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 Robert kirckhoff

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Mother's hot! Daughter's not!

By Fashion Avenger

Biting finger nails and wearing hair shirts over this trivial matter ? Let's get worked up on genocide of Original-Americans ( Eurpean-Christians ) caused by treasonous politicians that remove representative democracy and substituted racist, parasitic, Marxist " diversity " in its constitutional place in 1965 A.D. or abortion, the murder of the innocent unborn !

By moe

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Fashion Avenger - Oh, please. Drop the persecution of the "white christian european-descended american angle" and grow up, then shut up. Using big words doesn't hide the fact that you're just some other racist schmuck with an extreme pro-life agenda who's found a sounding board.

By a1boerne

If that was my son or daughter i guarantee it would be the lst and last time they would use such and ignorant word while under my roof. Problem here is no DISCIPLINE or ACCOUNTABILITY!!!!!!!

By nscott1289

Is it just me or does that girl need a pair of tweezers for the caterpillars above her eyes?

Friday 14 January

By Juliet Dixon

I quess money does'nt make you happy some people think that money can buy everything well they are wrong money cannot buy life or health or love.

By Shoe5005

Please stop talking like such a g*ddamned fcukin' cracker, it's really gotten quite annoying at this point...

Tuesday 08 February

By ...

WHO CARES. This is totally blown out of proportion. Plenty of normal people say it, why is it any different when a famous person's 16 year old daughter says it?

By A. Lauren

Her daughter sure didn't inherit her nice face.

By jrtotts

She looks like some type of man clown breed!

By Ruth

Yeah Ramona .. accident my a**! You start s**t and then proceed to throw gasoline on it! Talk about needing to get a life! Get one of your own Ramona!

By Kerligirl

Sorry people, whether you like it or not that word is used allll the time as a form of slang by every race in America. It isn't used a racial slur. You that are black and don't like should def clean your own house before speaking. Does that help clear up what Rita was saying? Geez! You don't have to agree with it (I don't) or approve, but to say it isn't happening makes you look like an idiot. By the way I was in an emergency waiting room couple wks ago. A black family was angry with a doctor. He was white. They stormed off and right when they got next to my son and I said, "Damn peckerwood!" Wonder what would've happened it the tables had been turned.

By Rickrak

I greet my white neighbor with the words....whats the hizzle my nizzle. Is that ok? By the way I'm 68.I heard it on BET or MTV and I want to be cool!

Okay or not, it's pretty funny.

peace.

Tuesday 11 January

By Baby

I Love it!!

By geef

People are utterly stupid to get this riled up over a WORD! My God you people are small minded. That's why many of you can't achieve any level success because of your pettiness and slavery to political correctness. There's a lot people, including people of color that don't allow something as insignificant as name calling to rule their life. Get off of your butt, do something that matters and stop whining. Your life is almost over.

By Barbara

You must admit, that show is a giggle!

I'm betting her mom will buy her one soon. She's probably purchased most of her own.

By MindChamber

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dont know whats worse, that she used the N word. or that some 16 year old nobody with rich parents gets an article cause she said it.

why cant we have reality shows following the people that contribute to society instead of the ones that adding to it.

Thursday 13 January

By schicatano2

Why is it that the N word is used in many rap music lyrics? No one makes a big thing out of that. If we want that word not to be used by anyone, the people who are most offended by it should be the advocates for not using it in its own culture.

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