Page Six reports that Maria Menounos and her husband Keven Undergaro have signed on as executive producers of Vanderpump Rules alum Faith Stowers' new reality series.
Stowers is also signing as a producer along with Menounos and Undergaro. The couple has produced several TV series and documentaries, and their AfterBuzz broadcast network specializes in “after show” podcasts about reality shows.
The outlet reported last week that Stowers was shopping a “Vanderpump”-esque series centered around a black-owned business.
“She wants to use the opportunity to create more black-themed entertainment and help black entrepreneurs — kinda like a Black Lisa Vanderpump,” said an insider told the outlet. “She’s been having meetings around town trying to make it happen.”
The outlet now reports that the business is called Yekim, which sells clothes by designer Martez Malone.
Stowers appeared on the Bravo hit reality series in a reduced role in past seasons. She left the Bravoverse to star on MTV reality shows such as Ex on the Beach and The Challenge.
In June, Bravo fired Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute for making the false police report about Stowers, the show’s sole black cast member.
In 2018, Schroeder and Doute noticed a Daily Mail story about a woman who had been committing robberies in LA, and they reported Stowers for the crime — even though the only thing she appeared to have in common with the perp was that they were both women of color.
“There was this article on Daily Mail where there was an African American lady. It was a weird photo, so she looked very light-skinned and had these different, weird tattoos. They showcased her, and I guess this woman was robbing people. And they called the cops and said it was me,” Stowers recalled via Instagram Live. “It was just funny, because they thought it was me because it was a black woman with a weave. So they just assumed it would be me, and they called the cops on me.”
Doute and Schroeder issued a public apology to Stowers over their 2018 comments about her via social media.
However, Stowers said that she “forgave them two years ago” when the comments were first made.
“I already forgave, forgiven them because as a Christian, that’s what I’m taught to do,” she explained. “My parents taught me to forgive people. But as far as knowing the difference for forgiving somebody and giving them time to grow, that’s two different things. I know for a fact they need to grow on their own. So I forgive you, but you have to do the work to show the world and everyone else that you’re ready to be the face of anything. So, yeah, I wish them luck on their journey with that.”
Stowers’ rep Alphonso Reed told the publication, “As of right now I feel my client has not seen much education on Stassi’s or Kristen’s part, or anything to help what’s happening to black lives. What has happened to Faith can not be fixed by a simple phone call, words are not enough. It’s bigger than them. Faith’s people are being murdered at an alarming rate and my client could have been right along side them, with a viral hashtag due to the false allegations put forth by both Stassi and Kristen.”
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