Andy Cohen Said “There’s No Nuance Anymore” As He Admitted To Trying To Be “Smart” About His On-Air Comments To Avoid Getting Canceled

In the letter, Brandi claimed that in 2022, Andy sent her a video in which he “boasted of his intention to sleep with another Bravo star that night while thinking of her.” She also alleged that Andy “invited her to watch” the sexual act “via FaceTime,” and added that he was “obviously inebriated” in the clip.

“Mr. Cohen was Ms. Glanville’s boss at the time and exercised complete and total control over her career,” the letter stated. “This was an extraordinary abuse of power that left Ms. Glanville feeling trapped and disgusted.”

Andy immediately shut down any suggestion that he was sexually harassing Brandi, responding at the time: “The video shows Kate Chastain and I very clearly joking to Brandi. It was absolutely meant in jest, and Brandi’s response clearly communicated she was in on the joke.”

“That said, it was totally inappropriate, and I apologize,” he then concluded.

It was later reported that Andy had been cleared of the allegations, and his TV show Watch What Happens Live was later renewed through 2025.

“It’s fascinating to me, the idea that you could say something and everything would be pulled away from you,” Andy explained. “You have to be smart about what you say because there’s no nuance anymore. People are just waiting to be outraged by every little thing.”

Giving the publication an example of how this mentality has manifested in his career, Andy said that he’d considered reading an excerpt from his 2012 memoir, Most Talkative, at a recent event, but had second thoughts after realizing that it may be considered culturally insensitive. 

“It’s called ‘Cry Indian,’ and it’s about a prank I played on my parents where I convinced them that I thought I was a Native American,” he shared, with Vulture going on to say that the anecdote in the excerpt is “sweet” and “relatable” about “a joke gone too far and how being funny can sometimes tip into being mean.”

However, Andy was concerned that it may not land as anticipated with a 2024 audience.

“If you navigate it well, it can become something incredible and intoxicating,” he continued. “It’s like dancing on the water: Are you going to go over or not?”

But once the cameras stop rolling, Andy said he replays what he said on air and considers how it may be misinterpreted.

“Sometimes at night, I’ll be in bed, and I’ll think, Huh, did I say something?” he confessed. “I’m always waiting for the thing that’s going to make it all fall down."