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Bethenny Frankel offered her thoughts on Lisa Rinna‘s recent assertion about Denise Richards mentioned in her latest book, “You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk about It.” The former star of Real Housewives of New York suggested that the connections formed on ‘Real Housewives’ are not genuine, subtly referencing Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice in her commentary.
Reflecting on 2023, Bethenny revealed she once counted Lisa as a friend until she grew disillusioned with her. Bethenny noted that Lisa seemed to transform after becoming entrenched in the ‘Housewives’ franchise. During a previous season of RHOBH, a rift developed between longtime friends Lisa and Denise during filming. In 2024, Bethenny criticized Lisa’s husband Harry Hamlin‘s pasta sauce brand in several videos.
In an Instagram video, Bethenny remarked, “Lisa Rinna’s new book includes a fascinating point about her relationship with Denise Richards. She believes it’s unwise to appear on TV alongside someone with whom you have a prior friendship.”
She added, “I wholeheartedly agree. Meeting someone within that setting is different because you both enter on equal footing with common objectives. This is why many of those relationships lack authenticity. They might seem real at the time, but the most significant topic you discuss revolves around that particular genre.”
Bethenny claimed there are “so many examples” – before she seemed to allude to Teresa’s past feud with her sister-in-law Melissa. (In 2022, the family members stopped speaking after Melissa and her husband Joe Gorga refused to attend Teresa’s wedding to Luis Ruelas, though they all recently reconciled.)
“On [Real Housewives of New Jersey], people that came in [as] family members, best friends … never speak again,” she said. “You saw, obviously, [what happened to] Lisa and Denise Richards. I mean, it’s not a place … to foster friendships. It’s not a place to foster much.”
“It’s a place to go if you just like need to make money, like when I went on,” she explained. “But it’s not a place that you stay [on] once you have any money. There’s just no reason to be on that type of reality television unless you need the Benjamins or the attention.”