Bethenny Frankel has issued advice to Kim Kardashian amid her latest drama with her ex Kanye West, who recently dragged their 11-year-old daughter North into the Diddy scandal.
Kim was reportedly left furious after the rapper released a song by Diddy which features North’s voice, with Kanye, 47, also sharing – then deleting – threatening texts with the reality star where he threatened to ‘go to war’ with her.
Diddy, 55, is currently in jail awaiting trial on charges including sex trafficking, and after the song was uploaded, a source has shared that Kim – who previously trademarked her children’s names – has sought legal action to prevent its release and have it taken down from X.
And in the wake of the tensions between the former spouses, the former Real Housewives of New York star, 54, has shared her own words of wisdom with Kim, 44, advising her not to focus on the trademarks, but the ‘decision-making’ instead.
Bethenny’s guidance comes just years after she was embattled in a contentious divorce with ex-husband Jason Hoppy. The two filed for divorce in 2013, but it wasn’t finalized until 2021.
Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Bethenny filmed herself chopping fruit as she gave counselling to the SKIMS founder ‘as someone who has been through a horrific decade-long divorce on a two-year marriage, and got primary-custody and no child support that I had to pay’.
Bethenny Frankel has issued advice to Kim Kardashian amid her latest drama with her ex Kanye West , who recently dragged their 11-year-old daughter North into the Diddy scandal
Kim was reportedly left furious after the rapper released a song by Diddy which features North’s voice, with Kanye also sharing texts with the reality star threatening to ‘go to war’
Bethenny told how the media is focused on trademark of North West as she’s been featured in the new Diddy song ‘which is alarming at best’.
She advised Kim not to text Kanye as he’s ‘not a rational person’, stating to the camera: ‘She should not be speaking to him at all, she should be speaking to him by proxy- somebody else should be the one interacting with him because again, he’s not rational, he’s sharing her texts and that’s a violation’.
Bethenny then added that they shouldn’t be focusing on the trademark but rather the ‘decision making’ instead.
She noted that Kim having decision-making is ‘so important in a divorce because people always focus on the custody time’, adding ‘what’s most critical is decision making because God forbidden something happens with the kids that is medical or is for education or something important.
‘You need a sane, rational, non-punitive party to be making those decisions and if Kim has decision-making, then it’s irrelevant whether or not she has the trademark for her daughter because in a best interest of a child matter, a judge doesn’t care about trademarks as much.’
Bethenny continued: ‘A judge focused on custody matter is always focused on what is best for the child and even if their agreement says something otherwise, the judge is always going to err on the best interest of the child’
The star then went on to talk about her own situation in which she moved out of her apartment when she technically wasn’t supposed to, which was called ‘abandonment’, but told how she was ‘applauded’ as it was best for the child due to circumstances within the home.
Bethenny noted that she also bought her own home amid her divorce process and while financially unwise, she was once again ‘applauded’ because it gave her ‘a space safe to emotionally be with her child’.
The former RHONY star , 54, has shared her own words of wisdom with Kim, 44, advising her not to focus on the trademarks, but the ‘decision-making’ instead
![Bethenny's guidance comes just years after she was embattled in a contentious divorce with ex-husband Jason Hoppy. The two filed for divorce in 2013, but it wasn't finalized until 2021 [the pair pictured in 2020]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/03/17/09/96265565-14506369-image-a-27_1742202513282.jpg)
Bethenny’s guidance comes just years after she was embattled in a contentious divorce with ex-husband Jason Hoppy. The two filed for divorce in 2013, but it wasn’t finalized until 2021 [the pair pictured in 2020]
Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Bethenny filmed herself chopping fruit as she gave counselling to the SKIMS founder ‘as someone who has been through a horrific decade-long divorce’
![She advised Kim not to text Kanye as he's 'not a rational person', stating to the camera: 'She should not be speaking to him at all, she should be speaking to him by proxy' [pictured in 2019]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/03/17/09/96265597-14506369-image-a-28_1742202589048.jpg)
She advised Kim not to text Kanye as he’s ‘not a rational person’, stating to the camera: ‘She should not be speaking to him at all, she should be speaking to him by proxy’ [pictured in 2019]
‘You need a sane, rational, non-punitive party to be making those decisions and if Kim has decision-making, then it’s irrelevant whether or not she has the trademark for her daughter’
She captioned her post: ‘Sadly I’m an expert on all matters divorce and custody’
Concluding her video amid her advice to Kim, Bethenny added: ‘Judges are human beings, they are not only about the letter of the law when it comes to the interests of the child’.
She captioned her post: ‘Sadly I’m an expert on all matters divorce and custody’.
Bethenny’s words come as she revealed in April last year that she suffers from PTSD following her divorce from ex Jason Hoppy, 54, and labeled the experience as ‘traumatizing.’
The TV personality and Hoppy tied the knot in 2010, but split just two years later. After reaching a financial settlement in 2016, the divorce was finalized in 2021 – eight years after Bethenny initially filed.
‘I’ve been burned. I have massive trust issues, and I have post-traumatic stress disorder,’ she expressed, per Page Six. ‘It was literally the most traumatizing thing I will hopefully ever go through in my life.’
On Saturday, Kim was left distraught by Kanye dragging their 11-year-old daughter North into the Diddy scandal by posting a new song.
West posted a new song on X called LONELY ROADS STILL GO TO SUNSHINE, apparently featuring Diddy, Diddy’s son Christian ‘King’ Combs and North.
The song opens with what sounds like Diddy’s voice thanking Kanye for his support, mentioning that no one else has reached out to him while he remains in jail awaiting trial on charges including sex trafficking.
Kanye responds by calling Diddy a father figure, even before they knew each other personally. North makes a brief but noticeable appearance, rapping, ‘When you see me shining, then you see the light,’ while Christian Combs delivers his own verse.
A source Informed DailyMail.com that Kardashian took legal action to prevent the track’s release and is now ‘working to get the song down off of X.’
Shortly before the track was released, West posted – then deleted – screen-grabs allegedly showing a vicious text exchange between him and Kardashian in which he threatened to go ‘to war’ with her.
On Saturday, Kim was left distraught by Kanye dragging their 11-year-old daughter North into the Diddy scandal by posting a new song (Kanye and Diddy are pictured in September)
Shortly before the track was released, West posted – then deleted – screen-grabs allegedly showing a vicious text exchange between him and Kardashian
After the song was uploaded, a source has shared that Kim (pictured with North in April 2023) has sought legal action to prevent its release and have it taken down from X
The supposed conversation makes it appear that Kim holds the trademark of North’s name and was using it to try to prevent the 11-year-old from being included in a track with Diddy – provoking a furious reaction from West.
In the grabs, West texts Kardashian: ‘I’m never speaking with you again,’ along with a snippet of what appeared to be a legal document, including the phrase: ‘participation in this project,’ presumably in reference to the new song.
Kardashian allegedly shoots back: ‘I asked u at the time if I can trademark her name,’ alleging: ‘You said yes,’ and adding: ‘When she’s 18 it goes to her.’
The grabs then show her evidently admonishing West to ‘stop,’ saying: ‘I sent paper work over so she wouldn’t be in the Diddy song To protect her’.
Kardashian, who is an aspiring lawyer, allegedly continues: ‘One person has to trademark! We agreed when they were born i would get all of our kids names and trademarks So no would else would take them.’
West is seen to be unmoved, purportedly retorting: ‘Amend it or I’m going to war And neither of us will recover from the public fallout,’ then darkly declaring: ‘You’re going to have to kill me.’
In the wake of the song’s release, a source exclusively informed DailyMail.com that Kardashian ‘will do whatever it takes to protect her kids from the hateful speech that Kanye continues to spur at this time.’
The insider added that Kardashian ‘has requested through a judge to not allow the kids to be around that type of behavior.’
According to insiders, North recently spent time in the studio with Kanye—their first visit in weeks—where she recorded vocals for the track, via TMZ.
Kanye allegedly told her that participating in the song would lead to the release of his upcoming Sunday Service.
Diddy is currently in jail awaiting trial in May on sex trafficking charges (pictured in court this month)
The track called LONELY ROADS STILL GO TO SUNSHINE made its debut on West’s X account on Saturday
After learning about the track, sources claim Kardashian sent cease-and-desist letters demanding that Kanye not move forward with its release.
An emergency hearing reportedly took place, which Kanye did not attend, where he allegedly agreed to hold off on dropping the track.
Kardashian is said to be particularly concerned about North’s involvement due to the ongoing legal troubles surrounding Diddy, who is currently facing federal sex trafficking allegations.
Insiders say she has been working behind the scenes to keep North out of the situation.
Shortly before releasing the track, Kanye posted an alleged text conversation with Kim, hinting at a brewing conflict by telling fans, ‘We’re going to war,’ per TMZ.
With the song now out, that battle seems to have officially begun.
The release comes after Kanye revealed he is reviving his gospel choir, Sunday Service, but with a striking new requirement for those who make the cut.
On Thursday, the rapper took to Instagram to announce auditions for male singers in Los Angeles, inviting participants—including children as young as five—to try out for the choir he originally launched in 2019.
However, those selected won’t just be joining the group—they’ll also need to adopt a uniform look.
According to Kanye, while a shaved head isn’t necessary for the audition, it will be mandatory for anyone who officially joins the choir.
