 Lauren Eskelin, Lorraine Haughton, Glenda Hersh, Carlos King, and Steven Weinstock are served as the series' executive producers; it is produced and distributed by True Entertainment, an American subsidiary of the Dutch corporation Endemol.NeNe Leakes chose to leave the series prior shortly after season 7 to focus on other business ventures.Claudia Jordan was let go from the series after she allegedly declined being demoted to a recurring capacity.