Tuesday, March 31, 2009

More on Kelly in NYC court today


So....here's a photo of Kelly outside the NYC court today, where her allegedly abused boytoy Nick Stefanov sought to extend his restraining order against "Socializer," Kelly Killoren Bensimon.

According to the NY Daily News, Kelly is going with the old "blame it on the boyfriend" defense.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269066,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines From the article:

Blame it on the boyfriend.

The lawyer for Kelly Killoren Bensimon - one of "The Real Housewives of New York City" - says her jilted beau was responsible for the lovers' quarrel that landed the reality star in court.

"I can't believe the guy went to the police," defense attorney Ed Hayes said Tuesday. "It is very, very mean-spirited. It's not like she's in his apartment. He's in her apartment."

Hayes said there was a break-up between Bensimon and Nicholas Stefanov, followed by a scuffle in her Manhattan apartment when he refused to leave.

"It's the reverse of a jilted girlfriend," Hayes said after a brief court appearance. "He's a rejected boyfriend."

While prosecutors asked for an extension of an order of protection for Stefanov, Hayes charged the ex-boyfriend was sending Bensimon threatening e-mails.

"I'm going to make your life misery," read one of the missives cited by Hayes.

Bensimon, 40, the ex-wife of famous fashion photographer Giles Bensimon, was dressed in black from head to toe for her courtroom appearance. The case was put off until June 8.

The mother of two girls was accused of punching 30-year-old Stefanov in the face, causing lacerations below the left eye and "substantial pain," according to a complaint he filed with police.

"I'm devastated my girls and I have to go through something like this," said Bensimon, sporting a gold watch and diamond stud earrings. "They don't need to be exposed to something like this."

Bensimon, a model and editor, was confident the case would be resolved in her favor. "The only time I'll ever be here again is for jury duty," she said.
She could face up to a year behind bars if convicted.

Kelly Bensimon in court for assault charge



Pictured above, Kelly Killoren Bensimon--in happier days--with then husband (and old man) photographer, Gilles Bensimon.

This morning, Kelly was in a Manhattan courtroom with her famous mouthpiece, Eddie Hayes, to answer charges of putting a beatdown on her fiancee/boy toy, Nick Stefanov. Kelly is 40, Nick is 30. Kelly was the 3rd wife of French born Gilles Bensimon, who is 65.

According to People magazine, Stefanov was not in court this morning and Kelly said little more than how "uncomfortable" this situation is for her and her two daughters. Her lawyer, Eddie Hayes, did manage to tell a tv program that Nick is just a "jilted moron." The link to People magazine: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269066,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines

Real Housewives of OC's Vicki receives death threat?



Listen, I abhor Vicki's "woo-hooing" as much as anyone, but I can't condone a death threat against anyone. What kind of obsessed fan would email Vicki and Jeana????

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/03/31/2009-03-31_real_housewives_of_orange_county_star_vi.html From the article:

A "Real Housewives" star is experiencing some serious off-screen drama.

Vicki Gunvalson, one of the stars of Bravo's "Real Housewives of Orange County," has received death threats from an unhappy female fan.

The obsessed viewer, who was not pleased with a comment Gunvalson made to a castmate during one episode, called for payback, reports E! News.

"Vicki did get a threatening call from a fan who was watching the show, and she didn't like something Vicki said to [co-star] Jeana Keough," says Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino. "Jeana also got an e-mail at home containing a direct threat to Vicki."

Amormino said the fan alluded to potential acts of violence in the e-mail to Keough, saying, "I'll take care of Vicki."

"It is a criminal threat and we are pursuing it aggressively," Amormino says.

Gunvalson has been on the hit series, now in its fifth season, since the show's inception.

The 45-year-old also runs a successful insurance and financial services agency.

SCARY!!

Breaking up is hard to do, my love



Breaking news on "The Countess," LuAnn DeLesseps...and it's not about her upcoming etiquette book! Rumors have been swirling in The Big Apple that the Count, Alex DeLesseps--the often unseen husband of insufferable LuAnn may be shacking up with a much YOUNGER woman overseas. Today, it reached The NY Post.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/31/real-housewives-countess_n_181122.html From the article:

Luann de Lesseps, the countess from "The Real Housewives of New York," is single. The 40-something American former model has been dumped via email by her 60-something husband Alex, with whom she has two kids.

Tuesday's NY Post confirms the rumors first reported Monday by New York Social Diary.

From the NYP:


A close pal said, "They decided to separate. She got wind he was seeing somebody and he didn't answer her when she called. He finally sent her an e-mail saying he was with an Ethiopian woman in Geneva and he was serious with her."


The revelation came as a shock to the countess, who celebrated her 16th anniversary with her husband on March 16.

"Luann was blindsided. She was just devastated," the close friend told Page Six. "They have basically lived apart for many years -- he lives in Europe and comes and goes as he pleases, but she never thought this would happen.


Monday's NYSD wrote:


Word comes from across the sea, that New York Housewives' Luann deLesseps has flown off (desperately?) to Europe to see husband Alex in an attempt to save their crumbling marriage. Alex, the Count de Lesseps has, it is said on the streets of Geneva, taken up with a beautiful Ethiopian beauty who is not only quite a bit younger than he but also quite a bit younger than his wife.


In the meantime, the sixty-something count has slimmed down, tanned up and looks years younger, according to friends, which once again raises the age-old question: Ain't love grand?



Luann plans to keep the title, though. Her book on manners, "Class With the Countess," comes out next month.






I sure hope LuAnn took note of the dating advice she laid on Bethenny a few episodes back--it seems she may need to use the advice herself. I'm sure, being Alex's fifth wife, she never saw THIS coming . A marriage unraveled via email?? How declasse!