Bethenny Frankel, a former cast member of “The Real Housewife of New York City,” speaks out against what she said is the exploitation of reality stars.
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It’s called Non-Union work. They signed up for that.
The whole point of reality TV is to document the things which bethenny says were being exploited. If you werent happy with your salary or having to talk about your difficulties then dont so on the show.
Duh
Lea is an awful horrible person. So is bethenny
Like this was news to her? Of COURSE you're exploited! You signed a contract precisely to BE exploited. "I want to be respected." LOL! As soon as you join a "reality" show you have lost any respect you MIGHT have had. Did she actually say, "…this group of TALENT"? You are NOT talented!!! Talent didn't get you on these shows! And, now, with your $80 million net worth you're whining about being exploited! What a joke! PLEASE! I'll play the fool in your next show. Come exploit me! Come on, I'll be waiting here in small-town Indiana! Should be a big hit making fun of a bunch of Christian 'rump supporters! LOL!
She likes the sound of her voice so she is here to stay. Waiting on her morning talk show. It’s all about —- I’m still here—- look at me —- glad she thinks she is helping .
GO.AWAY.BETHANNY‼️
I love her
Bethany is so starved for attention. She looks just like Michael Jackson
People bitching about this are completely missing the point. She's standing up for reality stars because she's seen the exploitation first hand. She doesn't need the money. This will hurt her personally more than help her and may help get reality stars better treatment. How is it a problem? She's using her clout to make the industry better. Good for her.
Cant stand her. She is evil
Will she EVER shut up??? She was the most toxic and emotionally abusive mean girl of all. She is only doing this because Andy was rude to her on WWHL. she can dish it to no end but can never take it. She is INSUFFERABLE. She need’s serious help.
Will she EVER shut up??? She was the most toxic and emotionally abusive mean girl of all. She is only doing this because Andy was rude to her on WWHL. she can dish it to no end but can never take it. She is INSUFFERABLE. She need’s serious help.
ugh bethanny frankel and her endless use of the word "brand"….everything she does is designed to put herself in the limelight.
You drank from their cup, Ms. Fankel, and profited handsomely. Sit down and hush.
i thought the sole reason reality tv grew to what it is was the LOW production costs. any kind of reckoning will mean less shows (which is a good thing) or possibly the end of the concept. then again, there will always be a huge selection of thirsty ppl out there who are willing to do anything to be seen.
Let her tell her story . It’s her right . Just like you tell your stories. She is right . They sign up but I don’t think they thought they would be exploited to the extent of ruining their lives and their families.
She is openly admitting she signed up for thé for the show . She is not denying it . I don’t see why everyone is in an uproar. Social media is become the evil of everyone’s existence.
She's like a corrupt politician complaining how corrupt the government is. I still like Bethenny, though, but she is a hypocrite.
Such first world problems LMAO
The way you slut shamed Luann was abhorrent. Kick rocks.
If you don't want exploitation don't sign up for reality tv.
She’s a joke
Shes just mad because she got kicked off the show
She is ridiculous the reasons why she is famous is because of the reality business. Get over it and move on
Grande Dame is Karen Huger check ya self
So pathetic !!
😂😂😂😂😂
Well this was a flop.
there has not been a time that she did not bit the hand that fed her
go back to working a normal job and then cry! Does a MC Donald’s worker deserves a residual for every burger they made? She didn’t invent anything, her content was signed away by her on the contract! Cry me a river
Fame and success has gotten to her head! Guess what, you wouldn’t be a millionaire right now if you didn’t have a massive platform! She wasn’t a famous actress or singer or artist in any way so she went and exploited herself.
He DID make her a star. she'll learn the hard way, eventually. A person who's a legend in their own mind is the WORST.
Although this was her 3rd bottom ..Kiki’s lip sync was on point Denim lost ..her high kicks wasn’t needed here at all I think she won based on track record to be honest
Did Bethenny to the same to the staff that works for her in the small apt.
Stop please stop giving this woman attention!! She is the most toxic person. This is a very sad & bored person!
I don’t feel bad for her at all. She banked off of being very vile for years and years. Now she wants to cry about money. The only housewife in the franchise that I see who chose to leave on her own because she saw her real life was more important than the show was Dina from RHONJ. She was a class act and very conscious unlike the rest of these banshees.
I would say LVP and Nene have as much star power as Bethany.
Bethany would be NOTHING without Bravo making her famous and allowing her to peddle her businesses incessantly for years and years on the show. Talk about an entitled, ungrateful blowhard.
Love her!!!!!!. She's a real one
Go Bethany in your Burberry Dress please Go away!!!!
The answer is just ask a lawyer to look at the contract before signing. Technically as most performers are unknown and some have no ‘craft’ as such then surely they need to prove themselves for a first season before they can start negotiating for residuals.
Also as there are now countless reality shows out there, the performers absolutely do know what they are signing up for!
Lastly, I think that the studios need to put the potential performers through a mental health check before – this is no doubt lacking.
Andy Cohen has made his fortune exploiting women! He has made them his Barbie dolls. He likes awake at night thinking about the ways to manipulate the housewives, as though he were playing with Barbie dolls.
Lea Mc Sweeney was the beginning of the downfall of the Real Housewives of New York City, then Leah was 💯 percent responsible for bringing on Ebony, can't remember her last name, who just killed the show with her nonstop preaching about racism. Leah was a useless addition. There was nothing interesting about her.
Bethenny made $1 million per season at the time she quit.
She‘s a multimillionaire, because of the show.