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Jill Zarin: Kelly Bensimon Hasn't Made Good on Charity Donation


On what to expect from the reunion special:
"I picked a fight with everybody. I called everyone out. There were definitely things that I challenged people on to be honest about. The only one who I didn't really [challenge] is Bethenny because Bethenny and I sort of see things the same way. And Bethenny has a very sharp memory. I would never go up against Bethenny's memory. And anytime anyone does, they've very sorry they did."

On LuAnn being separated from her husband before publicly announcing it:
"I think she needed to come clean about [her] marriage [problems]. That was one of the reasons why Ramona was particularly upset with LuAnn because she was kind of living this lie and making Ramona feel like, 'I'm better than you.' It's like, listen, we all know what's going on here. Don't be a hypocrite, and that's where a lot of the [hard] feelings came from."

On Kelly's donation to her charity auction:
"She did something nice by getting her ex-husband Gilles [Bensimon] to donate a photo shoot - but he hasn't done it. It's a problem. He says he's going to do it now. We had to return the money, and if he does do it, obviously we'll get the money back. But I had to return the money to the family because I'm not going to hold someone's money. It's been very difficult. Her heart was in the right place, so I don't want to beat her up."

On her feud with Mario:
"Mario and his big mouth - he wouldn't leave me alone. Mario can't have it both ways: You can't be a classy guy like my husband and then throw darts at somebody else's wife. And also I felt like he was hitting me outside the ring. I feel like the show's the ring, like a boxing match, and I feel like he's been hitting me after the bell rings. And half of [what he says] is lies. Are we going to have a street fight now? It's obvious Mario is jealous of all the attention Ramona's getting. You don't have to be a therapist to see that."

On what really happened at the tennis match:
"There are things that happen in reality TV that happen for production reasons - everybody knows that. Since we were holding Simon as the secret [partner], which all the viewers saw, there are legitimate logistics [to work out]. I arrived on time with my family. They put the family in the tennis court area and held me back to the side. Simon was there. Alex was put on the tennis court. So, I come on and [Mario] attacks me like a pit-bull, [saying], 'You're late, you're late! You're forfeiting the game.' But then I secretly say, 'Listen, calm yourself down. I've been here for an hour and a half. I'm just as frustrated as you.' Production didn't plan it out properly. They messed up . . . but [Mario] didn't let it die there."

On her partnership with Kodak:
"I am scarred for life since there were no pictures of me [growing up]. Call [my mom] Gloria. She'll confirm it for you! This is the root of my photography obsession. [And my daughter] Alison was born with a talent for photography. She specializes in taking pictures of graffiti art…She has an eye for it. So, for Mother's Day it was a natural for Ali, me and Gloria [to make a photo album].