Bethenny Frankel Threatens To Leave "Real Housewives of New York City" Unless She Gets Raise

RadarOnline.com:

Will Bethenny Frankel be leaving The Real Housewives of New York City yet again? After landing a production deal at another network, the reality star told Bravo she would be leaving to focus on her new projects — if she didn’t get a massive raise.

Last week, Frankel announced she had signed a deal with Leftfield Entertainment to produce her own shows. The first, Food Porn, will premiere on FYI network Thursday night.

“Bethenny is ready to take over television, and become the next Ellen DeGeneres,” an insider told Radar.

“So before filming began for the Real Housewives of New York City, Bethenny demanded a huge pay increase. She had initially asked for $2 million,” said the source, “which would have been double her salary from last season.”

“Bravo balked, but both sides agreed to pay her $1.5 million, for essentially three months of work.”

“She is a savvy businesswoman and was prepared to walk away from the series once again,” the source claimed.

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Who Is Charrisse Jackson Jordan? The 'Real Housewives Of Potomac' Star Will Fit Right In

Bustle.com:

The Real Housewives franchise is adding a brand new city to its arsenal, and the it already has a ton of promise. The Real Housewives of Potomac star Charrisse Jackson Jordan is just one of the stars of the new city franchise, and she's definitely going to make a splash. You might be thinking, does Bravo really need another city to extend the franchise to? The immediate answer to that is "Hells yes." We can always use a little more drama and glam in our lives courtesy of Housewives, and Potomac (and Charrisse) are going to supply just that.

According to her Bravo bio, Charrisse is a "dedicated wife, mother, and socialite whose reputation precedes her in the elite Potomac social circle." If that's not a description you want describing you, I don't know what is. Charrisse might also be our go-to party planner, as it is mentioned that she is "known for extravagant parties and events." Basically, she seems like the perfect package for Real Housewives of Potomac. But, besides the glitz and glam of shopping, socializing, and traveling around the world, Charrisse is also going to bring a lot of heart to the show.

Here's what you need to know about Charrisse Jackson Jordan on RHOP.

She Has A Passion For Giving Back

It's obvious that Charrisse has a big heart. She is the former president of Behind the Bench, the National Basketball Wives Association. She has also spent her time helping charities like Knock Out Abuse Against Women, Men Against Breast Cancer, N Street Village raise a ton of money.

She Has Two Kids

Charrisse, who doesn't do nannies ("period"), has two children: Jackson, 17, and Skylar, 15. It is obvious from the photo above of her kids spending time at a women's shelter that she has instilled her good heart in her children.

She Has A Unique Marriage Style

Charrisse has been married to former NBA player Eddie Jordan for 18 years. He played for teams like the Nets, Lakers, and Trail Blazers. He was also the coach for the 76ers, Wizards, Kings. He is now the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights men’s basketball team. Something that fans of RHOP may note is that Charrisse and her husband have lived apart (Eddie in New Jersey for Rutgers) for the past three years, something she attributes to the success of their marriage.

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Kyle Richards Talks Plastic Surgery

People.com:

She lives in a town obsessed with looking young, but Kyle Richards isn't a fan of overdoing it with the nips and tucks.

"I'm one of those people who thinks less is better," Richards tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week's issue. "There are so many people who have so much done to their face. They never look better!"

Still, the mom of four daughters, who says she does "minimal" Botox, admits that being a reality star on a long-running show (six seasons and counting for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ) does have its drawbacks when it comes to getting older.

"It's fun to watch yourself age in high-def," jokes Richards, 46. "I see the changes. It's part of life. We're in a town where we don't want to age, and we're almost expected not to, but what can I do?"  

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Real Housewives of Atlanta TV Ratings Plummet

RadarOnline.com:

What is going on with the Real Housewives of Atlanta?

According to a new report by Lalate News, the Bravo reality show has experienced a major ratings bombshell this week.

The episode which aired on Sunday, Nov. 29 got a 2.8 ratings share, which is lower than the show’s 2014 3.5 average and a deprecation of 700,000 tune-ins, the report claims.

This isn’t the first major decline in viewership RHOA had dealt with this season.

As OKmagazine.com previously reported, season 8 premiered on Nov. 8 to nearly 1 million less viewers than the season 7 premiere, which raked in 3.8 million.

This season also marked a major cast shakeup after losing star NeNe Leakes, 47, as a full-time cast member.

Uh oh. Andy Cohen and Bravo better break out that checkbook and get NeNe Leakes on the phone. While NeNe Leakes and her lawyer may want to revisit all that scrilla they threw at Bethenny Frankel to come back to 'RHONY'. Just saying.

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Yolanda Foster Is Apparently Broke

RadarOnline.com:

Yolanda Foster has gone from a millionaire’s wife to a soon-to-be single mom, and she’s feeling the pinch! Insiders tell RadarOnline.com that The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star is complaining to close friends that she is broke since splitting with her husband, David Foster.

Yolanda, suffering from the lingering effects of Lyme disease, has been living in David’s West L.A. condo, after they sold their Malibu mansion.

Since announcing the split earlier this month, “Yolanda has been holed up in the condo and is very unhappy,” an insider told Radar. “David hasn’t lived there for weeks, and she is absolutely miserable. The condo is in a luxury building, but Yolanda hates it.”

“David has owned the condo for years and it was his bachelor pad,” the source continued. “It’s not large and luxurious as their Malibu mansion was.”

And she’s not exactly ready to splash out on a bachelorette pad for herself.

“The only income Yolanda currently has is from her ex-husband, Mohammad Hadid,” the source claimed, “and he is no longer obligated to give her any support. Out of the goodness of Mohammad’s heart, he is helping out the mother of his three children.”

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Ask a Star: NeNe Leakes of CHICAGO

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Kyle Richards Definitively Says She's Not Friends With Brandi Glanville

Design&Trend.com:

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" stars Kyle Richards and Brandi Glanville are not on good terms.


Richards, 46, opened up about her relationship with Glanville, 43, at KIIS FM's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in Los Angeles on Friday, Dec. 4. When asked if she and Glanville get along well together, Richards told Entertainment Tonight that they are "not friends at all."

"We really didn't have a foundation to begin with," Richards explained. "It's not like a friend you had a falling out with and you missed them, so there's no love lost there."

Richards and Glanville were actually friendly to each other when the latter joined the Bravo series in 2011, but the two had a massive falling out after getting into a physical altercation during the fifth season of the show.

In an interview with HuffPost Live last December, Glanville said that the feud was all Richards' fault.

"With Kyle, if you look at her, she's been in a fight with her own sister [Kim Richards], with Lisa Vanderpump, with Carlton [Gebbia], with Camille [Grammer], Yolanda [Foster] she had a problem with, with me, she has problems with everyone," Glanville said.

And just this October, Glanville blasted Mauricio Umansky -- Richards' husband -- after finding out about his seemingly chilly reaction to the news of her return to "RHOBH."

TMZ  caught up with Umansky that month, and it was pretty clear that he's no idea that Glanville was going to be part of season 6.

"What?! I didn't know about this. Which country? Which city?" he asked TMZ's photog. When the paparazzo told Umansky that Glanville is returning to the show that he and his wife are on, he laughed and said that's not true.

"She's not gonna be on 'Beverly Hills!' No she is not!" he said. "I don't believe that story. I call bulls--t. [Laughs]."

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Porsha Williams Involved In ANOTHER Fight....with Female Friend At Holiday Party

TMZ.com:

Porsha Williams attacked a woman during a recent 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' shoot because the chick brought the wrong dude to a holiday party.

We're told cameras were rolling when Porsha's good friend Jami Ziegler floated into the shindig on the arm of a man, and something about that man pushed Porsha over the edge. 

Sources say Porsha first tried to get Jami booted from the party, but she left on her own. We're told Porsha followed Jami outside, shoved her to the ground ... then started punching and pulling hair.

The fight was broken up quickly enough that cops weren't called, and there were no serious injuries. We're told cameras even missed the action, so ... someone's getting fired. 

As for what set off Porsha? Word is she's got bad blood with Jami's guy, though it's unclear why. We reached out to Porsha, no word back yet. But warning to 'RHOA' cast -- someone's still got quick hands. 

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Gamble Breaux Talks New Season of "Real Housewives of Melbourne' and Co-Stars Not Attending $20K Pet Wedding

DailyMail.com:

With all the drama that goes down on The Real Housewives of Melbourne, it would be easy to assume that the stars of the reality TV series are co-workers and not friends.

But Gamble Breaux insists the relationships are genuine, telling the Daily Mail Australia: 'We actually have real rapport and real relationships and real love for each other...there's a real respect for each and every Housewife for the other Housewives.'

Despite the 43-year-old's proclamation of love and respect between the ladies, her RHOM co-stars were noticeably absent from a lavish $20,000 pet wedding that she threw in Sydney on Saturday.

All the other Housewives were invited but they didn’t attend. Gina Liano is a good friend of the Billichs but I know she's been busy', Gamble explained to DMA.

Perhaps speaking to those Housewives who did not attend, Gamble added: 'It's a big event, you know? It's being treated as a real wedding.'

The blonde bombshell also said that when the Housewives aren't filming, they usually take a break from each other to spend more time with their families. 

Judging by her fellow Housewives' social media accounts, Jackie Gillies spent Saturday out clubbing, while Chyka Keebaugh attended a birthday party with her husband and two children.

As for Lydia Schiavello, she had a human wedding in Melbourne's Rockbank to attend.

Gamble also opened up about the new season of The Real Housewives, calling it 'insane.' 

She revealed that despite claims of the series being fake, everything is actually real.

'You forget the cameras are there so what you see is what we feel,' she told DMA.

'They don’t direct you, they don’t tell you what to do.'

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Arrest Brooks! Vicki Gunvalson’s Family Wants Ayers Prosecuted For Cancer Lie

RadarOnline.com:

Brooks Ayers‘ cancer lie got him sent packing from the OC, but now ex-girlfriend Vicki Gunvalson‘s family wants him sent to jail! An insider tells RadarOnline.com that the RHOC star’s inner circle want him prosecuted for forging his medical documents.

As Radar reported, Ayers admitted to fabricating medical records that he produced on the show. He claimed to have been treated at City of Hope cancer center, but the facility reportedly denied he was ever a patient, and he came clean with the cover-up.

Now, “Vicki’s family wants the City of Hope to have Brooks prosecuted,” an insider told Radar.

California law states, “any person who alters or modifies the medical record of any person, with fraudulent intent, or who, with fraudulent intent, creates any false medical record, is guilty of a misdemeanor.” The maximum penalty is one year in county jail.

“What he did was horrible and Vicki would absolutely cooperate with law enforcement,” an insider told Radar. “Cops and the district attorney’s office would have a very clear path to conviction. Brooks is shown on camera with the faked documents, and later admitted he forged them.”

When he was caught red-handed, Ayers told E! News, “Words cannot express the deep regret that I have in fabricating documents to ‘prove’ to the world that I, in fact, have cancer. What I did was wrong and inexcusable. I acted alone, without Vicki’s knowledge, to produce documents for a reality TV show in hopes of putting doubts about my cancer to rest.”

The City of Hope and local police did not respond to Radar’s requests for comment. Ayers said he had no comment.

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NeNe Leakes Talks Broadway, "The View" & More

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Brandi Glanville Reveals Why She Returned to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: 'Money'

People.com:

A certain wine-throwing housewife is back in the mix for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills's sixth season, and Brandi Glanville has a good reason for her return.

Glanville took to the RHOBH season six premiere party on Thursday in Hollywood and credited one thing for her triumphant return to the reality show.

"Money," she told PEOPLE.

The 43-year-old mentioned that she only filmed with Yolanda Foster and Kim Richards for the season. 

Glanville opted for a detailed, long-sleeve mini-dress at the event and was seen posing for a group photo with the rest of the cast.

Eileen Davidson, who has had drama with Glanville, said she hasn't seen Glanville on or off set, but insisted that she isn't "somebody who holds a grudge."  

"I don't have anything against her," Davidson told PEOPLE of Glanville. "I learned a lot last year in the process. It wasn't always pleasant, but whatever, I made it through."

Glanville left the show earlier this year. She has maintained that she wasn't fired, but said she decided to leave after taking a beating online for last season's antics.

"I felt like I played ball, I gave my all to the show, and then when it aired I thought, 'Oh my God, they did me no favors in the editing room,' " she told Howard Stern in July. "And I got really upset and a little depressed." 

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