She’s coming for everything — even comedians!
Eboni K. Williams stormed the stage at a comedy show two weeks ago in New York City after taking issue with comments made by comic Sam Bloomstone.
In video footage shared on social media, the “Real Housewives of New York City” star, 38, is seen confronting Bloomstone at Broadway Comedy Club after he referred to her as “JCPenney collection.”
Williams — clad in a black sweater, black pants and leather boots — hopped up from her seat to grab Bloomstone’s mic, at which point he asserted, “I put my life savings that whatever you are going to say is nothing funny.”
Completely unbothered by the remark, the Bravolebrity told the crowd, “It’s not about being funny, bitch. What it’s about is you respecting a motherf–king black queen.”
The audience then erupted in cheers, prompting Williams to continue. “What we don’t do is JCPenney bitch, OK? A bitch like me, you gotta respect, bro — on your worst day.”
She then slapped his derriere.
Before leaving the stage, the attorney-turned-TV-personality — who became the first black woman to star on “RHONY” in 2021’s Season 13 — clarified that her outfit is comprised of pieces from Italian designers.
“I’m sure a bunch of Italians have been inside, don’t worry,” Bloomstone quipped back.
After the video surfaced on Twitter, Williams explained that her banter with Bloomstone was all in jest.
“It was a fun night ya’ll Relax … the comedian joined us all for dinner and more drinks later,” she wrote. “And yes, I was drinking before I took the mic. Sorry I’m not perfect and had a little fun.”
Bloomstone also downplayed the incident, sharing the clip on his Instagram page. He tagged Williams and her fellow “Real Housewives” personalities Barbara Kavovit and Braunwyn Windham-Burke, who were in attendance. Windham-Burkes’s new girlfriend, Victoria Brito, was there as well.
An insider exclusively told Page Six that despite the optics of the situation, “all the ‘Housewives,’ especially Eboni, had a great time. They love Sam and think he’s hilarious.”
However, the feelings weren’t completely mutual. Bloomstone appeared on the Thursday episode of Heather McDonald’s “Juicy Scoop” podcast, where he spoke about the downside of his onstage interaction with Williams.
“It was a rough set,” he admitted, expressing disappointment in Williams’ actions even though he joined her and the other “Housewives” for a post-show meal.
“It was wild and it just all happened in three minutes … out of nowhere,” he continued. “I’ve had people heckle me, obviously. But I’ve never had anyone come on stage and grab the mic and then security be nowhere to be found.”
Though he realized he is upset with Williams after having time to reflect on the incident, Bloomstone said that he is nonetheless workshopping a stand-up show with her in mind.
“You grabbed the mic from me. You’re clearly comfortable with the microphone,” he said, recounting his dinner conversations with Williams, which also included a FaceTime call to his mom, a Bravo fan.
“We’re trying to do that. We’ll see how that goes.”
Meanwhile, Williams’ behavior left McDonald, 51 — a veteran comic — incensed.
“I’m disgusted by her as a woman,” she said. “The fact that she came up, felt that she was entitled enough to do that, ruin someone’s act and think that she had a right to comment on what you were saying to her as she continued to interrupt your act.”
Social media users have criticized Williams for her “cringey” display during Bloomstone’s set.
“A fun night … suuure. Maybe you should just apologize …” one person wrote.
Williams defended herself to the individual and explained that she would only say sorry for touching Bloomstone without his permission.
“Apologize to the comedian? For the slap sure … for the rest. No way … we had a blast,” she tweeted. “He loved it … He put me on FaceTime with his mom after and wants to do a tour together. Y’all just bored.”