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By Jitin Gambhir

There is ‘nothing I can do’

NeNe Leakes reveals that her eldest son, Bryson Bryant, is “doing okay” after his recent arrest for felony drug possession.

The former star of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” opens up about her son’s arrest for the first time on Carlos King’s podcast, “Reality with the King,” which will be released on Tuesday.

“He needs rehabilitation,” Leakes tells the former Bravo producer. “He needs a lot of counseling.”

She continues, “Like many families out there, I have relatives who are struggling with drugs and various addictions. He has an addiction. He has been struggling with it for years. He has been in rehab multiple times, but he has relapsed.”

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Nene Leakes acknowledges that there is “nothing” she can do for her son Bryson Bryant in his struggle with drug addiction.
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In fact, Leakes, aged 55, admits that she is powerless to help her 33-year-old son.

“There’s not much that I can do,” she says. “For those who have children or family members struggling with drugs, they know that the person has to be ready.”

Despite spending a significant amount of money to get Bryson the help he needs, Leakes understands that nothing will change until he makes the decision to change for himself.

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Bryant was arrested on July 3 for felony drug possession.
Coffee County jail

“Every time I’ve sent him off is because I said, ‘You are getting your act together and we are sending you off,'” she explains. “But through my own counseling, I learned that he has to say, ‘I’m ready to go,’ not me forcing him. So until Bryson is ready to make a change, there’s nothing I can do.”

In fact, the struggle has been ongoing for so many years that Leakes has become somewhat desensitized to it all.

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While the mother of two acknowledges that growing up on reality TV did not help her son’s battle with addiction, she insists that it was not the sole cause.

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NeNe Leakes says her oldest son, Bryson Bryant, is “doing OK” following his recent arrest for felony drug possession.

The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum speaks out about her son’s arrest for the first time during an upcoming appearance on Carlos King’s podcast, “Reality with the King,” which drops Tuesday.

“He needs rehabilitation,” Leakes tells the former Bravo producer. “He needs a lot of counseling.”

She continues, “Like many families out there, I have family members that are struggling with drugs and certain addictions. He has an addiction. He’s been struggling with it for years. He’s been in rehab for a couple of times and he still has come back out and relapsed.”

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Nene Leakes says there is “nothing” she can do for son Bryson Bryant amid his battle with drug addiction.
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In fact, Leakes, 55, says her “hands are tied” when it comes to helping the 33-year-old.

“There’s not much that I can do,” she says. “For people who have had children or family members that have been on drugs, they know that they have to be ready.”

Although the Bravolebrity has “spent so much money on trying to get Bryson where he needs to be,” she realizes that nothing will change until he makes that decision for himself.

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Bryant was arrested on July 3 for felony drug possession.
Coffee County jail

“Every time I’ve sent him off is because I said, ‘You are getting your ass up and we are sending you off,’” she explains. “But I learned through counseling myself that he has to say, ‘I’m ready to go,’ not me making him go. So until Bryson is ready to make a change, [there’s] nothing I can do.”

In fact, the struggle has been “happening for so many years” that Leakes is “kinda numb” to it all.


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While the mother of two admits that growing up on reality TV “didn’t help” her son’s battle with addiction, she insists that it was not “the sole cause of it.”

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The mother of two says she has tried to get her son help for years.
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Nene Leakes and her sons walking her down the aisle.
“I learned through counseling myself that he has to say, ‘I’m ready to go,’ not me making him go. So until Bryson is ready to make a change, [there’s] nothing I can do,” the “RHOA” star explains.
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“They’re having a light shined on them that they did not ask for,” Leakes, who is also mom to Brentt Leakes, says. “People are picking them apart because of the job that I chose to do. And so I feel for them in that way. But there’s just issues that he has.”

Although Leakes — who shares Bryson with ex Calvin Bryant — has a hard time relating to her son’s issues, she revealed that Lamar Odom has since offered to get Bryson into one of his Odom Wellness Treatment Centers.

While it’s unclear whether or not Bryson accepted Odom’s offer, the ex NBA star — who suffered a near-fatal overdose in 2015 — has tried to help numerous other celebrities battling drug addiction.

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The reality TV star admits that growing up in the spotlight didn’t help her oldest son navigate his battle with addiction.
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According to arrest records obtained by TheFantasyTimes, Bryson was arrested July 3 and hit with several charges, including possession of a scheduled II controlled substance, violation of probation, loitering and giving a false name, address or birthdate.

During his arrest, Bryson reportedly gave police his younger brother’s name as well as an old address from one of his mother’s previous homes.

Bryson, who has his fair share of run-ins with the law, remains behind bars at Gwinnett County Jail on a $6,100 bond.

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