Sarah Jessica Parker Sides With Bethenny

Sarah Jessica Parker was the guest-of-honor on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live last night, airing right after The Real Housewives of New York. And boy was it an explosive episode (it could have been subtitled: “Is Kelly Bensimon crazy?”). Host Andy Cohen put SJP on the spot, asking her tough, probing questions about the women of RHONY. Parker hemmed and hawed — she doesn’t like to publicly pick favorites — but in the end, she took sides. And she took them hard.  

A little recap of last night’s RHONY: Relations between Kelly Bensimon and Bethenny Frankel got especially heated, with Kelly claiming that she was worried Bethenny was going to kill her in her sleep (really? really?). It appeared that Kelly had some sort of mental break, teetering close to the edge of insanity. Is Kelly Bensimon crazy? So far, the evidence points to yes.

Sarah Jessica Parker’s take? She said she can’t be sure what actually went down, since we (and she) only get to see the editors’ version of events, but, from what she saw, she sided with Bethenny: “I strongly believe that Bethenny is not threatening in general, or specifically to Kelly.” Point: Bethenny.

Cohen also asked Parker to pick sides in the Bethenny/Jill feud. Again, she sided with Bethenny. Then she joked, with an embarassed laugh, “I’m so scared of Jill.” Aren’t we all? Point: Bethenny.

That’s a lot of Bethenny solidarity. SJP seems to get the warm fuzzies when discussing Frankel, and I wonder if it’s due to the two of them have something in common: Parker has new baby girls (hello, twins!), and Frankel just gave birth to her own baby girl, Bryn. Remember when your kids were infants? Remember how you gravitated to other new moms at parties, over lunch, in line at the bank? New motherhood is a form of magnetism.

Parker also admitted to admiring the newest Real Housewife of New York, Sonja Morgan, a.k.a. the sane one. Sonja has a daughter as well, but hers is 9 years old (there’s a lot of estrogen on the show: Kelly, Ramona, and Jill are moms of girls-only, too). “I really like Sonja, she’s like a little bit of helium…she’s been good for the show,” says Parker. Aye, we agree.  Final Tally: Two Points Bethenny, One Point Sonja

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Bethenny Frankel: What's In A Name?

No, Bethenny Frankel of the Real Housewives of New York City did not name her child after hills, the MTV type or otherwise. The alternative spelling of the name Brynn means “hill” in Welsh but that was not the inspiration for the name. Bethenny was a guest on the fourth hour of the Today Show with Hoda and Kathy Lee via Skyppe and discussed her new baby Bryn and why they picked out that name. And it’s actually pretty darn touching…

Bryn was named in honor of Bethenny’s husband Jason Hoppy’s deceased brother Bryan, who passed away nineteen years ago. The family called Bryan by the nickname Bryn. Jason took Bethenny to his grave site and introduced them saying, “Byrn, meet Bethenny.” She thought then it would make a great name. She stated that naming their daughter Bryn was all her idea and that Jason’s family is thrilled with the choice. A nice tribute don’t you think?

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Bethenny Frankel Tweets About New Baby

Reality star and author Bethenny Frankel loves dishing about her new life as a mom, courtesy of Twitter.

Just a week since giving birth to daughter Bryn,  Bethenny Tweets, "Taking this time (when baby sleeps) to edit my 3rd book..."

The Real Housewives of New York star also jokes about weird food cravings -- pink M&Ms and Indian food -- leading her to jokingly ask if she's is possibly pregnant again.

Bethenny delivered almost a full month early. Fortunately her baby was able to leave the hospital after just four days and all is going well at home with dad Jason Hoppy in charge of swaddling duty.

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Bethenny Frankel's Blog: Baby Bryn

First of all, thank you so much for all of your incredible, heartfelt well wishes. Bryn is a tiny peanut of a girl weighing 4lbs 12 oz. When I feel a little better next week, I will write a newsletter and give you all of the details. Sign up at www.bethenny.com.

If you don't mind, this blog will be brief. I'm writing from a hospital bed in pain from stitches and waiting to be able to visit Bryn in the premature unit.

I think LuAnn's single is fun as a gimmick, catchy type of song. As long as she had fun recording it, that's all that matters. I give her credit for going for it.
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Evidently, turtle time is dancing at an island bar trying to avoid psychotic episodes on a luxury yacht.

Despite Sonja's comments, I don't believe she has a crush on Kelly. Sonja just likes to drink and have fun and have fun girl time. She seems to want everyone to just get along which is an admirable trait.

Wow, was I craving a skinnygirl margarita. Not drinking on that vacation was like being deprived of water after a marathon. I could hardly believe what was going on around me, and I was obviously stone cold sober.

Jill and LuAnn have just made an art out of whining and complaining and really judging everyone around them. It has become white noise that you really don't pay attention to. It is so inconsequential to me right now that it is very difficult to even comment on.‪

Jill and Kelly seem to have a good friendship because Kelly really needs someone to take her under their wing, and Jill needs someone to influence and navigate.

I'm not sure exactly what set Kelly off. I don't think you can ever really predict what Kelly will say or do. She certainly doesn't operate under any normal circumstances nor is she predictable whatsoever. It is a little bit scary. I've learned to really just stay away from her.

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