Former “Real Housewives of Recent York City” star Bethenny Frankel is being dragged by “Real Housewives of Recent Jersey” alum Dina Manzo and her daughter, Lexi Ioannou. Their beef originated after Frankel reportedly didn’t support Ioannou’s clothing business after she was seen wearing gifted products. Now, in a brand new video, Frankel is responding to Manzo and her daughter, saying she will be able to do whatever she wants.
On Friday, May 15, Frankel posted a video of herself showing off her outfit. She called it a “Fit Check.”
“This dress is insane, and the value is ridiculous,” she said on her Instagram Stories, in keeping with Us Weekly.
In one other post, Frankel responded to a follower who asked the outspoken reality star where they may purchase the shoes she was wearing.
Frankel then reportedly shared a link to the same item sold by Bloomingdale’s for $375, telling her followers that it was “the identical look.”
Manzo took umbrage on the post, claiming that her daughter, Ioannou, had actually gifted Frankel the shoes she was wearing and criticizing her for linking to a competitor relatively than the unique source: Ioannou’s fashion brand, Nou.
“Wow, Bethenny, Wow!! So odd of you to post a dupe of your GIFTED @shopnou shoes as a substitute of giving a young woman entrepreneur credit,” she wrote on a post. “You wear them often so we all know you want them??”
Manzo’s Daughter Slammed Bethenny Frankel In A Post, Calling The ‘Real Housewives’ Icon A ‘Weirdo’
Manzo’s daughter, Ioannou, also chimed in on the conversation, expressing her frustration with the situation because Frankel had encouraged her.
“Bethenny Frankel is a weirdo,” she said. “I sent her a pair of shoes from Nou almost a 12 months ago because I look as much as her. [She is a] female entrepreneur [and from the] Bravo universe like me.”
Ioannou said that Frankel didn’t link her business and as a substitute allegedly linked a product on which she earns a commission.
“I suppose she’s got to get that bag in some kind of way? So, she got the shoes free of charge from a woman-founded brand, mine, after which she made money sending her followers some place else,” she said.
Manzo commented on the video, telling her daughter how “proud” she was of her for standing up for herself.
Bethenny Frankel Says She All the time Planned To Give Credit To Ioannou
Last night, Frankel shared an in-depth “OOTD” video on Instagram, revealing the brands behind each bit of her outfit, including Ioannou’s fashion brand, Nou. She captioned the clip, “FYI, I all the time give credit where credit is due.”
Just hours ago, Frankel appeared to address the drama on TikTok, saying she wouldn’t normally reply to the claims, but believed there was a “business lesson” for some to learn amid the chaos.
Frankel explained that she all the time planned to credit the designer in her fit check, as seen within the video linked above; nevertheless, her team didn’t plan on posting it until later.
She went on to say that she couldn’t link to the unique pair of shoes in her first post because they were sold out. “The audience gets frustrated once they can’t buy something immediately,” she said. “Why would I wear it and discuss it in the event that they can’t buy it?”
Frankel Shares Clear Message: ‘My Body, My Selection’
Continuing, Frankel said she often receives gifts from brands. Even then, she said she wasn’t obligated to post about it.
Although Frankel didn’t mention Ioannou by name, she referenced her “scathing video” and implied that she would regret her decision to blast her.
“There are about 100 brands that may watch this video that may message her to inform her how much product I move,” she said. “I move loads of product, because I don’t bullsh-t.”
She added, “Playing the short game, and whining and being a crybaby about something that didn’t go your way in business, means you’re not an actual business person, and you’ve lots to learn.”
Frankel finished by saying she would’ve worn “all the shoes in your site and you’ll’ve sold hundreds of pairs and made tons of of hundreds of dollars. So, my account, my body, my selection. When you send those shoes into my house, my shoes. You’re welcome.”
Frankel has received a heated response to her video online. In her TikTok comments, one user said her video was a “horrible” look.
One other user encouraged Frankel, who founded the culinary brand Skinnygirl, to reflect on her early days as a businesswoman. “Remember, someone helped you along the way in which,” they wrote.
A 3rd said, “Girl, just apologize. Yes, you’ll be able to do whatever you wish, but do the fitting thing,” while a fourth asked, “But why tag a dupe? Just say it is a shoe, and so they are currently out of stock attributable to popularity! Persons are able to find similar shoes; no must take a dupe.”