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Bethenny Frankel has been the subject of constant controversy as of late; it seems every other day she is embroiled in some sort of issue causing a media tail-spin! Needless to say — it’s been quite a year for diet drink maven and wannabe mogul.
Bethenny has made no secret of her desire to leave reality TV behind in the hopes of landing her own talk show. Recent reports stated Mama Frankel had shot a pilot for her own show, but was having trouble hooking a network even going so far as to hire a coach to soften the abrasive, no-nonsense style that made her famous in the reality world.
The Bethenny Ever After star’s dreams of being the next Oprah were apparently closer than we all thought, as The Hollywood Reporter is revealing NBC was jonesing to pick up some new talk show blood and Bethenny made a short list of contenders that included Survior host Jeff Probst and Ricki Lake (formerly of talks show’s pasts, currently of Dancing With The Stars).
The Hollywood Reporter describes that launching a talk show is a precarious situation for a network with all the competition from already established shows, thus they must carefully weigh who will gain the most traction with viewers nationwide. Basically, a show must stay in a holding tank and be demoed across a variety of markets before it is “cleared” in the “three-quarters of the country” needed to garner a launch. Once it gets a “launch” a network will back it and air the show.
“If NBC stations pass on her Warner Bros. Telepictures’ show, the former Real Housewife of New York could find it difficult to get the clearances she needs to launch despite support from Ellen DeGeneres,” THR explains of Bethenny’s predicament.
Well, unfortunately for Bethenny it seems NBC made the decision to go with Jeff’s show instead, while Ricki’s show is headed for the Tribune group of stations that helped launch Anderson Cooper’s now popular talk show. “This shuffle is probably bad news for Frankel who must now struggle to find enough carriage to make a launch likely,” the article alleges. Currently there is no expected launch for Bethenny’s show as she is still waiting to be picked up by major networks.
And there is more bad news for the reality star resulting from continued scrutiny over the contents of her “all natural” Skinnygirl Margarita! The New York Post is reporting an expanded lawsuit from former fans of the product, taking issue with the label’s assertion that the cocktail is concocted using “100 percent blue agave tequila.”
Christopher Rapcinsky and Erin Baker, currently taking action against the brand, have amended their $10M class action lawsuit for having “falsely claimed the drink was ‘all natural’ with ‘no preservatives’.”
Upon further investigation into the tequila used to produce the beverage the duo discovered it was actually “a lower quality and purity tequila by-product called mixto — essentially a mash of tequila and some unknown additives (rarely organic) which may comprise as much as 49 percent of the final mixed liquor.” Blech. All-natural, say what?
The duo’s lawyer, Tom Mullaney stated: “100 percent blue agave is not stuff people mix.” Additionally, he says comparing the mix to pure tequila is like “comparing Thunderbird wine to a fine Chianti. They’re both wine, but very different.” I’ll let you wine connoisseurs argue the veracity of his statement, as I’m an $8 a bottle kind of a girl.
The suit isn’t entirely blaming Bethenny (who is not named as a defendant) for the misconceptions, as it notes the discrepancies began occurring after Beam Global acquired the brand and the label changed at some point to say the drink was made “with premium Blue Agave Tequila,” removing the “’100 percent’ reference,” which the suit claims is “highly misleading.”
“Only time and pretrial discovery will tell what was really in the ‘tequila’ that went into the phony ‘all-natural’ margarita. What is certain is the fact that consumers would not have purchased Skinnygirl Margarita had they known it was manufactured with inferior mix to tequila,” the suit insists.
Beam Global is fighting back calling the suit “frivolous” and defending the label’s claims that the cocktail is made with premium tequila. “We will defend our case vigorously, and we are fully confident we will prevail,” the company’s rebuttal stated.
Bethenny’s reps have declined to comment on this latest attack on her product and she has not confronted the controversy via Twitter, opting instead to promote more products in the Skinnygirl line-up. Perhaps all the drama surrounding Bethenny might have something to do with networks passing on her talk show?
THOUGHTS ON BETHENNY’S LATEST DILEMNAS? ARE YOU SURPRISED HER TALK SHOW HAS NOT BEEN PICKED UP – WOULD YOU WATCH? THOUGHTS ON THE LAWSUIT: FRIVOLOUS OR WITH MERIT?
The last thing we need is another talk show from anyone. There are zillions on already, and I don’t know who half these people are.
I will have extra to be thankful for this year. Less chance this woman will be on TV!
I love like to see a Bethenny talk show.
I would prefer it to the rubbish ABC is adding to their lineup with “The Chew” and that Tim Gunn talk show they will be putting on in place of One Life To Live.
enough of Skinny Ghoul mope a rita scarf and barfenny- toss her into the Kardashain pile. She would never let her quests speak or get a word in anyways. She can stick to treating Jason’s parents like garabage on her Bravo show.
will she have a cooking segment where she boils a bunny – or film a segment in the parking deck so we can see the battery acid she tossed over her own V.W. SKINNY GHOUL MONKEY WAGON after a 3 hour tour on the SS Mope a rita that ends with a made for tv rescue. scene? lol lol lol
will Barfenny have a craft segment where she hot glues plastic flowers on buckets for brides to pee in on their wedding day?
Will the cooking segment – on her show include the coke and choke – diet plan?
The chickens are coming home to roost. She has a bad smell on her name and NOBODY wants to touch her now. It didn’t help that her show was all about bitching and whining and putting folks down. Joan Rivers she is not, and how dare she even attempt to be the Kathy Griffin of Reality. Bones should have stayed on NY for one more season, Hell I would stay away from her based on those nasty azz legs…..Please MAKE A FULL FAT COOKIE AND EAT EAT EAT.
instead of a nose that grows after telling lies her jowls get bigger or could it be she pumped a cement mixture into her cheeks – i bet thats what happened … They should ask Paul over at the RHWBH what he can do with A frankel-fraud -maybe he can enhance her jabber jowls implant bolts to her monster cheeks.
the company she sold the frankel fraud brew to should sue her – they were duped.
she is the shake and bake fake – Kelly was not far off calling her out for her for not being a good chef- this loooser could not even cook a thanksgiving turkey- she would never make it on Top Chef- with that raw turkey. Bravo should have had her cook some of that free-base or meth that has her on tweek mode 24-7 now thats must see tv!
she should have made Jason’s parents Cokcaine ladies and broke out that stash of tree bark muffins that the coot coupon clippers did not even want for free. They ran out of that store…
people on rascals punched it – broke the sound barrier to scoot away from Barfenny’s tree-bark muffins…
I like Bethenny, (skinnygirl sux imo not a margarita) but not enough to watch HER talk show. Too damn many talk shows these days amd none of them are saying anything worth listening to.
I like Bethenny and would watch a talk show hosted by her precisely because she is so honest. Don’t care about her margerita mix or the bullshit lawsuit–clearly people trying to make a fast buck.
@Bryan #50 LOL!!!!
Well , we know WHY he leaked it FOR SURE.
Just when you can’t stand the man, you don’t want to see that! It would be like me sending you nude photos of Bethenny!
@66 JP, hey you never know!, but if you do get nude photos of TBF, send them to me I will pass them on to Mandy at the IHBF website, she’d post them probably do crazy things to them like have the eyes glowing or weird shit exploding out of her coslopus or ass and then post them for all to see LOL!!!
Marge your on some funky roll, I love it!!!!
@48 Bryan, I miss that show too!
We just passed the 2nd anniversary of her father’s death, Robert Frankel was a legend in American Thoroughbred racing yet she wanted nothing to do with him, other than to show up at the Kentucky Derby, Breeder’s Cup and ride on his media coat tails and probably his wallet when it was convenient for her, she didn’t even have the respect to leave her private dealings with him out of her show. If life is now starting to deal her some bad hands, it’s because she brought it on herself, shame shame shame…
@67 Bryan
Hi Bryan! Wth is going on w/Bethenny? A talk show? Epic FAIL! Guess Karma is coming back to her. Wonder how next season of BEA will do? Bravo must be loving all this publicity, even if it’s bad, it still keeps her in the news/blogs. CPC has been blogging on her fallen TBF. A few weeks ago the flying monkeys were so upset that TBF had unfollowed CPC on twitter. So a couple of days ago CPC wrote a whole blog about how TBF had personally called her to explain why she had unfollowed her on twitter! Yeah right! Lol! Wtf is going on w/CPC? first on IHBF and now Ilana Angel also wrote a blog “expose”. Have you read it? I saw that cutie pie had commented on both blogs. Here is the link to Ilana’s blog,
http://www.jewishjournal.com/keepingitreal/item/lynn_hudson_and_the_dark_side_of_reality_television_blogging_20111122/
But the icing on the cake is that Jill Zarin Retweeted this link to all her followers! Lmao! Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!
And To RT Bloggers and Readers: Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!!
Hi Bryan,
Gingerbread stuffing … yummy … I made a panettone-stuffing recipe once (courtesy of a Michael Chiarello Foodnetwork show) and it was very good. Now, I use panettone, when making French toast or bread pudding … can’t wait to have some.
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Luv luv luv MARGE HAPPENS!!! LOL!!!
All in favor of Marge getting her own blog or show, raise your non-sg margarita glass … hear hear.
Have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving day, y’all!!!
B’s looking very tired. She needs a big nap and a turkey dinner that someone else cooked.. After last year.
Hi Cat & Bryan
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
It must be a very needy person who has made enough money to invest and live very comfortably for the rest of one’s life but claws desperately to maintain fame and visibility. Having said that, BF and KGosselin come to mind, however no one would dog a man in this situation with as much vengeance as these women have been subjected to. When a woman achieves something it is so closely scrutinized and criticized that it seems she MUST be brought down. Men have scammed people BIG time and no one bats an eye. Think about it ladies.
@Anonymous, it’s true in what you say. However, Bethenny’s whole platform is about being honest, having integrity, going natural, etc.. Yet, she is one of the biggest most disingenuous, con artists out there. At least the other people (men as you say) are not building a brand around honesty and truthfulness. If that were the case than I agree, they should be called out as well. This woman’s actions do not reflect her words and that’s why I dislike her. I find her to be a greedy, thankless, offensive individual. For someone who has earned 120 million dollars already and is still pedaling customers at GNC to sell more of her useless products…I have to say that is pretty pathetic. That is one greedy, needy, fame whore if I ever saw one. I don’t believe one word of what comes out of that woman’s mouth. Plus the fact that someone so dysfunctional and inappropriate should not be dispensing advice to the public.
Most of her fans anyway appear to be staunch alcoholics by the way they are obsessed with her horrible tasting drinks. People must have some lame tastebuds or have not been exposed to better quality products if they think that her Margarita and Sangria (never tried the cosmo) are so delicious.
I’m so glad she’s not getting her own talk show…with her abrasive personality she does not deserve one. She’s just an overall horrible person. Anyone who would follow a blogger (she followed Lynn Hudson) who is spewing hatred against someone that was once your good friend is a hideous individual. Bethenny you deserve all the bad karma you get…
Bethenny is getting Kardashian desperate
people who buy Skinny Girl aren’t buying it because it’s natural/organic; they’re buying it because Bethenny’s pushed it and they want to be skinny; it’s a marketing ploy.As to another talk show?? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
barfenny was all about keeping it real.
@73 Hi Rosie! sorry I’m tardy for the party.
Happy Holidays!
@78 Hi MARGE, I’m sure she’ll explore [exploit] a baby/toddler product line, when her SG well runs dry
Bethany is just like Kate Gosselin. Know it all
with the attitude. I used to be a fan but now I don’t even want to watch her
on TV at all.
hello -Cat yikes – the next thing – Barfenny will be dangeling that baby out of a window dressed in head to toe in Skinny baby-Fetal Alcohol Syndome designs. Product Placement Premmieee…Gahhhhhh