She settled with her managers in 2012, perTHR.
Ultimately, though, the lawsuits only scratch the surface of everything Frankel has been through.
“She got very lucky, and she just knows how to surround herself with people who are intelligent.
Bethenny is a liar and a shark.
She ran through my guts.
She will get along with the other sharks.”
So, she had reached out to her mom with the intention of helping her daughter meet her.
In April 2024, Frankel took toInstagramto share that she had lost her mother to lung cancer.
Frankel’s carousel featured several sweet photos of her mother, including one of her with Bryn.
Although his cause of death was never officially confirmed, authorities believed it was due to an accidental overdose.
During an episode of RHONY, Frankel got emotional as she thought back to her late partner’s funeral.
“I had to figure out where my place was at the funeral.
I didn’t want to intrude.
I didn’t feel like I had an identity in any of it.”
“Food was an obsession in my house out to restaurants every night but then so was dieting.”
Ultimately, though, Frankel learned that balance in a diet was key.
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The couple tied the knot in March 2010, a few months before they welcomed their daughter Bryn Hoppy.
Shortly afterward, Jason received a six-month stay-away order from his ex-wife.
In the aftermath, Frankel demanded full custody of their daughter.
Things got even messier after Dennis Shields' passing from a supposed overdose in 2018.
Ultimately, after tons of back and forth, the estranged couple finalized their divorce in January 2021.
