“Real Housewives of Orange County” star Kelly Dodd is brushing off Tamra Judge’s call for her to be fired, calling her former castmate “thirsty.”
On the heels of Bravo axing four “Vanderpump Rules” cast members for past racist actions, Judge, 52, told fans on her Instagram Story that she believes Dodd, 44, should also be fired from Bravo for making racist comments in a 2016 TMZ video.
“That TMZ video is disgusting Bravo shouldn’t just single certain people out like Stassi [Schroeder] & Kristen [Doute]. There should be zero tolerance at this point,” Judge — who left “RHOC” in January — said on Tuesday.
In the video, Dodd told a paparazzi that she doesn’t “like black guys.” She also claimed that she “[doesn’t] even know any black guys.”
Responding on Instagram, Dodd shot back, “She’s just thirsty and mad she got the bullet..grasping for straws poor thing .. I hope she finds happiness.”
A rep for Bravo declined to comment.
While Dodd did apologize for her behavior in the video at the time, telling TMZ, “There is no excuse for bad behavior or comments that offend anyone. That video does not represent who I really am and I apologize for acting irresponsibly,” she has continued to make controversial remarks.
In April, the mother of one said the coronavirus pandemic “God’s way of thinning the herd.” She apologized almost immediately, but then claimed in May that while “people are going to die,” that nobody in Orange County was dying from the virus.
She later clarified her comments, saying, “I was by no means minimizing deaths that have been caused by this virus, and I feel for their loved ones. However, Orange County has 133 deaths out of 3 million people — much lower than most.”