Kelly Bensimon-The (Other) Lawsuit You Haven't Heard About…
[The Owl in Question, hanging from Kelly's neck]
From the tipline: Kelly Bensimon is NOT a jewelry designer as this week's Real Housewives of NY would like you to believe. In fact, that Owl design that she proudly displayed on this week's show are pieces STOLEN from one of our favorite designers, Celeste Greenberg, founder of Tuleste (and an ACTUAL designer). It gets better: not only are the owl designs NOT Kelly's, she is currently tied up in a lawsuit about the stolen property with Tuleste!
We spoke to Celeste (who is at Coachella), who declined to comment, but we got confirmation that the lawsuit was indeed in progress…
Digging deeper we got the story: apparently Celeste worked with Kelly as an editor at Elle Accessories and styled her with the owl for Fashion Week, as well as used the owl in her personal shoots. Kelly told her: "I like your eye! Let's start a line together!" and as soon as they had started the design, she cut Celeste out of the picture.
Not that Celeste has anything to worry about with or without those silly owls, which have been tainted by Kelly (see photos below). Tuleste has been killing it with fabulous parties and loads of press from celebrity fans and fashion magazines ranging from BAZAAR to InStyle. The line has loads of other pieces to choose from anyway. Kelly has the owl (for now), and she can keep it. Along with yet another lawsuit (her first one, as you all know is from beating her ex boyfriend).
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Lisa
April 17, 2009
12:37pm
More proof that the "Real Housewives...of anywhere" are FAKE, FAKE. And, whoever designed the owl jewelry...it's ugly.
Sally
April 17, 2009
1:16pm
These owls are copies of vintage. So neither of these women had the new and creative idea that brought them into being.
Linda
April 17, 2009
2:12pm
1- I agree w/Sally. 2- This new 'Housewives of NY' Kelly chick has been recently hit with one shit storm after another. Only goes to show that no good fortune can come from doing a reality tv show.
Anita
April 17, 2009
3:08pm
I do not like this Kelly a all. She shows no compassion for her fellow man. Leave Bethany alone, she has spunk and is a people person, her and Jill are my favorites. Kelly is a snob.
maryj
April 17, 2009
3:46pm
like someone else said, they owl necklaces are more expensive copies of vintage necklaces that came back into fashion a few years ago (and already back out again). no one has a patent on profiting off replicas of old costume jewelry. neither of these women are real designers, just businesswomen.
Jose
April 17, 2009
3:53pm
One more useless self promoter. if she hadn't married rich she would be dancing at the Penthouse Executive Club. She doesn't deserve the space on your site!
Amy
April 17, 2009
6:01pm
Kelly belongs on the Biggest Loser. Although she must have been a beautiful young woman, I see why Giles Bensimon gave her the old heave-ho. She's rude, bad tempered and dishonest. And orange. All unattractive qualities, physically, emotionally and morally.
Cheryl
April 17, 2009
7:17pm
Kelly is a vicious, violent, narcissistic, self-aggrandizing swindler.
She even conveys a certain insincerity when "mothering" her girls (that whole scene on "Housewives" where she insisted on them wearing matching sweaters indoors was beyond the pale).
And would someone please tell me: Why does she look so greasy?
Anita
April 17, 2009
10:58pm
There are a lot of Team Jill people in Lakewood, CO....we are getting ready to order our t-shirts. Will post a picture for the web-site.
Jennifer
April 18, 2009
12:30am
No doubt on the copying costume jewely - when I was watching this dreck I kept thinking....hmm I think my Gram had a necklace just like that one (c.70's)...
Kim
April 18, 2009
3:47am
Personally I think Kelly continues to make a fool of herself on each episode, starting witht the charity meeting. Then she thinks she is going to call out Bethenny (1 of the veterans)don't think so. She looked like an idiot. Maybe that is Bravo's point, " to always have one dummy on these shows".
sammie
April 18, 2009
5:10am
Kelly is jealous of Bethenny, because Bethenny has need no man in her life to make her success. She doesn't have to name drop to sound important. All the other women on the show seem to love and except Bethenny just as she is.
Emily
April 18, 2009
8:49am
Every time Kelly is onscreen I think of Zoolander. It's like she is living in a perpetual fashion shoot. Here she is STOPPING TRAFFIC and HAVING A CAREFREE PILLOW FIGHT! Aw, sassy!!
betz55
April 18, 2009
10:25am
Kelly, go back to the midwest, you are no Elle McPhearson one of Giles earlier girlfriends. You face is looks like a dried up mexican saddle. You were never a super model and you repeatedly embarrass yourself. Don't try using big words like sophmoric, stick to "foil" and "fake". Max Max can do much better than you and in time he will realize that.
alex
April 18, 2009
11:33am
She's a total a-hole and I hate her guts. I love watching her fail.
princess birthday
April 18, 2009
12:49pm
Emily - you killed it - TRUE.TRUE.TRUE
jennifer
April 18, 2009
1:00pm
Kelly got ugly early. All that juvaderm or whatever she uses to fill her face .... ugh! What is she like 50 or something trying to look 35. There is something to be said for aging gracefully. Also if you are a nice person, it shows. And if you are a bitch? that shows on her face too.
Go Bethany! You make me laugh skinny girl.
Kathy
April 18, 2009
3:30pm
I agree with Cheryl. I think she always looks greasy, too. Either that, or she looks like she needs a bath. And that nasty dirty hair! Buy a comb! Every time she's on screen I feel like I should turn my head for fear we'll get an accidental shot of her dirty undies! Icky icky woman.
Amy
April 18, 2009
4:21pm
Max Max is just using her to get on tv!
elly
April 18, 2009
4:41pm
Kelly is a moronic, meglomaniacal, self-absorbed, ridiculous caricature of her younger self. Put a "brar" on, back away from the tanning booth, quit stealing other peoples ideas, go to anger management classes, and get a JOB. I feel so sorry for those girls.
Sona
April 18, 2009
5:31pm
She is so flaky!!!! I don't like her personality at all...
Juicy
April 19, 2009
1:27am
I don't know if Kelly has manic tendacies or is just high. Either take your meds as prescribed Kelly or go to Rehab. Lindsay's looking for a new friend.
As for her fake owl designs she stole, boyfriend she abused, jobs she was fired from--the fashion writer job that never really was--honey--please, just say I'm living mainly off the divorce agreement slash child support from my rich husband--that's all.
Laura
April 19, 2009
7:14pm
Am I the only one who thinks Kelly is an adam's apple away from looking like a Transgender?
Columbia University Grad
April 19, 2009
7:41pm
Kelly says she is a graduate of Columbia University. She graduated from the Columbia University School of General Studies NOT the University. The part of Columbia she graduated from is designed for adults, doesn’t require SAT or ACT scores, you only two recommendations, GPA of 2.5 or better.
Anonymous
April 19, 2009
9:04pm
All the gay guys say Max is gay as can be.
Who wants to know
April 22, 2009
7:26pm
Kelly's ideas are about as original as her plastic breasts. I hate this woman. Who in the hell says "that's cute" when told a child has rheumatoid arthritis? What an idiot! If it weren't for her body, this "butterface" i.e. but her face, and her marriage to Gilles Bensimon she would still be a hick from IL.
Sue Barron
April 22, 2009
9:01pm
Kelly is about as fake as anyone on television, aAnd that covers a lot of territory. RHNYC need to give her the boot because she is a total turnoff, it's not even controversial, just BORING.
Watergal
April 23, 2009
2:56pm
I always "record" RHNYC and when Kelly parts come on, I always fast forward through hers. Boring...fake...rude...Feel
Love Jill and Bethany and Alex. Rest are way too self absorbed.
Nurse Linda
April 23, 2009
6:40pm
The owl designs are repeats of vintage jewelry - redone from victorian animal & bird jewelry pieces and art deco abstracts to even as recent as the Avon jewelry designs. I have several Avon owls in my "junk jewelry" box -nearly identical to the NYC Housewives/Kelly pieces!
DONNA JACOB
April 26, 2009
2:01am
Kelly is a pathetic, self-absorbed, uneducated, narcissistic egomanic. She can't open her mouth without saying "like". She needs to learn proper English because she talks like a teenager. I couldn't stand to be in her presence for five minutes because she is so annoying that I would have to slap the you-know-what out of her!
Rachel Morgan
April 27, 2009
4:11pm
Its sad to see a HYPOCRITICAL narcissitic EFFECTED desperate snobby classless -itch get air time except for the fact she makes Bethenny as well as other cast members look even better. Bethenny has more class in her little finger than the rest of the cast could find if paid to show class. LIfe is waaay too short and stressful to tolerate much less engage people like Kelly.
darnelle kielhamer
April 29, 2009
2:30am
kelly really understands the world...and she can totally let her hair down....lol..she's a douche-bag...
Anonymous
April 29, 2009
3:14pm
kelly is a pig.
Anonymous
April 30, 2009
1:14am
Kelly brings to mind a Texas phrase....... she looks like she was "rode hard and put away wet". I'm just saying.....
nancy matos
April 30, 2009
1:31pm
kelly is really out there!!!!! when luann said let your hair down and have fun she really let her hair down!!! unbelieveable and she made it this far wow!!! be nice to bethanny!!!! shes great !!!
Maria
May 1, 2009
4:52am
Why does she keep the "Bensimon" if she's not married to Gilles anymore? Who the heck does this girl think she is? She reminds me of those self-absorbed elitist girls in high school who thought everybody wanted to be them, but in reality nobody cared, because they were boring and deluded. I enjoy watching her fumble and look like an ass every week.
"Max Max" SO is gay. I don't buy that for one second. I like your pink boots? And your "silky" legs? Puke in my mouth.
How did this girl even write for anything legit? Her vocabulary is laughable. Using a word like "foil" in a conversation with a man who can barely understand English, and in a totally inappropriate context. I cringe every time she speaks. I wonder if this is the exposure she thought would come from this.
Is Kelly Binsemon a man? Is it true?
May 1, 2009
6:04pm
Is Kelly Bensimon is a man?
Kelley Binsomon is starving to be around celebs. She is so petty and spoiled. She picks a fight and attacks precious Bethany then wont let Bethany respond. Kelley Binsomon is a spoiled brat and a celebrity hag.
She talks like she was born in a beer hall.
I dont watch the show when she is on.
No one likes her.
Kelly Bensimon has NOTHING but the last name of her probably-decent former husband.
Kelly Bensimon face is irreversibly scarred from the sun
She looks about 55. I swear on a bible, I thought she was the oldest one when she began on the show. She is ugly on the outside.
Whoever wrote "karma" is dead on...
She is lucky that her fame (being on this show) is bolstered by being low classed and spoiled and mean, because it gives higher ratings when a housewife acts up. In real life no one would want her around.
Her voice is the worst. I am sure her voice is a birth defect.
I want to see her birth certificate. Is she a man!
I have never been more proud of a post.
Please put her name inside your posts, so when she googles they will come us. Then she can see how she is not getting away with being the celebrity hag and trouble maker she is.
Respomse to Laura:
May 1, 2009
6:14pm
REPONSE TO LAURA:
"Am I the only one who thinks Kelly is an adam’s apple away from looking like a Transgender?"
No! Laura! I think Kelly is a man now.
I heard that when Kelly Binsemon was arrested the police officer wrote up the police report that she was a man. She better change her name to a more gender-specific one, so when she is arrested next time her name can give the police officers a clue to her gender. Her face, body and voice surely dont give a clue to her gender. Is Kelly Binsimon a man?
I can only imagine how badly her former husband wants his last name back now. She is making a fool of it.
Kelly Binsemon is celebrity hag!
May 1, 2009
6:18pm
I feel so sorry that her kids have to have such a horrible person as a mother.
Kelly Binsemon is celebrity hag!
Lisa
May 1, 2009
10:23pm
Kelly Bensimon is the most obnoxious, conceited, crazy tranny looking woman I've ever seen. Get her off the TV! I understand that controversy often equals ratings but there is a point where people will stop watching when people are too overbearing, self-centered and just plain stupid. She either is on drugs or needs to be medicated for mental illness. I used to like the Real Wives of New York but I just cannot tolerate her. I just don't need the aggravation - and neither does Bethenny. Don't engage with her Bethenny - attention is what she wants.
Noelle Bucco
May 2, 2009
11:13am
I really do not like Kelly. I am outraged by the way she treated Bethany! Bethany and Jill are normal. Kelly is terribly fake and we all know "fake" people can't stand to be around "real" people like Bethany ... it makes them uncomfortable. Kelly is crazy, makes no sense, is cruel, and trys way to hard. I just can't stand her !!
j.c.
May 2, 2009
10:07pm
oh yeah, so "real". they're all disgusting fake vapid people with too much makeup. who cares.
DOREEN
May 2, 2009
11:15pm
WOW. I AM IN AGREEMENT WITH ALL OF THE ACCURATE STATEMENTA ABOUT THIS KELLY LADY. I CAN HEAR HER VOICE IN MY HEAD WITH HE FAKE, "HIIII...HELLO I'M KELLY, HI... AHHHHHH...HATE HER. BETHANY IS SO REAL AND AN AMAZING WOMAN. I ADMIRE HER IN SO MANY WAYS STARTING WITH CLASS. TAKE NOTES KELLY. how on earth did she get on this show..CLASSLESS
LB
May 5, 2009
5:43pm
I feel sorry for Kelly. She is fake, a liar and clueless as to how she comes across. Karma has struck again. I love Bethenny and Jill. The show has opened my eyes to certain things. Who knew you could waste so much money?
Julie
May 5, 2009
10:14pm
I also agree. I think Kelly is looney. She really needs to watch the video of this show and how she spoke to Bethany. She makes no sense. She really makes herself look bad and should be embarrassed. Bethany is awesome...I love her and the other ladies. There will be nothing she can do to make peace with Kelly. They just do not mesh well.
meg
May 5, 2009
11:50pm
my son catches this show with me occasionally and he hates kelly with a passsion. it's scary. after her cat fight with bethany he said "i want to punch her in the face with brass knuckles that are on fire" can i get a witness?
Eve
May 12, 2009
4:31pm
I agree with everyone here. Kelly is disgusting. Her skin has a ruddy shine to it.........and yes she has tanned way too much. She is a Dermatologist's dream with all the premature aging she will have from too much sun exposure.
Why does she always look so greasy, someone else mentioned that too?? Maybe she needs that Dermatologist sooner than later??!
Olive Marie Jones
May 13, 2009
2:50am
Did anyone watch the Reunion show tonight? Kelly is a nuttier than a Snickers bar. Every time she opens her mouth she digs the hole even deeper. There's no way she can redeem herself. She's too darn crazy. I hope she finds a shrink and straightens herself out before she damages those little daughters. On another note, Ramona is in contention with Kelly for nuttiest housewife, It's pretty much a toss up between those two. Wow, she's wound up tight.
Annah
May 22, 2009
4:34am
She’s rude, bad tempered and dishonest. And orange.
I love this quote!
They are all a bit orange except for the slim redhead, And I think she's the only non fake on there. Bethany has issues. Some have more money than sense.
Matt
May 23, 2009
9:19pm
I'm a student attending Columbia University's School of General Studies. And after reading the comment posted by the supposed "Columbia University Grad" I feel the need to set the record straight. The School of General Studies, or GS as it is commonly referred to at Columbia, is one of three undergraduate degree-granting institutions at Columbia University. Those admitted to the School of General Studies are in every way apart of the traditional undergraduate experience at Columbia. They take the same courses and fulfill the same degree requirements as the traditional college students. They are able to participate in varsity sports, pledge for the various fraternities, and participate in any of the various clubs. The School of General Studies is not an extention school, nor does it offer watered down evening courses.
The admission standards for GS differ from that of Columbia College. And they differ for good reason. Columbia College is seeking traditional students - i.e. students recently graduating from high school. Whereas, GS is seeking students of non-traditional age and background. Those applying to GS have to submit the following:
1. High School Transcripts
2. College Transcripts
3. SAT results - or they can take the GS exam, which is similar to the verbal portion of the SAT.
4. Two recommendations are required.
5. An autobiographical essay.
6. A resume.
The admissions committee at GS seeks students that are well prepared for the rigorous course work they will encounter at Columbia. They seek interesting and talented adults that will add to the discussion in the classroom. The admissions committee "takes into account traditional measures of academic success such as test scores and high school grade point averages. The Admissions Committee will also make a determined effort to engage applicants in a dialogue designed to gauge their academic and intellectual capabilities. This dialogue, while not discounting traditional admissions criteria, encompasses a profile of work experiences, past academic accomplishments, personal achievements, and depth of commitment to a demanding program of study and the pursuit of excellence." I didn't find a minimum GPA requirement to apply to GS on their website, but it may be there. However, anyone applying with a 2.5 has little hope in getting an admission offer from GS. Now let's discuss the degree.
The degree they receive is, in fact, a degree from the Trustees of Columbia University, it is signed by the president of the University and the Dean of the School of General Studies.
The "Columbia University Grad" is obvious misinformed, especially when he/she suggests that Kelly didn't graduate from the UNIVERSITY that granted her the degree. Columbia granted her the degree. When Kelly argues she graduated from Columbia she is correct. She has every right to be proud of her IVY LEAGUE education. There are few institutions that are as humanistic as Columbia. And those that were admitted to Columbia by way of GS shouldn't, in any way, be made to feel inferior to those that were admitted by way of the College.
I understand people may not like Kelly. That's fine, but stop trying to tear her down. And for the Columbia University Grad, are you for real?
vtb
May 24, 2009
10:44am
Kelly Bensimon is all of the above and just plain DUMB.