Caroline Manzo Claims Brandi Glanville ‘Forcibly Fondled’ Her on ‘RHUGT’ in New Courtroom Paperwork

Caroline Manzo has detailed her claims of sexual assault towards Brandi Glanville following the occasions she says occurred whereas filming The Actual Housewives Final Women Journey.

In a signed affidavit filed in relation to her January 2024 lawsuit towards Bravo and obtained by PEOPLE, the Actual Housewives of New Jersey alum, 62, claimed that Glanville, 51, “forcibly fondled my vagina” throughout their time on the spinoff present whereas Bravo producers had been complacent and filmed the alleged assault. On the time of Bravo’s investigation into the incident, Glanville denied any wrongdoing.

“When Glanville was sexually assaulting me on the couch, she was rubbing her vagina on me,” Manzo alleged within the affidavit. “The producers simply watched and saved filming. They noticed that I used to be in misery and but, they continued to movie.”

The truth star claimed that the producers “didn’t separate Glanville from me” however “continued to feed her alcohol” and “allowed” her to comply with Manzo into the toilet the place she says she was allegedly assaulted for a second time, per the affidavit.

“After I tried to flee the toilet, Glanville then threw me towards the toilet door hitting my head, and locked me within the lavatory the place she forcibly fondled my vagina towards my will,” she claimed within the doc, alleging that producers “noticed me attempting to flee however didn’t assist.”

“I perceive one of many producers tried to open the door to get in as a result of he knew that I used to be being sexually assaulted,” she claimed. “The producers definitely noticed after I tried to flee from the toilet and but they allowed Glanville to bang my head towards the door and lock me within the lavatory and assault me.”

Manzo said within the affidavit that she believes Glanville “maliciously sexually assaulted me for her personal sexual gratification” by “forcibly kissing me, rubbing her vagina on me after which [fondling] my vagina towards my will.”

Again in New York Metropolis, the Manzo’d with Kids star claimed within the doc that she requested producers to not point out the incidents whereas filming her “pickup” interviews. After sharing how she had been affected by “nervousness, despair and post-traumatic stress”, Manzo alleged that the producers made her “relive the sexual assaults” with the intention to “create extra ‘drama’ within the interview for their very own scores and revenue.”

“They knew that I objected to the sexual assaults and so they retaliated towards me by inflicting me much more emotional hurt to generate controversy,” she claimed within the affidavit.

When reached, a rep for Bravo, Peacock and NBC Common had no remark. Reps for Glanville, Shed Media, Forest Productions, Warner Bros and Manzo’s lawyer didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request.

In January 2023, PEOPLE was first to report that Glanville and Manzo could be departing RHUGT early after Glanville allegedly kissed her a number of instances all through the night with out her consent.

A yr later, Manzo filed a lawsuit towards Bravo and its affiliated firms — particularly Forest Productions, Warner Bros. Leisure, NBCUniversal Media, Shed Media and Peacock TV — over accusations they “frequently ply the Actual Housewives solid with alcohol, trigger them to change into severely intoxicated, after which direct, encourage and/or enable them to sexually harass different solid members as a result of that’s good for scores.”

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In February 2023, representatives for Peacock and Shed Media issued a joint assertion to PEOPLE.

“The security and safety of solid and crew whereas taking pictures is extraordinarily essential and we take all experiences critically,” it learn. “On this state of affairs, manufacturing instantly launched a complete evaluate and is taking acceptable motion.”

Amid the investigation into the incident, Glanville missed The Traitors season one reunion and issued a press release to PEOPLE.

“Brandi wished nothing greater than to attend The Traitors reunion,” a rep for Glanville instructed PEOPLE in February 2023. “It has been one in every of Brandi’s favourite tasks.”

“Brandi has been prohibited from sharing her aspect of the story and in flip, folks have solely heard unsubstantiated variations,” the rep added. “Brandi maintains her innocence and vehemently denies any wrongdoing.”