‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’
Bravo Cleaned Up Pinky’s Gun Talk
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Pinky Cole‘s “Real Housewives of Atlanta” blowup apparently got a little too close to “The Wire” for Bravo’s taste … because the network turned her gun talk into a vague reference to a “device.”
Here’s the deal … during the Season 17 reunion show part two, which aired Sunday night, Pinky and Phaedra Parks got heated when Pinky ripped Phaedra for ratting her out to “higher-ups” over Pinky having, in her words, a “significant device” to protect herself.
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A source with direct knowledge tells us the device was a gun, and Phaedra wasn’t down with the new ‘RHOA’ member carrying one on set.
We’re told Pinky’s gun remark was not part of a scene — she said it earlier in the season to Phaedra off-camera — and she was talking about needing protection, but was NOT threatening Phaedra or any other cast members.
The incident resurfaced during Sunday’s reunion episode … when Pinky accused Phaedra of trying to get her in trouble with Bravo execs, but Phaedra and Andy Cohen denied it went down that way.
Phaedra took a shot at Pinky during the reunion, saying … “This ain’t ‘The Wire.'” Pinky’s from Baltimore, where the iconic HBO show was set.
Anyways, we’re told Bravo sanitized the argument about the firearm … no one called it a gun during the edited-down version of the hot topic — most likely to avoid another gun controversy.
Remember, former ‘RHOA’ star Brit Eady was caught on camera last season mentioning she had a gun during a heated moment involving Kenya Moore.
No gun — or “significant device” — was ever pulled during that incident, but many viewers took Brit’s comment as a threat.
