Caitlyn Jenner has denied that she "abandoned" son Brandon following rumors she asked to be removed from his cooking show.
Several outlets reported that Jenner, 74, threatened legal action against a production company behind Brandon Jenner's show, At Home With the Jenners.
Musician Brandon, 42, has been giving promotional interviews promising his famous parent would appear, with Jenner featured in a family dinner scene with Canadian record producer David Foster.
However, the former Olympian was unaware she'd be included in the program, and was concerned her cameo would cause conflict with Fox News.
Jenner joined the channel as a contributor in 2022. According to TMZ, the reality star was worried that appearing on another network would affect current contract negotiations.
The rumors sparked claims on social media that Jenner had left her son in the lurch, promising to feature then retracting her support.
Now, Jenner has taken to social media to clarify the situation. In a post to X, formerly Twitter, the gold-meal winner explained that "Reality TV has been in the rearview mirror for a while now."
"I wish my son nothing but the best for his cooking show!" she wrote on Tuesday.
However, one user accused Jenner of "Abandoning [Brandon] for other opportunities and more TV time."
"Abandoning? I never joined his show," Jenner hit back.
"Threatening to sue your own son is peak Jenner," commented another user, to which the I Am Cait star replied: "That is a total misrepresentation of the piece."
"The Production company used footage of me without my permission, knowledge, or consent while I have an exclusivity clause with the network, I work for, Fox," she continued, adding "I would never sue my children."
Jenner said that the production company gave her "No release. No notice. Nothing", without naming the company.
Newsweek has reached out to Caitlyn Jenner for comment via email and Brandon Jenner via Instagram as well as UnchainedTV, which is streaming the show.
Eamonn McCrystal of Inspired contacted Newsweek to say it was the production company and it had not received any threat of legal action.
Jenner praised Fox News, telling her 3.3 million followers "I have never been more excited" to work for the channel.
"I have been with Fox for years and plan to continue where my voice can be heard on sports, the Olympics, fairness in sport, the election, and a variety of other issues I am passionate about," she said.
After retiring as a decathlete in 1976, Jenner began a new career as a TV commentator and reality star. In 2015, Jenner began announced she was transgender. She has since dabbled in transgender politics, although her comments have caused controversy among the LGBTQ+ community, along with her on-again-off-again support of Donald Trump.
Jenner appeared on the long-running E! reality show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, from 2007 to 2021, alongside her ex-wife Kris Jenner, step-daughters Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, and the two daughters she shared with Kris, Kendall and Kylie Jenner.
After the family accepted a deal with Disney-owned Hulu in 2022, Jenner claimed she was "fired" from its replacement show, The Kardashians. Earlier this month, she lashed out at the entertainment giant and its CEO Bob Iger on X, claiming her political views were the reason she was cut.
"I must not be woke enough," she wrote. "Too bad... I remember when Bob Iger was a young, hard working, valet, carrying my bags, for me right after I won the Olympics."
Correction 02/05/23 at 11.20 a.m. ET. Corrects to remove references to UnchainedTV as the production company
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