Bethenny Frankel took the stand in her ongoing custody battle with her ex-husband Jason Hoppy on Wednesday (March 06, 2019) as she seeks full custody of her 8-year-old daughter, Bryn.
At one point during the hearing Frankel asked the judge, โCan you direct Jason to stop glaring at me please?โ
She testified about enduring her โincreasingly abusive and hostileโ ex-husband, Jason Hoppy, who allegedly once threatened, โIโm going to ruin your life.โ

The Real Housewives of New York City star took the witness stand to detail Hoppyโs behavior in the former coupleโs acrimonious custody battle over their 8-year-old daughter, Bryn.
โโIf you leave me, you are dead to me. I want nothing to do with you,'โ the 48-year-old mom said Hoppy once told her. โHe said, โThis is war, Iโm going to destroy you, Iโm going to ruin your life.'โ
Frankel began sobbing and hyperventilating as she recalled the โoutward mayhemโ in the Hudson Street apartment she still shared with Hoppy after she filed for divorce.
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Frankel claimed that Hoppy would vengefully keep rotting food in the fridge, let dishes pile up in the sink, would not flush the toilets, would sing, whistle and slam the doors all the time.
No matter how much she โbegged, pleaded, asked Jason to please leave. He refused.โ
After that living situation ended, things only got worse, however.
Frankel explained that he would call Bryn twice a day, as specified in their initial custody agreement, and use that opportunity to turn the child against her mother.

In court, Frankel played no less than nine such calls in which Jason would tell the daughter things like: โI donโt know why mommy wonโt let me talk with you. Youโll be with daddy soon.โ
When Bryn was with her dad, Frankel would barely be able to see or even hear from her.
Furthermore, Hoppyโs verbal abuse continued: โIf I would be giving [Bryn] a big hug, heโd say I was desperate and pathetic. Heโd say I looked ugly and old. Heโd laugh and whistle.โ