I’m gonna rant a bit. And rave, too. Ready?

Let’s go! If you’re a fan of the Real Housewives of New York (heck, even if you’re not), you’ve probably heard of fan favorite Bethenny Frankel. She’s sassy, she’s smart, and she’s certainly not a typical housewife (whatever that is in this day and age). Well, she recently announced her engagement and soon thereafter it sounds like she was forced by celeb blogger Perez Hilton to reveal her pregnancy.

So not cool. Of course, once the news leaked about her two-month pregnancy, she did the classy thing and approached PEOPLE with the exclusive and tweeted about it, others wrote about it, voila! It became public fodder.

When certain things in life are sacred and you don’t even have the chance to tell your in-laws yet, there are lines that must be drawn that you don’t cross as a media hound. Sure, you’re in the public eye but two months pregnant means you’re barely showing and are praying everything is okay since you haven’t even heard the heartbeat yet. Was it truly necessary to force the story? Why not just let things be and allow Bethenny to tell the world on her terms? There are very few things other than a pregnancy or engagement that could be less personal, don’t ya think?

Would love to hear your thoughts. Do you think it’s par for the course by being in the public eye or do you think Perez crossed the line and violated her privacy?

[Photo: Patrick McMullan]