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Kyle Cooke Slams Bethenny Frankel For Cashing in On Raquel Leviss Interview While ‘Exposing Bravo’s Exploits’

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Bravo stars Raquel Leviss, Kyle Cook, and Bethenny Frankel

Kyle Cooke calls out Bethenny Frankel’s double standard amid her interview with Raquel Leviss and reality TV reckoning against Bravo.

Raquel Leviss‘ bombshell interview with Bethenny Frankel on her Just B podcast has left the Bravoverse divided so much so that even Bravolebs are weighing in.

Summer House star Kyle Cooke called out Bethenny Frankel for “cashing in” on her interview with Raquel Leviss while not paying the disgraced Vanderpump Rules star a dime.

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Kyle also calls out the hypocrisy of Bethenny Frankel making money off Raquel while criticizing Bravo for their “exploits.”

“The irony of it all: Bethenny cashing in ads as she ‘exposes bravo’s exploits; and gives Rachel ‘a voice.’ She literally has more ad spots than any other podcast I’ve ever listened to. Rachel won’t see a dime, lol,” Kyle commented on the TwoJudgeyGirls‘ Instagram account.

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He then alleges that Rachel, aka Raquel, probably “had to pay her way to fly to B [Frankel] just to record this.”

“If this was a true PSA, it would be ad-free,” Kyle concluded.

Bethenny’s three-part interview with Raquel averaged 13 minutes of ads per episode. Turns out Kyle also hit the mark when he said that Racquel had to foot the bill to do Bethenny’s podcast.

“She flew herself on her own dime out west to do the interview,” a source close to the Real Housewives of New York alum told Page Six on Friday. “She has nothing to do with ads – that’s all iHeart, and iHeart generates all the ads.”

Bethenny Frankel and Raquel Leviss on Just B podcast

Meanwhile, ET confirms that Raquel did NOT get paid by Bethenny Frankel to break her silence on Scandoval.

“Rachel wasn’t paid for her interview with Bethenny. Bethenny offered her an unedited long-form platform where she could speak freely. Rachel knew no other outlet would give her that freedom,” an insider shared.

Vanderpump Rules will return to Bravo for season 11 in 2024.

Thoughts on this all? Sound off in the comments!

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10 comments

Miss Peach August 23, 2023 - 9:48 am
Did he even watch the interview? Bethenny said she flew out to interview Rachel. I actually just watched the interview last night and thought it was excellent. Confirmed my dislike of Ariana, Lala and James when she read back the things they said to her on the reunion. Rachel was good. I would have gotten up and punched them all.
Tee August 23, 2023 - 10:42 am
I agree Peach, except for the very last sentence, I would never do what Scheana did, as she's vile, otherwise a perfect comment, thank you Peach ?
Tee August 21, 2023 - 8:07 am
First of all, I absolutely abhor how everyone is "cashing in" off Raquel. Ariana getting major exposure and writing a book about how she got cheated on, although she cheated with Tom while he was with Kristen! Scheana releasing a silly song although she cheated with a married man with children! Now there's two ways I look at this, one being that everyone seems to be cashing in on Scandoval, yet it's "solely" Raquel who is getting annihilated and used by everyone. My second thought is, if Bethenny does actually secure extra payments for all Reality Stars, I can bet you that Kyle and all the other Reality Stars will NOT refuse the extra income.
Lee C August 19, 2023 - 8:56 am
Rachel is a manipulator and a liar so it is hard to believe most of what she said except for the part that Bravo refused to pay her the same salary as Tom and Ariana plus her mental health expenses to come back fot the upcoming season. Bethenny made lots of money from this but she doesn't look good doing this.
Italia August 18, 2023 - 11:32 pm
Who watches summerhouse? I’ve never watched one minute, but I can tell this guy is a complete douche bag.
Tee August 23, 2023 - 10:50 am
Hi Italia, I do watch it, and yes, Kyle was such a douche bag in the first season, but he actually improved since, it's his wife that then became so annoying, however it's a good show now, once you get into it, and thankfully the twins left (I think after season two), they were no addition to the show and it's actually a way better now. Also, Family Karma was okay for the first two seasons however, season three was absolutely amazing and honestly very, very funny, which was so refreshing, especially for a reality show.
Sharona August 18, 2023 - 9:11 pm
Shocking that Kyle stayed sober enough to render an opinion.
Bambi August 18, 2023 - 7:32 pm
Pardon the pun, but Bravo Kyle !
PjC August 18, 2023 - 6:37 pm
Kyle, isn't that the male version of a Karen? Stay out of women's business, Loverploy?
HousewifeVeteran August 18, 2023 - 1:35 pm
I wouldn't believe a word either of them would say. Rachel has proven she's a highly skilled liar and Bethenny has also in the past. They both are known for only caring about themselves and their own narratives.
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