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  • Kristen Taekman: Husband Of ‘Real Houswives Of New York’ Star Caught On Ashley Madison

    Soon after hackers revealed Ashley Madison members’ profiles, several celebrities were dragged by the scandal. Kristen Taekman’s husband, Josh Taekman, is one of the many members of the extramarital affair website.

    The Real Housewives of New York star took to social media to give a response when she learned of her husband’s infidelity. Taekman posted a photo on Istagram showing her back and she seemed to be walking away from the camera. The caption reads: “Thank you all so much for your kind words and support.”

      Thank you all so much for your kind words and support .   A photo posted by Kristen Taekman (@kristentaekman) on

    A source told E! News that the reality star is embarrassed by the situation.

    The source added that the two had survived problems before, but this issue might trigger the end of their marriage.

    Josh finally confessed that he had an Ashley Madison account. He had been denying that he joined the extramarital affairs site prior to being outed. He said somebody must be using his name and number. However, the profile information leaked by hackers match Josh’s credit card number, two email addresses and home address in New York.

    “I signed up for the site foolishly and ignorantly with a group of friends and I deeply apologize for any embarrassment or pain I have brought to my wife and family,” he said in a statement he gave to Us Weekly.

    The 46-year-old added, “We both look forward to moving past this and getting on with our lives.”

    Cheers It’s a Wrap!! Long week but well worth it!! @eboost #tgif

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    According to reports, Josh has been an active member for three years. His membership started in 2011. He has made 62 paid transactions worth thousands of dollars. The company policy has a money-back guarantee for those who are not able to have an affair.

    The Eboost founder seemed to stop being active on the site when he joined his wife on the sixth season of The Real Housewive of New York in 2014, an insider said.

  • Ramona Singer On Affair: Mario Is “Not The Person He Was”

    Ramona Singer has had to deal with some heavy stuff lately, but she is really getting herself together these days.

    While Ramona Singer is loving the single life, she still has some regrets and guilt tied up with her marriage to Mario.

    Mario had the affair that brought the marriage crashing down, but Ramona Singer admits that their relationship was in trouble beforehand.

    In her upcoming book, which is titled Life on the Ramona Coaster, Ramona Singer explains how, looking back, there were signs of doom for her marriage.

    In an interview with People, Ramona Singer said, “The person Mario is right now standing in front of me is not the person he was three years ago.”

    Which @roniblanshay earring for reunion #thony

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    She continued to elaborate on the early signs of trouble, saying, “He’s always had sometimes this negative energy and I would push him to be more positive, but after a certain point how much can I push him? I couldn’t fix him.”

    She added, “He’s not happy. He’s just not happy as a person.”

    On top of that, Ramona Singer noted how he quickly lost enthusiasm for her Real Housewives of New York gig. He also showed virtually zero interest when she was getting her daughter ready to go to college.

    Reunion photobomb . We laughed. We cried. We survived.

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    Ramona Singer added, “I think [Mario] felt that we were no longer a team. It was my success as a celebrity reality star that bothered him.”

    While she played a role in the implosion of their marriage, Ramona Singer insists that it was his affair that caused irreparable damage to their relationship.

    What do you think about Ramona Singer’s life after her divorce? Her book comes out July 28th. Are you excited to read it?

  • Ramona Singer Reveals How Much Her Husband Changed In Just 3 Years

    Ramona Singer is about to see the release of her new book, Life On The Ramona Coaster, at the end of this month, and she recently talked a bit about one of the biggest life changes she reveals in the bio: finding out her husband of 22 years was having an affair.

    It wasn’t just that he was unfaithful; Singer says she watched him change into a completely different person in just a few years, but at the time she didn’t realize what was happening.

    “The person Mario is right now standing in front of me is not the person he was three years ago. He’s always had sometimes this negative energy and I would push him to be more positive, but after a certain point how much can I push him? I couldn’t fix him,” Singer said.

    Ramona and Mario are no longer together, and she says she believes the beginning of the end might have been when she started to become really famous due to the Real Housewives Of New York.

    “I think Mario felt that we were no longer a team. It was my success as a celebrity reality star that bothered him,” Ramona said.

    Ramona said she noticed that Mario would suddenly start getting upset if they were out together and her fans approached them.

    “If someone said, “Can I take a photo with Ramona?” or interrupted our conversation at dinner, he would get upset. He could have jumped in but he continued to be passive. The affair was really a symptom of unhappiness,” Ramona said.

    Singer actually tried to reconcile with Mario after she caught him cheating, but things ultimately did not work out. She took to Facebook to let her fans know they were separating for good, saying she was excited to move on.

    Life On The Ramona Coaster is due out July 28.

  • Bethenny Frankel Talks Why She Married Jason Hoppy

    Bethenny Frankel addressed the NYU Alumni Association’s Speakers on the Square event recently, and shared her thoughts about going with her gut when making important decisions. The talk came around–following a question from an audience member–to her reasons for marrying her now ex-husband Jason Hoppy.

    “I think my instinct and gut going into my marriage [knew] it would turn out the way it did. I could feel it, but I intellectualized it. People are always talking about ‘Do I go with my head or my heart?’ Go with your gut,” the Real Housewives of New York star said.

    Frankel jokingly blamed Andy Cohen for what was likely one of the biggest mistakes of her life.

    “Later on, your Mom likes them, your friends are all getting married, your head gets involved, you love having sex with a person, that’s your heart [or something else] getting involved,” Bethenny Frankel explained. “It’s all Andy Cohen’s fault, he will admit it. And yes, that’s the point. That’s why I wrote the book I Suck at Relationships So You Don’t Have To–because I wasn’t making a decision out of truth, I was making a decision out of fear.”

    Does Bethenny Frankel regret that the demise of her marriage played itself out on reality TV?

    Surprisingly, no.

    “Looking back on that, I don’t really believe in regret, and it was situation where they were giving me a show–a spin-off–and I was in a relationship and it kind of just became, ‘This is what’s going on in your life, and this is compelling,’ ” she said of her show, Bethenny Ever After. “It was hard for me to compartmentalize.”

    “But again, my gut did not like that we were doing a show together. My skin crawls thinking about it. I just did not feel right about it, and I kept saying, ‘I don’t want to be the Tori [Spelling] and Dean [McDermott] show. I don’t want to do this.’ And not because that’s a bad show but just because I just didn’t want to do that, and I didn’t go with my gut. It didn’t cause my divorce or anything, it’s just a whole new s—show that’s more of a s— show because of that.”

    While it’s no big surprise to hear Bethenny Frankel talking about her failed marriage to Jason Hoppy, it is intriguing to hear her say she married him out of fear. And when she defines fear as the culmination of outside influences–like her mom liking him–it really does make sense.

    How many people do you expect have made similar poor decisions out of the same kind of fear Bethenny Frankel describes?

    The number is likely astounding.

  • Heather Thomson And Bethenny Frankel Get Into Another Argument At Dorinda Medley’s Party

    It has long been established that any dinner with the Real Housewives of New York won’t be a dinner without some drama.

    And the ladies didn’t disappoint during a dinner held for Dorinda Medley’s 50th birthday in the Berkeshires when Bethenny Frankel and Heather Thomson got into each other’s faces again and left each other teary eyed.

    The evening started out well enough, with Dorinda showing the other Housewives her home in the Berkshires and telling them about how her grandfather built the foundation of the house and how her father also worked there too.

    She also shared that she would always tell her father she would own the house someday.

    Needless to say, the ladies were touched and impressed by her story.

    Dinner also started out well too and for a moment there, Dorinda thought that no drama would ensue. She was even happily surprised when Frankel arrived to surprise her.

    The Skinny Girl head honcho initially declined to attend the party but changed her mind and drove up.

    “I was so excited when Bethenny walked through the door, it was like a birthday present,” Dorinda gushed.

    But I bet she quickly changed her mind when Heather and Bethenny started sniping at each other, and all because the former tried to take matters into her own hands and ensure that the latter had something to eat.

    It quickly became obvious that Bethenny just wanted to be left alone (which is pretty hard to do when you’re at a dinner party).

    “I don’t want attention, I just want to breathe,” she said. “I don’t want to get into anything. I just want the wall up.”

    On the bright side, at least the drama took some of the attention away from Dorinda’s boyfriend John Mahdessian.

    Maybe her birthday wish – that “no one says anything negative about John” – came true.

  • Heather Thomson Compliments Ramona Singer And Hell Nearly Broke Loose

    Birthday dinners are fun most of the time, for us ordinary folks anyway. But a birthday party slash dinner (or any other celebration) on the Real Housewives of New York usually means alcohol-fueled drama, cat fights and maybe some crying.

    And this time around, Heather Thomson inadvertently started the drama ball going by complimenting Ramona Singer.

    A trailer for the next episode of RHONY shows Dorinda Medley hosting a small birthday dinner for her guests Ramona, Heather and Luann de Lesseps.

    While the ladies were reminiscing about how far they’ve come, Heather complimented Ramona, telling her that she has changed.

    “In the three years I’ve known you, there’s been a metamorphosis,” Heather says.

    But Ramona apparently wasn’t happy to be told that she has changed and told Heather that “Dorinda always saw me the way I was.”

    The 56-year-old housewife then called out Heather and Luann for the wall they have when she’s around them and warned the duo that she’s not inclined to break it down for them.

    Obviously tired of Ramona’s drama, Heather tries to neutralize the escalating situation by telling her to chill out.

    “What I’m trying to say to you is we did not get off on the right foot together,” Heather explained. “I have seen a lot of change and growth in you as a person.”

    But instead of taking it as face value, Ramona decides to ignore it and focus all her “sweet” attention on the birthday girl.

    It doesn’t look that Dorinda was buying what Ramona was selling though.

    It was a bit of a letdown that Ramona had to resort to her catty ways, especially since she did seem to have become more at peace with herself when season 7 started.

    On the other hand, if the old Ramona doesn’t surface every now and then, who would provide the meaningless drama on the show?

  • Bethenny Frankel Says Her Daughter Is Going Through A Hard Time

    Bethenny Frankel had a very bitter and very public divorce from Jason Hoppy, and even though the split is behind her, she’s still having a tough time adjusting to the changes and the way they’re affecting her daughter, Bryn. The Real Housewives Of New York star recently had a bit of a breakdown while shopping with her costar Carole Radziwill after their conversation turned to Frankel’s invite to Dorinda Medley’s birthday party.

    “I’m not going on my weekend – which is every other – with my daughter, away. I never thought I’d have a kid – I live for her, and she’s going through a hard time…I don’t care about anybody but my daughter. And I’m not the only one who has a daughter, but, whatever my situation is, it’s pretty f—ing bad, and that’s my own thing, and I can’t do it,” she says in a recent clip from the show.

    Radziwill assured Frankel that everyone understood, but Bethenny had a good cry in the middle of the store and said she was embarrassed for letting it out in front of someone she doesn’t know very well.

    “Sometimes you will open yourself up to a stranger easier than someone that you really know,” Frankel said.

    Bethenny recently debuted a new look, chopping her normally long locks into a messy bob that frames her face.

    “When Bethenny came in, I could tell she was ready for a big change, but she didn’t want to tell me she wanted it, she wanted me to tell her what I thought she should do. When we both found out we were on the same page she was all for the shorter look,” stylist DJ Quintero told People. “I’m not sure we will go shorter in the future. I wanted it to be shorter than a ‘lob’ and not a bob — somewhere in between, like a ‘mob.’ ”

  • Ramona Singer Reportedly Close To Completing Divorce

    Ramona Singer, one of the stars of The Real Housewives Of New York, was reportedly overheard recently saying that her divorce is about to be final, and a source says she’s happy at the prospect of moving on after a cheating scandal rocked her marriage.

    Singer was attending a birthday lunch at the Mark Hotel when she was heard dishing about her husband and a possible new relationship after her husband, Mario, allegedly had a long-term affair with a 31-year old.

    “I overheard Ramona say her divorce was almost over. She was saying that she was so happy and that she’s excited to move on with her life and leave the past behind her. She was drinking champagne and very open about it; there was no wringing of hands or crying or complaining. She said she was dating, but she wouldn’t say whom.”

    Singer told Us Weekly recently that she feels like she’s a much calmer person now that her marriage is almost behind her, and that she has a renewed bond with the other women on the show, including Bethenny Frankel.

    “You’re going to see us bond in a different way. She’s a tough cookie, and we fight like cats, but there’s some situations she and I had, where the old Ramona would let it continue. If she’s getting angry at me now, it’s something else going on in her life, not me. I have more patience for her this season…being betrayed by your spouse is probably the worst thing that can happen to a person, and it humbled me big time. You’re going to see a side I’ve never exposed before: A more sensitive, fun side. Luann de Lesseps says divorce suits me. I’m in a great place,” Singer said.

  • Bethenny Frankel Super Skinny, Is She Healthy?

    Bethenny Frankel is super skinny, and at times people have questioned her health because of her weight. Just ahead of the season seven premiere of The Real Housewives of New York, friends of Bethenny Frankel have spoken out about her rail thin frame. Are they concerned about her health?

    “She looks fabulous,” Ramona Singer shared exclusively with E! News. “She eats. She looks healthy. She’s fabulous. She’s fun. She’s exciting.”

    “She’s always eating actually. She just eats and eats and looks that skinny. I hate her,” LuAnn de Lesseps said.

    The three Real Housewives just got back from a trip to the Turks & Caicos that will be featured on a future episode of the show. Everyone thought Bethenny Frankel looked fantastic.

    “In person she looks great,” LuAnn added. “She looks fabulous.”

    For some reason, people are obsessed about Bethenny Frankel’s weight. She appeared on a recent episode of Watch What Happens Live, and was asked directly–by Andy Cohen–if she believes she’s too thin.

    Although she admitted she looks quite skinny when stressed, she doesn’t think she’s too thin.

    “When I’m very tired and stressed out, people think I’m more thin, and it’s always the times I feel like I’m really stressed out,” Bethenny Frankel explained. “I get black circles and my face looks drawn. I run around like a total maniac.”

    Bethenny Frankel has quite a sense of humor with regard to her physique. That was plain to see in an Instagram post she shared just a couple of months ago.

    “SPOTTED: Bethenny Frankel hanging out in soho today… It’s a little chilly….,” she captioned the following shot.

    If you’re rail thin, people are always going to question your health–especially if you’re rich and famous. It’s, in many cases, a jealousy thing. At least Bethenny Frankel is aware of what they’re saying, and has a sense of humor to help ward off the gloom and doom.

    Do you think the Skinnygirl founder is too skinny?

  • Dorinda Medley Joins RHONY, Wants To Be “The Fun One”

    Dorinda Medley will be joining the electric group of ladies on Real Housewives of New York.

    As a socialite, Dorinda Medley is all caught up on life as a rich New York City housewife. As a widow, she may have something to prove.

    Dorinda Medley said of her experience, “I live on the Upper East Side, and it’s a small fishbowl up here. I am not going to be that ball of yarn that came out of nowhere.”

    She added, “I know these girls. I know their world. I’ve even done a few cameos. So I thought, why not give it a try and see if it is something that suits me?”

    Dorinda Medley has quite the interesting past and lots of life experience to bring to the show.

    Me with NY's finest!!!!!

    A photo posted by Dorinda Medley (@dorindamedley) on

    Dorinda married a young Scotsman in the early 80’s after working in the garment district. When she and her husband moved to London, she opened up a cashmere company that had none other than Princess Diana as its most distinguished customer.

    That experience in London is what put Dorinda Medley on the fashion world map.

    She said, “It was 1989. I got Princess Diana to be one of my clients, and project [the company] forward with the British classes.”

    Welcome!!!!!!

    A photo posted by Dorinda Medley (@dorindamedley) on

    But, it wasn’t to last. After ten years of marriage Dorinda Medley divorced her Scotsman and moved to New York City.

    Once there, Dorinda Medley tried her hand at real estate.

    As a successful New York real estate broker, she showed an Upper East Side townhouse to Richard Medley, a hedge fund adviser and former partner to George Soros.

    One thing led to another and the two were married in 2005. Unfortunately, Richard Medley passed away in 2011, leaving Dorinda Medley a widow.

    Happy Birthday Richard we love and miss you!!!!

    A photo posted by Dorinda Medley (@dorindamedley) on

    However, the pain of losing her husband and the subsequent healing process have made her stronger.

    She said, “I’ve been presented with a lot of different challenges and that’s why I wasn’t afraid to be on the Housewives. The whole point is to keep going foward and try again.”

    Dorinda Medley also stated that she is hoping to be the fun one on the show.

    What do you think of Dorinda Medley joining RHONY? How do you think her life experiences will help or hurt her on the show?

  • Dorinda Medley Expected To Bring More Drama To ‘The Real Housewives Of New York’

    New York socialite Dorinda Medley will be joining the cast of The Real Housewives of New York. The new season of The Real Housewives of New York is set to premiere on April 7 and promises more drama and more excitement with the inclusion of Medley in the cast. Medley had the opportunity to join the reality show with the help of her friends, cast members Ramona Singer and Countess Luann De Lesseps.

    “I live on the Upper East Side, and it’s a small fishbowl up here. I am not going to be that ball of yarn that came out of nowhere,” the 50-year-old Medley told the NY Post. “I know these girls. I know their world. I’ve even done a few cameos. So I thought, why not give it a try and see if it is something that suits me?”

    In the late ‘80s, Medley married a Scotsman and moved to London. She started a cashmere company that became a favorite of the late Princess Diana. “It was 1989. I got Princess Diana to be one of my clients, and project [the company] forward with the British classes,” Medley said. After 10 years in London, she got divorced and moved back to New York.

    Medley ventured into the realm of real estate. She met her second husband, Richard Medley, after she sold him an Upper East Side townhouse. Richard passed away in 2011. “I’ve been presented with a lot of different challenges and that’s why I wasn’t afraid to be on the ‘Housewives.’ The whole point is to keep going foward and try again,” Medley says.

    In the same interview, Medley reveals that she knows how to handle the drama that comes along with being in a reality show. “I like to see a good argument between two people. I think you learn when you argue,” she says. “It’s just an expression of your opinion.”

     

  • Carole Radziwill Says Reality Show Drama Is Actually Slander

    Carole Radziwill is a successful author and journalist with a 20-year career under her belt, but in the world of reality shows, that doesn’t always mean as much as it should. And according to Radziwill, who is one of the stars of “The Real Housewives of New York”, when fellow castmate Aviva Drescher accused her of hiring a ghostwriter for her latest book it was more than just the usual drama that comes with being on a television show.

    “Let’s just say what Aviva calls ‘silly show drama’ or whatever—however she characterizes it—the entire legal community calls slander,” Carole said. “So no, I wasn’t happy to see that on television. But I was very weary of Aviva going into this season and it was not an unpopular feeling among the group. Let me be clear, let me break it down. Aviva is on a reality show, she got a book deal and she hired a ghostwriter. It’s not that complicated. I do not use a ghostwriter. I never have. I think it’s clear in the show that she has little understanding of publishing and very clear that she has little respect for single, working women. She doesn’t know the difference between a writer, an editor and a ghostwriter…She has very little understanding and rightly so, it’s not her profession. I don’t know why she went on the show claiming to suddenly be a writer. Still, to this day, I don’t understand that. I don’t know what her problem was with me.”

    The two women had lunch in a scene filmed for the show, during which Drescher brought up Radziwill’s memoir What Remains, which is a best-seller. Drescher began the conversation with questions about the writing process, since she had just finished her own memoir Leggy Blonde, but ended up accusing Radziwill of having help.

    “She was very insulting at lunch and very demeaning of my work and sort of generally acting really strange. I still, to this day, don’t see what I said that would trigger her to make up these lies and go behind my back,” Carole said. “She lied when she told me she didn’t hire a writer. When she said that in the scene I was a little taken aback because I thought she was going to bring that process, whatever it is, on camera and promote her book.”

    Radziwill hasn’t actually mentioned taking legal action against Drescher, but the two women did get into an altercation on the show after the initial confrontation.

    “I’m trying to get away from her going down the stairs and I touch her chin…She says ‘Don’t touch me.’ I just want to be clear. As for touching her chin, do I regret it? No. She was verbally assaulting me, she was making very disparaging remarks about my family, and she was screaming that I had abandoned her and her children. It was crazy and kind of much like you would do to a toddler who’s having a temper tantrum, to get their attention, that’s what I did.”

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  • Bethenny Frankel Hits 100–Episodes, That Is

    Bethenny Frankel hit the big 100 mark as she celebrated that many episodes of her ill-fated talk show. Most people will shake their heads in astonishment over the fact that the show hasn’t been cancelled yet. The former Real Housewives of New York star feted her accomplishment in the company of The TODAY Show’s Hoda Kotb as well as Tamar Braxton and Loni Love.

    The Bethenny Frankel Show has earned unimpressive ratings throughout its run, so it’s really quite something that it’s made it to its 100th episode. Bethenny’s lack of ability to attain big name guest stars has been the show’s biggest downfall. It has become a “parade of Real Housewives and other associated reality stars.”

    The cheery celebration marking the 100th episode included a big cake rolled out by Hoda Kotb. The guests then proceeded to eat the confection with their hands.

    Frankel jokingly took to Twitter to ask Hoda Kotb what kind of cake she would like to have–but she wasn’t referring to TODAY Show episodes.

    It wasn’t so long ago that Bethenny Frankel was purportedly upset about a rumored cancellation of her show by its co-creator and co-producer Ellen DeGeneres. However the two appeared on her show together just this past fall, and everything seemed just fine. Do you suppose the episode when Ellen visited garnered enough viewers to boost Bethanny’s ratings? (Was that mean?)

    It will certainly be interesting to see what becomes of The Bethanny Frankel Show in the future months, but in the meantime she certainly does deserve everyone’s congrats for moving forward with her paltry panel of guests.

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  • Bethenny Frankel Takes Romantic Vacation With New Boyfriend

    Bethenny Frankel had a rough year in 2013; although her talk show has been successful, she saw her personal life shredded as she and husband Jason Hoppy filed for divorce and became entangled in a bitter custody battle over their daughter Bryn. But the former “Real Housewife” appears to have found a new love, and is moving on by starting off the new year on a romantic vacation at the Mondrian South Beach Hotel in Miami.

    The couple were with a group of friends, says a source, but they were definitely spending one-on-one time together on New Year’s Eve.

    “She seemed relaxed with him and having a great time,” the source said. “At the stroke of midnight, they shared a passionate kiss and proceeded to make out in front of everyone.”

    No one knows who the mystery man is yet, but Frankel’s rep has confirmed that she is dating again. She may be keeping things under wraps while her split from Hoppy is in the process of being finalized.

    Frankel released a statement last year after news spread that she and Hoppy were ending their marriage, saying, “It brings me great sadness to say that Jason and I are separating. This was an extremely difficult decision that as a woman and a mother, I have to accept as the best choice for our family. We have love and respect for one another and will continue to amicably co-parent our daughter who is and will always remain our first priority. This is an immensely painful and heartbreaking time for us.”

    However, she later said that the situation was “brutal” as she and her ex fought over custody rights to their daughter and split up their assets. The talk show host, author, and businesswoman opened up about having her life filmed for so many years for reality television and says she doesn’t regret it.

    “I don’t regret letting the cameras roll at all,” Frankel said. “I could have skated by. I could have stayed on the show and been like, ‘Oh, everything’s perfect with us. Everything’s great.’ It made me feel dirty for people to think that I had this perfect relationship and this perfect life.”

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  • Bethenny Frankel, Ex Get Into Screaming Match

    Bethenny Frankel has seen quite a bit of success with her career in recent years, appearing on “The Real Housewives Of New York”, hosting her own talk show, and managing her Skinny Girl line of alcoholic beverages and retail products. One area that needs some work, however, is her relationship with ex-husband Jason Hoppy.

    The former couple allegedly got into a screaming match in front of their daughter Bryn, and Frankel is accused of calling Hoppy “lazy, stupid trash” because he doesn’t have a full-time job. The couple have had issues figuring out a custody arrangement for Bryn, with Hoppy claiming he doesn’t get enough time with his daughter.

    When divorce papers were filed back at the beginning of the year, Hoppy fired back with a list of demands, including child support payments from Frankel, medical and dental insurance-related bills, and he also asked for himself and Bryn to be the beneficiaries of a continued life insurance policy for Frankel. Hoppy also wanted to be afforded primary residence at their $5 million home in NYC, and for Frankel to foot the bill for his lawyers and accountant.

    Frankel, who has amassed a fortune on her own outside of her family’s money, drew up a pre-nup agreement before the wedding three years ago, so her millions are safe, to an extent.