Nou<\/a>. <\/p>\nBethenny\u2019s side of the story<\/p>\n
After Lexi\u2019s Instagram video, Frankel posted her outfit of the day from the day prior, where she mentions where the shoes are from, captioning the post \u201capparently I can\u2019t get out content fast enough \u2026 #yourewelcome\u201d, which was taken as a hidden jab at the Nou founder. <\/p>\n
A few hours later, Frankel posted a video responding to Ms Ioannou\u2019s \u201cscathing\u201d Instagram post, where she made a clear point to highlight a \u201cbusiness lesson\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cI wore a pair of shoes yesterday, I did a fit check with them, it was in the queue for later,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn the moment, my team took a picture of me at an event, and the shoes were sold out so they linked something similar, because the audience gets frustrated when they can\u2019t buy something immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis female owner decided to post a scathing video of me \u2026 you send me something I have no obligation to link, like, use, wear, buy, tag, I can do whatever I want. <\/p>\n
\u201cPlaying the shirt game and whining and being a crybaby about something that didn\u2019t go your way in business means you\u2019re not a real business person.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got a lot to learn.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy account, my body, my choice. Once you send those shoes into my house, my shoes, you\u2019re welcome.\u201d <\/p>\n
The online debate<\/p>\n
Her post prompted many mixed reviews, some saying that it was rude that Frankel didn\u2019t shout out Nou shoes, with others saying it is not an obligation for her to do so. <\/p>\n
Many people have had lots to say about this debacle, with some on Frankel\u2019s side and others on Ms Ioannou\u2019s side. <\/p>\n
Laura Bryne from the \u2018Life Uncut Podcast\u2019 weighed in on this topic. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou sent them to Bethenny Frankel because she has combined \u2026 eight million followers across both social platforms,\u201d Ms Bryne said on her podcast.<\/p>\n
\u201cHer posting and doing a tag to a business story set would cost in the estimate of around $30,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think to expect that you\u2019re going to get tagged from what is essentially her business, for the exchange of a $600 pair of shoes to me seems like a slightly unreasonable request.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some have leaned towards Frankel\u2019s side via social media. <\/p>\n
\u201cSending someone a product does NOT entitle you to coverage. Everyone is running a business, and Bethany has put the work in to build her following, which she now monetises (as she should),\u201d one person commented. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe had no obligation to even wear them, but she did, and what a privilege for a small-business owner that she did,\u201d echoed another. <\/p>\n
\u201cTotally fair for her to not link them in the first instance, she isn\u2019t obligated to do that at all,\u201d another user added to the debate. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou owe them NOTHING!!\u201d someone else commented. <\/p>\n
And while there are plenty of people who feel that Frankel did not have to do anything she didn\u2019t want to do, others find her behaviour \u201cmean\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is MEAN GIRL ENERGYYYYYY,\u201d someone commented on Instagram. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe is the ultimate mean girl. Women should support other women,\u201d another person added. <\/p>\n
\u201cWow, what an entitled awful response. Bummer,\u201d echoed another. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis lady has no class! It\u2019s one thing to not mention the shoe brand, a whole other thing to link a dupe product that you do get commission from. Just so tacky and classless,\u201d another posted. <\/p>\n
Ms Ioannou\u2019s mother, Dina Manzo, a former Real Housewives of New Jersey star, defended her daughter on Instagram, calling out Frankel. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo odd of you to post a dupe of your GIFTED @shopnou shoes instead of giving a young entrepreneur the credit,\u201d Ms Manzo posted to her Instagram story. <\/p>\n
She ended her rant with a not-so-subtle dig, saying, \u201cYou wear them often, so we know you like them\u201d. <\/p>\n
While the feud has died down, it seems the online beef has drawn more attention to the Nou brand and its high-end shoes, with many online speculating this all could have been a PR stunt. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Social media feuds can get messy, and this one has the whole internet divided. The Real Housewives drama…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":471121,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[203531,203520,8383,203524,203515,203533,961,203514,203528,203521,203526,93,203518,203523,61,203516,60,203532,3266,4320,7891,151799,203527,203529,2096,203519,203525,203517,151218,58,203530,203522,282,42835,203513],"class_list":["post-471120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-affiliate-link","tag-alexia-ioannou","tag-america","tag-beef-sparks","tag-business-lesson","tag-business-means","tag-business-owner","tag-business-story-set","tag-dina-manzo","tag-dupe-pair","tag-dupe-product","tag-entertainment","tag-female-business-owner","tag-female-owner","tag-ie","tag-ina-way-fans","tag-ireland","tag-laura-bryne","tag-new-jersey","tag-new-york","tag-north-america","tag-northern-america","tag-outfit-check","tag-owner-ina-way","tag-people","tag-popular-baby-gadgets","tag-real-business-person","tag-shirt-game","tag-shoe-brand","tag-social-media","tag-social-media-comments","tag-social-media-feuds","tag-tv","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-young-business-owner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}