RHONY’s Brynn Whitfield Addresses Backlash Over Ubah Convo

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Brynn Whitfield shared what cameras didn’t show concerning her controversial talk with Ubah Hassan on a recent episode of Real Housewives of New York City. She hinted at the “context” of their past discussion – which occurred off-camera on a trip to the Hamptons – and said her intentions were “twisted.”

According to Brynn, she told Ubah in that past conversation, “I don’t want you to come off like this, as an angry Black woman.” Brynn apparently shared her worry that Ubah’s boyfriend wouldn’t want to marry her if she came off that way.

“I sat in shock this week, as off-camera interactions in the Hamptons were conveyed without context,” wrote Brynn on her Instagram Stories on November 3. “To see my intentions twisted and my words misrepresented, flat out scares me.”

“I am deeply sorry if I overstepped that night in the Hamptons. I am beyond sorry as this was never my intention,” she continued. “The episode was made to appear as though I brought up this stereotype on my own and out of nowhere – which is not the case. The truth is, ‘angry Black woman’ was brought up by Ubah last year [on the cast trip] in Anguilla … after the incident with Erin’s sunglasses, Ubah spoke directly into the camera: ‘Don’t you dare edit me to look like an angry Black woman.’”

Last season on the Anguilla cast trip, Erin upset Ubah by taking her sunglasses as a ‘prank.’ Some fans criticized Ubah for allegedly overreacting.

“After Anguilla, Ubah and I frequently discussed this harmful stereotype at length. As a biracial woman, I will never know what it’s like to walk fully in Ubah’s shoes. I have experienced racism – from childhood to corporate America – and it broke my heart to see my friend devastated by the backlash she received online,” she wrote. “I always offered love and support, and when she asked me for advice, I gave it.”

“During that off-camera night in the Hamptons, we both spoke candidly about our fears and triggers – as we always had. We hugged, said we loved each other and promised to do everything in our power to help one another,” said Brynn. “I told Ubah that everything she wants for herself, I want that for her too. And she wished the same for me…”

But Brynn hinted that things later changed.

“I’m not sure what shifted after that touching moment, but I deeply regret and I am sorry if I overstepped,” she said. “Ubah needed a friend to listen to the thoughts and fears which she expressed that night, she didn’t need someone to repeat them back to her.”

“I hope the powerful 4th wall moment that happened in Anguilla, well before the Hamptons, will be shown at this year’s reunion, so that this long-standing, nearly two-year-old issue can finally be addressed openly,” she expressed. “A constructive conversation is much needed to clear the air and provide context and closure for everyone involved.”

Image credit: @brynn_whitfield/Instagram

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