During Wednesday’s finale, Kameron Wescott sat down with Locken and addressed the situation.
“There is something I need to get off chest,” Westcott told Locken atBrandi Redmond’s son’s first year celebration. “When we talk about Kary [Brittingham], you don’t always talk about her in a positive way. I really want you to explain to me why on earth you said, ‘She’s a chirpy Mexican.'”
During last week’s episode, following a night out in Bangkok’s Red Light District, Lockenexpressed her disgustover the fact that she and the rest of her castmates witnessed a “ping pong” sex show, which Brittingham had expressed interest in attending.
“Do you have any clue how many sex workers we just looked at?” Locken, 52, asked Westcott after they had both returned to their hotel room.
Locken then added of Brittingham, “That f—ing c— wants to prove how f—ing tough she is because she’s from Mexico.”
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Tensions had grown between the pair after Locken discovered Brittingham was the first to leave the “ping pong show,” despite the fact that it was Brittingham’s idea. (“The woman who demanded that we go and possibly stay longer than 10 minutes, ran out after five,” Locken toldStephanie Hollmanin last week’s episode.)
Continuing her rant about Brittingham, Locken said, “The little chirpy Mexican has to have her way and so she drug everyone there.”
“Why don’t you own your s–?” Brittingham asked Locken during Wednesday’s episode.
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“I’ve owned it,” Locken said. “Yeah, I called you that.”
“Did you not feel bad when you called her a Mexican?” D’Andra Simmons asked Locken. “You preach equal rights for all. In today’s climate you can’t say stuff like that.”
“Yeah, in today’s climate you can’t say your husband’s cheating on you when you don’t have evidence,” Locken clapped back, a call-back to previous rumors about her then-fiancé.
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At this point, Brittingham walked away, saying Locken is “not worth it.”
“She was called a Mexican and felt like it was derogatory,” Simmons told Locken.
“It was used with derogatory words, but the Mexican part was not derogatory,” Locken responded.
After producers ask each of the women if they think Locken is racist, the responses were mixed.
“I don’t think she’s racist, I think she just says really dumb s—,”Stephanie Hollmansaid.
“I feel uncomfortable even answering this,” Redmond said.
“She’s not that ignorant,” Brittingham said. “She has to be racist.”
“What you say is who you are,” Simmons said.
“LeeAnne is not a racist,” Westcott said. “I know she’s not. But I know she did not use her words properly, and she has to fix that.”
Stephanie Hollman, D’Andra Simmons, Brandi Redmond, Kary Brittingham, LeeAnne Locken, and Kameron Westcott.Bravo
After talking with Westcott, Locken approached Brittingham with an apology.
“I want to say, if me calling you a Mexican offends you I will never say it again,” Locken said. “I never meant it as derogatory. I apologize if that hurt you.”
“Thank you for apologizing, but I feel like you were forced to do this,” Brittingham replied. “If Kameron never said anything to me, you would not be saying this to me right now.”
“You’re wrong,” Locken said. “I don’t think of it as offensive. We are not close, and I’m good with that. I’m here to say I’m sorry. Accept it or don’t, that’s your choice.”
After leaving the party, Locken reiterated that she is not a racist.
“I’m not a racist,” she told the cameras. “I never have been. I do bad things, but I’m not a bad person. There is a difference.”
TheRHODreunion will air Jan. 1 and Jan. 8, 2020, both at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.
source: people.com
