Bravo Fans Furious With Ramona Singer For Branding Daniel Penny A 'Hero'

Yahoo

12-05-2025

Many Bravo viewers are used to Ramona Singer being in hot water, but this time, she may have gone too far for people's liking.
On social media, "Real Housewives of New York" fans have been sharing their unfiltered thoughts about Ramona Singer's most recent Instagram post, in which she posed for a picture with Daniel Penny, a man who was acquitted of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges in December 2024.
Singer, who starred in the original production of "RHONY" from 2008 to 2021, shocked the Bravo community when she uploaded a (now-deleted) picture of herself next to Penny on Instagram.
"So proud [of] Daniel Penny!!" she wrote. "#Apennysaved #hero."
For those unfamiliar with Penny, the U.S. Marine veteran garnered national attention following an incident on May 1, 2023, when he restrained a homeless man on a New York subway in a chokehold, ultimately leading to the man's death.
The case sparked widespread debate, with many labeling Penny a hero, while others felt he used excessive force. He was charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, but was acquitted of all criminal charges in December 2024.
Many of Singer's followers commented on her post, slamming her for standing by Penny's side.
"Literally murdered another human being in cold blood," someone wrote. "But go off."
"Just wear the white hood in public at this point, Ramona," a second user wrote. "Go for it."
A third poster questioned what Singer was proud of, adding, "For getting away with murder?"
"I always knew your politics were awful, but this is a new low," someone else wrote.
Outsiders weren't the only ones voicing their opinion.
Preston Mitchum, from the now-canceled "Summer House: Martha's Vineyard," also condemned Singer's "disgusting" behavior.
"A picture going around where Ramona Singer is standing next to a Daniel Penny, a white man who killed a neurodiverse Black man, and was found 'not guilty,'" he wrote.
"Dorinda is in the comments saying how beautiful she looks," he added. "Some white women get away with anything they want, no matter how disgusting. And networks like them and double their rates."
Singer's post isn't the first time the reality star has been under fire for allegedly reckless or offensive behavior. In 2021, news broke that Bravo had conducted an internal investigation during season 13 of "RHONY" after a Black cast member, Eboni K. Williams, alleged that Singer used racist language.
"There was a complaint made between Eboni K. Williams and Ramona Singer," a source told PEOPLE at the time. "Cast and members of the production were interviewed, but the investigation was closed after nothing substantial was found."
Two years later, a Vanity Fair exposé mentioned the previous allegations that Singer used a racial slur on the set of "RHONY."
Singer, of course, denied the claim in a statement to Page Six. However, while commenting on the story via text message, she used a variation of the N-word with a reporter.
'And the word I used was 'N-Word', not n-g…' she wrote.
Singer was subsequently dropped from the network's massive fan convention, BravoCon, a decision Andy Cohen said was "the right call."
Since the racial allegations against Singer surfaced in 2021, Bravo revamped the flagship version of "The Real Housewives of New York," casting a more diverse group of friends.
However, after two seasons, it appears their apples have rotted.
A recent report from May 9, 2025, indicated that the network was seemingly considering placing "RHONY" on indefinite hiatus after a season of low viewership and disengaged fans. The news also arrived days after Bravo announced renewals of several "Housewives" shows, excluding "RHONJ" and "New York."
"We're trying to figure that show out," an insider said about the network's decision. "We want to figure it out. We think there's still life in it."
The latest season of the New York iteration of the franchise featured Jenna Lyons, Brynn Whitfield, Ubah Hassan, Sai De Silva, Jessel Taank, Erin Lichy, and Racquel Chevremont.