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Bethenny Frankel‘s mother Bernadette Birk is speaking out against her estranged daughter yet again, this time around slamming her marriage.
Bernadette has kept a fairly low profile in the press recently considering all the harsh allegations Bethenny has made against her (and her father, Bobby Frankel). Although in the past Bernadette has called Bethenny “demented and beyond help,” in response to Bethenny’s portrayal of her childhood.
Bethenny has described her childhood as unhealthy and dysfunctional on her reality show and in interviews, and maintained that Bernadette was “never a mother” to her, among other complaints. These assertions have been called into question by fans, the media, and acquaintances’ of both Bethenny and her parents.
Bernadette is now making some pretty serious claims herself, alleging that Bethenny is a user and, perhaps, not the involved mother she purports to be. Raising doubts about the security of Bethenny’s marriage, Bernadette describes Jason Hoppy as “too weak” for Bethenny; and although she has never met him, she expects their marriage “won’t last.”
“Her husband seems like a really nice guy, but it won’t last. He is really too weak for her.” Bernadette predicts. “Right now, he is a good father, but soon she won’t need him and she will dump him.” Ouch.
Bernadette also takes digs at Bethenny’s mothering skills. “I find it amazing that she discusses having another child with her husband, but she barely has time for the first one,” she muses. I guess we know where Bethenny developed her ability to deliver scathing remarks!
As for why she and Bethenny stopped communicating ten-years-ago, Bernadette claims Bethenny wrecked her car and then refused to apologize. “I called her to tell her and she started yelling at me and hung up… and we have never spoken since,” Bernadette explains of their last conversation.
Bernadette also goes on to allege that Bethenny stole the idea for her highly successful Skinnygirl drink mix from her! “When she was young, her godmother, Eleanor Mogavero, would come and visit, and her drink of choice was a margarita. She was overweight, so I’d make her really low-fat ones,” said Bernadette. “But [Bethenny] would never give anyone credit, it goes against her narcissistic point of view.”
Bernadette finishes off with these choice words: “She only puts herself around people who can do something for her. It is amazing how she turned out just like her father.”
Bethenny has previously stated that her mother came to the hospital while she was in labor with Bryn, but she did not want to see her. Bernadette has never met her only grandchild. In an interview Bethenny remarked of her mother’s opinion of her career: “I don’t know what she makes of my success. I’m sure it’s quite shocking and overwhelming to her.”
Bethenny has not responded to her mother’s latest comments, but she recently Tweeted: “I always believe 50% gossip. You decide what to believe.” By that reasoning, is she admitting there may be some truth to Bernadette’s claims? I predict this incident will be thoroughly covered on the upcoming season of Bethenny Ever After !
There’s never a dull moment for the Skinnygirl ! In the middle of a year defined by incredible successes, drama, controversy, and negative press after the Skinnygirl Margarita ingredient-gate – it’s all paying off. Literally!
Mama Frankel has landed herself on Forbes’ 2011 list of the Highest Earning Women in Entertainment after racking up a whopping $55M from her Skinnygirl empire! I blame sorority girls everywhere for buying the swill in droves in the hopes of avoiding the Freshman 15!
Bethenny’s skinny butt ranked third on the list, following Oprah Winfrey (naturally) and Lady Gaga (strangely) but she did manage to beat out her formal idol Martha Stewart – who didn’t even make the list!
Credit: Pena/Hall/INFphoto.com
Thoughts on Bernadette’s shocking comments? Do you think there is some merit to her claims or is she just hurt and angry that she no longer has a relationship with her daughter? Do you believe Bethenny’s stories about her childhood or is she exaggerating? Are you surprised she made the Forbes list?!
Xyz–u are the low class bum u are calling. Calling someone out their name is meant to be a low blow. By the way I have three degrees. But I realize u can’t read n don’t comprehend the meaning of my words. I didn’t have a problem, it’s my opinion. U must really be a big fan. I don’t buy or watch the troll, she a liar. She had lied about everything she said. But watch what u call ppl out on. U never know what response u will get. Some ppl take these stories to a new level, n that’s. I’m thru with ur dumb ass. Peace out. I don’t care what u say HOODRAT.
Mary – great write up! Enjoyed the read!
@SAMRA- Calling someone a bitch IS low class. Too bad you are too dim witted to know that. It doesn’t matter how many degrees you have, the fact that you curse at some stranger on the internet says a lot about you, and obviously, none of it good.
Not sure why you are calling me a hoodrat, but it also shows that you might possibly have meant something racist by that remark, and again it shows how utterly foolish and sad of a human being you are. Educate yourself in the English language before you set out to comment on a blog, as I am a lot nicer than someone else might be having been called a bitch, dumb ass and hoodrat. Truly a sad, sad case you are!
Apples don’t fall far from the tree. Jason will find himself some snuggly on the side.
Why is everyone all up on an uproar because Bernadette didn’t speak roses about Beth?
Little Bethy has NEVER said anything positive about her Mom or Dad.
Bernadette has given few statements compared to Bethy’s orphan Annie show.
Yet, there she is with her Tv cameras all over her parents face challenging them.
Again? How is it that they haven’t talked in 10 years when Beth said the Mom was at the hospital during her labor?
What happened was in the past. Bethy has been a player in the entertainment industry her entire life.
She lived in LA and gave it a shot at acting.
She did a movie topless before the boob job.
Then she she got on Martha’s apprentice promoting a low carb product.
Finally she made it big with HWs and SG.
She is the promoter and owner of SG brand which her following on HW made succesful.
She had nothing to do with bottling the margarita and putting it on the shelf.
She has a big team.
Bethy needs to get over herself. Focus on her own family and leave her Mom alone if all she is going to do is torment her with the past!
At the very least keep trying to get her Mother to do her show.
I think this is why Beth is really mad!
Same thing happened with Tori and Candy.
After the fallout, Candy wanted to meet the grandkids.
Tori wanted to do it on her shows with cameras rolling. Candy didn’t want to.
Tori was all over the place saying how her Mom hadn’t met the grandkids yet.
Candy has no choice but to speak to the media about the truth.
For some people it is really hard to put the camera down, ahem, Bethy!
Xyz-I’m the wrong one to start with. Did u read what I wrote????? What I wrote is how I feel n I don’t care what u say. I am entitled to say she liar n a user. She will use anyone to get what she want. Her mother is just another victim in her scheme to get ahead. I suggest u find another person to pick on, because I’m not the one. I expect comments to be different from mine, but I have never attacked a person for their comment. U are the hyprocite
Xyz-I’m the wrong one to start with. Did u read what I wrote????? What I wrote is how I feel n I don’t care what u say. I am entitled to say she liar n a user. She will use anyone to get what she want. Her mother is just another victim in her scheme to get ahead. I suggest u find another person to pick on, because I’m not the one. I expect comments to be different from mine, but I have never attacked a person for their comment. U are the low class person.
Lol!!!! Wow!
The Bethy Love Boat sailed about a year ago!
(along with the Manzo’s pontoon).
We are proud of Bethy’s success and we can all see she has a good thing going on with work, the baby, and Jason and we just want to see more of it!
Those therapy sessions and fighting with her Mom is not for Tv viewers.
It is obvious Bethy baits her Mom in the media and then when the poor woman says something she is demonized by her fans.
Bethy, MORE fam and money-making!!!!!
Mommy is never gonna say I am sorry in public because you have poke that bear way too many times!
Please do not attack others – RT.
Just because someone gives birth to a child that doesn’t make them a “mother”, mine is out of my life for good and I couldn’t give a rats ass if she died tomorrow. I tried many times with her but she always went back to her abusive ways – I no longer feel anything for her, neither hate nor love and it’s no ones fault but her own. Im happy for Bethany and hope she has a long and happy life with Jason and Bryn (and any other children she has).
My mothers opinion of life growing up with her definitely differs from mine. At 21 she told me I was dead to her. When my daughters was born she told everyone who would listen that I wouldn’t let her around my baby, my response was simple “Tell her I have been dead for 14 years so she doesn’t have a grand-daughter.” I will stick on the side of the daughter. Bethenny you are an amazing woman with a lovely family forget the past and live your life as you choose.
@147 Hope better yet, we’ll get it to go and go back to my little shack by the sea and dish, you’ll be safe there your with a gay!
@159 Lou, thank you Lou, right back at you!!!! I hope your feeling better ! i
@Lou– thank u n I happy for feelin a little better. Anita took an ass kicking from 4 new posters for a couple days. I live to hear about her travels n stories. I did not know her back story. Until the trolls lit in on her, and she told the rest of her life. Practically 69% or more have spoke regarding personal info, where they ate or where to do this of that.
Lou, Meiny(sp), Anita , Buck Henry, CherryPop n several others welcomed me when I needed it the most. I read most of the opinion, but some run afoul of theirs is’t the only opinion that matters. We are lucky we have a site that doesn’t post only positive
comments. We can really say how we feel.
@LOU- I had to breakdown n try a new treatment, I wanna live
@159 lou…wow…angry much? too much boozin’ does that.
Have you finally decided to stop threatening other posters with the fact “you” have “collected” their IP Addresses and they should be careful?
Besides being a liar, your delusional statements meant to silence others are awful.
You should be ashamed of yourself…I’ve read your posts in which other poster left the board because of your rants.
I can’t believe this is the same lou whose posts actually used to make sense.
Anyway, enjoy your Sunday, calm down and stop threatening people with your knowledge of their IP addresses and your the deluded fact that your brother works for some black ops cyber division of the government!
Meant to say I hope u doing better n I pray u have someone to see about u. If the treatments don’t kill us, then we have to live with the deck you are given. Lou do u n do the best u can. I went dancing, it makes me feel alive n happy.
@159 ps lou…no, i am not on the board constantly. I have a life. Suggest you get one…where are the trailer parks in Manhattan? I’d bring food there if needed.
@141 Hope….they laughed all the way to the bank…except for jz….she got caught up and thought the show was her life.
If Betheny’s mother had one iota of class, she would STFU about her own daughter. Who cares what she thinks? If being a mom was paramount to her she would not comment on Betheny. She’s out of her life, she should STFU. NO matter WHAT my kid did or did not do, I would not publicly talk about her. Every time the old lady opens her mouth, she proves Betheny’s story.
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree….both Betheneneny and her wench mom are pretty low class – I hope that dork of a husband didn’t sign a prenup and walks away with a butt load of cash for the pain he has to go through daily.
Sheesh…hahaha….It’s like the Hatfields’ and the McCoys’ ’round ‘chere….LOL…[or would that be the Capulets' and da Montagues'?...lol]….@cutie & @lou….like botha YOUS very much….whatta ya say ya berry the Hatchet….lol…[preferably not in me BACK...LOL]…..
Hava GREAT weekend, one and ALL!!!…..LOL…
you have a wonderful weekend also mein.
@SAMRA- We are no longer talking about Bethenny, we are talking about YOU calling someone a bitch. Nothing I said here gives YOU the right to call me a bitch, dumb ass or hoodrat. Nothing. You could have simply and politely stated that I read your ill written post wrong and asked in a normal way for me to re-read it. Instead you chose to curse me out like a common street thug, when I never once swore at you.
I can only assume you have some issues in your day to day life that have made you so angry with me on here. It is okay to tell someone they are wrong, IT IS NEVER OKAY TO CURSE ANYONE ON THIS BOARD OUT, EVER!
Again, grow up and act like the educated person you claim that you are instead of like some punk on the street. It really is not becoming from you, or anyone else.
XYXYZ– Practice what u preach, ur trolling looking for something to rag on. Give it a break, don’t know u n don’t care about you. U need to find someone else to puck on. It’s going to get real ugly very soon. Stop it ur just like a bully, trolling for someone that does’nt agree with u. I don’t care what u think. So back up, do not pass go, go straight to hell. I won’t answer u back, ur begging for a fight. Good riddance troll.
@172 xyxyz…that went well.
Forget TV – it’s like ‘The Real Cyberbitches of Reality Tea’ on this board. Keep it up – more entertaining than TV!
Love Bethenny!
SAMA- Since you are obviously learning disabled, I will simply tell you that you are a classless woman, who has no concept of honor or decency. No one is trolling you. You called me a BITCH. A filthy name, and then now claim ignorance as to why this exchange is happening. YOU WERE THE AGGRESSOR, NOT ME. You called me a bitch, a dumb ass and a hoodrat. Where did I curse at you or make some veiled racist remark?! Oh that’s right- I DIDN’T. I have a right to call someone out on cursing at me. It is very telling that you cannot understand simple blog etiquette.
I couldn’t care less if you, of all people, agree with my reality tv show views or not, BUT I will NOT be called a bitch and a host of other slang names by you or anyone else on a gossip blog and let it go. Someone has to stand up for what is correct behavior on a blog and what is totally uncalled for. YOU CURSING ME IS UNCALLED FOR AND WRONG. You are too out of your mind to see what the issue is about, and you have no idea what the meaning of a troll is either.
Again, you must have some deep anger issues in your real life that force you to be rude and crude to others on a reality tv show blog. I suggest you take a nap, re-read your posts to me, filled with vitriol, and curse words and see how you are the one in the wrong here. I don’t care we disagreed about your posts. I DO care that some stranger has the unmitigated nerve to call me a bitch, dumb ass and hoodrat, when you were never spoken to like that in the first place. Anyone who thinks that attacking another person with curse words is correct and proper etiquette must have grown up in a cave with savages, because only ignorant people curse at others. Simple as that.
Do not address me again, and do not address me or any post I may make in the future. You are a terrible person to conduct yourself in the matter in which you have. FACT!
@175 LMFAO…ita….tickles my ribs!…lol
Zy-I did not know this site has English professors trolling the site to correct someone’s grammar???? U jump to conclusions that weren’t posted. So I’m a street thug, have anger issues, retarded, no honor, raised in a cave n a salvage. Sweet words same meaning. U are the blog police now. HaHa I asked u several times to leave me the hell alone. But u just had to call me some very vile names?? How are ur anger issues??? Not working out do well. Sweetie u will have to come at me a little harder, cuz u know I don’t understand nothing. I still say u are a bitch n u are not the class police. NOW STFU AND LEAVE ME ALONE, U CLUELESS LITTLE GIRL. Be sure n tell ur friends u are hot stuff. Now ziny go find another alphabet to play with, can’t help u bez I’m retarded. BLOG POLICE, CLASS POLICE. U r Luann the classless countless police. Have a great day n GSTH u thug on the board.
@xyxyz & SAMRA – can u hold on for a sec while I go and make some popcorn?
Seriously tho, TEAM XYXYZ!
God, Bethennys Mother is some scary looking!
*smh*
Some people don’t get it and never will.
@180 blowfish…rotflmao!
xyxyz…women calling other women B’s is awful. Suggestion…keep your cool. Let people have the last word…it infuriates them even more.
I had to google “hoodrat” – for some reason I thought it was going to be some sort of Shakespearean insult relating to plague rats falling onto one’s hood from straw rafters.
I don’t think I’ve ever had a whiter moment.
Re: Bethenny – if she is in cahoots with her mom to keep her in the press like this until her talk show is secured, it’s genius. Otherwise it’s rather sad all around.
Have any online sites gotten interviews with Mother Birk, or just paying paper mags?
bernadette’s prediction for B’s marriage is 50% right…it’s like when jill posted that B had given birth to a boy while she was still in labor…she had a 50/50 shot.
50% of marriages fail…but it sounds as tho she’s wishing it for her daughter.
Bernie..you were the serial marryer…remember…?
Were All your husbands to weak for you? or too weak to handle your alcoholism?
The dumbest thing Bethanny did was to slam her mother for years, eventually she had to know her mom would retaliate.
She should have just not said anything but now you have to mean, spiteful people going at each other.
Bethanny looks just like her mom too, uncanny. They both just need to shut up.
What kind of a mother speaks like that about her own daughter publicly? Ryan and Tatum didn’t speak for 20 years and he never spoke negatively about her in public. And tatum has been highly critical of his parenting skills. Angelina and her father don’t speak either. You don’t hear him running down his own daughter and calling her a bad mother. Even though she has made it perfectly clear that he was not a good parent. Most of Joe Jackson’s kids have called him on the carpet for being abusive. He has never spoken ill of any of them. At least not in public.
Loving parents do not respond to their child’s criticism of their parenting by publicly blasting them and wishing them to get divorced. It’s gross!
Bethenny’s mom’s comments only prove Bethenny correct about what horrible parenting she must have received. Good, stable parents don’t slam their own children in public. Because it goes against your natural instinct to protect them.I don’t care what the provocation. You work on reclaiming your child’s trust. Just as Ryan O’Neal did with his daugter. Bethenny’s mom is a bum.
her mom is scary…
Actually, in a promo for the new season of her show, she is saying to someone “Now she’s claiming she invented skinny girl..I hate her”…or something like that, so I guess it does come up.
Her mother is cruel. No one deserves that. And trying to justify the end of your relationship over no apology for a wrecked car is just laughable. Give Bethenny some credit. Obviously there is some truth to what she has said about how she was raised. Her mother doesn’t realize, all she’s doing is making HERSELF look worse. What a moron.