Bethenny has openly talked about her eating disorder in the past One can look at her and see that there is something seriously wrong and this has nothing to do with ‘policing women’s bodies’. This is talking about a woman who attacked another woman who openly admitted to her ED and her struggles with it.

Well, since her body seems to be consuming itself in recent pictures that makes a lot of sense.

She needs to go old school. She’s a talented woman with a great voice but this bullshit is old and done. Do some show tunes, write a musical that highlights her chops, do anything other than this tired retro disco bullshit. I like Gaga but her choices of songs to record are way off.

What is this bizarre obsession with exposing people’s ‘lies’? Often it’s just someone brushing shit off because it’s not your business. No one owes anyone full disclosure unless you’re in a serious relationship of some sort where it would normally be expected. The rest of the world? Fuck off with that nonsense.

Reviewers are not journalists and are under no obligation to hunt down the facts about a book. They read the book, they give their opinion. That is their job, not looking to poke holes in the story.

Two reactions: Holy filler face! And: Sorry, this trick is a sociopath and while that can be interesting to watch from afar I have no desire to encourage this shit.

Thanks for all that. I was not aware of a lot of the details. I just knew she spent a lot of time shitting on him and his family (because the grandparents wanting a strong relationship with their granddaughter seems to be, to Bethenny, weird. Because: Bethenny).

Agree. Anyone who runs around bleating ‘Zero Fucks! Zero Fucks!’ very much gives lots of fucks. Watch people’s actions instead of listening to their words (although in Bethenny’s case do both). Luann really doesn’t care all that much what these women think of her, although she does care about stuff that might hurt her…

I think she’s destroyed her own reputation, which is what often happens with the disordered, whether it’s your garden variety BPD or full-blown narcissism. You can only keep a lid on that shit for so long before your real self bubbles to the surface.

I assume her husband had some sort of insurance policy and maybe she invested? She comes, if I recall, from a very middle class/blue collar family so no money there.

I think in the first couple of seasons Bethenny was putting on a show because she was not as successful as the other women, she was struggling to get her business going, and she needed people. So she was nice and put forward the better parts of her personality whilst dampening down the ugly bits. Now that she’s…

Same here. While she made some choices I’m not sure I would have made she certainly lives life to the fullest and seems to go by the old, ‘Never complain, never explain’ most of the time.

Well, she was basically foaming at the mouth in the Berkshires so yeah, you’re on to something.

Agree - I think she was ditched by her editor after the first novel - the Widow’s Guide or whatever it was called - tanked. Also, the brouhaha over whether or not she used a ghostwriter didn’t help, I don’t think. She doesn’t seem to actually do much other than moon around her flat.

Agree that as long as he keeps bringing in the money/viewers Bravo will let him do what he wants. I do think, though, they’ve got to be questioning things because there are ‘fire Bethenny’ petitions, people are going nuts on social media and blogs and it’s mainly about her not just being a toxic bitch but also her…

Hahaha... the best part of the dog wedding was Ramona in full kooky mode. That’s the Ramona I love: a bit inappropriate but essentially harmless.

Cookbook is cancelled. They couldn’t get anyone interested. Big surprise: junk food eating girl meets vegan boy? Carole, you are not Carrie Bradshaw. And you are not a young wisp of a girl. I find her whole ‘girl’ schtick weird, particularly after she tried to insist she and Jules were ‘of the same generation’ and…

Oh yes, I forgot about that. She was trying to slam Luann’s background in a shady way. Sadly for B Luann is very open about her humble beginnings in life. I think that is what makes B insane: Luann has lived a life that bears no resemblance to where she comes from, but she doesn’t separate herself from her past. She…

Good doggy! Good Carole! She has become one of the more ridiculous women across all the franchises.

Totally agree. The absolute viciousness with which Bethenny went after Lu in the Berkshires was really disturbing. I watched it several times and even now cannot believe a grown woman who purports to be smart and savvy would behave that way for the world to see.