NeNe Leakes Checks Fan Who Claimed She Was Rude

NeNe Leakes is the queen of clapping back, and she remained true to that when she responded to a fan’s claim that she was rude to him.

“NeNe won’t even speak to u [at] the airport she turns her head, who do she think she is,” Instagram user @hipscorpio58 said. “We made her and she can’t even speak, but they are in Japan she has her video camera out, so phony, Kandi is the only one that will speak to you she is a Real Boss Lady ijs…”

The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star swooped in to rebut that notion writing, “@hipscorpio58 you didn’t make me boo! Think again! I made me.”

NeNe Leakes

However, there were some fans on an RHOA fan IG account who backed up the claim that Leakes isn’t necessarily the kindest to her followers.

“Very accurate, saw nene at a live taping 3 years ago. She was co-hosting with Michael Strahan, and she wouldn’t engage with the audience members like most celebrities. She just kept her distance & acted like all of us were contaminated or something.”

“I’ve seen NeNe a few times in Las Vegas and she is RAF the first few times, but the third time she was okay. I felt like someone must’ve talked to her about her attitude in public. Her husband Gregg is always pleasant.”

“@bulletproofsoul___ I’ve seen her in Nieman Marcus Beverly Hills a few she’s not that damn friendly lol 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️😂”

Still, other fans shared positive interactions with the RHOA star.

“Nene is one of the best passengers !! Delta FAs love you @neneleakes ❤️… y’all mad because she doesn’t want to talk to strangers every day? 😂🤷🏾‍♀️.”

“@xanniethananny l took a pic with her in Vegas. She was nice to me.”

“Not true she told a friend yes to photos In Tokyo while we were at [Sensō-ji Temple] but they were working so weren’t able to.”

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