On Thursday, Bethenny Frankel sued TikTok, alleging that the app failed to take action against fraudulent advertisements that used her videos to sell fake goods. When many of her followers started enquiring about an advertisement they’d seen promoting a cheap designer cardigan on September 16, she says they happened as she was scrolling through TikTok.

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However, as the 51-year-old actor claims in the American lawsuit that she never gave her consent for the promotion of the fake cardigan, according to the Southern District of New York District Court. Instead, she claimed that a scammer altered an earlier video of her discussing a different cardigan to make it seem as though she was endorsing the fake. Frankel immediately posted a TikTok video warning her followers of the fake ad and reported the ad using TikTok’s content flagging system, according to the lawsuit, a summary of which was provided to The Washington Post. Her video of the incident was deleted shortly after for bullying.

Who is Bethenny Frankel?

Bethenny Frankel was born on November 4, 1970 in New York City, USA. She is a reality television personality, talk show host, author, and businesswoman. Daughter of Bernadette Birk and Robert Frankel, a thoroughbred racehorse trainer. However, when she was only 4 years old, the couple’s marriage came to an abrupt end as a result of unresolvable disagreements. She grew up with her mother ever since her parents divorced. In 1996, the 51-year-old actor married Peter Sussman, whom she divorced a year later. She then married Jason Hoppy in March 2010, while she was several months pregnant with his child. The same year, she gave birth to her daughter, Bryn. In January 2013, she filed for divorce. In 2014, a custody agreement for Bryn was reached. In July 2016, the divorce was finalized.

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To stabilize Frankel’s academic career, her mother arranged for her enrollment at a boarding school in the middle of the 1980s. The American Television personality graduated from Florida’s Pine Crest School in 1988.

Acting was her first love even though she had many interests as a teenager. She ultimately decided to support acting, though. At the New York University, she majored in psychology and communications. She moved to Los Angeles right after graduating from college in order to pursue acting professionally.

Frankel’s experience in baking helped her win a spot as a contestant on the reality series The Apprentice: Martha Stewart in 2005. She advanced to the final two contestants by the end of the show. Her appearance on this show made her a household name in the US and opened doors for her to appear on other reality TV programs, including The Real Housewives of New York City. The producers capitalized on her quick rise to fame in the US by developing another show with her as the star. The Bethenny Getting Married? TV show.

In 2009, Frankel decided to focus on the success of the program and published a book titled Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting. She created her most successful business venture to date in 2011. She established SkinnyGirl Cocktails as a foundation.