The Skinnygirl told off The Tipsy Girl on The Real Housewives of New York City Season 8 Episode 7 . In a confrontation for the ages, Bethenny Frankel told Sonja Morgan exactly what she thought about the latter trying to break into the wine business, sitting across from her on a couch and just tearing Morgan to shreds. It was ugly and it was personal. “I think you’re a fraud,” Frankel told Morgan upon being asked for her take on Morgan’s Tipsy Girl line of cocktails. “You’ve come up with six fake businesses, and no one buys any of it. Nobody believes any of it.” This critique brought Morgan to tears, with the reality star citing her reason Chapter 11 filing and explaining that she hoped this business idea would help her dire financial situation. You can watch The Real Housewives of New York City online to relive the entire episode and click below to view this awkward exchange: The Real Housewives of New York City Clip: Bethenny vs. Sonja! Having had some time to reflect on her destruction of Morgan, does Bethenny now have any regrets? It doesn’t really sound like it. “The Sonja situation was just kind of sad,” Frankel wrote on her blog today. “Obviously, her idea can’t touch my brand. There is no product or distribution. It is a made-for-television idea, and I have over 20 varieties of wine, vodka and ready to drink. “You can’t find a city of the Housewives where several women haven’t followed in my footsteps and attempted booze.” How does the successful entrepreneur feel about this competition? “Bring it on. The more the merrier. It is a brutal business, and it may look easy, but as you see, it isn’t.” Bethenny added Tipsy Girl is an “unoriginal name and idea” and it gives audiences a misguided impression “that you just go on TV, and poof a brand is born. That isn’t how it works.” Frankel is mostly right in this regard. She does work hard and she has made a ton of money off her Skinnygirl brand. But she’s lying to herself if she thinks her reality TV career didn’t play a big role in her success. View Slideshow: 16 Reasons Why You Need a Best Friend Like Sonja Morgan Frankel really did make Morgan cry on the latest episode of their Bravo hit, but she says now that there’s no ill will between the castmates. “As for Sonja, well…I have no anger towards Sonja, but I do have sympathy,” she concludes. “I hope she can find her truth somewhere in the process. “Ideas and names are a dime a dozen. Execution, drive, dedication and passion push it through.”
Tuesday on The Real Housewives of New York City , Bethenny and Ramona’s feud continued, while the latter hosted her New Beginnings party. Would anyone truly begin anew, though? When The Real Housewives of New York City Season 7 Episode 19 got underway, it was evident the season finale was going to be as boring as the rest of the season. The season finale episode started off with yet another a** kissing moment between Ramona and Sonja. Though their relationship has wavered over the years, Ramona and Sonja have somehow retained a sense of friendship—whatever that means on a reality show. Ramona stopped by Sonja’s house to congratulate her for a successful fashion show. “Everyone’s mouth dropped,” Ramona complimented. What Ramona failed to mention is that their mouths probably dropped because they were shocked Sonja actually had a line of clothing to show. Her “international fashion lifestyle brand” has been questionable throughout the course of the season. But, somehow, she pulled it off. The compliments quickly changed to complaints though. Sonja pried for information about the spat between Bethenny and Ramona during the fashion show. Of course, Ramona played innocent “I don’t know why Bethenny picked a fashion show to start a fight with me,” she whined. For the entire season, Ramona has been playing the I’m-a-changed-person card. “I have changed,” she said. “I just came from church from Ash Wednesday.” Though going to Ash Wednesday is a good start, Ramona might benefit more from confession. All season, she has been offensive and has built her narrative around half-truths and gossip about her “friends.” Plus, her quest to conquer some strange is less than virtuous—at least by the church’s standards. But Ramona swore she is a changed woman. And to inaugurate her transition, she threw a New Beginnings party. It’s like a quinceanera for a 50-something white woman. View Slideshow: 20 Really Big Real Housewives Scandals The majority of the episode featured Ramona’s weird party. The intent of the party was to celebrate Ramona’s fresh start after splitting from her husband, Mario Singer. But apparently, for these laides, new beginnings just means the same old sh*t. The party kicked off with a fight between Ramon and Bethenny. In fact, the moment Bethenny walked in the door, Ramona confronted her. Bethenny said, “Ramona’s, like, got me. She’s on my crotch the second I walk in.” Ramona’s intention was to apologize to Bethenny for blabbing that Bethenny cheated on her first husband. However, Ramona is not known for her well-crafted apologies. In fact, one of her trademark qualities is offering half-hearted I’m-sorries. And she proved this to be true again. Her apology turned into a fight when Bethenny mentioned she didn’t want to deal with Ramona’s sob story. In her interview, Bethenny stated, “I don’t have the energy to be mad at Ramona.” All season, a recurring theme on RHONYC has been quick apologies. And that remained true tonight. Bethenny and Ramona hashed it out for a few breaths. Then, they hugged it out. And that was that. Like most of the season, their fight was uneventful. Things almost got good in a fight between Sonja and Kristen! After Sonja’s fashion show, a New York Post reporter asked Kristen about Sonja’s elusive toaster oven. Kristen told the reporter that she would like Sonja to come out with the toaster oven because she only cooks using a toaster oven. A quick flashback scene proved that Kristen simply answered the question the reporter asked, and she was being supportive. Still, that did not go over well with Sonja. And she brought out her inner six-year-old to prove it. “Things have come to light that I don’t think are worth talking about,” Sonja said. “I don’t want to talk to you ever again about my career or my future.” She pouted, “I don’t want to be friends with you anymore.” And for once, finally, Kristen actually did something. She raised her voice and fought back when Sonja accused her of trash talking her to the media. Kristen’s presence on the show has been less than entertaining all season. So much that there have been rumors that she won’t be returning for the next season of RHONYC . But could her last minute sass save her a spot on the show? The other fight of the night was between Carole and LuAnn. When Carole started dating LuAnn’s really young chef (who also dated LuAnn’s niece), their friendship began to unravel. And when LuAnn was busted with some strange while the ladies were on vacay in the Turks and Caicos, Carole took offense. The tension between them came to a head at the New Beginnings party. LuAnn accused Carole of trying to catch her red handed with a guy. LuAnn even claimed that by barging her room, Carole exposed her promiscuous ways to her daughter. As Carole tactfully mentioned, if you don’t want your daughter to know you are banging dudes on vacation, don’t bang dudes on vacation. LuAnn called Carole a liar. Carole denied it. Blah, blah, blah. Someone delivered a mango margarita, and the fight was over. The only other moment of interest during the season finale was between John and Dorinda. John and Dorinda have been dating for three years. John’s flirty behavior is, at best, questionable. And Dorinda hasn’t quite healed from the passing of her husband. To add to the complications, Dorinda’s daughter, Hannah, hates John. Yet the couple has remained together. John took a bold step and offered a pseudo-proposal to Dorinda at a pizza place. Like most things involving John, the scene was uncomfortable to watch. “There’s no ring in your pocket, is there?” Dorinda nervously asked. John responded, “I do have a ring. Can I bring it out?” Dorinda harshly replied, “No,” and kept eating. Rightfully, she was p*ssed he was going to propose in a pizza joint. Not that a proposal has to be picture perfect. But who wants a sweaty guy that has flirted with all of your friends to pop the question over a poached egg pizza? John ended up asking Dorinda to move in with him. It was hard to determine if he was really going to propose or not. But either way, the whole scene was awkward. So that’s it. The Real Housewives of New York City celebrated another season finale! And viewers are celebrating that they don’t have to deal with such a boring season anymore. As Ramona angrily toasted to her friends, hitting their wine glasses so hard they nearly broke, she reminded everyone that even though they are “friends,” there is always more drama to be had. Until next season!
Last season, viewers had to bear witness to Kristen Taekman’s marriage on The Real Housewives of New York City . In disgust, they watched her patriarch husband, John, ignore his wife and children and often belittle Kristen. On the season premiere , Kristen said her marriage is improving–even though John wouldn’t run the bath for their kid. Radar Online has reported that the couple decided to ban cameras from filming their fights this season. A source said, “Before Kristen signed up for another season, she had long discussions with John because he was unhappy with how he was portrayed on the show. He didn’t want the show to negatively impact his business.” There was a lot of added strain in the marriage after the season aired, so Kristen agreed to not allow cameras as much access to them as a couple,” the source added. Their request for privacy is admirable and probably necessary. But it also begs the question, what is John hiding? The simplest way to not be portrayed as an a**hole is to not act like an a**hole. If they are requesting for less camera time to hide their fights, then it is hard to believe that John’s behavior has changed much. So far this season, there as been very little screen time for Kristen. Maybe she is off camera fighting??? Realistically, someone on the RHONYC is fighting somewhere at any given time. Bethenny Frankel and Heather Thompson got into when Bethenny failed to invite Kristen to her 44th birthday party. Heather said, “I spoke to Kristen Taekman the other day, and her feelings were hurt that you didn’t invite her to your birthday.” “Oh my God — are you really bringing this up? I just fell asleep. Wake me up when this is over,” Bethenny shot back. This petty fight (and the hundred others to come) are fine with Kristen. The source explained, “Kristen is more than happy to give Bethenny additional camera time if it means not focusing on her personal life. John and Kristen have been working very hard on their marriage off-camera, and are in a much better place now.” View Slideshow: 22 Real Housewives Feuds For the Ages
Bethenny Frankel may be taking this whole Skinnygirl thing a bit too seriously. The reality star, who is headed back to The Real Housewives of New York City , made headlines this week when she posed for a Twitter photo in promotion of her new Skinnygirl Cocktails book. “Today my newest book #SkinnygirlCocktails is available wherever books are sold!! Go pick up yours today,” she wrote as a caption to the following photo. But followers weren’t focused on the book in Bethenny’s hands. Rather, they couldn’t stop staring at the lack of bulk around her wait. One follower told Frankel to “eat something” and questioned if she was “having a nervous breakdown.” This prompted the 43-year-old to respond to the criticism of the image on the Elvis Duran and the Z100 Morning Show earlier today. “The way that my body was, it made me look like I was a skeleton and it became this whole Internet thing yesterday, that I’m anorexic and all this crazy stuff,” Bethenny said. Will she be more careful in the future regarding what kind of photos she publishes online? Maybe, but… “If I start filtering myself and being so careful walking on eggshells with everything I say or post, I won’t even be me or be on this radio show or on that television show, or as successful as I am,” she said. “So this is who I am, and sometimes you make mistakes!” 14 Celebrities Who Need to Eat Some Pie 1. Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan looks healthier these days than she used to at the height of her … whatever that phase was. Frankel made similar waves in July when she ran a picture on Instagram of herself in her four-year old daughter’s pajamas . For understandable reasons, many were concerned how an adult could actually pull off such a feat. “I didn’t think people were going to start being anorexic because I put my daughter’s clothes on,” she said at the time. “I just thought it was a ridiculous joke. I peed in a champagne bucket at my own wedding. The bar is very low, so why is that such a big deal?”
Bethenny Frankel’s return to The Real Housewives of New York City is a done deal, but ex-husband Jason Hoppy will do anything to keep their daughter off it. Hoppy is expected to formally ask the judge handling their bitter divorce to prevent 4-year-old daughter Bryn Hoppy from ever appearing on the Bravo show. Frankel’s return to RHONYC was confirmed this week, and “Jason isn’t thrilled because he knows Bethenny is going to get in numerous jabs” about their split. While anything you see when you watch The Real Housewives of New York City online is out of his control, Hoppy hopes to control one critical aspect. “It’s just unhealthy for Bryn to be on TV at a time when her parents are getting divorced,” explains the source. “Bethenny signed up for the show, [Bryn] didn’t.” Bethenny may point to Hoppy’s double standard, says a source: “Jason had no problem with Bryn being on Bethenny’s [shows] when they were happily married.” “Bethenny wouldn’t have Bryn be with her during every single shoot for Real Housewives , but she is adamant that the judge allow her to be on the show.” Frankel, who starred on the show from 2008-10, after which she built a Skinnygirl cocktail empire, spent the summer carefully considering a return to Bravo. “I’m genuinely excited, with a side of slightly nervous, for my return to the Real Housewives of New York City,” the 43-year-old said in a statement. “Bravo has always been the [place on TV] where I have the freedom to be unfiltered, honest and inappropriate, with an audience who has been with me from the beginning.” “I can’t wait to see what this next chapter brings for all of us.” Sounds like it will bring big drama on and off the screen. Real Housewives: Before They Were Reality Stars! 1. Tamra Barney: Before The Real Housewives OCs Tamra was quite the bodacious bikini babe. Still is!
Talk about gun control! Barack Obama is in Poland this week to curry favor with Eastern European nations for the US fight against Russian aggression, and somehow a clever Pole was able to evade the Secret Service long enough to film the POTUS’ workout. Barack Obama Workout Video Sadly, it seems Michelle has the jacked arms in the family, and the above footage is unlikely to convince anyone who’s on the fence that Obama is ready to go toe-to-toe with Russia…We imagine Putin works out by throwing horses or something. Fortunately, the battle for control of the Ukraine will be settled diplomatically, and not in a Rocky IV-style transcontinental boxing match. That is, of course, unless Obama’s selfie buddy Joe Biden gets pummeled to death in the ring by some Soviet giant, a la Apollo Creed. Then it’s whuppin’ time. Maybe Obama is training for that possibility. We kid, of course. The man’s 52 years old and we’d say he’s in pretty good shape considering the amount he’s got on his plate. Besides, regardless of how you feel about the man’s politics Obama dissed Kim Kardashian last month which is enough to earn him the title of American hero. And, of course, we feel comfortable joshing Obama because we know the man has a sense of humor. Check out some of his best quotes from this year’s White House correspondents’ dinner: President Obama: Best of White House Correspondents’ Dinner Quotes We rolled out HealthCare.gov. That could’ve gone better. In 2008 my slogan was ‘Yes, We Can.’ In 2013, my slogan was ‘Control, Alt, Delete. President Obama Permalink: Yes we can? Added: May 04, 2014 1. Yes we can? We rolled out HealthCare.gov. That could’ve gone better. In 2008 my slogan was ‘Yes, We Can.’ In 2013, my slogan was ‘Control, Alt, Delete.
The ugliness has finally come to an end. Following a VERY bitter custody battle between the estranged couple, Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy have settled their legal differences and will both be closely involved in daughter Bryn’s life. The case was settled today in court, though specifics are unavailable at this time. Bethenny Frankel vs. Jason Hoppy: It’s Ugly! Said Hoppy’s lawyer, Bernard Clair, to People: “My client is delighted that this custody battle has been resolved; that his co-parenting status has been acknowledged; that the parties’ child will have the benefit of being raised by both parents; and most importantly, that his daughter will no longer be at the mercy of a high-profile courtroom battle.” Late last month, details of Bethenny’s tear-induced testimony leaked out, with the former Real Housewife claiming Hoppy is out to destroy her . Clair told a judge that Bethenny only cares about herself and only uses her four-year old as a “prop” to help with publicity. Frankel, meanwhile, accused her ex of verbal abuse; of hacking into her email; and of recording their conversations. He would also leave “pee and poop in the toilet” as a nuisance, Frankel actually said. Bethenny, of course, rose to fame on The Real Housewives of New York City and then started her own very successful line of Skinnygirl Products. Whatever the resolution in this case, let’s all hope it works out well for little Bryn. Real Housewives: Before They Were Reality Stars! 1. Tamra Barney: Before The Real Housewives OCs Tamra was quite the bodacious bikini babe. Still is!
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These two milk-dud heads have GOT to be a couple, right? If not, then what don’t Fee-Fee and Sugar-Cakes like about themselves that would make them NOT be with each other, but hang around each other so much? Pure Comedy! youtube
It’s been quite the week on Bethenny for staged events producers hope will boost the show’s sagging ratings . First, Farrah Abraham got into it with an audience member who questioned her parenting skills. And today, former Apprentice star and current pastor Omarosa stopped by the program because, according to Frankel, she likes “talking to controversial people” and she’s “intrigued by human behavior.” This led to a heated exchange in which Omarosa talked down to Bethenny, told the host to “walk in her own truth,” and questioned whether the talk show would still be around in a year. Even if you believe this was totally a ploy for ratings, it’s rather fascinating/awkward to watch: Bethenny vs. Omarosa! Whose side are you on in the Bethenny vs. Omarosa feud? Team Bethenny! Team Omarosa! Team They Both Suck and This is Clearly a Ratings Ploy! View Poll »
