'RHOBH' Panel Nearly Canceled at BravoCon 2022 After Screaming Attendees Rushed Toward the Stage

Mar. 15, 2025

The cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 12.Photo: Tommy Garcia/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

TheReal Housewives of Beverly Hillscaused a stir on Friday at the second annual BravoCon convention — before they ever hit the stage.

In a statement to PEOPLE, Bravo said of the incident: “There was an issue where we failed to clear the room after one panel ended while the audience for theRHOBHpanel entered, causing an overcapacity issue. Security acted immediately to ensure safety for all present. We want to ensure that everyone has the weekend and great experience they came for.”

PEOPLE was there when the chaos first unfolded at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.

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Soon, the aisles were flooded and the stage was circled with onlookers. Seated patrons also began yelling and asking for others to sit down to improve visibility.

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“[It was] so scary,” one attendeewrote on Twitter. “I got shoved and like then I was reacting to my friend and some girl got in my face.”

“We waited for an hour only to leave because of all the behavior,“wroteanother. “I’m not going throw people down forRHOBH. Bad behavior + lax event staff=super mess. Such a disappointment.”

After a few minutes, an event organizer made an announcement that safety was a priority, relocating anyone standing or sitting on the floor to the other side of the curtain — only to have more come a few minutes later.

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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillspanel chaos wasn’t the only surprise during Friday’s convention. Rinna — who previously said she wouldn’t attend BravoCon due to a scheduling conflict — made asurprise appearanceat the event.

She noted one regret to moderatorBrad Goreski: “How about when I screamed at Sutton? I mean, that was really intense. The two times I screamed at Sutton, how about that? … To see it back, I was quite horrified.”

BravoCon 2022 will continue through Sunday at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.

source: people.com