Countess LuAnn de Lesseps Calls Daughter's N-Word Use 'Unacceptable'

By Rob Shuter Posted Jan 10th 2011 01:02PM

EXCLUSIVE: 'Real Housewives of New York City' star Countess LuAnn de Lesseps calls her 16-year-old daughter's use of the N-word in a YouTube video "unacceptable" and tells PopEater in an exclusive statement that she'll use this setback to teach Victoria about the consequences of her actions.

"I am the parent of a teenager, and as any parent can attest, teenagers go through periods of doing things that are wrong and not appropriate and that are later regretted," she tells me. "My daughter Victoria knows that the behavior she exhibited was unacceptable. I have chosen to deal with this as a private family matter and an opportunity to discuss consequences of our actions."

Fellow 'Housewife' Ramona Singer leaked the incident to a wide audience when she took to Twitter to spread a shocking claim that Victoria was spotted in a video using drugs, dropping the N-word and causing quite a stir.

"The countess's daughter rolling a cigarette swearing n***er! fast forward to 4.12!!!," Ramona tweeted about the YouTube video.

Both tweet and video have now disappeared (see a screengrab here), and an apologetic Ramona told me, "I'm not very tech savvy, and [I'm] heartbroken that I accidentally retweeted this. I called Luann and Victoria immediately to apologize and tell them to remove the video. Regardless of our catfights on the show, our children are off-limits."

Although, at last night's 40th anniversary gala kickoff for New York Foundation for the Arts, hosted by 'Housewives' stars Simon van Kempen and Alex McCord, I was reminded that cast members' children have not always been off-limits to other stars.

"None of us are perfect, and sometimes we all tweet or retweet a little too hastily," Simon told me. "But it would be a little duplicitous for LuAnn to complain too much about Ramona's regretful retweet when both she and Jill Zarin had great fun lambasting our oldest son throughout the third season."

Wife Alex added, "In the four years we've been involved with 'Real Housewives,' neither Simon nor I have ever said anything negative about any other castmates' children. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for many others on the show."

Interestingly, Ramona also attended the event, but to hear what she has to say about the Twitter-gate she created, you will just have to watch the show. Yes, Bravo cameras were present.

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Tags: Countess Luann de Lesseps, real housewives of new york city

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Monday 10 January

By King of Stone Mountain

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Aye Yo, Fake Snoop... Who really gives a Philly about MTV? And, of course usage of the N-word is never a BIG DEAL... Thus explains why so many punk a5ses like you express such, via internet, but amazingly transform into 'model citizens' whenever those precious keyboards aren't in close proximity...

WHAT A JOKE

By james

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Tell you what: say ni***r in front of me, and see what happens... Fools and dummies...

By Renee

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@Owen.. I'm Black and my house is and has always been clean of the N-word. And I have a problem with it... now what ? Or were you banking on the fact that I did in fact, use the word and was being a hypocrite ?

By Not A Fan of Ramona, The BusyBody

Ramona the busybody of the bunch is just a troublemaker and a sh_it starter, that's all she's good at. I hope Luann beats her just for the heck of it.

Monday 17 January

By MissPhyllis

You go honey, Ramona is an instigator and a troublemaker. She knew what she was doing....just wait her little girl is next.

I agree. Ramona is an instigator and a trouble maker, she knew exectly what she was doing. Just you wait, she has opened the door for everyone to get her daughter soon. Feel sorry for all those kids.

Tuesday 11 January

By shelly

n word takin out of context

By bublerocks

and this is news worthy? just pitiful.

By AD

I'LL BET ONE OF THE PALINS IS TO BLAME.AND THE BAD WEATHER IN THE SOUTH??? BRISTOL PALIN DID THAT ALSO..AND THE ECONOMY...I BLAME PIPER....... NO???? WELL SOME WILL BLAME THEM FOR IT.

By susan

Blaming in on the Palins? You are ridiculous. Grow up.

By Teri

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I don't think AD was being serious.

By shauntavious

what exactly is the n word?

By Debbie

The mother has lost control of this girl i speak not of the use of the N-word because i dont feel she used it has a way of hurting anyone but like so many teenagers use it today,doesnt make it right but it happened now the drugs cant be explained away and this is the same girl who broke an arm or leg when she tried to sneak out of her bedroom window to hang out, tells alot about who was truly rearing her and i think it was the nanny/housekeeper Rosie bring her back YOUR kids need her.

By Yayabeanes

And what about the father and his role in bringing up his daughter...Cant blame it all on the "Countless."

By Judith Warren

no child is perfect it shows by her actions

By Charlie

The countess had better wake up to the fact that blacks refer to themselves and each other that way on a more than regular basis. Listen to the lyrics of their so called music or interviews of their "stars". This is just so much more P.C. crap. They can call white folks whatever they want and it's ok. Bull !

By Alessandra

Don't be stupid. You're so ignorant if you think that. The fact that SOME black people call each other that all the time is irrelevant. Her mother was the one that was shocked or whatever not the NAACP so don't even try it.

By Ted Bundy

If she were black, she wouldn't be in trouble, she'd get offered a music contract. Big deal, go cry to the ACLU about it.

By whatever

it is sad that black folk can use the word cracker whenever thy want (eddie murphy in the last shrek movie....kids learn early)but its always the white person thats an awful racist.

By Lara

Agreed.

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