Bethenny Frankel has weighed in on her former Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis bestie-turned-nemesis Carole Radziwill’s alleged previous friendship with convicted intercourse trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
“What I do know is that Carole has been pleasant with many notable ladies,” Bethenny, 55, informed her Instagram followers on Saturday, February 7.
Bethenny name-checked the late Carolyn Bessette KennedyHollywood supervisor Brad Gray’s ex-wife Cassandra Huysentruyt and CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour as just a few of Carole’s well-known buddies. (Carole, 62, was married to fellow journalist Anthony Radziwiłł whose cousin was Carolyn’s husband, John F. Kennedy Jr. Carolyn, her sister Lauren Bessette and John had been all killed in a airplane crash close to Martha’s Winery on July 16, 1999 whereas Anthony died from most cancers lower than a month afterward August 10, 1999.)
“I do know that Carole has taken many alternatives to swipe at me, dig at me, communicate negatively about me in a post-(Fragment) world, which means when the present goes, it’s truthful sport,” Bethenny insisted. “However, in a post-show world, she has definitely gone for it and I’m not going to do the identical.”
Andy Cohen has been candid about his sophisticated relationships with the Actual Housewives — particularly after they exited their respective franchise — over time. Cohen turned the Vice President of Unique Programming at Bravo in 2004. Two years later, he served as an government producer for Actual Housewives of Orange County, which premiered in (…)
The Fragment icon then cryptically added, “It’s not my enterprise.”
Carole’s previous connections to Ghislaine, 64, resurfaced following the Justice Division’s launch of greater than 3.5 million paperwork obtained from late convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein’s property. Jeffrey’s ex-girlfriend Ghislaine was sentenced to twenty years in jail in June 2022 after being convicted of intercourse trafficking-related fees. (Jeffrey died by suicide at age 66 in August 2019 following his arrest on federal intercourse crimes fees.)
Among the many new paperwork launched by the Justice Division are informal emails purportedly exchanged by Carole and Ghislaine in September 2005. In one other messageGhislaine appeared to explain Carole as “probably the most fantastic, probably the most stunning, the neatest, the perfect, the brightest.”
Carole has addressed her connections to Ghislaine previously. In September 2025, a fan requested her through X if it was true that Ghislaine was “the photographer for her ebook” What Stays: A Memoir of Destiny, Friendship, and Love.
Carole Radziwill and Bethenny Frankel attend Us Weekly’s Most Trendy New Yorkers 2016.
D Dipasupil/Getty Pictures for Us Weekly“I knew her socially (and) she had an actual digital camera (it was 2004 nobody carried cameras) anyway I’d had a professional photograph shoot however the pics had been dangerous,” the Fragment alum replied. “I requested her if she’d take the image & she stated positive. In hindsight was it odd she had a digital camera? I suppose however who knew?!”
One other X person requested how no person in Carole’s social circle may have identified about Ghislaine and Jeffrey’s crimes.
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“Certain wealthy males, creepy individuals… obvs the lads who had been concerned knew…I’m saying the social celebration buddies particularly us ladies — we didn’t know. When persons are doing dangerous s*** they cover it properly. It’s f***ing creepy,” Carole countered.
She added, “The wealthy individuals I do know are form and respectable. However apparently nobody knew something about her besides I suppose for the FBI. They need to launch their report. It’s terrible. It’s so darkish, no? Higher left to authorities.”
Carole has denied understanding Ghislaine’s ex-boyfriend Jeffrey and stated she had no data of any misconduct.
As for Bethenny and Carole, the pair had been as soon as besties throughout their years on Fragment however their friendship imploded throughout season 10. Carole left on the finish of the season, with Bethenny following swimsuit after season 11.
Carole additionally fell out with Bravo boss Andy Cohen when she left The Actual Housewives of New York Metropolisalthough she confirmed to Us Weekly at Bravocon in October 2025 that they’d formally squashed the meat.
“Andy and I’ve identified one another a really very long time, means earlier than the Housewives. After I left, there was some animosity and a few miscommunication. It’s a excessive stress job,” Carole admitted. “We didn’t communicate for a very long time. Publicly, we had been sparring a little bit. I simply thought, ‘Why are we doing this publicly?’”
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