Andy Cohen Enlists Crisis Comms Guru Who Repped Johnny Depp, Harvey Weinstein

Facing legal action from current and former Real Housewives cast members, who have recently accused him of sexual harassment and doing cocaine with Bravo stars, Andy Cohen has enlisted the aid of top crisis communications expert Matthew Hiltzik, The Daily Beast can confirm.

When reached for comment on RHONY star Leah McSweeney’s lawsuit against Cohen, a member of NBCUniversal Television’s comms team referred The Daily Beast to Hiltzik, describing him as “the rep for Andy.”

Last week, conflicting sources told the New York Post that Cohen had hired a crisis PR team, while another person insisted that Cohen had no “formal agreement” with any firm. A source close to the situation told The Daily Beast that Cohen brought Hiltzik on board after McSweeney’s lawsuit was filed in late February.

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