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Bethenny Frankel's talk show axed'

29th November 2011

Bethenny Frankel's talk show has been axed, it is reported.

The 41-year-old reality-star-turned-business-mogul was in negotiations to host her own nationally syndicated chat show.

But a source has told the Hollywood Reporter that the programme will no longer be going head.

The mother-of-one is an entrepreneur, author and television personality and wanted to add host to her impressive resume.

But despite Katie Couric, Steve Harvey, Ricki Lake and Anderson Cooper all getting new shows, it appears the former Real Housewife of New York could not get a commitment from one of the major stations to air her contribution.

"Several stations expressed interest, but there's probably not room for [Bethenny's show] this year," the insider said.

Bethenny has endured some negative publicity over the past few months and was accused of being dishonest about the value of her Skinnygirl cocktail brand.

Forbes magazine had initially published that her company was worth $100 million but other reports suggested that it was more in the value of $8.1 million.

She was also accused of lying about getting lost at sea while filming scenes for her reality show Bethenny Ever After.

But the show's network, Bravo, confirmed the boating incident.

"It is accurate that Bethenny, Jason Hoppy and their therapist were stranded at sea when the navigation on their boat broke during a taping for the show," a network representative said.

And Forbes magazine defended their valuation saying that the "numbers still hold up" and Bethenny's venture is in fact very lucrative.

"My entire brand is based on that [honesty]," Bethenny explained. "I felt like I had a responsibility to my fans to say something."

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