Bethenny Frankel Reveals the 'Excuse' She Used To Leave 'Real Housewives of New York'

Bethenny Frankel is dropping business knowledge on TikTok. Lesson No. 1 -- how to find a way out of a contract with the help of a technicality

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It's exactly how she was able to finally say adiós to The Real Housewives of New York City.

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"People thought I left the Housewives because of money," she said "If I had stayed it would have been because of the money. I left because I wanted to leave. I was ready to leave."

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Frankel joined the RHONY when the series launched in 2008 but left after three seasons in 2011. A few years later, she rejoined season 7 in 2015 but left after season 11 in 2019

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"I used a technicality deal point as my excuse," Frankel explained. "I had just lost someone very close to me and I went to work when the show came back. I didn’t want to.

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This time around, Frankel again said no to signing a deal that stated Housewives would only get paid if they appeared in an episode.

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