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Bethenny Frankel Not Happy With Boss Ellen DeGeneres Over Lack Of A-List Celeb Guests On Her New Talk Show!
October 08, 2013GWL Staff
Former "Real Housewives of New York City" reality star Bethenny Frankel is not happy with her new boss Ellen DeGeneres over a lack of A-list celebrity guests on new talk show, "Bethenny."
Bethenny says Ellen, who is the producer for the show, told her numerous times before the show premiered that she would absolutely help her in getting all of the big names in show business.
A source close to the situation says that during Bethenny's trial run, DeGeneres pulled some strings and got Justin Bieber to come on. DeGeneres’ former booker is now working for Bethenny but he’s been unable to get Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow or Miley Cyrus.
"The big name celebrities don’t want to go on a talk show hosted by a former Bravo housewife. It’s causing major drama behind the scenes of Frankel’s show, which is struggling in the ratings,” the source continued.
Since Bethenny has been unable to score any major celebrities, she “has been forced to focus on more lifestyle and cooking segments.
“DeGeneres never promised to turn over her Rolodex of celebrity friends but it was always understood that she would give Frankel the foundation and support to get the show off the ground, the rest is on her,” the source adds.
Plus, 43-year-old Queen Latifah's talk show has beaten out her stiffest competition in the form of Skinnygirl mogul Bethenny by over a third more viewers and is the highest rated new daytime chat show.
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