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Bethenny Frankel confirms split from husband Jason Hoppy in a statement

ByAsa Hawks

It has been rumored for months (and months and months) that former Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel and husband Jason Hoppy were having difficulties making their marriage work, with a source on Wednesday going so far as to say the Skinnygirl Bethennterepreneur was already meeting with divorce attorneys and working out the details of their separation. Earlier today Bethenny issued a statement confirming the rumors, ending it by saying, “this is an immensely painful and heartbreaking time for us.” Keep reading for Bethenny’s full statment 🙁

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PHOTOS Bethenny Frankel and daughter Bryn enjoy a day at the park

ByLindsay

Bethenny Frankel and her daughter Bryn have been living it up lately. The mother-daughter duo has been all over New York City this week having ice cream dates, going for walks, and most recently, visiting a playground. Yesterday, the former Real Housewives of New York City star and her two-year-old tot were spotted at a park near her Tribeca home and boy, were they having a ball!

Bethenny Frankel family photo with mom Bernadette Bonnie Burke and stepfather John Parisella
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VIDEO Bethenny Frankel reconciles with stepfather John Parisella

ByAsa Hawks

Bethenny Frankel reveals in this Bethenny Ever After preview clip that she has recently spoken on the phone with her stepfather John Parisella out of appreciation for him not speaking negatively about her in the press and refusing to participate in the E! True Hollywood Story about her life. “I wanted him to know that, you know, some f***ed up stuff happened, he was a hustler, there was some stuff he did to my mother that was not great but before that, he raised me as his own,” she reveals. Meanwhile, Bethenny’s feud with her mother Bernadette Burke rages on. Check out Bernadette’s latest criticisms of her daughter and Bethenny’s response, which includes declaring “I hate her! I really do! I hate her. I just hate her. I really do.”

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REPORT Bethenny Frankel’s husband Jason Hoppy moves out

ByAsa Hawks

Uh oh. It sounds like Bethenny Ever After star Bethenny Frankel may not be living Hoppily ever after after all! According to a source for In Touch, the 41-year-old reality star and “Skinny Girl” brand honcho has done run her husband Jason Hoppy, 40, out of their New York City apartment and into the nearby Cosmopolitan Hotel!

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Bethenny Frankel bikini photos. Plus Bryn!

ByAsa Hawks

Bethenny Frankel gave the residents of Miami Beach a friendly reminder of how her juh-billion dollar brand Skinny Girl got its name as she took her hot rod bod out for a spin in a revealing string bikini earlier today. Also, she clarifies her earlier comment that her husband Jason Hoppy’s “penis has cobwebs on it.”

UPDATED – Just added a photo of Bethenny with daughter Bryn, who was sporting a super cute red one-piece swimsuit with white hearts! Awwwww…

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VIDEO Emotional Bethenny Frankel reveals she recently suffered a miscarriage

ByDarren O

Bethenny Frankel has grown an empire by telling it like it is. Her straightforward demeanor hasn’t always set well with everyone but in this vein the reality star got emotional as she revealed to Today that she suffered a miscarriage. See her emotional and candid response about what happened and how it’s made her further appreciate the gift that it is her daughter Bryn. As a bonus she throws out some info about virtual cobwebs growing on her husband’s johnson too. Hey, this is Frankel we’re talking about!

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PHOTO Bethenny Frankel in a Hello Kitty Halloween costume

ByAsa Hawks

The celebrity Halloween costume parade continues as former Real Housewife and current business mogulista Bethenny Frankel struts her Skinny Girl frame in a Hello Kitty costume at Heidi Klum’s annual Halloween bash Saturday night. Keep reading for all the amazing technicolor dreamleggings glory!

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PHOTOS – Bethenny Frankel launches Skinnygirl Sangria!

ByStarcasm Staff

Earlier this year, Bethenny Frankel sold her Skinnygirl Cocktail brand to Fortune Brands (Jim Beam) for what is rumored to be 9 figures, but as part of the deal she’s seeing through the launch of more prepackaged cocktail flavors besides the popular Margarita, the latest being a fun Sangria.

Photo from the Summer By Bravo commercial "Summer Camp By Bravo"
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VIDEO Bravo launches 2011 Summer by Bravo campaign with summer camp commercial

ByAsa Hawks

It’s been a year since Bravo launched their fun and immensely popular star-studded “Summer By Bravo” commercial featuring dozens of Bravolebrities enjoying an elegant pool-side party. As any fan of the network knows, Bravo likes what the fans like so they have a brand new star-packed “Summer By Bravo” commercial for 2011!

Instead of the elegant poolside party they’ve gone with the summer camp theme and the commercial features a slew of the most entertaining folks in reality programming as they get off a bus for a fun-filled summer of ping pong, archery, practical jokes, campfires and fireworks!

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VIDEO Ramona Singer says Bethenny Frankel’s Skinny Girl didn’t sell for $120 million, more like $30 million

ByAsa Hawks

On tonight’s episode of Bethenny Ever After the reality star turned business mogul Bethenny Frankel sells her Skinny Girl cocktail line to the spirits company who owns Jim Beam, a sale that was rumored to have a price tag in the neighborhood of $120 million dollars. But wait! Another Real Housewives of New York City alcohol entrepreneur has weighed in and said that number is greatly exaggerated! Watch the video clip of the Queen of Pinot Grigio, Ramona Singer, offering up what she thinks the actual price tag may have been. Oh, and of course Bethenny fires back!

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Bethenny Frankel’s mom claims Bethenny’s lying about toxic childhood

ByStarcasm Staff

Reality star Bethenny Frankel has been very outspoken about her “toxic” childhood growing up with her estranged mother Bonnie (Bernadette Frankel Birk), who hasn’t even met Bethenny’s baby daughter Brynn Hoppy. She’s described a childhood torn apart by fear, violence, eating disorders, guilt, alcoholism, and mental illness. Now her mother, who has been amazingly silent…

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Who is Bethenny Frankel’s father, Bobby Frankel?

ByStarcasm Staff

When RH NY’s Bethenny Frankel isn’t serving up scathing comments, healthy meals, or SkinnyGirl Margaritas, she expresses that she’s broken and damaged from a very toxic childhood. In fact, she barely even knew her father, renowned horse trainer Robert (Bobby) Frankel. Click to find out more about their relationship!