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NeNe Leakes has not been fired from The Real Housewives of Atlanta, a spokesperson for the reality star has confirmed to Newsweek.
Rumors have been swirling around 52-year-old television personality, with reports that she has been axed from the long-running reality series circulating.
However, a representative for Leakes has officially confirmed that the rumors are "absolutely not true."
"It is absolutely not true that Nene has been fired from RHOA. Furthermore, it was made abundantly clear prior that she will always be welcome on the series as long as she wants to be," the spokesperson said.
They also revealed that Leakes is having "bigger-picture conversations" with NBC Universal, indicating that she maybe has some bigger plans in the works.
"We are having on-going bigger picture conversations with NBC Universal and have not made any decisions regarding next season specifically. Any speculation or sources trying to create controversy by stating otherwise are incredibly inaccurate. Bloop."
"Bloop" for the uninitiated, is Leakes' catchphrase.
The response comes as Leakes earlier laughed off claims that she had been fired for saying racial slurs.
Another Bravo reality show, Vanderpump Rules fired two of its cast members last week, Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute, for past racist behavior, but many RHOA fans pointed out that Leakes herself had used racial slurs in the past.
In 2015, fellow RHOA star Claudia Jordan, who is bi-racial, said Leakes called her a "half-breed.
Famous showbiz blogger B Scott wrote this week that that Leakes was allegedly not offered a contract renewal from Bravo for season 13 of RHOA along with fellow cast member Eva Marcille who has already announced her departure.
Scott also shared a now-deleted tweet from Leakes reading: "You are NOT gonna get away with this! I promise," which the blogger suggests is aimed at Bravo boss Andy Cohen.
On June 9, Leakes tweeted condemning companies and executives for the unequal treatment of black people in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.
"All of these companies comin out with large contributions towards social justice!" she wrote.
"Clearly there r lots of executives sitting in these offices with no heart & no feelings! U sit there knowin that a black person hasn't been treated equal! I just want u to know, your a piece of s***." [sic]
Prior to this on June 8, Leakes retweeted a comment from a fan praising her presence on RHOA, that reads: "So I've watched the entire #RHOA series over from the beginning and @NeNeLeakes is the heart & soul of the show. She literally put everybody on but is somehow the enemy. Y'all better stop biting the hand that feeds u, and put some RESPECT on her name."
