The Skinnygirl who has an opinion about everything, former Real Housewife of New York Bethenny Frankel, is weighing in on the most recent bit of Housewives gossip, the death of RHOBH cast member, Russell Armstrong.

Although Frankel sends her sympathies and condolences to the entire Armstrong family, she feels strongly that neither BRAVO nor the Real Housewives franchise is to blame for the Texan entrepreneur’s death.

It’s preposterous to blame a TV show for someone’s suicide. When the show started filming, I’d heard he wasn’t so kind to his wife. But I know nothing about them.

I think most of America would agree that a television show shouldn’t be solely to blame for an individual taking their own life, but it certainly can be a catalyst.  Especially if you don’t know what you’re getting yourself into when you sign your life away.

However, Frankel argues that anyone who agrees to be on a reality show, understands the risks their taking.

People sign very lengthy documents and they know what they’re getting into. Life is stressful. It’s unfair to blame a TV show for something personal… I believe that. I really do. If I go through something horrendous, there’s no discussion that Bravo had anything to do with that.

I somewhat agree with Bethenny’s analysis, but it’s unfair to assume that people truly understand how the intrusion of cameras will affect their lives before the film crews arrive.

In my warped and twisted mind, I still think I’d join a Real Housewives of Nashville cast in a second – no amount of fame and loss of privacy could destroy my family!  And then I come back down to earth and realize that that way of thinking is completely insane and turn on BRAVO and continue to live safely and happily away from the spotlight.

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