Huffington Post corrects story claiming Bethenny Frankel was "distorting the truth" about Skinnygirl sale
The Huffington Post has corrected a badly reported story that accused former Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel of lying about how much she sold her company for, which was never confirmed but estimated to be $120 million . Huffington Post blogger Rob Shuter seems to have a real hate-on for Bethenny, first using an odd blog post with a summarized interview to claim she lied about being stranded at sea with her Bravo reality show crew, and then insisting “Bethenny still won’t earn anywhere near $120 million” and saying she “might not be as successful as she’d like us to believe.” In his most recent story , Shuter wrote that “Bethenny Frankel has been caught distorting the truth for a second time in one week.” But it turns out Shuter was the one distorting the truth. His original report said Bethenny received just $8.1 million for her company, using a line he found in a quarterly report from Fortune Brands , which bought Skinnygirl earlier this year. Forbes invest...