NeNe Leakes’ Son Bryson Arrested for Violating Probation
Bryson Bryant, the son of Real Housewives of Atlanta alum NeNe Leakes, has been arrested after reportedly violating his probation.
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According to jail records obtained by Us Weekly on Friday, June 19, Bryant has been held in a Georgia jail since May 1 after being booked for allegedly failing to meet the terms of his probation, failing to pay child support and “failing to appear”. (TMZ was the first to report the news.)
The probation violation is in relation to his July 2023 arrest, when he was found with fentanyl in his possession.
According to documents obtained by Us Weekly at the time, Bryant was booked on multiple charges in Lawrenceville, Georgia, including violating probation, possession of a schedule II controlled substance, loitering/prowling and giving a false name to a law enforcement officer after he allegedly told police he was his younger half-brother, Brentt Leakes.
Bryant’s drug charge was dismissed as part of a plea agreement. However, he was sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to pay a $500 fine, complete 40 hours of community service and submit to random drug testing.
According to court documents obtained, Bryant failed to fulfill any of the conditions of his probation.
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Us Weekly has reached out to Leakes’ representative for comment.
Leakes previously spoke about her son’s legal troubles during a July 2023 episode of podcast, “Reality With the King.”
In the episode, Leakes, 58, told podcast host Carlos King that Bryant “needs rehabilitation” and “a lot of counseling,”
“He has an addiction. He’s been struggling with it for years,” she explained, adding that her son has been to rehab and relapsed multiple times. “As a mom, just to watch it is – my hands are tied. You know, he’s 31 years old, he’s an adult. He has three children, three beautiful children who I adore. He has a wife. [There’s] not much that I can do.”
Leakes also stressed that recovery ultimately comes down to the individual struggling with addiction, noting that no family member or loved one can make that decision for them.
“I have spent so much money to get Bryson where he needs to be, but every time I sent him off, I said, ‘You are giving your ass up and we are sending you off.’ But I learned through counseling myself that he has to say, ‘I am ready to go,’ not me making him go,” she continued. “So until Bryson is ready to make a change, there’s nothing I can do.”
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This story was originally published June 19, 2026 at 10:43 PM.
