Tinsley Mortimer’s friends are glowing with rage after fiancé Scott Kluth dumped her after forcing her to choose between him and her TV show.
Insiders say the founder of Coupon Cabin claimed to hate the media attention her job at “The Real Housewives of New York” got – and he issued an ultimatum to her in late 2019 saying he would get married if she quit. with the show. her.
Mortimer agreed and moved to his hometown of Chicago – only, we’re told, for Kluth to casually dump her last week without giving a reason.
‘He tortured her. For years he would break up with her and get back together and break up, ”one of Mortimer’s friends claimed. But when he introduced her, she thought he meant it. She left her career, she left her livelihood, she left her home and suddenly he’s back to his old tricks and called off the engagement. “
The friend added: “He has a fear of commitment. He never had what it takes to keep his promise to marry her. And he used her celebrity to promote his coupon business. “
We are told that Kluth ditched the socialite-that-reality star after an argument last Friday.
Meanwhile, the insider said he had sent a statement to People magazine, barely informing Mortimer that the celebrity’s weekly newspaper would announce their split.
“So the guy who hates the press runs to People magazine,” the friend snorted.
Kluth said in the statement, “After 14 months of engagement, Tinsley and I have ended our relationship and have been living independently for the past few months.”
But the insider told us, “She didn’t want this.” They also said that the idea that they had been living separately was misleading, as they had both been traveling much of that time. They said Mortimer was “blinded” by the sudden split.
We are told that Mortimer’s “head is still spinning” and she doesn’t know yet if she will move back to New York.
A spokesman for Kluth said in a statement: “It is disappointing that at this emotional time, Tinsley misrepresents for both of them the circumstances of their breakup that happened months ago. As Scott said, he wishes nothing but the best for Tinsley and is trying to recover emotionally and move on. “
Kluth presented in November 2019 in an extensive spectacle with drones and a choir. They have put their wedding plans on hold because of the pandemic.
She was married to Topper Mortimer from 2002 to 2010.