Bethenny Frankel from The Real Housewives of New York City is back in the news thanks to a new lawsuit she launched against TikTok regarding the social media company allegedly allowing counterfeit goods to be shown on its platform. Bethenny has never been known to back down from a fight, with fans feeling she just may win her case. The reality TV star is also not afraid to share her opinion, whether it's about the Kardashians, Kanye West or various Real Housewives cast members.
RHONY viewers learned via Page Six that Bethenny has made the decision to sue TikTok for allegedly allowing account holders to use her "image and likeness" to help promote fake products. According to the documents obtained by the news outlet, Bethenny cited an incident in September that, thankfully, some of her followers clued her in on. This particular issue showed what looked to be the mother of someone pushing a counterfeit designer-label cardigan.
RHONY's Bethenny Frankel Fighting Back Against Fake Ads
The legal documents also showed that the scammer in question allegedly took an old video of Bethenny when she was actually talking about the specific designer and edited the footage to make it appear that the former Real Housewives star was talking about the sham product. Bethenny claimed the scammers did all this without her consent. After seeing the fake video, she did take it upon herself to post her own video to let fans know that it was not her and warn them against counterfeit goods. According to the filing, TikTok deleted the video for being "abusive."
Bethenny is doing her due diligence as a public figure to try and get TikTok to change its policy. The mother of one is extremely learned in copyright infringement as she has had to deal with her own set of issues with her SkinnyGirl business. RHONY viewers will recall that Sonja Morgan tried to piggyback off of Bethenny's business name by using Tipsy Girl. The boozy battle led Bethenny to become concerned for her own line since she didn't want Sonja to use the brand that she had worked hard for to build up media attention.
Bethenny has been in the media quite a lot as of late, mainly thanks to her videos calling out other celebrities. The Real Housewives of New York City star just shared a video blasting The Kardashians' Kylie Jenner for essentially selling a $117 box with a recent PR launch. Bethenny has also shared her disappointment with Kim Kardashian's beauty line, noting it was expensive and impractical. The former Bravo star has a strong case against TikTok. Now the case will have to make its way through the legal system, with the end game hopefully having justice be served.
Source: Page Six