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| | Bikini-Clad Bethenny Frankel: SoHo Beach House Hotel Hottie | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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She certainly knows how to get attention, and Bethenny Frankel put her flawless physique on full display while in Miami on Friday (October 10).
Making the most of the gorgeous sunshine, the ?Bethenny? host paraded around in a blue bikini with designer sunglasses as fellow guests drooled in the pool.
In career news, Bethenny is rumored to be returning to ?Real Housewives of New York? for a cool $1 million, though she hasn?t confirmed anything.
Frankel told Just Jenny, ?Well I feel like I?m going to get in trouble if I say what I?m actually doing with Andy [Cohen]. So I don?t want to say much more, but I haven?t signed anything and I have a great relationship with Andy and the housewives and they?ve asked me to come back for years.?
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| | Bethenny Frankel Is Not Bad For An Old Lady | | Added 10 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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I was about to say that Bethenny Frankel looks pretty good for an old bag, but when I looked her age up and found out that she is only 43, I was shocked! Someone must have made a mistake on Wikipedia because there is no way this broad is that young. Nonetheless, I’d still hit […]
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| | Bethenny Frankel: Pondering $1 Million Offer For 'Real Housewives' Return | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Her career has hit a roadblock as of late, but Bethenny Frankel has the chance to get back on television, and it?s a familiar gig.
According to insiders, the Skinnygirl mogul was offered $1 million to come back to ?The Real Housewives of New York City,? though she hasn?t given the Bravo network her decision.
Meanwhile, Frankel has been promoting the heck out of her new book ?Cookie Meets Peanut,? as well as spending time with her daughter Bryn from her marriage to Jason Hoppy.
Bethenny recently tweeted, "On our way to @barnesandnoble upper west side (82nd and bway) for our 2pm reading and signing of #CookieMeetsPeanut! Maybe @cookiedabooboo will do the reading..... Hmmmm."
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| | Bethenny Frankel Plugs New Balance & Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Fundraiser | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Always happy to help out a good cause, Bethenny Frankel showed up at the New Balance & Susan G. Komen 25-Year-Partnership party in New York City last night (October 2).
The former talk show host was in good spirits and looked fit and fine while charming fellow attendees Eric Brinker and Komen Greater New York CEO Linda Tantawi at ?Girls? Night Out.?
Meanwhile, Bethenny recently announced she?ll make her return to ?The Real Housewives of New York City and former ?New Jersey? cast member Caroline Manzo weighed in on the move.
Manzo declared, "There's all kinds of turbulence going on at Bravo! Bethenny's got it going on. She's a smart lady. I just don't get it ? I gotta be honest. I don't get it. Maybe she misses everybody. Maybe she misses Andy [Cohen]. You know what, good for Bethenny."
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| | Bethenny Frankel's custody battle: she took all her daughter's things from the home | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The more I hear about Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy’s custody battle, the more I think that they’re both awful people who deserved each other, and that their child is suffering because of it. Yesterday these two clowns had a day in court where their aired their grievances and each accused the other of being a bad parent. Their daughter, Bryn, is four and it’s been well over a year since Bethenny filed for divorce. You would think that they would try to reach a tentative truce for their daughter’s sake.
In court yesterday, Bethenny recounted how Jason threatened to destroy her when she told him she wanted a divorce, and how he regularly made passive aggressive jabs at her. Jason claimed through his lawyer that Bethenny was vindictive, removing all the silverware and cookware from the home when she left and taking all of Bryn’s clothing, toys and personal items so the child would have nothing while with her father. As you may remember, the two lived together after their separation as each stubbornly refused to leave their shared apartment. That predictably worked out poorly. Here’s more about their court session yesterday. Apparently Bethenny cried on the stand.
What Jason allegedly said to Bethenny when she asked for a divorce
?If you don?t want to be with me and you?re ending this marriage, I want nothing to do with you ever again. I?m going to destroy you.
?You?re already losing fans. I?m going to ruin you.”
Jason was passive aggressive
She said that after she sent Hoppy a letter telling him she wanted a divorce in late 2012, life became ?brutal, horrendous, excruciating.
?The person I knew before that letter vanished. Every action during the day, it felt like, was being done to torture me. He would leave the house in shambles ? dishes piled everywhere, garbage piled everywhere. He?d pee and poop and leave it in the toilet … He would turn the television on as loud as he could and then put the remote in his backpack and leave with it,? Frankel said.
“He would take bad press about me and put it on the counter… He would say things [to Bryn] like, ‘Mommy should be the witch. She’s a great witch. You’ll be the princess and I’ll be the prince.’”
Bethenny took all of Bryn’s things
[Jason's lawyer] noted that when Frankel left the apartment, she took all of Bryn?s favorite toys and clothes with her, leaving the adorable moppet distraught when she came home.
When Hoppy tried to cook her some food to cheer her up, he discovered all of the utensils were gone, replaced by plastic spoons and forks.
?She left one pot,? Clair said.
Jason fed Bryn meat to spite Bethenny
On the witness stand, Frankel said she kept the girl on a ?healthy? diet, with a ?foundation? of ?fruits and vegetables, and legumes.?
After they split, Frankel said her vengeful ex ?started feeding Bryn hot dogs and bacon, and a lot of animal protein.?
[From NY Daily News and People.com]
While I regularly criticize Bethenny because she’s the more public figure (and she says a lot of out of touch, self-pitying things), it’s clear that Jason is just as bad. His daughter has been raised as a vegetarian and yet he fed her red meat just to spite his ex. Did it occur to him that the child might get sick after not eating meat her entire life?! As for Bethenny, it was cruel of her to take all of Bryn’s things, and it must have hurt her daughter to see all of her toys and clothing gone. The kid is just four, she doesn’t understand what’s going on and she needs stability. Bethenny could have left some things so that Bryn would feel comfortable at home with her dad, but she’s more interested in sticking it to her ex than considering the needs of her child. For all the money and success these people have, they’re piss poor parents.
photo credit: WENN, FameFlynet and Pacific Coast News
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| | Bethenny Frankel doubles-down trashing her talk show: 'I felt edited, diluted, controlled' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Last month, Bethenny Frankel broke the news to the public that her talkshow was canceled after one season. Bethenny penned an open letter on her blog that was sour grapes, basically. She wrote that she was “relieved” she no longer had to do the show and that she “felt a bit diluted, filtered and somewhat constricted.” After having an amazing opportunity handed to her by Ellen, all Bethenny could do was complain about how hard it was. She even compared herself to a mustang horse.
Bethenny’s show is still on the air as it finishes up its run. She has a whole team of people working for and with her, many of whom will lose their jobs when the show wraps. You would think that she would spin her experience more positively instead of complaining about being paid millions to interview people on TV. On a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Bethenny repeated her talking point about how she was “controlled” by being told to conform to the requirements of her job. To be fair, Andy Cohen did ask her if she felt like “she had to be a different version of herself for that audience.” Here’s what she said:
“I felt edited and diluted and a little bit controlled and I?m not really great when I’m shackled, as you know. You have to kind of unleash the beast.
“I wanted it to get renewed because of how many people are invested in it. I took pride in it. It’s great to be able to do the business segments and talk to women… but ultimately it’s not what I really should be doing. I didn’t love it the way that I thought that I would.
As [Radar] previously reported, Frankel had tension building with exec producer Ellen DeGeneres regarding the stream of guests she had on the talk show, and it?s creative direction, including an order from the A-list Oscar host to not constantly regale the audience with upsetting details of her divorce.
[From Radar Online]
As Radar points out, Bethenny is complaining about Ellen, who gave her the opportunity of a lifetime. Ellen allegedly gave Bethenny the very practical advice of asking her to stop complaining about her divorce and be more entertaining to the audience. Ellen knows how to run a show. You bring up your personal stuff sparingly, and you make it funny and light.
This is the very definition of a job, doing what other people want you to do. Even if you work for yourself there are still clients, customers or advertisers to please. It’s not about you and what you want, it’s about what people will pay for and support. Yes Bethenny is being “honest,” but how many bridges is she burning with this? It’s all very self-centered.
US Weekly has more details from Bethenny’s WWHL interview, including the fact that she’s “dating and happy,” and that she calls her divorce “a really, really hard time.” In Touch reported last week that Bethenny has finally moved out of the apartment she shared with her ex, Jason Hoppy. She’s renting a $17,500 a month 2,200 square foot apartment in Tribeca.
Update: Radar reports that Bethenny is in negotiations with Andy Cohen for her own show on Bravo. It’s unclear if it will be another reality type show, but we know that’s his bread and butter. Now it makes a lot more sense when she’s being so “honest” and somewhat controversial.
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| | Bethenny Frankel: Doting Manhattan Mommy | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Taking care of her parental duties, Bethenny Frankel dropped by a New York City school to pick up her daughter Bryn on Wednesday afternoon (March 5).
The Skinnygirl mogul looked a bit chilly as she carried her little one and braved the cold winter weather in her slim-fitting leather trousers with a black fur-lined jacket and big black boots.
And while her ?Bethenny? talk show recently got the axe, Frankel is staying positive and moving forward in her life.
She finally moved out of the $4.9 million condo she was sharing with ex-husband Jason Hoppy and Bethenny is reportedly seeking another television job.
A Radar source explained, ?Bethenny is already exploring other opportunities that will put her back on television. Even though she will be taping the talk show until April, Bethenny doesn?t want too much time to go by after the chat fest ends and her next gig.?
?It?s Bethenny?s ego that wants to be on television, even though she is very successful businesswoman. She has told friends she would love to work with Andy Cohen, and become a co-host on Bravo?s Watch What Happens Live, or fill in for him.?
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| | Bethenny Frankel on Talk Show Cancellation: "I Am Relieved" | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Making peace with the news, Bethenny Frankel penned an open letter to fans of her now-cancelled talk show.
Posted on her website, the former "Real Housewife of New York" begins, "People ask me how I feel about this, so I wanted to share it with you straight up."
After sharing how she loves connecting with women and working with her staff, the host admitted that she felt restricted by the format and the "suitable for daytime television" requirement.
Comparing this gig to her reality TV time, she explains, "I felt a bit diluted, filtered and somewhat constricted. I am a free spirit."
As for what's next, Bethenny shares, "So to answer how I feel, I am relieved. What I really want right now is to be with my daughter, to do yoga, to focus on Skinnygirl and my writing, and to give myself a break. I have been striving and climbing and white-knuckling for so long that I need a rest from the grind. I'm a little over myself and wouldn't blame anyone else for being over me as well."
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| | Bethenny Frankel Picks Up her Girly Girl from School | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Looking forward to reuniting with her little girl, Bethenny Frankel picked up Bryn from school in New York City on Wednesday (January 29).
While her mama looked classy in an all-black ensemble including thigh-high boots, the 3-year-old doll sported a Pink bubble coat with matching boots.
Though she may be used to the frost living up north, the daytime host reached out to fans, saying, "Thinking of all my southern girls in a wintery wonderland. Stay safe, but enjoy the beauty of winter. #snow."
Later, the 43-year-old star in the midst of a divorce had dating on the brain, posting a clip from her show with the caption, "I'm a business woman & in business, there r contracts. So I?m applying that to dating & drawing up a dating contract."
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| | Is Bethenny Frankel's new man a dangerous player who is using her to get famous' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Bethenny Frankel showed off her new man last week, a hunky muscle-bound guy, on the beach in Miami. It was both a photo op for Bethenny, she loves bikini photo ops, and a chance to stick it to her ex. Bethenny is still involved in a contentious divorce and custody battle with her ex, Jason Hoppy, who still shares her New York City apartment. Neither Bethenny nor Jason is willing to concede defeat and find another place to live.
So Bethenny wanted to prove how carefree and happy she is, and she may have done just that. Only the press has uncovered details of the guy’s past, and it’s not flattering. He’s Michael Cerussi III, he’s 34 and he works in the financial industry. He was also accused of rape while he was in college, in 2000. The charges were eventually dismissed in 2003. What’s more is that Cerussi is known as a player and his friends call him “American Psycho” after the rich, womanizing murderer that Christian Bale played. Friends of Cerussi think he’s using Bethenny to get famous. Here’s more, from Star Magazine:
“He has no intention of actually committing to Bethenny; that’s not who is is,” a close insider says of the successful financier. “Michael has more money and women than he knows what to do with, but one thing he doesn’t have is fame – and he knows Bethenny can give him that.”
While dating Bethenny, 43, has made the wealthy playboy instantly famous, it’s also dredging up his past – much to Michael’s displeasure. According to court documents, in November 2000, while a senior at Union College in upstate New York, Michael and a fraternity brother met a coed at a local bar, and both men had sex with her after bringing her to their fraternity house. The girl then claimed to the school’s disciplinary board that the two men had raped her.
The girl never contacted the police, but both Michael – who admitted to having consensual sex with the coed – and his frat brother were found guilty during a school hearing and expelled. Afterward, Michael brought a lawsuit against the girl, the school and its disciplinary board, claiming they had defamed him and asking to be reinstated at the school.
“Claims were made to the school, which were false and unfounded and ultimately withdrawn,” Michael recently told a news outlet. According to court documents obtained by Star, his lawsuit was dismissed in January 2003, a month after his attorney told the court that the parties were “diligently negotiating” a settlement of the case.
Ironically, Michael’s pals have nicknamed him American Psycho, because his lifestyle resembles that of Christian Bale’s egomaniacal, womanizing character in the film of the same name (minus the homicidal tendencies, of course). “All Mac cares about is wild parties and seducing women,” says the pal. “He goes out three to four nights a week and works out at the gym six days a week. Everything about him screams luxury, from his expensive clothes, his facial cream and haircuts to his car and property.”
[From Star Magazine, print edition, January 20, 2014]
The Star article is well worth reading for more, including details of how Bethenny met Cerussi, at a bar, and how she had a rival for his affections at the same time. The way their witness describes it, Bethenny was all over the guy and acting territorial while he was flirting up a storm with another woman.
Meanwhile In Touch has a similar story, claiming that “Mac” is “loving the attention he’s getting for dating Bethenny.”
I hope that this guy isn’t a rapist for a Bethenny’s sake. But I really wouldn’t care much if he has no intention of getting serious and is just using her to get famous. Isn’t she using him, in a way, too?
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