Bethenny Frankel Sues Lawyers Over Divorce Condo

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Bethenny Frankel got screwed in her divorce -- once by her ex-husband and once by her own lawyers -- so she claims in a new lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit, back in 2011, Bethenny bought a Manhattan condo for $5 million. Jason Hoppy, her hubby at the time, suggested she put the property in a trust. She claims she wanted it held in her name alone, but went along with the trust idea and they had their lawyers draft the document.

Bethenny claims, after divorce papers were filed -- to her horror -- she discovered the trust gave Jason a 50% interest in the condo. What's more, he had the right to live there and not pay a penny in rent.

Bethenny claims the snafu made the divorce super messy and it took 3 years to resolve. 

She's suing her lawyers for $2 mil minimum.

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Dorit Kemsley Continues to Collect Rivals — This Time with Eileen Davidson

People.com:

Dorit Kemsley hasn’t been doing the best job at making friends on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

The newest Housewife in the franchise, Kemsley has already found herself on the other side of some very pointed words from Erika Girardi, after #pantygate. And now it seems that the 40-year-old swimwear designer’s relationship with Days of Our Lives star Eileen Davidson isn’t going as well either.

On Tuesday’s all-new episode, Davidson attempted to clarify a miscommunication between the two — though Kemsley didn’t appear open to finding peace.

As Davidson explained, “It seems like Dorit is trying to make me a problem, when I’m not trying to be a problem at all.”

Like many arguments on a Real Housewives franchise, this misunderstanding came from drama that occurred a year prior between Davidson, Lisa Rinna and Lisa Vanderpump. (There’s no use recounting the argument because it’s become so mucked at this point, it’s nearly impossible to understand what did or did not happen. But two words should summarize it well: Munchausen Syndrome).

While at dinner with Kemsley and her husband Paul “PK” Kemsely, Rinna explained how she and Vanderpump had found a way to move on from their former feud.

“I wanted her to do something I needed her to do and she wasn’t capable,” Rinna revealed. “I pretty much let it go pretty soon — I mean, I didn’t see her. [But] I don’t think she’s let it go. I love Lisa for who she is. I had a moment with her, and I am saying true to my truth, and that’s that.”

While Rinna was sure not to recount the situation, PK seemed to know exactly what she was talking about — even grilling Rinna about why she “didn’t let it go.”

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Luann De Lesseps ‘Pissed’ at Jill Zarin for Sabotaging Her Wedding

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Luann de Lesseps was all smiles on New Year's Eve after she wed controversial fiancé Tom D'Agostino in a secret ceremony, but now she's dealing with some aftermath drama with her Real Housewives of New York costar!

As RadarOnline.com reported, de Lesseps lied to the Bravo network by saying she wanted her wedding to be kept private, only later to cut a $20,000 deal with People magazine for exclusive rights to report the event.

However, an insider exclusively told Radar that wedding guest and costar Jill Zarin has sabotaged the Countess by exposing tons of wedding footage on her Instagram page.

Now, according to the source, People is no longer willing to pay de Lesseps since a majority of the event has has already been leaked on Zarin's page!

"Luann is pissed," the source told Radar. "Jill cannot help herself. She constantly needs to make everything about her !"

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Airline Says James and Amber Marchese Lied About Flight Fight

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Virgin Airlines says former “Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars James and Amber Marchese are members of the frequent liars program.

In a countersuit filed Wednesday in federal court in New Jersey, Virgin America claims that the Marcheses not only fought during an April 2016 flight from Los Angeles to Newark, but lied about it afterwards.

The Marcheses filed suit against Virgin America in October, claiming that an alleged brawl that a Virgin America employee told the police about — and which caused the Marcheses to be removed from the flight  — never happened. In their suit, the Marcheses alleged defamation, negligence and false imprisonment.

But Virgin America is sticking by its story in the countersuit, claiming that the airline employee heard James Marchese tell Amber, “If you want to be on equal f—ing playing fields, then carry the f—ing bags.” The airline also asserts that James Marchese closed his hands around his wife’s neck and told her, “Bitch, if you do that again, I will f—ing kill you” before releasing his grip around her neck.

Virgin America, which alleges defamation in its countersuit, claims that the Marcheses made “numerous defamatory statements” to the news media and on their social media accounts saying that the airline and the employee “lied to law enforcement and fabricated the domestic disturbance … for their own self-promotion and to attract publicity.”

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Erika Girardi Says Her Shocking 'Real Housewives' Tears Won't Be What People Think

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Melissa Gorga’s Envy Boutique Is Temporarily Closed After ‘Difference of Opinion’ With Her Business Partner

EOnline.com:

Closing up shop … for now. The Envy by Melissa Gorga boutique is closed temporarily after the Real Housewives of New Jersey star had a “difference of opinion” with her business partner, Jackie Beard Robinson. 

Rumors started swirling that the Montclair, New Jersey, retailer was shutting its doors after only a year when customers saw the entire store was empty — but the Bravo star’s rep tells Us that it will reopen in a few weeks with spring inventory.

“Melissa Gorga is and has always been an owner of the Envy by Melissa Gorga boutique,” Gorga’s rep tells Us Weekly exclusively. "Melissa and Jackie have had a difference of opinion on how the store should be run and at this point, Jackie is no longer involved in managing the boutique, but Melissa intends to maintain the success of the boutique by managing it on her own, and she is excited to open with a new inventory of spring fashions.”

A source tells Us that the reality star, 37, hasn’t seen eye to eye with Robinson for a while now, so Robinson decided to go into business with Kim DePaola, who owns Posche and has made cameos on RHONJ. The source says Robinson moved the inventory from Envy to DePaola’s store.

According to the source, the Love Italian Style: The Secrets of My Hot and Happy Marriage author disagreed with Robinson over spending and how to run the business. “Melissa was unhappy, and she was like, ‘You aren’t operating this store to make a profit. This isn’t working.’ She wanted to dissolve their agreement,” the insider continued. “But Jackie wanted Melissa to just give up her stake and be a paid spokesperson.”

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Kelly Dodd Beats Siggy Flicker In Real Housewives’ Best Newcomer Poll

Inquisitr.com:

Real Housewives of Orange County star Kelly Dodd has been crushing it in the polls lately. After being hailed as the Best Housewife of 2016, Kelly also won the Best Newcomer, beating Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Siggy Flicker and Dolores Catania, and Dorit Kemsley from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The RHOC star also won Best Reality Star award, alongside Shark Tank‘s Mark Cuban.

In a recent online survey by Real Housewife Polls, Kelly Dodd was hailed as the best newcomer by Real Housewives fans. The RHOC star got 63 percent of 1,417 votes. Coming in second place was Real Housewives of New Jersey star Siggy Flicker with 19 percent.

In December, Real Housewives fans also voted Kelly as the Housewife who “entertained them the most” in 2016. She got 47 percent of the 1,389 total votes, narrowly winning against Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne, who got 44 percent.

Seemingly happy with the feedback she’s getting from fans, Kelly Dodd retweeted both polls on her official Twitter account.

In TV Guide‘s latest 2016 Real Housewife rank, the site also gave the top spot to Kelly Dodd. According to them, no single Housewife made as big of an impact in 2016 than the Real Housewives of Orange County newcomer.

“In her first – and possibly only season if the other women get their way – Kelly dominated nearly every storyline. Whether she was calling Shannon a c**t, flicking people’s noses or saying racist remarks, bad puns and horrible things about Tamra’s relationship with her daughter, Kelly was the real puppet this season, and everyone else was the master.”

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Phaedra Parks Puts Ex-BFF Kandi Burruss On Blast, Speaks On Her Love From Threesomes

Hey if Kandi and Todd have an 'open marriage' and a love for threesomes then they should just own it. My thing is, why would you be dumb enough to bring (or attempt to bring) Porsha in your bedroom and not think that wasn't going to come out? Much less think that you could attempt to bring down Phaedra's personal life and not think you wasn't going to get tea thrown back at you, esp. when it involves someone else on the show?!?

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Teresa Giudice’s Celebrates First Christmas While Husband Joe Is in Prison

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The Giudice family celebrated Christmas over the weekend — but one important member was missing.

Teresa Giudice took to Instagram to share several photos from their holiday family gathering while her husband of 17 years, Joe, is nine months into his 41-month sentence for bankruptcy fraud, which he’s currently serving at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey.

“Merry Christmas Eve #thelovesofmylife,” gushed Teresa, 44, in her caption of a photo of the couple’s four daughters: Gia, 15, Gabriella, 12, Milania, 10, and Audriana, 7.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star also shared a picture of herself alongside her four girls in front of their Christmas tree on Christmas Eve.

The Bravo star’s brother Joe Gorga was also in attendance for the get-together, as well as his wife Melissa and their three kids.

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Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Husband Kroy Talk 'Secrets' To A Successful Marriage

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After five years of wedded bliss and six kids, Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Kroy Biermann have found the formula that makes their relationship work. For the Biermanns, it's all about communication.

"There’s probably a couple things there that are major keys to a successful relationship. For me, personally, I think growing up, I saw people that worked and I saw people that didn’t work. What I found didn’t work was a lack of communication. If there isn’t communication… people can’t read people’s minds," he shared with Personal Space. "You don’t know what’s bothering somebody or what they don’t like or what they do like. You can’t communicate. No matter what it is, you have to be able to express your likes and dislikes. It’s a major key to a successful relationship, and it’s not even necessarily verbal communication. It’s the physical touches or the understanding of what a person likes and dislikes throughout their daily routines. It’s about paying attention and being invested."

And, that means that Kroy always makes time for his Don't Be Tardy wife -- and their family. "If I came home from football and went downstairs and played video games and wasn’t engaged with the kids, and didn’t talk to my wife and she was up with the kids screaming and trying to run her businesses and I wasn’t helping her, it would irritate somebody," he said. "When people get irritated, they start to disconnect. As long as you’re invested and care. At the end of the day, if you truly want to be married to somebody for the rest of your life, you have to invest the time. Your buddies at the bar can wait. The beer- you don’t have to have that. Your wife, she needs your attention and she needs your help. She needs you to be around and invested. That’s what’s going to make the connection grow and be there. If you do need some time to unwind, do it with her. Don’t run off and do something else. Again, you’re not investing time that could be invested in the marriage."

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Marisa Zanuck Sells Home for $1.8 Million

TMZ.com:

Marisa Zanuck dumped her husband, Dean, in February and now she's leaving her Bev Hills pad behind too.

The former 'Real Housewives' star unloaded her home for $1,825,000, nearly $100k over asking and just one month after she listed it.

The 3 bed, 3.5 bath house -- listed by Heidi Davis -- is 2,397 sq ft with an open floor plan, hardwood floors and tons of lighting. It's also got a sweet pool and spa setup, and it's just minutes from the Franklin Canyon Hiking Trails.

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