Porsha Williams was heavily criticized after taking the entire crew to Nigeria under the guise of “exploring her ex-husband’s cultural roots,” but it turned out to be to film a private vlog sponsored by a cosmetics brand. While fans still believed this was an emotional trip to honor Simon Guobadia’s family legacy, members of the crew were shocked to discover that all activities in Lagos revolved around the schedule of filming a promotion for the cosmetics brand LUSSO Beauty – a $120,000 deal that Porsha signed personally, without informing Bravo.
A source behind the scenes revealed that from the first day they arrived at the hotel, the crew noticed something unusual: Porsha directed the construction of a separate set, asked the crew to shoot “wide-angle white light” for scenes sitting and talking alone, with the cosmetics brand logo placed right behind her as if intentionally showing in the frame. Bravo thought the footage was for the show, but later discovered it had been uploaded to Porsha’s personal YouTube channel – completely uncensored.
Drama erupted when an anonymous lighting crew revealed that crew members had worked double duty without being paid for the vlog project. Netizens immediately erupted in controversy: Porsha was accused of exploiting Bravo’s budget and staff for her own benefit, with one even calling her “Bravo’s most skillful media manipulator ever.”
Meanwhile, Porsha has remained completely silent. However, those close to her say she is “deeply distraught” by the backlash. An unofficial spokesperson for Bravo confirmed that the network is reviewing all of the Nigerian footage and may cut any content that involves the brand outside of its contract. Meanwhile, Bravo is also investigating whether Porsha’s sponsorship deal violated any of her contract as a lead actress.
This could be Porsha’s biggest scandal since leaving RHOA—not because of a jealous fight, not because of a controversial statement, but because of the hidden calculations behind the camera. In a reality show where everything is exposed, the scariest thing isn’t the scandal that comes out—it’s what’s staged to make it look like there wasn’t a scandal. And this time, Porsha may have gone too far.
