Brad Goreski: 'A Voice Said I Had To Move On' From Rachel Zoe

Rachel Zoe's ex-assistant, Brad Goreski, recently launched his own spin-off career on the same network that made Zoe a household name. And although the critical response to "It's a Brad Brad World" on Bravo has been largely negative, so might his ex-boss's reaction to his new venture.

"Rachel gave that ungrateful kid everything," a friend of Zoe's tells me. "Not only did she give him a job, working with the biggest designers and celebrities on the planet, Rachel also made him a star by putting him on her reality show. And this is the thanks she gets? It's disgusting."

Although many are not surprised by rumors of a conflict, Brad said he thinks it's sad.

"We left on really great terms," Brad told me on the set of "New York Live." "Unfortunately, for her, not. I'm 34 years old, I've been with her for three years and had a voice that said I had to move on. I'm so grateful [new client] Jessica Alba took a chance on me."

If Brad is looking to mend his relationship with Rachel, he needs to think again.

"That will never happen," a Bravo insider tells me.

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Comments

[TaurusRose]

12:41 PM on 02/21/2012

Brad is so shallow, has no entertainment value and is not nearly as good as Zoe,
so what IS the point of thrusting this callow, annoying and banal 'kid' on the public?
And this middle-aged 'notKID' is pretending to be a 'youth'. Bleeeeech.

[justoverit333]

01:28 PM on 01/06/2012

On the Bravo TV website, after Brad made his debut, most comments were asking that Brad have his own show. There's been one episode. Give him a chance.

[IMeanWhat1]

10:42 AM on 01/06/2012

Somehow Brad was far more compelling as Rachel’s sidekick as opposed to being the focus of an hour-long infomercial for the fact that he needs more styling work http://bit.ly/wQtvId

[dhgoodman]

04:25 PM on 01/05/2012

Zoe can't be mad@B 4 starting his own gig-someone gave her a break. How was B 2 make a living once he left her? Her complaint, he wanted 2 fix his personal life but then started his own shop & went after "her" clients. Being the boss/setting your hours may help his home life. IF B poached clients-SHAME! Not wrong 2 leave a job 4 your own gig and tell those U worked w/2 pass that 2 ANYONE needing your service. Zoe's an over-the-top "I Die" person. B is more "this looks great-try it-RU comfy" vibe. So what if a client prefers B? Not personal-just preference. @"ZoeFriend" saying Zoe put B on her show-it was BRAVO! B could've been off-camera, but B/Tay drama was good tv & @ $50K/epi, do U say no? @ZOE, U chose 2 work in an intergrity-challenged profession. But you're a success & still feel which is rare in your world. U 2 appeared 2 B close, think of that B4 cutting ties, regardless what U think B did. @B, if U poached clients-APOLOGIZE! But not 4 following a dream. Just do it honestly-not saying U didn't. @BOTH, M. Angelou said, "...people forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." U 2 were close-like family. Don't let he said-she said crap ruin that. Talk-1-on-1.

[TaurusRose]

12:44 PM on 02/21/2012

This ISN'T Twitter, and many of us will never read what you 'twit' here. Anti-up

[jjgg5]

03:49 PM on 01/05/2012

I liked him better as a second banana.

[chiara12]

02:49 PM on 01/05/2012

I honestly don't understand this kind of conflict. Did Rachel Zoe and team think that he should just work for her forever, never trying to branch out? Or perhaps he should have left the industry he loves so much out of gratefulness to her? It's all so unbelievably childish? What did she think he was going to do when he left, go sell cars???

[thalius]

03:17 PM on 01/05/2012

Exactly, it’s as if she didn’t expect the chick to fly.

[imoverit]

12:59 PM on 01/05/2012

I don't believe a word of this nonsense from both sides. Roger Berman is too good of a businessman to let Brad leave without signing a non-compete agreement in exchange for cash. This is all trumped up theatrics to garner ratings for both shows.

[Christina Vescovo]

11:19 AM on 01/05/2012

She has no reigning dominion over what an assistant does with his life. Nonetheless, he's in his mid-30's and he has a right to move on. Three years is a long time to commit to any job in this day and age; people don't stick around for decades in the same company in today's world.

[gemini68]

11:21 AM on 01/05/2012

Exactly! I don't SHE or other people get that. He wanted to make a name for himself just like anyone who works in that industry wants to.

[TaurusRose]

12:45 PM on 02/21/2012

No way he is in his 30s... anywhere.

[gemini68]

11:15 AM on 01/05/2012

I don't get why people are mad at him. He went on to start his own business. So what? People leave jobs all the time. He's right- he's 34 years-old. Was he supposed to be her assistant for the rest of his life? Rachel Zoe has a lot insecurity regarding other stylists- anyone who has seen her show knows this. I say if you are confident in what you are doing you have nothing to worry about. I like Brad a lot- he seems far more genuine that Rachel and isn't nearly as vapid as she is.

[boscobear]

09:48 AM on 01/05/2012

Maybe if he got a cool haircut, things might go better. Oh wait, he already has a cool haircut-maybe the real problem is that he has no talent and just a pile of hyped whatever!

[TheBestPatriot]

09:44 AM on 01/05/2012

I love Brad. For some reason, Rachel thinks she is Anna Wintour or something.

She's a stepping stone for a talented stylist. I don't understand why she can't wish her former assistants well and take pride in helping them succeed?

I see why Nicole Richie _hated for years.

[dtroppy]

09:27 AM on 01/05/2012

Boring.....

[mollynova]

07:22 AM on 01/05/2012

"A voice said to move on..." hmmm, was that 'voice' Zoe telling him to get lost? Was it a tv producer whispering in his ear to dump Zoe for a show of his very own? I wonder who's 'voice' he really heard?

[TheBestPatriot]

09:45 AM on 01/05/2012

Who really cares? Where is written that he can't move on from Rachel Zoe?

[mollynova]

10:41 AM on 01/05/2012

Who really cares? I do. I'm glad he's moved on since I didn't care for how Zoe treated him. I just wondered what 'voice' he actually heard, that's all. How you inferred I was against him moving on is a puzzle.

[sevillomatic]

05:39 AM on 01/05/2012

He is adorable, tho

[GrownupStewie]

04:05 AM on 01/05/2012

I don't like brad, and Ill tell you why.
He isn't a great stylist, he is a copy of rachel zoe, and her aesthetic, a knockoff.
Ofcourse they left on great terms because rachel thought he was going to go "find himself" and focus on his relationship, she missed him but knew his relationship was more important.Then he suddenly started his own company, stole her clients and got a competing reality show on the same network, thats why rachel is mad. He left on good terms because those terms were a lie.
Brad thinks he's a star, that he's famous, that he is a "Style icon", but he is none of them. He dresses up in loud clothes to self promote because his work cannot speak for itself. Rachel and her show made him what he is. He needs to stop acting like the world owes him something.

[Crystal Rose Love]

10:16 AM on 01/05/2012

Yeah but how is he stealing her clients? They are both dipping from the same celebrity client pool.

[gemini68]

11:18 AM on 01/05/2012

How is he stealing her clients?? There are tons of stylists in Hollywood and Rachel Zoe is one of the most successful. She also has a reputation for "black-listing" other stylists and talking people into not working with them. He has every right to do his own thing and have his own career. And if Rachel were secure enough in her own talents she wouldn't have a problem with this. But I watch her show- and she is incredibly insecure when it comes to other stylists. He has stated a million times that working for her gave him a chance to move on and do his own thing. That can be said for ANYONE who works with someone famous. But that doesn't mean that they are beholden to that person for the rest of their lives or that they can't move on and do their own thing.