Reza Farahan supports ‘Vanderpump Rules’ firings, addresses LeeAnne Locken exit

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Reza Farahan stands with Bravo’s decision to fire Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute from “Vanderpump Rules” over their racist behavior. During an Instagram Live on Tuesday, the “Shahs of Sunset” star, 46, discussed his support for the Black Lives Matter movement and addressed the shakeup at the network. “Apparently there have been a bunch of …

Reza Farahan stands with Bravo’s decision to fire Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute from “Vanderpump Rules” over their racist behavior.

During an Instagram Live on Tuesday, the “Shahs of Sunset” star, 46, discussed his support for the Black Lives Matter movement and addressed the shakeup at the network.

“Apparently there have been a bunch of people that have been fired and I’m for it. I’m for it … when I hear people that are caucasian, like white American people, say things … I’m not going to say the person’s name, but I was listening to a podcast of this person and this person was talking about race and why and oh, my God, I was disgusted and my heart was broken.”

Farahan’s video came hours after a rep for Bravo told Page Six, “Bravo and Evolution Media confirmed today that Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute, Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni will not be returning to ‘Vanderpump Rules.’”

Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni were let go after past racist tweets surfaced.

“I’m really, really broken-hearted,” he continued. “I’m gay. I’m Middle Eastern. I’m half Muslim. I’m half Jewish. I can’t claim to know what anyone else goes through, but I can tell you what I’ve gone through in my life. And if I didn’t have money, you know, luckily financially, my family, from a time when I was very young, always had money. And I think money was the barrier and it was one layer of protection from the police. But discrimination is real, you guys. It’s so real.”

Last week, former “Vanderpump Rules” cast member Faith Stowers discussed a 2018 incident in which Schroeder, 31, and Doute, 37, made a false police report against her. Schroeder also bragged about the situation on the “Bitch Bible” podcast at the time.

Schroeder also came under fire after an old episode of her “Straight Up with Stassi” podcast that featured remarks she made regarding the Oscars So White campaign began to recirculate. “Why aren’t the Asians being like, ‘We’re not represented?’” she said. “Why aren’t Native Americans and Latinos being like, ‘We’re not represented?’ And whenever they get upset everyone has to go above and beyond to then make them happy.”

The “them” referred to black people.

Both Schroeder and Doute apologized for their past behavior on Monday, but that wasn’t enough to save them from the chopping block.

Farahan also addressed another Bravo star who has been called out for racist behavior in recent months. During his Live, he said he believed that “Real Housewives of Dallas” star LeeAnne Locken has faced consequences for calling her castmate Kary Brittingham a “chirpy Mexican” during the show’s fourth season.

“Listen, I love LeeAnne, but I don’t appreciate [that] she said Mexicans like that,” he said. “And I don’t know if she left, [if] they asked her to leave or how that went, but I do know because people are asking me about Leanne on here, yeah, Leanne is paying for her actions and I think she realizes it. And I think whether Stassi gets another chance next season or not, I’m not saying Bravo shouldn’t give her another chance, but I’m saying when you realize it, take some action.”

Locken announced that she was exiting the franchise to focus on philanthropy in February.