The Bravo Butler on ‘RHUGT’ Claims He Was Sexually Abused at Dorinda Medley’s Bluestone Manor

By Emma Chance | TV | October 23, 2023 |

By Emma Chance | TV | October 23, 2023 |

Season two of Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip took place at Bluestone Manor, the mansion of former Real Housewives of New York City star Dorinda Medley. Other former Housewives, including Phaedra Parks of Atlanta and Brandi Glanville of Beverly Hills, joined Medley in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts for a weekend. It was those two who the butler hired by Bravo for the show, Marco Vega, claims sexually abused him.

It was during a boozy “naked party” that Vega claims Parks “slapped his butt” and Glanville “ripped his shirt off, exposing his torso,” allegedly shouting, “Earn your money, Marco. Take your shirt off. Do something!” He says that Bravo producers told him to “go over there and get the women dancing,” and that the women had been drinking heavily while filming. In his suit against Bravo, he claims that the network has a history of “condoning inappropriate behavior from its stars,” an issue that has been on the forefront of late.

Parks was “traveling and unavailable for comment” and Glanville’s rep told Page Six that Glanville “Has the utmost respect for Marco. Anything that occurred on the set that evening was requested by the producers and approved by Marco Vega himself.” The outlet also reached out to Bravo reps for comment but has not received a response.

Meanwhile, Dorinda Medley appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen last night and did not address the lawsuit. I doubt she knows about it at all. “Bluestone Manor is happier when it’s full of people,” she said of her home. “It thrives and comes to life.”

Watch the trailer below for a clip of Vega on the night in question.