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Bethenny Frankel celebrates settling custody battle with boozy bad behavior

Bethenny Frankel, who settled a messy custody battle with ex-husband Jason Hoppy last week, was spotted celebrating with financier boyfriend Michael Cerussi III with some boozy bad behavior. We’re told the pair arrived at the newly opened rooftop joint Sonny’s Soda Shoppe at the Mondrian Soho Thursday night at around 8 p.m. — and by 11 p.m. were “pretty wasted,” according to a witness.

“They were all over each other,” says the onlooker. “Michael was grabbing her and groping her.” That wasn’t the end of their annoying antics. “He was so rude and entitled,” the spy says of Cerussi, who is nine years younger than Frankel, 43, and the son of a trial lawyer.

“He handed someone a piece of his chewing gum to throw out! He was like, ‘Dude, can you throw this away?’ ” Later, the source adds, after he and Frankel downed vodka cocktails, Cerussi was spotted buying Patron shots for everyone around him at the bar.

They seem made for one another. Frankel, who recently fled a BookExpo America appearance to promote her children’s book, “Cookie Meets Peanut,” after a poor turnout, flashed some of her own rudeness on the Mondrian roof when she was approached by a female fan.

“Some girl tried to say hi to Bethenny, and she put her hand in her face and was like, ‘Ew,’ ” says our witness.

The Skinnygirl mogul settled her custody case with Hoppy over their 4-year-old daughter Bryn after a bitter and very public battle in which she accused Hoppy of trying to turn their child against her and threatening to “destroy” her.

An insider told The Post the couple will share equal time and decision-making authority. They are still warring over Frankel’s $55 million fortune, and Hoppy has reportedly hired an investor to help him pay for ongoing legal proceedings. Failed talk show host Frankel, who was formerly rumored to have dated billionaire Warren Lichtenstein, has been seen publicly with Cerussi since January.

Reps for Sonny’s had no comment. Reps for Frankel didn’t respond to repeated calls and e-mails.