MELISSA RIVERS (on RHONJ’s Future, Truth Behind Denise’s Divorce, Bethenny’s “Exile” & Beckham Family Feud)

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

David Yontef

Society & Culture, News, Tv & Film, Entertainment News

4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Melissa Rivers returns for everyone’s favorite Bravo / Pop Culture Round Up! Melissa is here and there is no shortage of hot tea to spill. Bethenny Frankel has been making big waves, and moves, this summer and Melissa is here to help make sense of it all. The RHONY OGs have been spending quite a bit of time together this summer in The Hamptons but all is not necessarily as it seems. Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers stick to their stories of he said/ she said which leaves everyone confused, shocked and saddened as this divorce gets stranger by the day. RHONJ Season 14 is close to being cast but who will be in and who will be out. In other news, The Beckhams family feud gets worse as Brooklyn and Nicola take further steps to isolate Victoria and David. Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner spark break up rumors despite hard core denials. Finally, Jennifer Aniston tells all, literally all, about Matthew Perry, Brad Pitt, love, Friends and more! @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROGRESSIVE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.progressive.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Visit Progressive.com To See If You Could Save On Car Insurance) QUINCE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠quince.com/velvetrop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠e⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns to As You Indulge In Affordable Luxury) HUNGRYROOT - ⁠⁠⁠⁠hungryroot.com/VELVET⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Use Code VELVET For 40% Off Your First Box & a Free Item In Every Box For Life Of The Worlds Best Meal Delivery Service) WAYFAIR - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wayfair.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Shop Outdoor Furniture, Grills, Lawn Games & WAY More Outdoor Options For WAY Less) RAKUTEN - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rakuten.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving! Your Cash Back really adds up!) MOOD - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.mood.com/velvet ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(20% Off With Code Velvet on Federally Legal THC Shipped Right To Your Door) TRUDIAGNOSTIC - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trudiagnostic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Use Code VELVET To Get 20% Off To Find Out The “Real” Age Of Your Body) WASHINGTON RED RASPBERRIES - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Redrazz.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Find New Ways To Use American Frozen Red Raspberries & Get More Details On Where You Can Grab a Bag) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MERCH Available at - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.0	This summer. What have you done this summer, Melissa? Oh, I have tried to keep marching forward, but you have spent the summer in the Hamptons.
1:18.2	So give us the full Hampton update.
1:23.1	You know what I think is the most fun of the Hampton update is, well, we've lost one of our esteemed residents.
1:30.5	Bethany Frankel has, look, she still has a house in the Hamptons, but she has declared that she,
1:36.7	the Hamptons just isn't working for her this summer, which I'm not sure where this came from.
1:42.1	She says the Hamptons is not Hamptoning.
1:44.2	Well, what was Beth says the Hamptons is not Hamptoning.
2:02.4	Well, what was Bethany's Hamptons like? Because the Hamptons I grew up in or going to was not even close to what Bethany considers her version of the Hamptons.
2:05.7	So give me her version.
2:09.2	Well, like, look, this is the thing about Bethany.
2:13.2	She says things and you're like, I don't know, but everything she says is true.
2:17.2	It really is, is the traffic worse than any other year?
2:19.1	I don't think so. But in July and August,
2:26.0	it's a nightmare to get anywhere. Is it overrun with finance bros that are 27 that think that,
2:31.0	you know, this is the biggest thing that's ever happened to them in the world? Yes. So there is all of that, but you could just stay out of all of that.
2:34.2	It could be a very nice, relaxed place.
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