Positive Beverage is no longer affiliated withKelly Dodd.
In a statement released on Sunday, the beverage company said they did not want to be associated withThe Real Housewives of Orange Countystar’s “controversial views” on COVID-19.
CEO Shannon Argyros added in her own statement, “We welcome all people – however they are and whatever they are passionate about – to Positive Beverage. But there must always be an underlying layer of respect. Unfortunately, we feel Kelly’s stance is no longer congruent with our core values. We appreciate her contributions during our affiliation, and she will always be a part of Positive Beverage’s history, but we do not align with her opinions or global views while we uphold our own values.”
Dodd, 45, who has had a partnership with Positive Beverage for the last two years and even bought a stake in the company in February 2019,reacted to the news on Twitter.
“I’m glad I could help put Positive Beverage on the map and wish them well,” she wrote on Sunday. “I’m also really excited about my next venture in the beauty industry, which is my real passion. Stay tuned!”
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“I’m not a super spreader because there is nothing to spread,” Dodd later said in a separate video, claiming that she and her friends “all got the [COVID-19] vaccine.”
A source close to the reality star told PEOPLE that Dodd “has not gotten the vaccine.”
Currently,California is only in Phase 1B of vaccine rollout— meaning people over the age of 65 qualify for the vaccinations, as well as anyone who works in education, childcare, emergency services, and food and agriculture.
In another video posted on Saturday, Dodd and her friends likened COVID-19 restrictions to that of living in Russia.
This isn’t the first time Dodd has saidquestionable claimsabout the ongoing pandemic, which has claimed the lives of over 439,000 Americans. In December, the mom of one appeared on an episode ofWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohentoexpress her remorseover saying that COVID-19 was “God’s way of thinning the herd.”
“At the time, it was a question — like, ‘Why are all these people dying? … Why [do] pandemics happen like this? Is it God’s way of thinning the herd?’ " said Dodd about the comment she made back in April on Instagram. “It was a stupid thing for me to say. It wasinsensitive and I apologize if I hurt or offended anybody, ‘cause that wasn’t really my intention. I got freaked out about it and in hindsight, it was the stupidest thing I’ve ever said.”
“At first,” theBravostar added, she was “misinformed” about the virus, saying, “You guys have to realize this was back in January when this happened and I was misinformed.”
“I’m claustrophobic and I can’t stand wearing a mask — and nowI understand the science behind itand I am ready, willing and able to wear a mask,” she said. “And I know it’s important, because I don’t want to get sick and I don’t want to get others sick. I’m just a human being; I make mistakes.”
The reality star’s estranged mother,Bobbi Meza, contracted the virus in November and was hospitalized.
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