EXCLUSIVE: Bethenny Frankel turns to billionaire pal for support - while ex-husband Jason is STILL living at their $5 million home

Bethenny Frankel is being helped through her difficult divorce from Jason Hoppy by billionaire pal Warren Lichtenstein - but she has NOT moved into his $6.3 million apartment, according to a friend.
The slim brunette, 42, who has been left devastated from the split, was rumoured to have moved into Warren's sprawling Upper East Side home in Manhattan - while Jason continues to live in their Tribeca apartment.
However, today, a friend told MailOnline there was absolutely no romance between the pair, adding: 'Bethenny and Warren have been great friends for more than 20 years and he has really been a support system during this sad time.

Alone: Bethenny Frankel arrives at LAX Airport this week to film a guest spot in ABC comedy The Neighbors

'Bethenny stayed at Warren's apartment one night earlier this month with her daughter Bryn as he was out of town, so  that she and Bryn could have some girl time.
'But she is not staying at Warren's home, nor did she move out of her home.'
Meanwhile, businessman Jason, 41, continues to live at their luxury $5 million loft downtown with Bethenny, who is said to be keen that he finds somewhere else to stay after she filed for divorce.

 

A friend confirmed: 'Jason is still living at home with Bethenny and Bryn.'

Doting dad: Jason Hoppy looked after daughter Bryn while Bethenny Frankel was in LA this week. He's still living with his ex-wife and daughter

Earlier this week, Bethenny - who sold her Skinnygirl Empire for $100 million in 2011 - made a lone figure as she stepped out at Los Angeles International Airport after filming a guest spot in ABC comedy The Neighbors.
While she was away, Jason - who is still wearing his wedding band - was seen toting their two-year-old daughter around New York.
A source stressed there was no romance between Bethenny and Warren, who runs hedge fund Steel Partners and is the Chairman and CEO of Steel Partners Holdings L.P.
The couple spent Christmas together in Aspen with a group of friends, and Bethenny also accompanied Warren to Hong Kong in October.
Warren, 47, has a four-year-old daughter called Isabella with his former girlfriend, stunning blonde mountaineer Annabelle Bond. The couple broke off their romance five months into Annabelle's pregnancy, but are still amicable.

'Support system: Warren Lichtenstein has been helping Bethenny Frankel. He has a daughter with stunning moutaineer Annabelle Bond, seen here

After Isabella's birth, Annabelle, who was awarded an OBE for her mountaineering triumphs, told the Daily Mail: 'I am happy. He is happy. We're both thrilled about the baby, but we are no longer together. No one else is involved.'
Annabelle, who is the daughter of  Sir John Bond, the corporate genius who turned HSBC into a banking colossus and retired from Vodafone in 2011, has conquered Everest and was the first woman to complete the Seven Summits by climbing the highest peak on every continent in record time.

Beloved Bryn: Bethenny Frankel out with her daughter Bryn on an outing to the Big Apple Circus in New York in December

Guest star: Bethenny Frankel tweeted a picture of her on set of ABC show The Neighbours alongside star Kenny Venito

He won't take it off: Jason Hoppy looks glum as he strolls through New York wearing his wedding ring

Meanwhile, Bethenny, who has filed divorce papers, is trying to get her life back on track and has reportedly hired Katie Holmes' divorce lawyer.
She announced the separation from her husband of nearly three years over the holidays - after admitting how tough their marriage was - and said: 'It brings me great sadness to say that Jason and I are separating.
'This was an extremely difficult decision that as a woman and a mother, I have to accept as the best choice for our family.'
On Thursday, she tweeted: 'The ones in this world who succeed have the "figure it out" & "I'm on it" attitude & there are no problems, only solutions.'