EXCLUSIVE Insiders spill what REALLY happened between ex-BFFs Shelley Sullivan and Kristin Fisher at the Silver Party - a year after the eyebrow queen denied being 'the other woman' in the mogul's marriage split
While the mood was light and celebratory for the most part, I am reliably informed there was a slight chill in the air for two particular guests.
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