Eboni K. Williams’ license in North Carolina from Real Housewives of New York has been suspended

Real Housewives Of New York star Eboni K. Williams’ license to practice law in the state of North Carolina has been suspended for a time, according to the reality TV star.

The 37-year-old media figure released a statement on Monday, explaining that she had “not lived or practiced law in North Carolina since 2011” and that her license was suspended because she “stopped paying annual fees “.

She is not authorized to practice in any other state.

Despite this, the former Fox News host has often described herself as a lawyer in the past.

The cause of the suspension was said to have been the result of unpaid dues, rather than a penalty for misconduct, making it “administrative and not disciplinary”.

Calling media reports of the case a “desperate attempt to discredit me,” Eboni explained the situation on an Instagram Live.

“When I decided to move to NYC to be full time in broadcast media which is my life’s job and I am so blessed to be doing it full time and making a living doing it finally , yes, I had no desire to reactivate my bar license in North Carolina. ‘

“It really doesn’t make sense to lawyers who don’t practice law [to maintain an active law license.]

“I like the law. I loved my career as a lawyer. I loved practicing law. I no longer practice law. I have not practiced law full time in the state of North Carolina since 2011, so I have voluntarily chosen not to pay these dues. ‘

Williams began his career as a public defender, but later switched careers, pursuing work in news and television.

After co-hosting Fox News, she briefly co-hosted a show on WABC Radio and co-hosted the State Of The Culture late-night talk show for Revolt TV.

In 2020, the former Public Defender made history as the first black actor on The Real Housewives of New York, starting with the series’ 13th season.

DailyMail.com exclusively reported last week that the taping of a Season 14 reunion episode has been delayed due to the show’s drop in ratings.

“Hell breaks loose behind the scenes at Real Housewives Of New York,” an insider said. “While the cameras are off, the drama continues.”

Hoping to be released later when there might be more interest in the reunion, the recording was postponed from August to an undetermined date in September.

Actors were also informed informally that registration would be delayed until early 2022, rather than later this year as previously planned.

The insider continued, “The cast is completely divided and the women don’t get along.

“The shoot ended with all the women as friends, but as soon as the show started airing, Eboni K. Williams went to war with his cast mates – especially Ramona. [Singer] and Luann [de Lesseps] and the audience goes out week after week.

Last week, the series marked the lowest-rated episode since the series began with a meager 764,000 live viewers.

According to the source, fans of the show didn’t care about the emphasis on social issues and only wanted escape dishes.

“Our viewers don’t want to be lectured. They want a fun show – tipsy middle aged women with money fighting over trivial things. Yes, let’s talk about the important issues facing our nation, but that can’t be the focus of our show.

“That’s not what our show is, but week after week, scene after scene, everyone is being educated by a former Fox News host.”

Williams co-star Singer even went so far as to “negotiate terms” with producers for September reunion to ensure she would not be labeled a “bigot” by Williams, TMZ reported. this week-end.