The new‘Real Housewives of New York City’Season 16 trailer just dropped, and it’s already making waves. Carole Radziwill, who’s returning to the show after stepping away after Season 10, finds herself in the middle of some serious confrontations about her past connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The trailer shows moments where both a stranger on the street and her castmate Sai De Silva ask her directly about the Epstein files, where Radziwill’s name surfaced earlier in 2026. She denies knowing Epstein or visiting his private island, maintaining that she wasn’t involved in any wrongdoing.
What Radziwill does acknowledge is her friendship with British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, which lasted about five or six years in the early 2000s. Maxwell is now serving a twenty-year sentence for her role in assisting Epstein’s abuse of minors. In interviews with the New York Times, Radziwill has been candid about the friendship, saying she had no idea what Maxwell was really into at the time. It’s a tough position to be in, especially when your return to a major reality TV show puts those connections back in the spotlight.
The new season brings back returning housewives Erin Lichy, Sai De Silva, and Jessel Taank, along with newcomers including billionaire Erika Hammond, publicist Hailey Glassman, and makeup artist Daisy Toye. Season 16 premieres on Tuesday, September 8 at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo. Based on the trailer, it looks like this season will tackle some of the franchise’s most serious and dramatic moments yet. What do you think about how Radziwill’s handling these confrontations?
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