Stassi Schroeder looking at new showbiz projects after her ouster from Vanderpump Rules over racial scandal
Stassi Schroeder is moving forward with her career.
The 32-year-old reality star, insiders told TMZ on Thursday, has been negotiating with the production company Evolution Media on a possible collaboration that would mark her return to the limelight after her firing from Vanderpump Rules earlier this summer.
Sources told the outlet that there was mutual interest between the New Orleans native and the company (which works on Vanderpump Rules) for a future endeavor.
Next steps: Stassi Schroeder, 32, has been negotiating with the production company Evolution Media on a possible collaboration that would mark her return to the limelight after her firing from Vanderpump Rules earlier this summer
The former Vanderpump Rules star was canned from Bravo in June after admittedly making ‘racially insensitive comments’ and filing a false police report against Black costar Faith Stowers. Her friend and collaborator in the incident, Kristen Doute, was also let go amid the controversy.
One roadblock for Schroeder would be that she has six months remaining on her Bravo contract, effectively keeping her from another show or network.
Schroeder, who is due in January to have a daughter with fiance Beau Clark, is willing to take on another show if the opportunity its arises, a source told the site.
She also has offers to make money as an influencer for online brands, the outlet reported. Following the scandal, the Straight Up With Stassi podcast lost paying jobs with brands such as Billie and Ritual.
Holdup: One roadblock for Schroeder would be that she has six months remaining on her Bravo contract, effectively keeping her from another show or network
Expecting: Schroeder is due in January to have a daughter with fiance Beau Clark
An insider told Page Six that Schroeder is ‘at a crossroads in her life and trying to figure out what the next few chapters of her life are going to look like.’
In addition toward her actions toward Stowers, Schroeder also said she was sorry for ‘racially insensitive comments’ she had past made, including one incident on her March 2, 2017 podcast she subsequently deleted.
In it, she said that black people demanded special treatment while talking about the issue of the diversity of Academy Award candidates, referred to on social media as #OscarsSoWhite.
‘Maybe you weren’t nominated because you didn’t do that great of a job in your movie,’ said Schroeder. ‘Like it’s not about race. It’s literally like not about what you look like at all. It’s like your acting ability, so like, what the actual f***?
‘When they get upset, everybody has to go above and beyond to then make them happy. I’m like, really sick of everyone making everything about race – I’m kind of over it.’
She added: ‘Like, everyone giving their impassioned speeches about race and all of that stuff, I’m like, “Why is it always just about African Americans?”’