yet again. Boyens previously apologized for using the N-word on Twitter in 2012 as well as for making racist remarks targeting Black people and Asians. He told Page Six in a statement in January, "I want to sincerely apologize for what I tweeted in 2012, it was wrong on every level. It is not a representation of who I am. I am shocked I ever tweeted that, and I am disgusted and embarrassed, I am truly sorry." Caprioni made a public apology after several tweets from 2011-to-2013 in which he used the N-word were circulated on Instagram, writing, "I want to express my deepest apologies for the insensitive, ignorant, and hurtful comments I made. I am incredibly ashamed and accept full responsibility, and acknowledge that this language was as unacceptable then as it is now. Please know that I have learned and grown since then and would never use this language today. From the bottom of my heart, I am truly sorry." Vanderpump Rules matriarch and star Lisa Vanderpump has yet to comment on the firings, as of the making of this video. Page Six reports that a rep for the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star declined to comment. Watch the video to learn The Real Reason Bravo Just Fired 4 Vanderpump Rules Castmates! #VanderpumpRules #Bravo