Bravo Fans Upset with Ramona Singer for Calling Daniel Penny a ‘Hero’

Many Bravo viewers are used to Ramona Singer being in hot water, but this time, she may have gone too far for people’s liking.

Recent activity on social media reveals how fans of the reality show “Real Housewives of New York” are openly discussing Ramona Singer’s latest Instagram post. In the post, Singer can be seen posing with Daniel Penny, a man who faced charges related to manslaughter and criminal negligence in December 2024.

Ramona Singer, known for her role in the original “RHONY” series from 2008 to 2021, created a stir within the Bravo community by sharing a now-deleted photo of herself alongside Penny on Instagram.

“So proud [of] Daniel Penny!!” she wrote. “#Apennysaved #hero.”

For those who may not be familiar with Daniel Penny, he grabbed national headlines after an incident on May 1, 2023. Penny, a former U.S. Marine veteran, was involved in an altercation on a New York subway where he restrained a homeless man using a chokehold, resulting in the man’s untimely death.

The case sparked widespread debate, with many labeling Penny a hero, while others felt he used excessive force. He was charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, but was acquitted of all criminal charges in December 2024.

Many of Singer’s followers commented on her post, slamming her for standing by Penny’s side.

“Literally murdered another human being in cold blood,” someone wrote. “But go off.”

“Just wear the white hood in public at this point, Ramona,” a second user wrote. “Go for it.”

A third poster questioned what Singer was proud of, adding, “For getting away with murder?”

“I always knew your politics were awful, but this is a new low,” someone else wrote.

Outsiders weren’t the only ones voicing their opinion.

Preston Mitchum, from the now-canceled “Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard,” also condemned Singer’s “disgusting” behavior.

“A picture going around where Ramona Singer is standing next to a Daniel Penny, a white man who killed a neurodiverse Black man, and was found ‘not guilty,'” he wrote.

“Dorinda is in the comments saying how beautiful she looks,” he added. “Some white women get away with anything they want, no matter how disgusting. And networks like them and double their rates.”

Singer’s post isn’t the first time the reality star has been under fire for allegedly reckless or offensive behavior. In 2021, news broke that Bravo had conducted an internal investigation during season 13 of “RHONY” after a Black cast member, Eboni K. Williams, alleged that Singer used racist language.

“There was a complaint made between Eboni K. Williams and Ramona Singer,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. “Cast and members of the production were interviewed, but the investigation was closed after nothing substantial was found.”

Two years later, a Vanity Fair exposé mentioned the previous allegations that Singer used a racial slur on the set of “RHONY.”

Singer, of course, denied the claim in a statement to Page Six. However, while commenting on the story via text message, she used a variation of the N-word with a reporter.

“And the word I used was ‘N-Word’, not n-g…” she wrote.

Singer was subsequently dropped from the network’s massive fan convention, BravoCon, a decision Andy Cohen said was “the right call.”