'Real Housewives of Atlanta' season 8 cast: NeNe Leakes, Kandi Burruss , Kenya Moore to return; Claudia Jordan cut due to Leakes' threats?

'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Season 7

Did NeNe Leakes get her way in ridding "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" of Claudia Jordan? 

In a previous interview with OK Magazine, Leakes threatened that she will quit the show if she does not see any change in the current line-up of cast members, which she believes is full of negativity. She said that if Bravo will continue featuring women who are not even wives in the first place, then she may not return for another season. 

Recently, Lalate News reported that Leakes has been confirmed to return next season together with Kenya Moore and Kandi Burruss. Does this mean that Leakes got what she wanted and eliminated Claudia Jordan from the cast, whom she believes is the bringer of all the negativity in the set and one of those who does not even have a husband?  

Leakes and Jordan are known to get on each other's nerves, particularly in season 7. The two constantly bickered about each other, even until the reunion episodes at the end of the previous season. 

However, Bravo has yet to confirm the news, and Jordan might still be added in the cast roster just before the eighth season begins. 

Meanwhile, Lalate also reported that Sheree Whitfield will not return next season, but the site added that the insider information about this is still unconfirmed since there are plenty of fake casting news about "RHOA" every time. Also, there are reports that "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice's current jail time will affect the production of "RHOA." Since "RHONJ" is still not filming because of Giudice's situation, the network might have to order "RHOA" back in production sooner than expected.