New York Post May 7, 2016 by Dan Shuster
Six years ago, on “The Real Housewives of New York City,” we watched Bethenny Frankel’s relationship blossom with the tall, handsome Jason Hoppy, a sales rep she had met at a nightclub in NYC.
Compared to the wild “Housewives,” Hoppy was the epitome of normal — a straight-shooter from a humble family in Pennsylvania. He was Frankel’s anchor.
And the relationship was TV gold. Bravo gave them their own spinoff, “Bethenny Getting Married?” — subsequently named “Bethenny Ever After” — where we watched, over the course of three seasons, the loving (and pregnant) couple marry at the lavish Four Seasons restaurant, get rich, joke, and eventually bicker.
Ever since rejoining the cast of “RHONY” in 2015 after a three-year hiatus, Frankel has been documenting her bitter split with her money-grubbing ex, who no longer appears on the show. She has griped about his refusal to vacate the $5 million Tribeca condo she purchased in 2011, cried about the nearly $12,000-a-month in spousal support she was forced to pay, and told Andy Cohen during last season’s reunion episode that she felt mentally tortured by the ongoing, “excruciating” divorce.
In a matter of years, Hoppy has gone from unknown to social pariah — and he’s got Bravo to thank.
