Andy Cohen Defends Bravo's Handling of Russell Armstrong's Suicide on Real Average women

Andy Cohen, Russell Remedy Under five several weeks following the suicide of Real Average women of Beverly Hillsides husband Russell Remedy, executive producer and Bravo executive Andy Cohen defended the way the show handled the problem at Bravo's winter TV previews Saturday. "I believe what emerged is really a story of the lady attempting to extricate herself from the marriage, by which she was unhappy, by which domestic violence was playing a component,Inch Cohen told reporters. Russell Remedy, husband of Real Housewives' Taylor, commits suicide Remedy committed suicide in August after wife Taylor Remedy declared divorce in This summer among accusations of physical abuse. Following his suicide, Russell Armstrong's mother, John Ann Hotchkiss, stated in September that they thought the truth series "introduced him lower" and states he informed her he was very concerned about how he'd be described in Season 2. "[He stated,] 'Mom, they are just likely to crucify me this year.A And that he stated, 'I don't get sound advice. I'll never survive it.'" "He was handed the choice to return or otherwise return and that he made a decision to return [for Season 2]," Cohen stated Saturday, adding that Remedy spoke to producers about how exactly much the show had assisted his business. The show was, however, re-edited before its September premiere. (A scene showing Taylor lingerie shopping to boost the couple's sex existence, for example, was cut.) Subsequent episodes have proven Russell and Taylor's therapy periods and a number of verbal arguments together, in addition to conflict between Russell and a few of the other cast people. In the newest episode, Taylor was heard on the telephone declaring that co-stars that her marriage was over. When talking concerning the growth of Bravo's late-evening series, Watch What Goes On: Live, Cohen talked about meeting with Taylor around the normally light enter in that which was among her first interviews because the suicide. "Things I desired to do was keep up with the integrity of the items we all do on Watch What Goes On: Live, what we should do is fun," Cohen stated. "This was a interview which was serious, and she or he also desired to have some fun. ... However the audience had not really seen her much. It had not been always a period to become fun." Real Average women of Beverly Hills' Taylor Remedy splits from husband The compromise? The very first ten minutes of Armstrong's sit-lower was somber prior to the show segued into among its signature WWHL games. Cohen also stated the approaching Real Average women of Beverly Hillsides Season 2 reunion, that was shot the 2009 week, will address Russell's suicide even more. "We spoken about everything serious that you could imagine." The Actual Average women of Beverly Hillsides airs Mondays at 9/8c on Bravo.