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☆ A former 'Real Housewives' star with alcoholism is suing Bravo and Andy Cohen, accusing them of making her relapse for ratings
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewLeah McSweeney, known for appearances on Seasons 12 and 13 of "The Real Housewives of New York City," is suing Bravo, executive producer Andy Cohen, and others, accusing them of encouraging her to relapse for ratings. AdvertisementMcSweeney, who also appeared on the spin-off show "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip," was candid with viewers and producers about her sobriety journey. According to the lawsuit, McSweeney had been sober for around nine years until a brief relapse about five months before joining the show. However, according to the complaint, producers discriminated against her by intentionally planning scenarios intended to exacerbate her disabilities.

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For those who can't bear to wait until the next day, there are a variety of ways to watch Vanderpump Rules on Bravo. It's also handy for other live streaming opportunities, as seen below:How to watch Vanderpump Rules live stream in the USVanderpump Rules airs weekly on Bravo. In the US, every season of Vanderpump Rules is available to stream on Peacock. How to watch Vanderpump Rules live from anywhereIf your region – like the UK – blocks live streaming options like Fubo and Sling TV, but you're still hoping to watch new episodes of Vanderpump Rules live, you can use a VPN to access the streams. Install it on the device you're planning to watch Vanderpump Rules on.

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☆ Vindication for the cheap white refrigerator! Those fancy appliances break — and are so expensive to fix.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

New and fancy appliances have electronic parts that break down more easily. Maybe the humble white fridge deserves our respect. Being budget-friendly, the white fridge is something of a "landlord special," like painting over an electrical outlet. Unlike fancier stainless steel refrigerators with digital buttons and ice makers, a white fridge is built to last. Justice for the white fridge!

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☆ How Bethenny Frankel grew her influencer business to $3.2 million a year after leaving reality TV behind
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 2023, her first full year of embracing the status of "influencer," Frankel earned $3.2 million in endorsement deals, according to documents reviewed by BI. Bethenny Frankel, the "accidental influencer"Despite her path to that success through reality TV, she calls herself an "accidental influencer." Photo by Heidi GutmanFrankel's path from reality TV to Skinnygirl to actingFor the unfamiliar, Frankel wasn't just in reality TV — she made Housewives history when she founded Skinnygirl Cocktails and then sold it in 2011. The deal was big enough to prompt networks to include so-called "Bethenny Clauses" in reality TV contracts, which require reality stars to give the networks a cut of businesses promoted on air. "I left reality TV and honestly thought the faucet would turn off because that's what happens, and I was fine with that," she said.

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☆ Inside New York Fashion Week where subtle luxury still reigns supreme
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Quiet luxury was everywhere at Badgley Mischka's runway show during New York Fashion Week. A model walks the Badgley Mischka runway during New York Fashion Week. Advertisement"I'm always quiet luxury," she said while pointing to her Cartier glasses, which were a gift from her daughter Jordyn. Elizabeth Woods attends the Badgley Mischka runway show during New York Fashion Week. "I'm from Connecticut, where quiet luxury is the thing, so I just see so much that I'm over it."

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☆ Caroline Manzo slams TV network Bravo and accuses 'Real Housewives' costar Brandi Glanville of sexual assault in lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Caroline Manzo has sued Bravo over alleged sexual assault incidents. Manzo alleges in the lawsuit that Glanville sexually assaulted and harassed her on the third day of filming the show. Per the lawsuit, Glanville reportedly kissed Manzo without her consent while mounting her and "humping" her. Brandi Glanville also appeared in the second season of "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip" which aired in 2022. Representatives for Manzo, Glanville, and Bravo did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider, which were sent outside of regular working hours.

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☆ 'Botched' star Terry Dubrow calls Ozempic 'a miracle' but admits it takes 'all the joy of eating away'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"Botched" star and plastic surgeon Terry Dubrow told Page Six that he tried Ozempic. Dubrow called the weight-loss drug "a miracle" but admitted it took "all the joy of eating away." He said he wanted to see what it's like if you're not diabetic and "only have 10-15 pounds to lose." Advertisement"Botched" star Terry Dubrow says he tried Ozempic but gave it up because it took "all the joy of eating away." In a Page Six interview alongside costar Paul Nassif, the plastic surgeon admitted to giving the weight-loss drug a go because he was curious about its effects.

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☆ We picked our baby's name because it wasn't popular. Now it's 'trendy,' and I'm angry AF.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Irina Gonzalez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

When we chose the name Rio, it wasn't popular, but it slowly is becoming a trendy name. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . One of the biggest reasons we chose this particular name is because it wasn't popular, and now it's becoming trendy. I can only imagine how the influence of a popular TV show will increase the name's popularity further. I'm sure that I'm not the only parent to have changed feelings about their child's name after the fact, so it'll all be OK.

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☆ ‘Anything can happen.’ Inside the ‘real-life reality show’ of the nine-month cruise
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

Welcome aboard Royal Caribbean’s Ultimate World Cruise, which set sail a month ago and has unexpectedly captured the internet’s imagination. It all started when Fletcher, a 39-year-old photographer from the UK, happened upon a TikTok video from a world cruise passenger. Anthony AntoineIt’s possible to join the Ultimate World Cruise at several points along the journey – there’s no requirement to sign up for the whole nine months. He understands.”So far, while his world cruise dispatches have racked up millions of views, Sebastian has yet to uncover the “hot goss” he promised. Passenger Angie Linderman, 38, also had an emotional path to boarding the world cruise.

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☆ A New York City Socialite Returns to Her Southern Roots
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Sadiba Hasan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

From the mid- to late-2000s, Ms. Mortimer dominated the New York social scene as a prominent guest at the most glamorous charity balls and fashion shows. She attracted the cameras in her colorful baby-doll designer dresses and was omnipresent in the papers and gossip pages. She settled into a quiet, private life in Augusta, Ga., with Mr. Bovard and his three children. “I love Augusta. Mr. Bovard was a groomsman at the wedding.

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☆ Mauricio Umansky and Emma Slater address romance rumors
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Mauricio Umansky and Emma Slater are explaining why they were seen in public holding hands. “We do want to address this story, and this whole thing that’s going out about whether or not Emma and I are dating,” Umansky said. We’ve been dancing together now for six weeks, four hours a day, every single day.”As for the picture of them holding hands, Umansky said it a gesture of friendship. “And then all of a sudden we’re dating,” Slater said. That’s the end of that story,” Umansky said.

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She hopes the foundation's success in providing support to communities in Haiti even while gang violence escalates in the country will convince other nonprofits to help as well. “Part of this campaign is to help other funders understand that there is an ecosystem in Haiti that is functioning,” Montgomery Tabron said. We're trying to explain to partners that we can help connect them to those places, those pockets of hope where the investments will truly matter and make a difference." In the past month, “Pockets of Hope” raised an additional $20 million collectively in commitments from the Digicel Foundation, the Dunn Family Charitable Foundation, and the Amsterdam-based Porticus foundation. Actress Garcelle Beauvais, who emigrated from Haiti to the United States as a child, told The Associated Press that she wanted to support “Pockets of Hope” to let Haitians know that they have not been forgotten by the rest of the world.

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☆ Who Is Nadine Arslanian, Bob Menendez's Wife Indicted in a Bribery Scandal?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Michelle Mark | Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian arrive at federal court following an indictment on corruption charges. Still, even prior to Menendez and federal indictment, Arslanian brushed up against fame and scandal. Arslanian "liked nice things," Anton told Insider. The longtime friend, who asked not to be identified by name, told Insider that Arslanian was conscious of her looks. AdvertisementAdvertisement"We felt that it was a very one-sided investigation," Koop's sister, Rosemarie Koop-Angelicola, told Insider.

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☆ Why Hollywood actors and writers are on strike and how the WGA and SAG-AFTRA walkouts are changing the entertainment industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The Hollywood writers' strike got a boost when actors joined the picket lines in July. Together, the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes have upended development and promotion of new content. Read more about the issues and demands driving the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes:When will the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes end? Some are predicting that the writers' strike appears to be on course to outlast the previous the 100-day WGA strike of 2007-8, which cost the California economy roughly $2 billion. Read more about how Hollywood companies prepared for the strikes:Getting a job in Hollywood right now: Is anyone still hiring?

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☆ What TV Gets Right About Rich Older Women, According to the Real Housewives
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Ellen Gamerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky deny they are divorcing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A pair of “Real Housewives” stars are pushing back on speculation they are divorcing. Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky, who have been married for 27 years, released a statement after People reported on Monday they are separated but still living under the same roof. “In regards to the news that came out about us today… Any claims regarding divorcing are untrue,” the couple wrote in an Instagram post. “However, yes, we have had a rough year. “While it may be entertaining to speculate, please do not create false stories to fit a further salacious narrative.

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☆ How Bravo's 'Vanderpump Rules' and #Scandoval have boosted NBCUniversal's Peacock as streamers increasingly lean into reality TV
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Peacock seized on the recent runaway success of "Vanderpump Rules" to reach new audiences. It also shows the potential for Peacock's reality-TV shows compared to those on other top streamers. The surge shows how Peacock — whose Instagram bio still reads: "Why are you reading this bio instead of watching Vanderpump Rules rn?" Thanks in part to its Bravo catalog, Peacock is in one of the best positions to capitalize on its unscripted TV pile. Recent Parrot Analytics data first published by TVREV shows Peacock had the second-largest US share of demand for unscripted TV programming during Q1, and ample supply.

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☆ Data shows how Bravo's 'Vanderpump Rules' and #Scandoval have boosted NBCUniversal's Peacock as streamers increasingly lean into reality TV
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Peacock seized on the recent runaway success of "Vanderpump Rules" to reach new audiences. Data shows how the streamer's marketing and programming efforts to capitalize on the show's high-profile drama have played out. It also shows the potential for Peacock's reality-TV shows compared to those on other top streamers. The surge shows how Peacock — whose Instagram bio still reads: "Why are you reading this bio instead of watching Vanderpump Rules rn?" Recent Parrot Analytics data first published by TVREV shows Peacock had the second-largest US share of demand for unscripted TV programming during Q1, and ample supply.

☆ Elizabeth Holmes faces 6 a.m. wake-up calls and making her own bed at federal prison camp
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Theranos founder is expected to do so at Bryan federal prison camp in Texas. Elizabeth Holmes, the convicted founder of Theranos, is expected to start serving her 11-year sentence at a federal prison camp in Texas Tuesday. At the prison camp, the 39-year-old mother of two will have no choice but to don khaki prison garb. A copy of "Bad Blood," John Carreyrou's book about the rise and fall of Holmes and Theranos, has been spotted in the library of the prison camp, per The Journal. The prison camp holds about 650 women convicted of white-collar crimes, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

☆ Jen Shah and Elizabeth Holmes, both convicted of fraud, can take business skills classes at the Texas prison where they'll serve their sentences
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elizabeth Holmes will be staying at the same prison camp as Real Housewives star Jen ShahThe Texas women's prison offers business skill classes to all inmates. Both Holmes and Shah have been convicted of fraud relating to their business practices. Elizabeth Holmes is set to begin her 11-year sentence for fraud related to her failed blood-testing business at a prison camp in Texas that, ironically, offers business classes to inmates, according to an inmate orientation handbook. Holmes was convicted in November 2022 of three charges of wire fraud and one conspiracy to commit wire fraud charge after a jury found she defrauded investors in her health tech company Theranos. It's not all bad though: the prison offers wellness classes, arts and crafts, and leisure programs.

☆ Bethenny Frankel still had Ikea furniture while shooting 'Real Housewives of New York': 'I never spent a dime'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In a recent TikTok post, the 52-year-old spoke about how she was militant about not spending money she didn't have. Frankel earned just $7,250 for her star-making turn on the first season of "The Real Housewives of New York." "My apartment was furnished by Ikea when I was on the 'Housewives of New York,'" she said. In the years following her "Housewives" debut, Frankel started and sold her Skinnygirl Cocktails brand for a reported $100 million. "I was always terrified, because you don't spend money you don't f---ing have."

☆ Jessie Ware Centers Herself With ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Caryn Ganz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Scrolling through a list of cultural influences on her phone in the bar of a New York hotel, Ware debated what to include. 1Photo BoothsI’m constantly trying to make my phone take pictures that look old and romantic, and the photo booth just does that. What I’ve just started doing is taking selfies of myself, but pretending that I’m being caught off guard so that I can get really good photos with my children. 2‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’It’s dirty and naughty and I probably should be doing something else, but I’m there, invested in the Kathy and Kyle drama. It’s so good for being able to work out your route for the day, like, I’m going to go to this coffee shop, then I’m going to go to the famous cemetery in Buenos Aires, and then I’m going to walk from there.

☆ How Tracy Tutor went from selling suits at the mall to raking in $250 million in real-estate deals last year and boasting celebrity clients like Janet Jackson and Channing Tatum
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Tutor's first big deal, in 2008, was a $34 million Beverly Park home with four acres, a ballroom, and a tennis court, that she brokered with The Agency cofounder Mauricio Umansky. It was for her father, who Tutor said was the toughest client she ever had. Mauricio Umansky, left, and his wife Kyle Richards, who now star on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." Robin Marchant/Stringer/Getty Images

☆ Netflix apologizes to enraged viewers after a highly anticipated live reunion episode of 'Love Is Blind' was delayed due to technical difficulties
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The highly anticipated reunion episode of Netflix's "Love Is Blind" was delayed on Sunday. Angry fans have lashed out at global streaming giant Netflix after a highly anticipated "Love is Blind" live reunion was delayed due to technical issues. The live reunion special for Season 4 of the hit reality show was supposed to air at 8 p.m. E.T. But shortly before that, Netflix tweeted that it would be up within 15 minutes, the New York Times reported. E.T., Netflix tweeted that the show would be available "globally at 12pm PT on April 17.

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