Overview

• Jennifer Pedranti and Gretchen Rossi posted a gym video featuring squinted eyes, martial arts moves and stereotypical Asian voices before deleting it within hours.
• Katie Ginella, the franchise’s first full-time Asian American cast member, branded the clip “hurtful” and said it evoked childhood feelings of isolation.
• Rossi issued a statement insisting the video was not meant to target Ginella or be hateful but acknowledged removing it once viewers pointed out its offensiveness.
• Social media figures including Jenny Blaze condemned the video as unacceptable, sparking broader debates over representation and accountability on Bravo shows.
• Ginella says she no longer maintains friendships with Pedranti and Rossi amid the fallout, deepening on-screen tensions for season 19 of RHOC.