Andy Cohenmay not be in charge of Bravo programming anymore, but theWatch What Happens Livehost isn’t sure he’d pick upJeff Lewis‘ showFlipping Outfor another season if he were.
“If I were in charge of programming at Bravo at this point, would I pick it up? I don’t know,” Cohen said, likening Lewis’s outspoken criticism of Bravo’s handling of his contract to how comedianChelsea Handler slammed E! before endingChelsea Lately‘s seven-season run and launching her own Netflix series.
“It’s kind of like that Chelsea Handler thing,” Cohen said “Remember when Chelsea Handler was just trashing E! everywhere when she was trying to make a deal with Netflix? Why is E! going to want to make a deal with her when she is trashing the network constantly.”
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Reading those alleged messages aloud apparently annoyed Cohen further. “You’re such an a——,” Lewis claimed Cohen texted him halfway through Tuesday’s show in response.
Since then, over 50,000 people have signed a petition to getFlipping Outanother season (a causeLewis was happy to promote). Many of those same people have flooded Cohen’s Twitter account, begging him not to end the series.
But Cohen insisted he actually has nothing to do withFlipping Out‘s future. “Don’t tweet me cause I don’t run Bravo programming anymore,” he urgedAndy CohenLivelisteners
“The show hasn’t finished airing,” Cohen added. “And even with the [Real]Housewives of New York[City] orthe [Real]Housewives of Atlanta, they pick up the show after that season airs. That’s how it works. So I don’ think they’ve decided in any direction whether they want to engage him about picking it up.”
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Indeed, reps for Bravo confirm to PEOPLE that “nothing official has been determined” regardingFlipping Out.
Lewis echoed Cohen’s and Bravo’s statements on Tuesday’sJeff LewisLive —though claimed “there have been times when they picked up the show right after episode 3 airs.” He also alleged Bravo doesn’t inform its stars when shows haven’t been picked up. “They just go dark as far as I know,” Lewis said. “It would be nice to hear from an upper level executive, with flowers or something.”
Regardless of what happens, Cohen is confident that Lewis will have a future on television.
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As for Lewis, he’s not too happy with Cohen’s take on the situation, especially how theMost Talkativeauthor compared Lewis to Handler. “He said that I am trashing Bravo on my way out and that is not true,” Lewis insisted on Thursday’sJeff LewisLive.
Lewis also debated Cohen’s claim that he was “desperately trying to get [Flipping Out] on Netflix.”
“It’s not that I’m desperate to get another show going, I just want to make money for my family.” Lewis said. “Now, I don’t know what that looks like. I’m open to all outcomes. It doesn’t have to be another show, I just want a job — that’s it … I just want to continue to make money and work.”
“I would love to do television but it may be over for me,” Lewis stressed. “And if that is the case, I had an 11 year run and I’m very open to doing anything else.”
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While fans continue to await news ofFlipping Out’sfate, there’s still a lot keeping Lewis in the headlines.
In recent months, theJeff LewisDesign owner has been at the center of two major controversies. He came under fire in June, when the surrogate who carried his and partner Gage Edward’s daughter Monroe, now almost 2, sued the couple, Bravo andFlipping Out’s production company, Authentic Entertainment, forallegedly filming her delivery without her permission, among other issues.
Then in September, just beforeFlipping Out‘s premiere, PEOPLE exclusively reported that Lewis had parted ways with his friend of nearly 20 years and co-star Jenni Pulos, after a huge fight that he says was caught on film and will be part of the show’s current season.Lewis claims Pulos reported him to Bravofor “abuse and victimization” and later wrongful termination.
source: people.com
