Kelly Bensimon, the 40-year old former model, socialite, scribe of some bikini book, and one of the unmarried Real Housewives on the Bravo reality show is giving herself a new title: victim. The NY Post reports that she claimed to be innocent at a pretrial hearing yesterday regarding the beating she allegedly gave her ex-boyfriend Nick Stefanov earlier this month in her SoHo digs. Her lawyer told the paper, "The guy wouldn't leave her apartment. He pushed and shoved her, then he calls the police. You're entitled to push him out of your apartment [if he doesn't voluntarily leave]." Bensimon claims she's received threatening emails from the ex, one saying "I'm going to make your life misery." Meanwhile, Stefanov wants the order of protection extended. If convicted of the misdemeanor third-degree assault charges, Bensimon could face a year behind bars. Maybe she can be cellmates with the other alleged Bravo boyfriend beater Kenley. more ›

It has been over a year and Natavia Lowery, accused killer of Linda Stein—to whom she served as a personal assistant, is still pointing fingers and claiming no involvement in the realtor's murder. The Daily News reports that she is telling the NYPD that the 62-year-old Stein was fighting constantly with her daughters. A detective at a pretrial hearing testified: "She said Mrs. Stein had a very rough relationship with her daughters." The 26-year-old Lowery, who has been charged with stealing thousands from Stein, also accused Mandy Stein (pictured), the daughter that found her mother dead that day, of "just looking for money." In the past Lowery has accused a mysterious male, and a ninja as having the blood on their hands. She also confessed herself, but then said it was coerced. more ›